Workplace safety and health

L&I offers free online safety and health training for employers and employees on a wide variety of topics:

• Provide basic awareness education
• Do not fulfill training requirements in L&I rules, unless otherwise stated. To find out how to fulfill specific training requirements, contact a safety and health consultant near you.

Most Popular

• Safe Operation of Forklifts Module 1
• Safe Operation of Forklifts Module 2
• Job Safety Analysis
• Fall protection requirements
• Introduction and Types of Portable Ladders

See all online safety and health courses.

Other training

Online video: Plan for and Pay Your Taxes (DOR.wa.gov) 20 minutes, requires QuickTime.

This online guide walks you through all Washington state business taxes, including the business and occupation tax (B&O), sales tax, unemployment insurance tax, and workers' compensation insurance premiums.

This step-by-step video tells you how to:

• Register with the state.
• Find out your tax rate.
• Keep correct records.
• File and pay your taxes and state insurance premiums.

The video ends with links to where you can find help with the details.

"Hiring Workers for Your Business:
Are They Independent Contractors or Employees?"

This 140-minute online seminar, a joint presentation by L&I and the Internal Revenue Service (January 17, 2008) covers, in detail, both state and federal requirements for hiring independent contractors.

It will help you avoid making the mistake of hiring what you thought was an independent contractor, only to find that you actually hired an employee — and then owe back taxes and insurance premiums!