We all hope things will warm up by the end of March, but for many of you in retro, March actually means your retro freeze date is approaching quickly! If you are in one of the following retro…
Top Ten OSHA 300 Questions Download a PDF of this article 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…
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…
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…
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…
We’ve calculated the most frequent causes of workplace injuries and it’s clear that being “struck by” a tool or object is by far the biggest risk in your workplace. This week, we focus on this huge cause of workers’…
Washington state employers face a great body of city, state and federal employment laws that they must navigate, and it would take a book to outline all of them. There are a few keys areas, however, that stand out…
Nine Ways to Earn Thousands with Washington Stay-At-Work After an employee is injured on the job, the best outcome is for he or she to get back to work as quickly as possible. That’s why Washington state will…
If you are a long-time Approach client or a frequent reader of Ask Approach, you’ve probably heard us compare workers’ comp to car insurance. They have some important things in common: They’re both types of insurance They’re both required…
