On Friday, April 24, 2026, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board released a revised draft workplace violence regulation for general industry that clarifies the definition of ...

California farm groups and ag-tech advocates are urging the Cal/OSHA Health and Safety Standards Board to slow down and rethink its new blueprint for regulating autonomous agricultural equipment, ...

California employers can expect several developments from Cal/OSHA this year. Stricter lead exposure limits, enhanced confined space protocols and new training recordkeeping requirements all took ...

Cal/OSHA has launched its annual bilingual training for agricultural workers as part of broader efforts to enforce and ...

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State audit reveals chronic understaffing weakened Cal-OSHA enforcement efforts. Cal-OSHA failed to justify skipped inspections in cases involving serious injuries. DIR reduced Cal-OSHA vacancy rate ...

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, has formally proposed a new regulation that would spell out who may accompany agency inspectors during on-site ...

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 take a break and drink water in the shade of a tent. The March high temperatures prompted Cal-OSHA to issue a warning for laborers. ETIENNE LAURENT AFP via Getty Images Cal‑OSHA warns of ...