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Willful Violation in Back-Country Avalanche That Killed Nine

Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited a Truckee backcountry, skiing, alpine and rock climbing guide employer for alleged willful and serious violations of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program and other standards following a February 17th incident that killed three employees and six members of a guided group who were caught in … Read More »

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Legislative Update – August 21, 2026

Three pieces of legislation of interest to California’s occupational safety and health community are advancing as the California Legislature heads to the end of its session. AB 2321, aimed at reforming procedures related to Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations, was, as Cal-OSHA Reporter went to press, close to passage in the state Senate. Recent amendments mean … Read More »

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BOI Seeks Bigger Staff

A California Senate budget subcommittee held the first hearing on a budget change request that would significantly increase the number of investigators in Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations (BOI). While the Senate subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation did not vote on the BCP, its members appear receptive to the idea. The Department … Read More »

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BOI’s 2024 Report

Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations has published its 2024 annual report, bringing the Bureau up to date on public release of its legislatively mandated annual reports. The report is over a year late. More reporting is due. The 2025 report was to have been submitted by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to the Department … Read More »

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Ortega: Bill Aimed at “Alleviating” BOI’s Workload

AB 2321, Assemblyman Liz Ortega’s bill that would require local prosecutors to investigate fatality and total permanent disability cases, instead of Cal/OSHA’s Bureau of Investigations, is intended to “alleviate” BOI of some of its workload, the legislator says. Ortega, chair of the Assembly Labor and Employment committee, is a fierce critic of Cal/OSHA enforcement and … Read More »

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Bill Would Hand BOI Powers Over to D.A.s

At last August’s legislative hearing on the results of a critical audit of Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Assemblyman Liz Ortega (D-Hayward) expressed special ire over the performance of the Bureau of Investigations (BOI). “When do you decide to hold an employer accountable,” following a workplace fatality, she asked DOSH Chief Debra Lee, … Read More »

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The BOI Report: Years Late

Considerably more than a year late, the Department of Industrial Relations has provided the results of the 2023 Cal/OSHA Bureau of Investigations report to the state legislature. The 2024 report, also late, has still not yet been provided; such reports are normally publicly available in December of the year following the period covered. Cal/OSHA has … Read More »

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Esparto Fireworks Investigation

The State Fire Marshal says his agency has completed its investigation into the deadly July 1st, 2025, explosion at Yolo County fireworks warehouse that killed seven workers. Chief Daniel Berlant, who heads the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), which oversees Cal Fire, says its report is now headed to the Yolo County District … Read More »

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