A new proposal is under review at the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. Under this proposal, employers would not be able to bar the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
What Types Of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Are Included?
The PPE included in this proposal...
As temperatures rise year after year, so does the risk of incurring a heat-related health issue or injury — especially for those who work outside.
In the summers of 2021 and 2022, the Washington State Department of L&I filed emergency rules to protect outdoor workers’ health from ambi...
One of the first whistleblowers to highlight inadequate safety measures in U.S. workplaces during the coronavirus pandemic has sued the Bellingham hospital and staffing firm that fired him in March.
Dr. Ming Lin filed the lawsuit in Whatcom County Superior Court last week, claiming wrongful ter...
Over the past decade, Fast Company has posted thousands of articles on every topic about productivity. The one issue that comes up more than any other is lack of sleep. In fact, it lies at the heart of many other productivity issues including decision-making, focus, creativity, time management, ...
As American workers worry more each year about losing their jobs to losing their jobs to robot, one group is helping the workforce learn about these issues and develop solutions to the problem.
WorkingNation, a nonprofit project that launched just a few months ago, will be educating Americans abo...
Construction site injuries and fatalities cost the state of Washington hundreds of millions of dollars, and exact an incalculable price on the lives of workers themselves. These costs were recently compiled and published in a report by Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group.
The ...
Many consider government regulations in the workplace to be pure bureaucratic obstacles, offering dubious protection to employees and consumers, and driving companies to layoffs and bankruptcy through the high cost of compliance. Yet both critics and supporters of regulation have historically te...