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Tex. Lab. Code § 411.103 (2026)

Duty Of Employer To Provide Safe Workplace

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Sec. 411.103. DUTY OF EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE SAFE WORKPLACE. Each employer shall:

(1) provide and maintain employment and a place of employment that is reasonably safe and healthful for employees;

(2) install, maintain, and use methods, processes, devices, and safeguards, including methods of sanitation and hygiene, that are reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of the employer's employees; and

(3) take all other actions reasonably necessary to make the employment and place of employment safe.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.54(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Watson v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 135 S.W.3d 208 (Tex. App. 2004).
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Watson v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 135 S.W.3d 208 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 6× “020 (Vernon 2003); TEX. LAB.CODE ANN. § 411.103 (Vernon 1996).”
Foster v. Denton Indep. Sch. Dist., 73 S.W.3d 454 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 5× “Gen Laws 458, 656-57 (current version at Tex Lab.Code Ann. § 411.103 (Vernon 1996)); Tex.”
Wrenn v. G.A.T.X. Logistics, Inc., 73 S.W.3d 489 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 411.103 (Vernon 1996).”
Pink v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 324 S.W.3d 290 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “2006); see also TEX. LAB.CODE ANN. § 411.103 (Vernon 2006) (Employer shall provide and maintain a "reasonably safe and healthful" place of employment.”
Aust v. Conroe Indep. Sch. Dist., 153 S.W.3d 222 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See TEX. LAB.CODE ANN. § 411.103 (Vernon 1996).”
Durbin v. Culberson Cnty., 132 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2004). “) *662 (citing Tex. LaboR Code Ann. § 411.103 (Vernon 1996); 1 Sloan v.”
Mejia Ruiz v. Home Depot USA Inc (N.D. Tex. 2024). · cites it 2× “); Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 411.103 . “Although an employer is not an insurer of [its] employees’ safety at work, an employer does have a duty to use ordinary care in providing a safe work place.”
Ausley v. TCI Texarkana Inc (N.D. Tex. 2024). · cites it 2× “Under the statute, employers must “provide and maintain employment . . . that is reasonably safe;” “use methods .”
Michelle Hudson v. Mem'l Hosp. Sys. (Tex. App. 2021). “103(1)–(3) (providing that each employer shall “provide and maintain employment and a place of employment that is reasonably safe and healthful for employees,” “install, maintain, and use methods, processes, devices, and safeguards,” and “take all other actions reasonably…”
Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P. D/B/A Rush Enter. Inc. A/K/A Rush Truck Ctr.- El Paso v. Rosario Y. Mendoza, Individually & on Behalf of the Est. of Marco A. Hoyos Martinez (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 411.103. Mendoza claims her gross negligence claim arises 20 under the TWCA for workers’ compensation benefits, and as such, the Arbitration Agreement’s language excludes such workers’ compensation benefits from its scope.”
Mountain View Health & Rehab. Ctr., Inc., Creative Solutions in Healthcare, Inc., & Lidia Moya v. Mary Horton Keele (Tex. App. 2024). “(See Tex. Lab. Code §411.103). Defendant failed to ensure a safe workplace for Plaintiff.”
Precision Toxicology, LLC v. MacRory (S.D. Cal. 2021). ““[L]ess formal and detailed 25 26 27 4 In opposition, MacRory asserts that Texas Labor Code § 411.103 provides the basis for her ninth cause of action.”
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— Tex. Lab. Code § 411.103(1) — 2 cases
Michelle Hudson v. Mem'l Hosp. Sys. (Tex. App. 2021). “103(1)–(3) (providing that each employer shall “provide and maintain employment and a place of employment that is reasonably safe and healthful for employees,” “install, maintain, and use methods, processes, devices, and safeguards,” and “take all other actions reasonably…”
Maria Garay & A.O. v. G. R. Birdwell Constr., L.P. (Tex. App. 2014).
— Tex. Lab. Code § 411.103(2) — 1 case
Michelle LaGrone v. State (Tex. App. 2012).
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