Who Typically Reports Workplace Safety Issues to the Government?
In California, employers can’t retaliate against employees for reporting safety violations under Section 6310 of the California Labor Code. Any employee with first-hand knowledge of safety regulations can report those violations to OSHA. Some of the safety violations that might be reported include: • Unsafe work practices such as removing safetyguards or devices, • Failure to follow OSHA regulations on a construction site, such as open shafts and unprotected work and perimeter surfaces, improper crane construction; no helmets, drinking on the job, eetc. • Failure to provide safety equipment in an industrial or manufacturing setting, such as hearing protection or respiratory protection equipment; • Failing to train employees leading to improper handling of toxic materials or dangerous equipment; • Failing to take precautions or to protect workers when there have been threats of workplace violence; • Failure to protect the public from lead or other toxins used on a worksite The Dolan Law
