California - Cal/OSHA

On November 4, 2025, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA Standards Board) filed its adopted revisions to regulations on construction safety orders for confined spaces . The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) recently approved the regulatory text at Title 8 CCR §§

On July 1, 2024, California’s workplace violence prevention law —the nation’s strongest and broadest workplace violence prevention statute for general industry—took effect, with the requirement that the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health adopt a standard setting forth the employer

The High Hazard Unit within the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) inspects employers with the highest incidences of occupational injuries and illnesses and workers’ compensation losses. Every year the High Hazard Unit develops a list of industry sectors that have exper

On October 13, 2025, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 20, which amends the Labor Code to target occupational exposure to crystalline silica

On September 18, 2025, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA Standards Board) voted to adopt revisions to regulations on construction safety orders for confined spaces. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has thirty days to approve the draft regulation at Title 8

On September 18, 2025, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA Standards Board) declined to adopt an emergency request to provide pay and sick leave protections for agricultural workers affected by the avian influenza. The request, from Valley Voices, a California cen

By: Cal/OSHA Proposes Revisions to Workplace Violence Prevention Regulation On May 13, 2025, Cal/OSHA issued a new draft of its proposed Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry regulation, which updates its previously issued July 15, 2024 version. This May 2025 version incorporates advisor

With summer unofficially starting and temperatures in areas throughout California recently reaching near or over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, Cal/OSHA is urging employers to help protect workers from heat illness at both outdoor and indoor worksites.

On May 5, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations made an important announcement that affects employers in the construction industry.

On Friday, May 9, 2025, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced discussion drafts for the wildfire smoke regulation , as well as the indoor heat and outdoor heat regulations. The drafts were posted online and provide for substantial changes to both regulations.

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) is contemplating the establishment of a subcommittee to address issues stemming from

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) is considering the formation of a subcommittee to tackle challenges arising from the

On February 21, 2025, California Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), representing San Diego, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1371 (“Right to Refuse Unsafe Work With Pay”) in the California State Assembly. The measure, which is now pending before the Assembly’s Committee on Labor and Employmen

In a significant decision regarding workplace inspections, the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB) upheld citations against a California employer after finding the employer had consented to an inspection when a third-party individual who was not an employee and did not ha

Most of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulations ended earlier this month, on February 3, 2025, including most of the general COVID-19 Prevention rule,[1] and the rules for COVID-19 Outbreaks[2] and COVID-19 Prevention in Employer-Provided Transportation.[3] As

In light of the ongoing and devastating fires in Los Angeles County, Cal/OSHA released new guidance to ensure the safety and health of workers involved in

The last California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 regulation came into effect on February 3, 2023, with provisions scheduled to sunset on February 3, 2025. There have been no further regulatory developments or new regulations adopted, so all but one of the features o

California has adopted a final respirable crystalline silica (RCS) regulation, which is expected to become effective in early February 2025. California employers should consider whether they may be covered by the new regulation and prepare for compliance. Regulation of engineered stone remains under

Wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, causing death, massive destruction of property, and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. President Biden has approved a “ Major Disaster Declaration ” for California because of the wildfires. This disaster also impacts employers’ obli

In light of recent wildfires across Southern California, employers should make sure they are familiar with California’s wildfire smoke