California safety officials are launching an investigation into the tour company at the center of Tuesday's catastrophic avalanche near Lake Tahoe's Castle Peak.

California officials said Thursday they have opened a workplace safety investigation following the deadliest avalanche in the state's modern history, in which the victims included employees with a ...

Crews will have to pause their efforts in trying to recover the bodies of the skiers who died in an avalanche, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said Thursday, explaining that weather conditions are ...

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has until mid-August to investigate Truckee-based Blackbird Mountain Guides LLC, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Industrial ...

On Friday, February 13, 2026, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued a notice of ...

Cal/OSHA is investigating a workplace death in Wasco in which a man was found dead in a dirt lot. Ronald Amilcar Angel ...

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, ...

The California State Auditor’s latest review of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, pointed to many serious shortcomings. As is typical, state officials blame staffing ...

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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 ...

Understaffing at a division of the Department of Industrial Relations' could be undermining protections for California workers, a new report from the California State Auditor found, echoing concerns ...