File a Workplace Safety Complaint
Right to File a Complaint: The California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 gives workers the right to file a complaint about workplace safety and health hazards.
Names of Complainants Must Be Kept Confidential: The name of any person who submits a complaint to Cal/OSHA must be kept confidential by law, unless the person requests otherwise.
Instructions for Filing a Complaint
You may file complaint about a hazard in your workplace by calling the Cal/OSHA district office that serves the location of your job site, preferably during business hours. If you cannot call during business hours, you may also call during off hours. If you cannot call at all, you may e-mail your complaint to the respective district office.
- Indicate the type of workplace for your complaint:
Adult Film Industry
To file a complaint about worker exposure to infectious disease: Peter Riley, Regional ManagerPhone: (714) 558-4300
Email: DIRDOSHRegionIII@dir.ca.gov
Mining & Tunneling Industry
ºSacramento To file a complaint,
call (916) 574-25402424 Arden Way, Suite 125
Sacramento, CA 95825
doshm&tsac@dir.ca.govºVan Nuys To file a complaint,
call (818) 901-54206150 Van Nuys Blvd., Rm. 310
Van Nuys, CA 91401
doshm&tvn@dir.ca.govºSan Bernardino To file a complaint,
call (909) 383-6782464 W. 4th Street, Ste. 354
San Bernardino, CA 92401
doshm&tsb@dir.ca.govProcess Safety Management (PSM) Industry
Call the number below for accidents that involve large quantities of toxic and flammable materials.
ºPSM Headquarters To file a complaint,
call (925) 602-26651450 Civic Court,
Suite 550 Concord, CA 94520
doshpsmconcord@dir.ca.govAll Other Industries
- For your call, please gather as much information as possible:
Please include the following information, if available:
- Name, address, and telephone number of the worksite
- Type of business
- Name and job title of the manager at the worksite
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email address
- Detailed description of the hazard
- If worksite is large, the specific location of the hazard
- Operations, equipment, machinery, and chemicals used at the worksite
- Work tasks performed near the hazard
- How often the work tasks are performed and for how long at any one time
- Number of work shifts, the time that each shift begins, and the shift when the hazard occurs
- Number of employees at the worksite, number of employees who may be exposed to the hazard, and how close the employees are to the hazard
- Employees injured or having symptoms caused by the hazard and whether the employees have received medical treatment for their injuries or symptoms
- How long the hazard has existed, whether the employer knows about the hazard, and whether the employer has tried to correct the hazard
- How long you expect the hazard will continue to exist at the worksite
- If there is an employee bargaining unit representative for the worksite, the person's name and contact information