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WASHINGTON WORKPLACE SAFETY

L & I SafetyAcademy

Turn safety meetings into safer work.

Learn what inspectors review, where employers commonly fall short, and how to document a correction that lasts. Bring the lesson to your next workplace discussion with a ready-to-print kit.

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WORKPLACE REVIEW FIELD NOTES

From finding
to follow-through.

01
Observe the work

Actual conditions. Worker understanding.

02
Assign the action

Protection, an owner and a due date.

03
Verify the result

Check the change. Close the loop.

Evidence that matches the workplace.

12meeting-ready topics

12facilitator kits

8teaching posters

26workbook pages

A PRACTICAL EMPLOYER TOOLKIT

Bring a useful question
to the safety meeting.

Each written topic pairs an inspection lens with a fictional workplace example, teach-back prompts and an action worksheet. Use the kit to discuss your own operation and record the real conversation.

Choose your meeting route first.

General industry, construction and agriculture have different participation rules. Staffing, shifts and locations matter. The 12 topics are a reusable planner; they do not establish a universal legal schedule.

Check L&I’s meeting and committee guidance ↗

INSPECTION PRIORITIES

What companies
often get cited for.

L&I’s latest available table ranks these rule categories by citation frequency for federal fiscal year 2025, October 2024–September 2025, for industries excluding construction and agriculture.

This is a frequency list, not a ranking of fine amounts or a complete inspection checklist. Construction and agriculture have their own tables.

Read the official citation tables ↗
  1. 01Safety meetings and committees
  2. 02Chemical hazard communication
  3. 03Personal protective equipment
  4. 04Accident prevention program
  5. 05Basic electrical rules
  6. 06Portable fire extinguishers
  7. 07First aid
  8. 08Asbestos-related requirements
  9. 09Emergency exits and alarms
  10. 10Powered industrial truck operator training
How do citations become fines?

Classification, gravity and applicable adjustment factors affect a penalty. Repeated hazards and failure to correct can have different consequences. Read the actual Citation and Notice and its separate correction, appeal and payment instructions; a generic class cannot predict a company’s fine.

Current penalty rule ↗

THE WRITTEN SERIES

Twelve topics. A kit for each.

Read independently, then use the suggested 20-minute agenda for an appropriate workplace discussion. Allow more time when the issue needs it.

PRINT. DISCUSS. FOLLOW THROUGH.

Tools your company can use.

Fillable fields for digital use, clear letter-size pages for printing. Keep completed personnel or medical records in your own approved secure systems.

The company print pack

All 18 learner PDFs in one ZIP: employer guide, workbook, records, readiness checklist, eight-poster set, sample certificate and all 12 meeting kits.

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FREE OFFICIAL WASHINGTON NOTICES

Required posters come from L&I.

Our eight teaching posters are educational reminders. Use these current official notices for the separate posting requirements. Choose the State Fund or self-insured injury notice for your company, post all three pages of Your Rights as a Worker, and check other notices that apply.

F416-081-909 · L&I listed valid 07/2025

Job Safety and Health Law

Washington workplace safety notice; use the current official file.

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F242-191-909 · L&I listed valid 12/2024

Notice to Employees - State Fund

Choose this injury notice if the employer is insured through the State Fund.

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F207-037-909 · L&I listed valid 04/2025

Notice to Employees - Self-Insured

Choose this injury notice instead if the employer is self-insured.

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F700-074-000 · L&I listed valid 09/2023

Your Rights as a Worker

Post all three pages as the official PDF instructs; also review other applicable state/federal notices.

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Use the original format at a legible size, or order free copies. Online links alone do not generally replace workplace posting. L&I posting instructions and free orders ↗

EDUCATIONAL COMPLETION

A record of what
you completed.

Earn a certificate for each topic, then a full-series certificate. Add an earned learner certificate to the relevant meeting file alongside actual attendance, topics and action records.

YourAILedger educational self-study completion only. Not issued or approved by Washington L&I or OSHA; not proof of employer-meeting attendance, a license, mandated task qualification, practical evaluation or equipment authorization.

Completion requirements

  1. Read the written lesson and complete its exercise.
  2. Acknowledge the study and pass each topic check at 80%: 4 of 5 questions. Retakes are allowed.
  3. For the full series, pass all 12 topics and the distinct final review at 80%: 10 of 12 questions.
  4. Maintain active paid membership to prepare, print or download certificates. Trials and pending payments do not unlock them.
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Official sources and review date

Reviewed 2026-10-31. This series focuses on Washington DOSH safety awareness, primarily general industry. Check current rules for the actual industry, location and task.

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