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Janitors and custodians have some of the highest on-the-job injury rates of any occupation, ranking higher than heavy equipment operators and tractor…
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An activist plans to hold a workshop in the Yakima Valley Saturday for injured workers who are Hispanic. It’s part of an effort to make sure more...
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Injuries in the meat industry are likely to be underreported, a new GAO report finds. Workers may be sent back to the line without seeing a doctor, or may not report out of fear of losing their jobs.
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At an annual ceremony, the state remembered 89 workers who died on the job during the past two years.The deaths ranged from ones in industries known as…
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On a morning when a fire at a Seattle City Light substation knocked out power to customers including the Monorail, the utility’s CEO happened to be in…
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Get out. Hide out. Take out. That’s the lesson employees at the Washington state Capitol got Wednesday in a class on active shooters. The refresher course…
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Washington state seems to be a safer place for workers than most other places in the country. A new report says the state has the third lowest workplace…
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The number of people killed on the job in Washington fell last year to the lowest number on record. Just 51 people died at work in 2011 – a big drop…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-953277.mp3When you leave home for work, you probably assume you’ll live to come back…