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 ...

Nearly a third of Cal/OSHA positions were vacant last year. A new state audit found that caused the agency to skip in-person inspections, even when workers were injured.

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legislators grilled officials with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal-OSHA, this week about a recent scathing ...

For employers, the practical lesson extends beyond workplace violence itself. Compliance is increasingly measured not by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – In a landmark settlement, one of Kern County's immigration detainment centers has been ordered to pay ...

California considers new inspection rules for sliding gates. (photo: Department of Water Resources) The governing board for California’s workplace safety regulator, known as Cal/OSHA, is considering ...

Farmworkers harvest banana peppers at a farm near the town of Helm on July 1, 2025. [Photo: Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local] A new audit from the California State Auditor has revealed ...

As temperatures climb into the 90s across Southern California, Cal/OSHA is reminding employers to protect outdoor and indoor workers from heat illness through water, shade, rest breaks, and training.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydra, a Patriot Rail Logistics company, announced today that its Sacramento warehouse has earned California Division of Occupational Safety and Health ...

California OSHA announced that most of its workplace health standards have ended, but reporting and recordkeeping requirements will remain in effect until 2026. The California Division of Occupational ...