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Feb 10 2025
Safety and Health

Submit OSHA injury and illness data by March 2, 2025

March 2, 2025, is the deadline for covered employers to submit injury and illness data to OSHA—for some employers, this just means their 300A Summaries, while for others, this means also submitting detailed data from their OSHA 300 Logs and OSHA 301 Forms. Covered employers must submit this information through OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA) website. Here…

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Dec 20 2024
Safety and Health

Fit requirements finalized for construction PPE

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule codifying proper fit requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the construction industry. The new rules align the requirements for the construction industry with those for general industry. The changes are to the regulations at 29 CFR 1926.95(c) and state that employers must ensure all…

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Feb 09 2024
Safety and Health

Submit OSHA injury & illness data by 3-2-24

March 2, 2024, is the deadline for covered employers to submit injury and illness data to OSHA—for some employers, this just means their 300A Summaries, while for others, this means also submitting detailed data from their OSHA 300 Logs and OSHA 301 Forms. Covered employers must submit this information through OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA)…

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Jan 17 2024
Safety and HealthWage and Hour

Post your OSHA 300A by February 1, 2024

It’s nearly time to finish completing the OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and post the OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) for the 2023 calendar year. Federal OSHA generally requires employers with more than 10 employees to keep a record of work-related injuries and illnesses, except for establishments…

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Jul 23 2020
Safety and HealthWashington

WASHINGTON: L&I adopts new unified fall protection rules

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has issued new fall protection rules, which better align L&I’s rules with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and unify fall protection rules across all industries. Currently, Washington doesn’t have specific guidelines for the use of fall protection for general industry (which would typically apply…

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Jun 21 2019
Safety and Health

Wildfire season…are you ready?

As wildfire season approaches, it’s important to understand your obligations if employees want to wear dust masks to try to protect themselves from smoke in the air. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning trees and other plant material. Smoke can irritate workers’ eyes and respiratory systems, and worsen chronic…

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Sep 15 2014
Safety and HealthWashington

Join us at a Washington Emergency Management Preparedness Seminar 10/8, 10/15, 11/5 or 11/13

Join us for an Emergency Management Preparedness Seminar in Vancouver (10/8), Tacoma (10/15), Lynnwood (11/5) or Spokane Valley (11/13), Washington. We’ll discuss the effective components of an emergency action plan including handling workplace violence and active shooter situations. Participants will learn the four key aspects of a strategic workplace violence plan; mitigation, preparedness, response and…

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