Inspection Targeting Issues for the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health
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This document was prepared at the request of the California Department of Industrial Relations and the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation. Its objective is to examine the role of different inspection types in the enforcement program of the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) program and to identify changes that might be considered, as well as areas for further study. The chief audience for the study is the community concerned with occupational safety and health nationally, but especially in California.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Cal-OSHA Inspections and Serious Violation Rates
Chapter Three
Complaint Inspections and Injury Rates
Chapter Four
Disparities in Complaint Inspection Rates Between Northern and Southern California Counties
Chapter Five
Reporting of Accidents to Cal-OSHA
Chapter Six
Multiple Inspections at the Same Establishment
Chapter Seven
Conclusion
The research described in this report was prepared for the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation and conducted by the RAND Center for Health and Safety in the Workplace.
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