L&I cites King County landfill, calls for arsenic safeguards in worker safety plans

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is requiring King County to improve worker safeguards at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, which has come under scrutiny for elevated levels of arsenic and worker health concerns.
After completing a health and safety inspection prompted by a KING 5 investigation, L&I cited the King County Solid Waste Division on Feb. 23 for three violations at the Maple Valley facility. Two of the violations involve the absence of arsenic protections in written county plans.
“Every violation is significant and important,” said Matt Ross, an L&I spokesperson. “The key thing that every violation carries with it is the requirement to fix the problem.”
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