Safety and Health Conference Will be Held Online due to COVID-19

Washington’s annual Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Conference will be held virtually this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the state’s Department of Labor & Industries. The 69th annual conference, scheduled for Sept. 21-25, is normally one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest workplace safety events, the department said in a news release. Session topics are expected to include special training on COVID-19, at-home ergonomics, fall protection and mental health assistance in the workplace. The workshops are expected to last an hour, not i...