Important Links
Consumer Protection Organizations
- Department of Consumer Affairs
- Better Business Bureau
- Center for Public Interest Law
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Department of Consumer Affairs Boards and Bureaus
- Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Industry-Related State Agencies
- CalGold
- California Energy Commission
- California Secretary of State
- California Seismic Safety Commission
- California State Fire Marshal
- Department of General Services
- Department of Health Services, Lead Poisoning
- Department of Industrial Relations
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Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
- Public Works Registration
- Debarments (Public works contractors)
- Labor Code section 1741(c) Judgments - Public Works ( xls | pdf )
- Compliance Monitoring
- Asbestos Contractor Registration
- Division of Apprenticeship Standards
- Electrical Certification Program
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Workers' Compensation
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Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
- Department of Toxic Substances Control
- Employment Development Department
- Office of Emergency Services
Code Related Organizations
- California Building Officials
- California Building Standards Commission
- Construction Specifications Institute
- International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
- International Code Council
- National Fire Protection Association
Industry Associations
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Associated General Contractors of California
- Associated Roofing Contractors of the Bay Area Counties
- Association of Pool & Spa Professionals
- California Building Industry Association
- Americas Glass Association
- California Groundwater Association
- California Landscape Contractors Association
- California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors
- California Spa and Pool Industry Education Council
- Engineering and Utility Contractors Association
- Engineering Contractors Association
- Golden State Builders Exchanges
- Independent Roofing Contractors of California
- Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries
- National Association of Home Builders
- National Association of the Remodeling Industry
- National Association of Women in Construction
- National Electrical Contractors Association
- Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
- Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of California
- Roofing Contractors Association of California
- Roofing Contractors Association of Southern California
- Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association
- Southern California Builders Association
- Southern California Contractors Association
- Western Electrical Contractors Association
- Western Wood Preservers Institute
Industry Related Organizations
- Construction Industry Research Board
- Underground Service Alert North
- Underground Service Alert of Southern California aka Dig Alert
- Building Standards Institute
Licensing in other States
Other Links
- California Board of Equalization Free Seminars -- Small Business Fairs
- California Counsel for Interior Design Certification
- Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
- EPA: Health Effects of Asbestos
- Internal Revenue Service
- State Personnel Board
- Small Business California (non-partisan business advocacy organization)
