BILL REQ. #: H-3494.1
State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/17/12. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workforce Development.
AN ACT Relating to improving workplace safety and health by enacting the blueprint for safety program; and adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
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 offer the program in each of the department's regions
in the state, and shall provide information about the program to
employers who likely meet the criteria; however, participation by an
employer is voluntary.