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Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation

Occupational Health & Safety

Occupational health and safety covers research on the knowledge and policies that will lead to an elimination of workplace fatalities and reduction in injuries and make California workplaces and workers the safest, healthiest and most productive in the country. Additional information and training materials for employers and workers on occupational health and safety are covered on the WOSHTEP page.


Research Agenda for Improving Workplace Health and Safety in California, February 2008 Acrobat image Pdf

Background Report on California Occupational Safety and Health Programs, February 2008 Acrobat image Pdf

Barriers to occupational health services for low-wage workers in California, April 2006 Acrobat image version Word image version

Multilingual health & safety resources a guide to worker training materials on the web

Workplace health and safety worker training materials: An Electronic MultiLingual Resource List, 2003Acrobat image version Word image version


California study group on young worker health and safety

Protecting and educating young workers: report of the California study group on young worker health and safety, March 1998

Young worker educational fact sheets

Project description
Status: ongoing