Answer:
Under the regulations, an employer must:
1. Provide a safe workplace: Employers are responsible for providing a workplace free from serious recognized hazards and complying with standards, rules, and regulations issued under the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act This includes establishing, implementing, and maintaining an Injury and Illness Prevention Program to keep employees safe
2. Examine workplace conditions: Employers should regularly inspect workplace conditions to ensure they conform to applicable OSHA standards and identify and correct any unsafe or hazardous conditions
3. Provide and maintain safe tools and equipment: Employers must ensure that employees have and use safe tools and equipment and properly maintain this equipment
4. Keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses: Employers, with some exceptions, are required to keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses, including maintaining a Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300) and posting the summary (OSHA Form 300A) from February 1 through April 30 of the following year
5. Post OSHA or state-plan equivalent posters: Employers should post, at a prominent location within the workplace, the OSHA poster (or the state-plan equivalent) informing employees of their rights and responsibilities In California, employers should post the Cal/OSHA poster