Employers submitting an acceptable action plan may receive a reduction of up to 70 percent in assessed penalties and a two-year exemption from programmed compliance inspections. During that year, participants must correct identified hazards and develop and implement an effective safety and health program with full employee involvement. If an on-site safety and health survey by the WSC Division reveals that the employer is continuing to meet the program requirements, the employer s certification is renewed and it continues to be exempt from compliance programmed inspections. The employer s lost workday injury and illness rate must be below the state and national levels for their industry. The Labor-Management Safety Committee Program , administered by the WSC Division, was developed jointly by the WSC Division and the State Bureau of Mediation Services.
Services are available if requested by both management and labor representatives.
Services include interpretation of OSHA standards, training in self-inspection techniques, and help in preparing and implementing education and training programs. The Loggers Safety Education Program , administered by the WSC Division, provides safety training through eight-hour seminars throughout the state. In order to receive workers compensation premium rebates from the Targeted Industry Fund, logger employers must maintain current workers compensation and they or their employees must have attended during the previous year a logging safety seminar sponsored or approved by the WSC Division. The Workplace Violence Prevention Program helps employers and employees reduce the incidence of violence in their workplaces by providing on-site consultation, telephone assistance, education and training seminars and a resource center. This program is targeted toward workplaces at high risk of violence, such as convenience stores, service stations, taxi and transit operations, restaurants and bars, motels, guard services, patient care facilities, schools, social services, residential care facilities, and correctional institutions.