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.

Featured Content

Get Started with Safety & Health

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.
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).
A History of Workplace Safety & Health

Washington’s support of protecting worker safety and health goes as far back as the state constitution. Learn the differences between OSHA, WISHA, and DOSH.
Safety & Health Grants Available

SHIP is accepting Safety and Health Grant Applications through November 30, 2023. 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

April 10, 2024
Dozens of asbestos safety violations lead to large fine for Pierce County company

TUMWATER — A contractor in Pierce County’s Edgewood is facing $134,500 in fines for violating more than two dozen rules related to asbestos removal.
March 19, 2024
L&I adds child labor violations to safety citations against Vancouver construction company where teen worker lost his legs

TUMWATER – Rotschy LLC, of Vancouver, Wash., is facing additional fines for child labor law violations after an investigation stemming from the catastrophic injury of a 16-year old worker on a construction site last summer.
January 23, 2024
Young worker loses both legs to trenching machine, leading to fines, further investigation into Vancouver construction company

TUMWATER — A 16-year old boy was using a walk-behind trencher on a job site in La Center to dig a channel for fence posts this summer when he was dragged underneath the blade, causing injuries so severe that he lost both legs to amputation.
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