3-5-2007
Avoid the Top 10 ways to get in trouble
with Labor & Industries
What are the most common ways that employers to get into trouble with the Department of Labor & Industries?
  1. Failing to have a system to monitor and document the safety and health of employees
  2. Not having proof that you take your own safety rules seriously enough to discipline those who break them
  3. Not having a systematic approach towards safety (i.e., management’s role, safety program, etc.)
  4. Not making and documenting good faith efforts to use engineering controls
  5. Identifying a serious hazard during a safety audit and doing nothing about correcting it
  6. Failing to control the flow of information during and after a WISHA inspection
  7. Having a history of repeat violations
  8. Having inaccurate OSHA 300 logs and disorganized safety files
  9. Antagonizing or misleading WISHA inspectors following an incident
  10. Ignoring or retaliating against employees who raise safety concerns