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Making the Workplace Safer for Teens with Summer Jobs

May 15, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee has designated May as Safe Jobs for Youth Month in anticipation of the coming summer jobs season, when many teens seek full and part time employment. While a number of teens simply feel lucky to get a job, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is reminding Washington youth, as well as parents and employers, that the number one priority needs to providing a safe workplace, and minimizing job injuries and accidents. In a statement released earlier … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Labor and Industries, Work Injury, Workers Compensation Attorney, Workplace Safety

Stronger Protection for Temp Workers

May 10, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
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Following mounting evidence that temporary laborers are injured at much higher rates than regular employees, federal regulators have just implemented several new measures to protect an estimated 2.5 million temporary workers in the U.S. In December, the Center for Public Integrity and Chicago Public Media publicized the case of Carlos Centeno, a temporary worker who was severely burned in a Chicago factory in 2011 and died after three weeks in the hospital. OSHA records (Occupational Safety … [Read more...]

Filed Under: injured at work, Work-related death, Workplace Safety

Exploded West Texas Plant Had No Safety Inspections Since 1985

April 23, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
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Bloomberg recently ran a story titled Texas Explosion Seen as Sign of Weak U.S. Oversight; following that article, the Washington Post published another story posing the question: “Was lax oversight to blame for the Texas fertilizer explosion?  Countless other regulators, labor lawyers and workers rights advocates are looking into details surrounding the tragic incident at the West Fertilizer Co. retail facility last Wednesday, which killed 14 people and injured over 200 others; out of this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work-related death, Worker Injury, Workplace Safety

L&I Initiates Publicity Campaign to Help Injured Workers Return to Work

April 21, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
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A newly-created TV and Internet advertising campaign is encouraging Washington state employers to offer light-duty jobs to employees during periods where they are recovering from workplace injuries. This “Stay at Work program” through the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) was enacted by the Legislature in 2011. The program reimburses employers for one half of an injured worker’s base wages plus a portion of training costs, tools and uniforms a worker might need to perform a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Employment Attorney, Uncategorized, Workplace Accident, Workplace Safety

Bellevue Square Escalator Accident Linked to Safety Maintenance Violations: L&I Investigation Report

April 12, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
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According to results of a Department of Labor and Industries investigation, Bellevue Square escalator that malfunctioned and injured seven shoppers several months ago wasn't up on 32 of the state's safety codes. L&I investigators report that three of the escalator's safety-stop systems failed to work when a loose “panel skirt” snagged on the moving stairway, jamming the mechanism and snapping the escalator's chains, which then causing the stairway to pile on itself between the ground … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L&I Claim, Uncategorized, workers compensation, Workplace Accident, Workplace Safety
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