by Rory McKinnon | Jun 6, 2022 | Regulation Updates
On June 1, 2022, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) filed Outdoor Heat Exposure and Wildfire Smoke emergency rules that take effect June 15, 2022. The emergency rules are designed to keep workers that perform job tasks outside safe until...
by Rory McKinnon | Jun 1, 2022 | Regulation Updates
The June HAZWOPER Challenge is now closed. Thank you for participating. Please come back July 1st for our next HAZWOPER Challenge! The June winner is John P. Congratulations!
by Rory McKinnon | Mar 31, 2022 | Regulation Updates
OSHA is proposing to amend 29 CFR 1904.41, Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA. By revising reporting requirements, they are hoping to identify workplaces where employees are at higher risks. The...
by Julie Gehlen | Jul 21, 2021 | Regulation Updates
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) filed an emergency rule effective July 16, 2021, to protect workers from potential hazards related to wildfire smoke. The emergency rule applies to workplaces where employers “reasonably anticipate that...
by Beth | Jul 2, 2021 | Regulation Updates
All campfires are prohibited, including campfires in campgrounds, in Spokane County. Rule burns (burns without a written permit issued by DNR) and permit burns continue to be prohibited by DNR within Spokane County. “The record-breaking temperatures we saw last...
by Beth | Jun 5, 2021 | Regulation Updates
Fire Marshals from Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD), City of Spokane Fire Department (SFD), Spokane County, City of Cheney, City of Airway Heights, and City of Deer Park have all enacted the Fire Danger Burn Restriction. Due to short-range weather forecast,...
