1837.E AMS WAGO S5304.1
EHB 1837 - S AMD
By Senator Wagoner
On page 1, beginning on line 16, after "injuries," strike all material through "practices." on line 19 and insert "however, in 2006, the state supreme court ruled that "the language of I-841 is plain and unambiguous. Nothing in I-841 suggests that L&I is stripped of its general regulatory authority to address serious or deadly ergonomics-related workplace hazards by way of RCW 49.17.060(1).""
EFFECT: Replaces intent section language regarding the severity of work-related musculoskeletal injuries with findings regarding a state Supreme Court case on the authority of the Department of Labor and Industries to address serious ergonomics-related hazards through its general safety regulatory authority.
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