San Diego pairs a major biotech and research cluster around Torrey Pines and UTC with a large Navy and defense presence on the waterfront, a busy Gaslamp and coastal tourism scene, and inland communities backed up against canyons. The lab and research campuses bring chemical and gas hazards, while the inland edges carry real wildfire exposure.
California businesses follow Cal/OSHA Title 8, frequently stricter than federal OSHA, with San Diego Fire-Rescue enforcing local fire codes. Cal/OSHA's heat-illness prevention (Title 8 ยง3395) and wildfire-smoke standard (ยง5141.1) both apply, and seismic risk means doors can jam and elevators are off-limits after a quake.
Santa Ana wind events can drive wildfire and smoke that make an open-air assembly point unsafe, especially for inland sites. Drop in your floor plan and OSHAMap returns a posting-ready evacuation map with exits, routes, and assembly points already placed, whether it covers a Torrey Pines lab or a Gaslamp hotel.