EHB 2509 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry
ADOPTED 03/08/2012
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 49.17 RCW
to read as follows:
The blueprint for safety program is established. The goal of the
program is to improve safety for employees and lower costs for
employers by assisting those employers for which the traditional safety
and health model has not been effective. The department shall design
the program to promote management and labor leadership in safety and
health as essential for long-term success. The criteria for
participation may include, but are not limited to: A history with the
department indicating a less than optimal leadership commitment to
safety and health, a rising experience modification factor, a recent
catastrophic workplace injury, a change in the employer's safety
management, and a request by the employer to participate. The
department shall expand the current blueprint for safety program to
include an additional department region of operation. The department
shall post information on its web page to provide information about the
program to employers. Participation by an employer is voluntary and
subject to approval by the department. The program shall supplement,
but not replace any of, the department's existing compliance or
consultation programs. The department shall adopt rules to establish
criteria for participation in the blueprint for safety program, and
shall initiate rule making in 2012. Funding for the blueprint for
safety program created in this section cannot be appropriated from the
medical aid fund or the accident fund, but shall be implemented within
existing resources."
EHB 2509 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry
ADOPTED 03/08/2012
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "program;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW."
EFFECT: The department will expand the blueprint for safety program to an additional agency region.