Date palm growers have, for almost two decades, been using safety procedures via the Cal/OSHA variance process. Now it’s time to make them formal, they say. Here are the issues.

A California legislator explains why she authored a bill that would take much of the investigative responsibility away from Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations.

Ahead of an expedited hearing on allegedly unabated hazards, Cal/OSHA says it needs more time to investigate a tragic police operation, even though it has already issued citations. Here’s what the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board says in response.

After a grenade explodes at a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department training center, killing three deputies, Cal/OSHA and other agencies are investigating what went wrong. Now Cal/OSHA is weigh-ing in on its findings with a major fine.

A central California high school freshman provides perspectives about school safety. She looks at safety through an interesting lens, and her research and perceptions are worth the read. Click here...

Here are the latest fatal workplace incidents from around California.

An East Bay legislator wants to give investigatory powers from Cal/OSHA's Bureau of Investigations to individual district attorneys. But what's behind the move? Here's what we know so far.

Cal/OSHA has finally published the 2023 Bureau of Investigations report. Here are BOI’s activi-ties for that year and how they compare to previous years.

A letter from the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to county prosecutors on the silicosis crisis pro-voked a sharp response from one district attorney. The Board chair explains his request. And the controversy continues…

A long-simmering debate about when construction employers are required to erect construction personnel hoists is coming to a close with an impending Standards Board vote. Here’s what the regulation would require and what stakeholders are saying.

A high-end residential project, Seaside, overlooks Monterey Bay. But general contractor Shea Homes has not overlooked safety on the project and, in fact, has become a model for the industry. Here’s why and how.

After a hospital employee is stabbed by a homeless man at a San Francisco Peninsula hospital, Cal/OSHA cites the organization for a willful violation of the healthcare violence prevention standard. Here’s how the case was resolved.

Cal/OSHA was forced to remove correctional facilities from its indoor heat illness standard in 2024. It has now released draft language to regulate those workplaces. Here’s the language and how you can weigh in on it.

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board is looking for a force multiplier in the war against silicosis. But a recent letter to seven district attorneys has drawn the ire of at least one such prosecutor. Here’s why.

It's early in the legislative season, but two bills of interest to California's occupational safety and health community have surfaced. Here's what they are and what they would do.

MRIs are an important piece of medical technology, but these powerful machines have been shown to pose hazards to the personnel who administer them. A new petition to Cal/OSHA aims to pro-vide a lifeline in emergencies.

Read the Commentary by publisher J Dale Debber about why and naïve legislators AB 2488 should be killed.

Here are the highlights from the latest batch of Cal/OSHA settlements involving employer fatalities.

Cal/OSHA’s airborne contaminants standard requires air monitoring under the supervision of a competent industrial hygienist. But the California Industrial Hygiene Council says that language is too vague. Here’s what they have asked the Standards Board to do about it.

An employee lost a finger on a press brake in 2024. Then, less than a year later, another employee loses a finger in a similar incident. Now Cal/OSHA is coming down hard on the San Jose employ-er. Get the details in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.

With investigations ended, Cal/OSHA takes action in several cases of workplace fatalities. Here’s how these cases came out.

Here’s part two of the Construction Employers’ Association’s annual safety awards. Almost 50% of association members qualify for these awards. Click here to see who they are and what they did to qualify.

Here are the latest deadly workplace incidents from around California from recent weeks.

The California Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries has been released after a two-month delay. Here’s what the latest tally reveals.

A Cal/OSHA Standards Board member is stepping away from the rulemaking body. Here’s why, and what happens next for the rulemaking body.

Little mistakes can have huge consequences in the energy business. Here are the results of two investigations into significant incidents at California refineries in recent years, along with the lessons we can learn from them.

Here are the latest fatal workplace incidents from around California in recent weeks.

State-plan states such as California are required to adopt federal rules, and Cal/OSHA is rushing one through. It is the federal "walkaround" rule that allows people outside the target company to accompany inspectors to workplaces. But could it all be for naught? Here's why that could happen.

More California employers received recognition for their safety efforts. Here are the latest companies enrolled in Cal/OSHA programs.

A tragic incident early in her safety career left a lasting impression on Melvina Stacey. Now she is Associated General Contractors’ Safety Professional of the Year. Learn how her remarkable story helps her get great safety results.

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board appears close to publishing a regulatory proposal to enhance gate safety. It affects nearly every California industry. Is it regulatory overreach? Here’s what the latest language looks like, and what could happen next.

Respiratory protection is the focus of two new petitions to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board. One comes from a third-year college student. What’s behind them? Find out in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.

Here are the results of settlements in recent occupational fatalities. What lessons were learned from the incidents, and how were the fines managed?

Here are the latest fatal workplace incidents from around California from the latter half of January.

Cal/OSHA’s rules for erecting construction personnel hoists are poised to undergo more changes with a recent move by the Standards Board. Read about these revisions, the reasons behind them, and how you can weigh in, in this week’s Cal-OSHA Reporter.