Cal/OSHA is urging employers across California to take steps to prevent heat illness as one of the year's first heat waves ...

Legislators grilled officials with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal-OSHA, this week about a recent scathing audit released in July, which found that severe staffing shortages ...

The state workplace safety investigation follows the rescue of five workers who were at New Colgate Powerhouse when the deluge of water unleashed.

Southern California faces a record-shattering heat wave with temperatures soaring 25 degrees above normal, triggering a ...

The proposed changes to the workplace violence prevention plan regulation add significant burdens, many of which are not listed in the statute (Labor Code Section 6401.9). Under the proposed changes, ...

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California farm groups and ag-tech advocates are urging the Cal/OSHA Health and Safety Standards Board to slow down and rethink its new blueprint for regulating autonomous agricultural equipment, ...

The California State Auditor’s latest review of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, pointed to many serious shortcomings. As is typical, state officials blame staffing ...

Cal/OSHA confirmed Thursday that it is now "conducting an investigation into the avalanche incident involving guides employed by Blackbird Mountain Guides LLC." A total of eight skiers were killed in ...

State audit reveals chronic understaffing weakened Cal-OSHA enforcement efforts. Cal-OSHA failed to justify skipped inspections in cases involving serious injuries. DIR reduced Cal-OSHA vacancy rate ...