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A California injury can start four clocks: the DWC-1, Form 5020, the Cal/OSHA serious-injury report and the log. Each has its own trigger, unit and recipient. Form 5020's five days are not stated as calendar or working days, and this guide says so.
Rovaryn Digital · · 10 min read
Labor Code §5401 requires the employer to provide the DWC-1 claim form to the employee within one working day of knowledge of an injury that causes lost time beyond the shift or treatment beyond first aid. Written for employers, this guide covers how that clock is counted and documented.
Rovaryn Digital · · 8 min read
California sites report a serious injury, illness or death to Cal/OSHA within 8 hours under Title 8 §342, using a definition that is not the federal one. Here is the text, where the definition lives, and what to confirm about the reporting channel.
Rovaryn Digital · · 9 min read