California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Introduction
Section 3205.3 - Covid-19 Prevention in Employer-Provided Transportation

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 3205.3

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Scope. Until February 3, 2025, this section applies to employer-provided motor vehicle transportation to and from work, during the course and scope of employment, which is provided, arranged for, or secured by an employer regardless of the travel distance or duration involved, with the following exceptions :

(1) Employees alone in a vehicle, employees taking public transportation, or vehicles in which the driver and all passengers are from the same household outside of work, not subject to section 3205.2.

(2) Employer-provided transportation necessary for emergency response, including firefighting, rescue, and evacuation, and support activities directly aiding response such as utilities, communications, and medical operations.

(3) Employees with occupational exposure as defined by section 5199, when covered by that section.

(b) Employers shall comply with the requirements of section 3205 within a vehicle and shall respond to a COVID-19 case within the vehicle in accordance with the requirements of that section.

(c) Assignment of transportation. To the extent feasible, employers shall assign transportation such that cohorts travel and work together, separate from other workers. To the extent feasible, employees who usually maintain a household together shall travel together.

1. New section filed 11-30-2020 as an emergency; operative 11-30-2020. Emergency expiration extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-71-20) (Register 2020, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-1-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled with amendments 6-17-2021 as an emergency; operative 6-17-2021 pursuant to Executive Order N-09-21 (Register 2021, No. 25). Exempt from the APA pursuant to Government Code sections 8567, 8571 and 8627 (Executive Order N-09-21). Emergency expiration extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-71-20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-13-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 1-5-2022 as an emergency; operative 1-14-2022 (Register 2022, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-14-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5 (Register 2022, No. 9).
5. Emergency filed 1-5-2022 extended an additional 21 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-5-22. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-5-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. New section, including amendments, refiled 5-5-2022 as an emergency pursuant to EO N-23-21; operative 5-5-2022 pursuant to EO N-23-21 (Register 2022, No. 18). Pursuant to EO N-23-21, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-31-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-5-2022 order, including renumbering of former section 3205.3 to section 3205.2 and renumbering and amendment of former section 3205.4 to section 3205.3, transmitted to OAL 12-20-2022 and filed 2-3-2023; amendments effective 2-3-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 5).
8. Editorial correction of HISTORY 7 (Register 2023, No. 29).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 142.3 and 144.6, Labor Code.

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