Public Citizen argues in the newest report in its series of studies focused on construction deaths in the states that Washington state could save hundreds of millions of dollars from barring serious OSHA violators and insisting on bidders with strong safety records to obtain public contracts. Industry blasted the report as suggesting a back-door requirement on employers to roll out injury and illness prevention programs as a mandate for contracts, with one attorney saying the proposal would also end up costing the states huge sums in legal fees. The interest group's report on construction deat
December 29, 2025