Is California Labor Code section 6400(a) requiring employers to provide a safe and secure workplace?

Section 6400(a) provides that "[e]very employer shall furnish employment and a place of employment that is safe and healthful for the employees therein." Cal. Labor Code 6400(a). Courts have found that California Labor Code section 6400 establishes a general public policy requiring employers to provide a safe and secure workplace. Franklin v. The Monadnock Co. , 151 Cal. App. 4th 252, 59 Cal.Rptr.3d 692 (2007) (finding public policy, when read alongside California Civil Procedure Code section 527.8, requiring employers to maintain safe and secure workplace).