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Chapter 7. Division of Labor Statistics and Research
Subchapter 1. Occupational Injury and Illness Reports and Records
Article 2. Employer Records of Occupational Injury or Illness

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§ 14300.2. Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries.

(a) Basic requirement.

(1) If you are a public or private sector employer and all of your establishments are classified in the retail, service, finance, insurance or real estate industries listed in Table 1 in Appendix A of this section, you do not need to keep Cal/OSHA injury and illness records required by Article 2 unless the government asks you to keep the records under Section 14300.41 or Section 14300.42. However, all employers must report to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health any workplace incident that results in a serious injury or illness, or death, as required at Title 8 Section 342.

(2) If one or more of your establishments are classified in a non-exempt industry, you must keep Cal/OSHA injury and illness records required by Article 2 for all such establishments except those partially exempted because of size under Section 14300.1.

(b) Implementation.

(1) Does the partial industry classification exemption apply only to the types of establishments in the retail, service, finance, insurance or real estate industries listed in Table 1?

Yes. Establishments classified in agriculture; mining; construction; manufacturing; transportation; communication, electric, gas and sanitary services; or wholesale trade, and those establishments in the retail, service, finance, insurance and real estate industries not specifically listed in Table 1 in Appendix A are not eligible for the partial industry classification exemption.

(2) Is the partial industry classification exemption based on the industry classification of my entire company or on the classification of individual establishments operated by my company?

The partial industry classification exemption applies to individual establishments. If a company has several establishments engaged in different classes of activities, some of the company's establishments may be required to keep records, while others may be exempt.

(3) How do I determine the Standard Industrial Classification code for my company or for individual establishments?

You determine your Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code by using the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget. You may contact the nearest office of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health for help in determining your SIC code. The SIC Manual can also be viewed at the Internet site for OSHA, www.osha.gov.

Appendix A to Section 14300.2

Public and private sector employers are not required to keep Cal/OSHA injury and illness records for any establishment classified in the following Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, unless they are asked in writing to do so by OSHA, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), or a state agency operating under the authority of OSHA or the BLS. All employers, including those partially exempted by reason of size or industry classification, must report to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health any workplace incident that results in a serious injury or illness, or death, as required at Title 8 Section 342.

TABLE 1

PARTIALLY EXEMPT INDUSTRIES IN CALIFORNIA

SIC Code Industry Description SIC Code Industry Description
525 Hardware Stores 731 Advertising Services
542 Meat and Fish Markets 732 Credit Reporting and Collection Services
544 Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores 733 Mailing, Reproduction and Stenographic Services
545 Dairy Products Stores
546 Retail Bakeries 737 Computer and Data Processing Services
549 Miscellaneous Food stores 738 Miscellaneous Business Services
551 New and Used car Dealers 764 Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
552 Used Car Dealers 782 Motion Picture Distribution and Allied Services
554 Gasoline Service Stations
557 Motorcycle Dealers 783 Motion Picture Theaters 783 Motion Pictures Theaters
56 Apparel and Accessory Stores 784   Video Tape Rental
573 Radio, Television, and Computer Stores  791 Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls
58 Eating and Drinking Places 792 Producers, Orchestras, Entertainers
591 Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores 793 Bowling Centers
592  Liquor Stores 801  Offices and Clinics of Medical Doctors
594 Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores 802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists
599 Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified 803 Offices of Osteopathic
60  Depository Institutions (banks and savings institutions) 804 Offices of Other Health Practitioners
807 Medical and Dental Laboratories
61 Nondepository 809 Health and Allied Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
62 Security and Commodity Brokers
63  Insurance Carriers 81 Legal Services
64  Insurance Agents, Brokers and Services 82 Educational Services (schools, colleges, universities and libraries)
653  Real Estate Agents and Managers
654  Title Abstract Offices 832 Individual and Family Services
67 Holding and Other Investment Offices 835 Child Day Care Services
722  Photographic Studios, Portrait 839 Social Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
723  Beauty Shops 841 Museums and Art Galleries
724  Barber Shops 86 Membership Organizations
725 Shoe Repair and Shoeshine Parlors 87 Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, and Related Services
726 Funeral Service and Crematories
729  Miscellaneous Personal Services 899 Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

NOTE: In California, establishments in SIC Code 781 (Motion Picture Production and Allied Services) are required to record. Federal law does not require these establishments to record. This is the only difference between the list of establishments shown in Table 1 above and the list shown in the equivalent federal rule at 29 CFR 1904.2.

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 6410, Labor Code. Reference: Section 6410, Labor Code.

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