California's state OSHA plan has been looking at how to adjust a longstanding policy of required on-site inspections at every employer where a formal complaint has been lodged as part of an effort to free up inspectors and budget resources for the more serious, higher-priority inspections, Cal/OSHA chief Len Welsh said in a recent interview with Inside OSHA Online. The agency would still open some type of investigation in response to all formal complaints, but would limit on-site inspections to the more serious alleged hazards, he said. The shift in policy would make it easier for the state a
December 30, 2025