If you are in one of the following retro groups, your annual retro freeze date is approaching quickly on September 30th, 2019: SMART Advantage PITB Elite PITB Platinum Washington workers’ comp freeze dates explained The freeze date is…
Top Ten OSHA 300 Questions 1. When do the OSHA incident reports (301) and logs (300) need to be filled in? You must fill in the OSHA incident report and log within 7 days of a recordable incident. It…
A look Back at 2018: 13 Fatal Lessons to Learn From The fatalities listed below are only 13 of the 67 deaths that occurred as a result of industrial injuries in Washington State in 2018. There is a common…
Answers to Questions About Required Workplace Posters The following information can also be found directly from the L&I website: https://www.lni.wa.gov/FormPub/questions.asp Can I send my employees a link to the L&I website for the poster information instead of posting the…
A look Back at 2017: 14 Fatal Lessons to Learn From We started a new year, and it looks to be a continued year of a sustained growth in the economy and employment. Reflecting back can help us to refocus…
L&I is Raising Violation Rates: Make Sure Your Required Documentation is Ready! There has been a significant uptick in L&I inspections, and we are currently assisting many of our clients with these inspections. In addition, OSHA is pressing…
L&I released its list of the Top 10 Violations in 2018 for construction jobsites. With inspectors visiting construction jobsites more than 13,000 times last year alone, it pays to take a few minutes and think about how your company measures up in the…
A Look Back at 2016: 14 Fatal Lessons to Learn From In 2016, there were 14 fatalities that occurred on construction worksites in Washington State. Don’t take for granted or be complacent on your jobsite. Be aware of your…
Safety Culture What is a safety culture? Culture, by definition, is “the way of life, of a group of people”, meaning the “way they do things”. If we look at safety as the “way we do things” in our place of…
Washington state employers got an early gift this year with the news that workers’ comp premiums will go down by an average of 5% in 2019. What one state department giveth, however, another may taketh away. That’s because the new…