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

Online Safety Training

These training materials provide basic awareness education on the subjects they cover.
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.
Be Heat Smart

Employers need to prepare their workers for hot temperatures through planning, training, and other measures.

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 — (11/30/2012), 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

May 10, 2023
Irrigation district put workers at risk in dangerous trench, now facing substantial fines

TUMWATER — For the second time in a year, a South Central Washington irrigation district is facing stiff fines for not protecting workers from the dangers of trenching.
June 1, 2023
175 violations lead to one of the largest worker safety fines in state history for King County business

TUMWATER — Three confidential complaints from an employee of a King County business have resulted in 175 safety and health violations and a $2 million fine from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).

April 25, 2023
Washington honors 129 at Worker Memorial Day ceremony

TUMWATER — A firefighter who died after years of chemical exposure on the job, a construction worker buried by a trench collapse, a security guard killed when a vehicle crashed through his booth, and a home healthcare worker who was shot and killed by the grandson of his patient are among the 129 workers being honored at the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) 2023 Worker Memorial Day Ceremony.
March 22, 2023
Outdoor workers would gain increased protection from heat exposure in proposed rule update

A new proposal this week to update Washington’s permanent heat rules would increase protections for agricultural, construction, and other workers exposed to dangerous outdoor temperatures on the job.
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