Ready, Set, Mow
With the start of spring, the sight and sound of lawn mowers on our school grounds becomes a common occurrence. And with the increased frequency [...]
With the start of spring, the sight and sound of lawn mowers on our school grounds becomes a common occurrence. And with the increased frequency [...]
Stay happy and healthy during your picnic or barbecue this season. Memorial Day weekend means the beginning of grilling season for many Americans. For some, [...]
We would like to encourage our school districts to take steps to identify the buildings in their school district that are no longer being used [...]
Washington standards for personal protective equipment are designed to help protect workers from the hazards of exposures to harmful levels of chemicals, noise, dust, or [...]
The responsibility for the health and safety of employees is usually assigned to the supervisor. Supervisors are the people who can take immediate, direct action [...]
The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center released a report in late 2019 on targeted school violence that reinforces much of what many of [...]
Ergonomic injuries like text neck, cellphone elbow, and digital eyestrain are becoming more commonplace as we spend longer hours working and organizing our lives online, [...]
Suffering a work injury that involves missed time from work can be challenging in many ways. Besides the physical injury, there is often an emotional [...]
For the school year 2018-2019, Southwest Washington Workers Compensation Trust had some serious employee injuries resulting from falls from a ladder. All of these injuries [...]
Slips, trips and falls can result in strains, sprains, contusions, fractures and other serious injuries. For the 2018-2019 school year, a slip, trip and fall [...]
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that often goes undetected, striking victims at home and at work. At work sites all internal combustion [...]
Whether you drive for your job or merely commute to and from work, you need to be aware of deer entering the roadway. Although motor [...]