CSLB Law & Business ExamSafetyEasy
A general contractor's employee suffers a serious injury on a residential job site. To which agency must the contractor report the incident?
- AThe Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
- BThe county building inspector
- CThe Contractors State License Board
- DThe local police department
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
California law requires employers to report serious injuries, illnesses, or deaths directly to Cal/OSHA (the Division of Occupational Safety and Health), not to local police, building departments, or the CSLB.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Building inspectors handle code compliance, not injury reporting.
- C. The CSLB licenses contractors but does not receive injury reports.
- D. Police are not the designated reporting agency for workplace injuries.
Cal/OSHA Reporting Authority
Serious workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths must be reported to Cal/OSHA, the state agency overseeing occupational safety.
- Cal/OSHA is a division of the California Department of Industrial Relations
- Reports must go to the nearest Cal/OSHA district office
- Other agencies like police or CSLB are not substitutes for this report
Memory trick: Call Cal, not the Cop or the Clerk