Cal/OSHA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would significantly broaden who may accompany inspectors during workplace inspections. The proposed regulation (8 CCR 331.8) would define the ...

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, has formally proposed a new regulation that would spell out who may accompany agency inspectors during on-site ...

Cal/OSHA has proposed a new “walk-around rule” that could reshape who joins inspectors during workplace safety investigations. The draft regulation would clarify when employees, unions or outside ...

The state agency responsible for enforcing workplace safety in California, CAL/OSHA, is falling dangerously short, according to a new state audit. The new report from the California State Auditor's ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s worker safety agency is under-inspecting workplaces after accidents and worker injuries, failing to ...

In a significant decision regarding workplace inspections, the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB) upheld citations against a California employer after finding the employer ...

Jul. 12—Cal/OSHA issued a high-heat hazard alert Wednesday, reminding employers to protect workers from potentially deadly illness as the agency gears up for worksite inspections to ensure compliance.

A new study, co-authored by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Toffel, Professor David Levine of the Haas School of Business at the University of California – Berkeley and Boston University ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk works closely with Cal OSHA to conduct thorough inspections of its amusement rides, ensuring they meet stringent safety standards and are among the safest in the ...

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California's worker safety agency is under-inspecting workplaces after accidents and worker injuries, failing to enforce labor regulations in a way that "may undermine" them because it does not have ...