Cal/OSHA has emerged from the pandemic with new tools, resources, and energy for enforcement efforts. As the agency increases its inspections and implements more thorough inspection strategies, it is ...

In a review of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health published Thursday, state auditors found understaffing was a primary factor leading inspectors to skip in-person inspections of ...

The state of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, is perhaps the most aggressive and enforcement-heavy approved state OSH Program in the nation.

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 ...

A spokesperson for the California Department of Industrial Relations confirmed that CAL/OSHA is looking into the partial wharf collapse in Santa Cruz. The end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf ...

“No one ever expects their co-worker to come to work and be killed in an accident on the job.” That is an obvious observation from Julio Alfaro, a former senior criminal investigator for the Cal-OSHA ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. “No one ever expects their co-worker to ...

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued $157,500 in citations to W. A. Rasic Construction for multiple violations of workplace safety regulations following a ...