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Paul Karolczyk

Paul Karolczyk is a WA FACE research investigator. Sign up at public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADLI/subscriber/new to receive WA FACE fatality and injury investigation reports, hazard alerts, data summaries, and shorter-form narratives, and slide shows. Paul can be reached at paul.karolczyk@lni.wa.gov.

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Tips for Keeping Convenience Store Cashiers Safe from Robberies

In this article by Paul Karolczyk, read about the two incidents that The Washington State Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation investigated involving gas station deaths, and tips on how to handle these violent situations.

Safety on the Loading Dock

Loading docks are complex workspaces where people, equipment, and vehicles come together in dangerous ways. Between 2015 and 2020, around 33,000 employees missed work because of injuries and illnesses incurred on loading docks, dock plates, and ramps.

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