What’s NEw?
April 2024
- “Cal/OSHA staffing crisis deepens as 2024 enters second quarter,” Garrett Brown, April 9, 2024.
- “Financial impacts of chronic understaffing at Cal/OSHA,” Garrett Brown, March 22, 2024
- “Gavin Newsom makes statement on Cal/OSHA staffing problem; Advocates say it’s not enough,” Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, March 14, 2024.
- “Newsom stays silent on Cal/OSHA staffing crisis as legislators and advocates call for action,” Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, March 13, 2024.
February 2024
- “Overworked and Underprotected; Cal-OSHA is experiencing a staffing crisis. Here’s how that endangers California workers,” Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, February 22, 2024
- Labor and community organizations urge Governor Newsom to swiftly appoint a new Cal/OSHA Chief, letter organized by Worksafe, February 20, 2024
- “California lawmakers blast state’s workplace safety agency over ‘dangerous’ farmworker conditions,” Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2024
- “Whither Cal/OSHA? Ground-breaking standards, but no one to enforce them,” Garrett Brown, Confined Space blog, February 1, 2024
- “Cal/OSHA understaffing continues as Chief heads for the door,” Garrett Brown, January 16, 2024
December 2023
After a three year absence brought on by the Covid pandemic, we are back with the latest charts and data related to Cal/OSHA’s enforcement staff vacancies (Staffing); the latest performance data from Cal/OSHA (Workload & Performance); and a selection of the news media stories about or related to Cal/OSHA and worker health and safety in California (Cal/OSHA in the News), and new material in the other web pages as well (First Person Narrative, Policy & Management, and Budget & Resources,).
August 2020
- “July 2020 Stats at DOSH: Crippling vacancies continue as Governor Newsom starts his second full fiscal year,” July 27, 2020
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary, July 2020
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart, May 28, 2020
- DOSH Organization Charts, July 2020
January 2020
- “Cal/OSHA starts new year with more inspector, manager vacancies,” January 2020
- “Another landmine for California’s workers from Christine Baker’s toxic legacy at the Department of Industrial Relations,” November 2019
- “Dramatic jump in enforcement inspector vacancies at Cal/OSHA,” November 2019
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary, January 2020
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart, December 2019
- “Audit reveals profound corruption – both personal and political – in California’s labor department and political class,” April 2019
- “DOSH Inspection Statistics – 1992 through March 2019,” latest available in October 2019
March 2019
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart, February 2019
- DOSH Organization Charts – February 2019
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – February 2019
- DOSH Inspection Statistics – January 1992–March 2018
April 2018
- “Cal/OSHA’s disappearing field inspector positions; What the California Legislature gives, the Brown Administration takes away,” The Pump Handle, March 29, 2018
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – March 2018
- DOSH Organization Charts – March 2018
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – January 2018
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Roster – January 2018
- DOSH Performance Statistics – July-December 2017
September 2017
- “Cal/OSHA’s disappearing funds – where’s the money?,” The Pump Handle, September 14, 2017
- “Worker protection or deregulation? The moment of truth for EHS,” Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, September 1, 2017
- “The Year in U.S. Occupational Health & Safety; Fall 2016 – Summer 2017,” Kim Krisberg and Celeste Monforton, September 4, 2017
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – September 2017
- DOSH Organization Charts – September 2017
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – September 2017
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Roster – September 2017
- DOSH Headquarters Memorandum on increased civil penalties, September 2017
- OHS Resources to Share – July–September 2017
- “Working Conditions in the United States; Results of the 2015 American Working Conditions survey,” RAND Corporation, August 2017
July 2017
- “California work fatalities and injuries on the rise while millions of dollars of enforcement resources are left ‘sitting on the table’,” The Pump Handle, July 11, 2017
- “’Refinery Town’ points the way forward to protect communities and defend rights,” New Solutions, July 2017
- OHS Resources to Share – May-July 2017
- DOSH Performance Statistics – January-June 2017
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – June 2017
- DOSH Organization Charts – June 2017
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – April 2017
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Roster – April 2017
- DOSH Compliance Inspections – 1992 to September 2016
June 2017
- “A well-known secret: The ‘reverse business case’ threatens worker health and safety,” The Pump Handle, May 11, 2017
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – May 2017
- DOSH Organization Charts – May 2017
- DOSH Organization Charts – April 2017
- OHS Resources to Share – April–May 2017
April 2017
- “Labor-Enviro-Community coalition wins stronger California oil refinery regulations and showcases a winning strategy for worker and community health,” The Pump Handle, March 3, 2017
- OHS Resources to Share – February-March 2017
