SB 5744-S.E - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Acknowledges that industry participants, including private land owners, timber industry employers, the department of natural resources, and the department of labor and industries, have formed a logger safety task force to develop and implement a logger safety initiative to reduce the frequency and severity of injuries in the logging industry. |
Declares an intent to monitor development and implementation of the logger safety initiative. |
Requires the department of labor and industries to: (1) Include one or more representatives of logging industry workers on the logger safety task force; |
(2) Reach out to employers in the logging industry and invite them to participate in the logger safety initiative; and |
(3) Report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the development and implementation of the logger safety initiative. |