Washington OSHA Training

OSHA training courses help Washington employers and employees ensure safe and healthy workplaces. Even if your current employer does not require OSHA Outreach training, earning your official OSHA card is a low-cost way to improve your resume for future job opportunities.

Washington Labor Laws

The Washington Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) covers most public and private-sector employees, exempting federal employees, the United States Postal Service, floating maritime operations and those working at military reservations, national parks, Indian reservations and Trust Lands.

DOSH helps businesses with a variety of issues, including:

Handling employee injuries
Finding a safety rule
Filing a quarterly report
Finding safety training materials
Navigating permits and inspections
Checking L&I business requirements
Helping small business owners

DOSH can also help workers:

File workers' compensation claims
Learn workplace safety requirements
Understand breaks, overtime pay and minimum wage
File a workplace safety complaint
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A primary function of DOSH is providing safety and health consultations. There is no cost associated with these consultations, and none of the findings are reported to inspectors. You won't face any fines as a result of the consultation, although you will be required to correct serious hazards. A consultation can also be used as evidence of effort to provide a safe workplace. Consultations include an opening conference, walk-through survey, closing conference, written report and follow-up visit. For more information on partnership programs, visit the Labor and Industries website.

Washington Top OSHA Violations

Washington's leading cause of workplace fatalities has recently been related to transportation and material moving. Though there can be many causes for this type of tragedy, backover, which occurs when a reversing vehicle hits a worker behind it, is common yet easily preventable. Nationwide, more than 70 workers were killed in this manner in 2011.

The most cited standard, which also receives the highest penalties, is for fall prevention in construction. Falls commonly cause serious work-related injuries and deaths, and OSHA has many guidelines to help prevent them.

OSHA Courses

Online OSHA courses provide fast and efficient training for workers. While classroom courses are offered throughout the state, online OSHA Outreach training guarantees high-quality, interactive education for every student, with downloadable lesson reviews, course trainer access and 24/7 live customer support.

Offered through the American Safety Council, courses can be completed on your time, stopped and resumed as often as you want. Choose from the courses below to learn more about OSHA training available for your area.

Washington OSHA Courses Online

What You Get

Instantly Downloadable Certificate
Official OSHA Card
Email Access to OSHA-Authorized Course Trainer

OSHA Guidelines

OSHA's purpose is to provide safe conditions for workers. OSHA sets very broad and general regulations that most businesses must followed, as well as more detailed standards for specific industries, from construction to cosmetology and beyond.

Receiving OSHA training has benefits beyond meeting requirements and keeping employees safe. It leads to healthier employees with more ease of mind, which increases productivity. Boosting morale, it reduces turnover and the time and resources spent on recruiting and training replacements. It reduces productive workers' time away from the job due to injury and illness. This is all in addition to helping protect you from OSHA's retribution, as it can levy heavy fines for not following the standards presented in American Safety Council's OSHA courses.