Unless exempt, California employers must post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses in a visible and ...

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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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 ...

California lawmakers put top state officials tasked with protecting worker health and safety under intense fire Wednesday for falling short of their mission, as highlighted by a recent state audit.

California regulators have cited two employers for workplace safety violations following investigations into two on-the-job deaths in Ventura County last year. Last August, a state employee was found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Updated at 6:05 p.m. with information from Oct. 13 court filing An association representing California sheriffs said an ...

The city of Marysville is facing more than $150,000 in citations from Cal/OSHA tied to the death of Officer Osmar Rodarte, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this year. "Cal/OSHA might think ...

The watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has filed a complaint with federal OSHA to call attention to California OSHA’s diminished staffing ranks. Citing an analysis by ...

State workplace safety investigators referred the death of a worker at Alco Iron & Metal to the Alameda County District Attorney. The Jan. 8 death of Louis Guerrero of Castro Valley was the third ...