Safety & Health

Most workplace deaths, injuries and work-related illnesses are preventable. Working together, employers, workers and L&I help keep workers safe and healthy.

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Learn how to find and fix hazards and build your required safety program
Top-10 Rule Violations

This information can help strengthen your workplace safety program and prevent costly injuries and illnesses.
2025 Safety & Health Calendar

Partnering for Workplace Safety and Health
SHARP Research

SHARP (Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention) is a workplace safety and health research and prevention program within Washington State’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).
Safety & Health Grants Available

SHIP is accepting Safety and Health Grant Applications through January 31, 2025. Apply now!

Forms & Publications

Job Safety and Health Law
F416-081-909 — (07/01/2022), Poster in English-Spanish
Safety and Health Discrimination in the Workplace
F417-188-909 — (07/01/2022), Poster in English-Spanish
Notice to Employees – If a Job Injury Occurs
F242-191-909 — (12/01/2012), Poster in English-Spanish
A Guide to Workplace Safety and Health in Washington State
F416-132-999 — (10/01/2022), Publication in Spanish
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News & Events

October 30, 2024
Pasco farm labor contractor facing significant fines for operating without a license, withholding information from workers

TUMWATER — A Pasco farm labor contractor faces almost $140,000 in fines for violations uncovered during a Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) investigation.
October 29, 2024
Airline ground crew worker sprains and strains the focus of new ergonomics rules

TUMWATER — If you’ve flown on an airplane, chances are you’ve looked out the window to see baggage handlers lifting, bending, and reaching to load and unload heavy luggage.

Strains, sprains and other injuries that come from that kind of repetitive movement — known as work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) — are among the most common workplace injuries in Washington. Scheduled airline ground crews, including baggage handlers and maintenance workers, file injury claims for WMSDs at more than 10 times the statewide average.
October 2, 2024
Camas paper mill fined nearly $650,000 following machine operator death

TUMWATER — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited and fined a mill operator in Camas following an investigation into the death of a worker who was crushed by a packing machine that had no guards in place to keep people out of harm’s way.

 

September 13, 2024
Red flags lead to red tags and orders to stop work at hazardous cabinet shop

TUMWATER – Unguarded saw blades, spraying flammable glue next to ignition sources, and not taking steps to make sure dangerous machinery wouldn’t start up unexpectedly: Those are a few of the safety hazards at a Ridgefield cabinet company whose owner has shrugged off the problems for almost six years.
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