Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health complied with a state audit and is currently using updated policies and procedures. A highly critical 2025 state audit mandated the P&Ps, but the updated policies and procedures have not yet appeared on the agency’s public portal. Stakeholders are asking the Division what’s going on. Even though the …
Statistics recently released by Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health show that for the first half of 2026, inspections conducted by the Division met or outpaced those for the same period in 2025. But violations cited by DOSH dropped significantly compared with the first two quarters last year across all major industrial sectors. Here …
The Memorial Day near-catastrophe involving GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove was a huge and ultimately very expensive near miss. In the incident, a tank containing methyl methacrylate, used in the manufacture of airplane parts, threatened to trigger a runaway thermal reaction when an emergency pressure valve failed. Such a reaction could have caused an explosion …
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 …
As Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health prepares to promulgate a regulatory ban on the use of engineered stone in the state’s countertop industry, many questions arise. How long would it take for fabricators to complete existing orders and use remaining materials? Is there enough supply of the touted alternative stone products? How would …
The Mammoth Mountain Ski Area resort in Mono County in the eastern Sierra Nevada faces three serious violations, including a willful-serious allegation from Cal/OSHA. These follow a post-Christmas 2025 avalanche that took the life of a ski patroller, injuring another. The willful violation of General Industry Safety Orders §3380(c) is for allegedly failing to ensure …
Here are the most significant cases settled between Cal/OSHA and employers, as approved by the Appeals Board in July. Recycled Base Materials and Security Paving Co.: These two related companies, based in Westlake Village, have settled their respective cases with Cal/OSHA in connection with the April 2022 death of a 23-year-old employee at a South …