Labor & Industries cites three employers for multiple violations connected wi...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced today that it has cited and fined three companies more than $100,000 for safety violations in connection with the fatal collapse of a tower crane that was being dismantled in Seattle on April 27. .. read more..

The Evergreen State College fined for multiple asbestos violations
Friday, September 27, 2019

The Evergreen State College is facing more than $135,000 in fines for multiple violations related to asbestos and other safety issues around its Olympia campus. .. read more..

Engineered-stone fabrication workers at risk of severe lung disease
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Exposure to silica dust from cutting and grinding engineered stone countertops has caused severe lung disease in workers in Washington and three other states. .. read more..

Forty-three Washington workers to be honored for saving lives on the job
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

On Sept. 25, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries and the Governor's Industrial Safety & Health Board will honor 43 heroic Washington workers during the Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference in Tacoma. .. read more..

Safety violations resulting in amputations and crushing injuries lead to mass...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

A Battle Ground dairy bottling and distribution operation has been fined nearly $2 million for multiple willful violations after a worker's hand was crushed in the bottling plant. .. read more..