And then there were seven: The Cal/OSHA Standards Board is at full strength again with the Governor’s appoint-ment of two new members, plus the reappointment of three others. Meet the new members.

Cal/OSHA is proceeding with creating at least a temporary ban on fabricating and installing engineered stone to stop the crisis of silicosis cases. It is seeking information from stakeholders about the issues surrounding such a ban. Here’s what information Cal/OSHA is looking for and how you can participate in this process.

After a one-year absence for the regulated community, Fed-OSHA is again offering Susan Harwood Training Grants. Here’s what the Feds are offering and how to apply.

A settlement between the operator of ICE detention facilities and Cal/OSHA classifies detainee-workers as employees. But how long will that designation last?

It’s a fast-moving rulemaking project by Cal/OSHA standards, but there’s more work yet to be done, with a new draft out for public comments. Here are the changes to the rolling/swinging gates safety proposal and what happens next.

An ironworkers’ group petitioned Cal/OSHA for changes to the structural steel regulations, calling them safe and “thoroughly tested.” The Division of Occupational Safety and Health disagreed. Seven years later, here’s what’s be-ing proposed.

Here are the latest California workplace fatalities from recent weeks.

A 13-year effort to update Cal/OSHA’s Elevator Safety Orders is nearing completion after a Standards Board public hearing. Here’s what the proposal would do, and how soon it could take effect.

It looked like smooth sailing for a Cal/OSHA proposal on construction personnel hoists. Then the hoist industry objected to an exception. Here’s why, and how you can comment on the notice of proposed modification, due soon.

When healthcare workers cut or crush pills, are they exposed to inhalation hazards? That’s what one organization representing nurses contends, recommending that fume hoods be required. What is Cal/OSHA doing in this regard?

A biochemistry student petitions Cal/OSHA for increased signage on respiratory protection at residential construc-tion sites. Here’s why the Standards Board denied it.

After an Uber Eats driver falls down a set of stairs and dies, Cal/OSHA gets into action. But Uber refuses to coop-erate, taking the case to court. The California Court of Appeals didn’t like Uber’s arguments. Here’s what happens next...

Cal/OSHA has come under criticism in recent years. It is taking many steps towards evolving to respond to its challenges.

A wild ride on the top of an elevator leads to serious Cal/OSHA citations. Here's what happened when the case went to the appeals system.

How many inspections did Cal/OSHA conduct in 2025, and how many violations did it cite? How many employers are there? Here are the latest statistics.

Here are recent fatal workplace incidents from around California.

Why did a confined space case from 2016 take all this time to go through the Cal/OSHA appeals process? Here's why, and how other fatality and serious cases were resolved through settlements.

Here are the latest employers to qualify for Cal/OSHA's various safety recognition programs.

Cal/OSHA has completed investigations into fatalities from the latter half of 2025. Here are the results and the pen-alties the employers could face.

Here are some of the most recent fatal workplace incidents from around California.

Fed-OSHA has set a six-foot fall-protection trigger for residential construction in California. Industry leaders have decried the change and have a plan of their own. Here's what they have in mind.

An operation at a Costco to clean a gasoline holding tank goes horribly wrong. Now Cal/OSHA has cited two employers in the fatality. Click here to see what violations the agency alleges.

Want to know more about how to successfully negotiate the Cal/OSHA appeals process? The Appeals Board is planning informational presentations for stakeholders in late June and early July. Here’s how to participate.

Cal/OSHA is beginning work on an emergency standard to ban the use of engineered stone in countertop production, in the wake of a silicosis outbreak that has killed dozens of workers and permanently sickened hundreds. So how does Cal/OSHA "stop the bleeding" in the meantime?

Here are the latest workplace fatalities from around California from recent weeks.

Which were the most cited Cal/OSHA safety orders in 2025, and did much change from the previous year? Here is the latest list.

After a marathon meeting, Cal/OSHA's rulemaking body authorizes emergency action to create a ban on the engineered stone material that is making countertop fabrication workers sick – and kill-ing many. Here's what happens next.

Two incidents – one in California, the other in Washington – underscore the importance of process safety management at chemical plants. Here's what happened.

It has been about 10 years since Fed-OSHA adopted its “walking/working surfaces” revisions to enhance fall protection in every day work situations. Here’s Cal/OSHA’s latest iteration.

In another instance of using the new Labor Code authority to cite in workplace violence cases, Cal/OSHA alleges violations following a murder at an East Bay college.

To ban or not to ban – that is the question before the Cal/OSHA Standards Board on the topic of engineered stone containing respirable crystalline silica. Here's how the rulemaking body has come down on the issue.

April showers lead to May flowers, and May leads to the annual state budget revision. Here's how Cal/OSHA fared compared to the governor's January proposal.

Four OSH-related bills advance in the California legislature. Click here to see what's happening with these bills.

A distribution hub at a former Sacramento-area Air Force base is the newest member of Cal/OSHA's prestigious Voluntary Protection Program. Here's what Hydra McClellen does, and how it does it safely.

Stakeholders say the latest draft of Cal/OSHA's general industry workplace violence standard is much improved from last year's version. But how close are we to an official version? Here's the latest on this important Cal/OSHA rulemaking project.