Local authorities are now continuing the investigation to determine if other parties were involved in the scheme.

Comprehensive two-day session will be led by Pam Krivda, HARDI's HR consultant and a practicing labor law attorney.

Company was fined under a consent order agreement with the state Attorney General's office last week.

This is the first time a Washington employer has faced felony charges for a workplace fatality.

However, one possible argument against the standard remains, which could be used in particular by the construction industry.

Fire protection has now been included and overall fire and life safety systems have joined other tax incentives, such as roofing, HVAC and security alarm systems.

While ERS acts as a traditional refrigerant reclamator, the company’s specialty is traveling to commercial jobsites in order to collect refrigerant onsite. 

OSHA had cited the company with two willful and seven serious violations.