- Labor-Enviro Coalition letter to DIR Director Baker, March 1, 2017
- Labor-Enviro Coalition to Cal/EPA Secretary Rodriguez, March 29, 2017
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart, March 2017
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart, March 2017
February 2017
- “A strategic response to Trump’s ‘ripping off the Band-Aid’ to workers’ health and safety: Defense of the status quo ante is not enough,” The Pump Handle, February 8, 2017
- “Refinery Town” points the way forward to protect communities and defend rights,” The Pump Handle January 16, 2017
- OHS Resources to Share – January–February 2017
- DOSH Bureau of Investigation Cases, 2004–2016
- DOSH Inspections, 1992 to June 2016
- DOSH On-Site Inspections and Citations, April–June 2016
January 2017
- Labor Coalition letter to DIR regarding PSM revisions, December 21, 2016
- Labor Coalition letter to DIR regarding PSM revisions, November 10, 2016
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – December 2016
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – December 2016
- DOSH Performance Stats – July–December 2016
- OHS Resources to Share – November-December 2016
November 2016
- The Pump Handle: “Federal oversight of Cal/OSHA – What is it good for?”, August 31, 2016
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – October 2016
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – September 2016
- OHS Resources to Share
August 2016
- Cherry-picked data hides the toll of work injuries in Calif – July 2016
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – July 2016
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – June 2016
- OHS Resources – June-August 2016
May 2016
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – April 2016
- DOSH Organization Charts
February 2016
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – January 2016
- DOSH Organization Charts
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – December 2015
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Roster – December 2015
- DOSH Performance Data – 1992 through June 2015
- DOSH Inspection Data – State Fiscal Year 2015 (July 2014 – June 2015)
- DOSH Performance Statistics – Calendar Year 2015
- OHS Resources to Share
December 2015
- Testimony and the Post-Hearing Report from the California Assembly’s legislative hearing on November 19, 2015
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – November 2015
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – September 2015
- DOSH Organizational Charts
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Summary Chart – September 2015
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Roster – September 2015
- DOSH Bilingual Pay Roster – 2012-13
August 2015
- Letter to the Editor of the Cal/OSHA Reporter, August 5, 2015
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – July 2015
- DOSH Organizational Charts – July 2015
- DOSH Enforcement Statistics 1992 Through December 2014
July 2015
- Fed OSHA FY 2014 FAME Rpt on DOSH
- Fed OSHA’s June 26th letter on the CASPA filed by PEER
- DIR’s July 7th response to the Fed OSHA letter on the PEER CASPA
- Key DOSH Performance Statistics, January to June 2015
- New Members of the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee as of August 2015
June 2015
April 2015
- Legislative Analyst Office report on Cal/OSHA Staffing
- Analysis: DIR’s Budget Change Proposal for Cal/OSHA for California State Fiscal Year 2015/16
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary chart – February 2015
- DOSH Enforcement Statistics through June 2014
- “Cease and Desist” Letter related to DIR’s December 2014 Cal/OSHA anniversary event
January 2015
- Garrett Brown, “A moment sometimes captures the essence”
- DIR’s Budget Change Proposal (BCP) for state Fiscal Year 2015/16
- DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart – December 2014
- DOSH Organization Charts – December 2014
- DOSH Staffing by Job Classification – December 2014
- DOSH Vital Statistics Available during 2014
October 2014
- “New laws and regs – Great! But who will enforce them?” by Garrett Brown
- September 2014 DOSH Enforcement Staffing Summary Chart
- September 2014 DOSH Organization Charts
- September 2014 DOSH Staffing by Job Classification
- Text of DIR Budget Change Proposal BCP 14-02, PSM Unit Expansion
- Text of DIR Budget Change proposal BCP 14-03, Cal/OSHA Unfunded Positions
- Program of DIR December 2014 event
September 2014
- “One Year After the Coup: Who’s running the show at Cal/OSHA?” by Garrett Brown.
- Labor Notes, “Will California Unions Protest? Safety Enforcement Weakened by ‘Friends of Labor’ Politicians,” September 2014 issue.
August 2014
First Person Narrative: Garrett Brown, “DIR’s Micro-Managing and Open Door for Political Favoritism”
- DIR’s Micro-Managing and Open Door for Political Favoritism
- Memo and latest inspection data chart — May 27, 2014
Never before published summary reports of the 2011 “Listening Tour” interviews with 375 DOSH staff.
- Listening Tour – EW memo – November 11, 2011
- Listening Tour – Summary Report – November 28, 2011
- Listening Tour – full report – October 9, 2011
April 2014 “whistleblower” complaint filed with the California State Auditor regarding misuse of Cal/OSHA funds by the Department of Industrial Relations.
February 2014 memo on Cal/OSHA’s understaffing and the adverse impact on worker protections in California.
Documents related to the September 2013 forced resignation of then Cal/OSHA Chief Ellen Widess.
Workload analyses done by Cal/OSHA Headquarters in 2011 and 2013 documenting the range of Cal/OSHA activities.
