Cal/OSHA - Policy & Procedure Manual

Compliance Manual

This manual is intended to provide instruction regarding some of Cal/OSHA's internal operations and is solely for the benefit of the Division. No duties, rights, or benefits, substantive or procedural, are created or implied by this manual. The contents of this manual are not enforceable by any person or entity against Cal/OSHA, the Department of Industrial Relations or the State of California. Statements that reflect current California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board or court precedents do not necessarily indicate acquiescence with those precedents.

Contents

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Chapter 1. Jurisdiction
Chapter 2. Complaint Intake and Processing
Chapter 3. Accident Report
Chapter 4. Referral
Chapter 5. Corporate Criminal Liability Act
Chapter 6. Off-site Letter Investigation
Chapter 7. Inspection Procedures
Chapter 8. Refusal of Entry and Order to Preserve
Chapter 9. Order Prohibiting Use
Chapter 10. Subpoenas and Letters Requesting Documents
Chapter 11. Access to Employees Exposure and/or Medical Records
Chapter 12. Air Sampling Forms
Under Revision
Chapter 13. Enforcement of Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Chapter 14. Types of Inspections
Chapter 15. Special Inspections
Chapter 16. Case File Records Organization
Chapter 17. Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP)
Chapter 18. Citation and Case Review
Chapter 19. Abatement
Chapter 20. Variances, Memoranda of Understanding, Long-Term Abatements and Joint and Voluntary Agreements
Chapter 21. Special Order
Chapter 22. Notice
Chapter 23. Information Memorandum
Chapter 24. Order to Take Special Action
Chapter 25. Informal and Other Legal Conferences
Chapter 26. Appeals and Hearings
Chapter 27. Emergency Response and Rescue
Chapter 28. Enforcement Support for VPP, Golden State, and Golden Eagle
Chapter 29. Process Safety Management
Chapter 30. Collection and Chain of Custody of Evidence
Under Development
Chapter 31. Programmed Inspection Targeting: High-Hazard Industries and Low-Hazard Industries Lists
Chapter 32. Establishing High-Hazard Industries, Non-High-Hazard Industries, and Low-Hazard Industries Lists
Chapter 33. Inspection of Mining and Milling Operations, Shafts and Tunnel-Related Projects
Chapter 34. Mining, Tunneling and Blasting Operations
Chapter 35. Construction Activity Permits and Inspection of Permitted Activities
Chapter 36. Tower Crane Erection and Operating Permits
Chapter 37. Surface Building Maintenance Equipment
Chapter 38. Crane Operations
Chapter 39. Bungee Jumping Permits

October 2026