California has adopted updated confined space safety standards for the construction industry that take effect Jan. 1, 2026, aiming to improve worker protection and clarify regulatory requirements. The ...

The watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has filed a complaint with federal OSHA to call attention to California OSHA’s diminished staffing ranks. Citing an analysis by ...

California lawmakers put top state officials tasked with protecting worker health and safety under intense fire on Wednesday for falling short of their mission, as highlighted by a recent state audit.

The recent deaths of two workers at a Vallejo market and the poisoning of two others there from carbon monoxide raise ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Earlier this year Cal/OSHA has launched its first-of-its-kind Agricultural Enforcement Task Force and Outreach Unit to expand resources and protect farmworkers across ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Some Orange County business owners are expressing frustration with changing state regulations on masks and physical distancing measures in the workplace. Business owners ...

California workplace regulators have fined the Marysville Police Department, citing several violations related to the shooting death of Officer Osmar Rodarte. The city now plans to appeal the ...

Two decades after California enacted a landmark heat safety law, farmworkers are still getting sick and sometimes dying from preventable heat illness. Cal/OSHA says it is working to improve ...

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