California Labor Code CHAPTER 6.5 - Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board

• Section 148.
  (a) There is in the Department of Industrial Relations the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board, consisting of three members appointed by the Governor, subject to...
• Section 148.1.
  Each member of the appeals board shall serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies. The terms of...
• Section 148.2.
  The appeals board may employ necessary assistants, officers, experts, hearing officers, and such other employees as it deems necessary. All such personnel of the appeals...
• Section 148.4.
  All decisions and orders of the appeals board shall be in writing.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
• Section 148.5.
  A decision of the appeals board is final, except for any rehearing or judicial review as permitted by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 6600) of...
• Section 148.6.
  A decision of the appeals board is binding on the director and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health with respect to the parties involved...
• Section 148.7.
  The appeals board, acting as a whole, may adopt, amend, or repeal rules of practice and procedure pertaining to hearing appeals and other matters falling...
• Section 148.8.
  The appeals board and its duly authorized representatives in the performance of its duties shall have the powers of a head of a department as...
• Section 148.9.
  Decisions of the appeals board shall be made by a majority of the appeals board, except as otherwise expressly provided.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
• Section 149.
  The chairman of the appeals board may authorize its executive officer to act as deputy appeals board member, and may delegate authority and duties to...
• Section 149.5.
  The appeals board may award reasonable costs, including attorney’s fees, consultant’s fees, and witness’ fees, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018