posted Oct 24, 2017, 12:17 PM by Robert B Montgomery, R.E.H.S.
- Complaint and accident
investigations. Cal/OSHA investigates:
- Complaints of workplace
hazards filed by employees, employee representatives, and others.
- Reports of serious violations
received from law enforcement.
- Reports of accidents resulting
in serious injury or illness or death.
- Targeted and programmed
inspections. Cal/OSHA conducts
targeted inspections of employers in high hazard industries (i.e., with
high rates of preventable injuries and illnesses and workers' compensation
losses). Cal/OSHA conducts programmed inspections in mining and
tunneling, petroleum refining, and the underground economy.
- Citations, special orders, and
orders to take special action.
Cal/OSHA issues citations, special orders, and orders to take special
action after investigation of hazards in a workplace.
- Orders prohibiting use. Cal/OSHA issues orders prohibiting use where
there is an imminent hazard.
- Permits, certifications,
licenses, approvals, and classifications. Cal/OSHA issues project permits and annual permits to
employers for major activities in construction and permits allowing use of
diesel engines in mining and tunneling. For information about the
permitting process, see Title 8 regulations, section 341.1. Cal/OSHA
also issues certifications, licenses, approvals, and classifications.
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