The department’s External Advisory Committee, created by the Washington State Legislature in 1963, consists of eight members representing major constituencies. Its role is to consult, review and evaluate policies, budgets, activities and programs of the department as they relate to workplace health in the broadest sense. Current members are:
Washington State Labor and Industries
Represented by the Director
Washington State Department of Health
Represented by the Secretary
Washington State Labor Council
Represented by the President
Association of Washington Business
Represented by the President
Washington State Medical Association
Represented by the President
University of Washington College of Engineering
Represented by the Dean
University of Washington School of Public Health
Represented by the Dean
University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Represented by the Chair