OLYMPIA, Wash. — Snohomish County-based Allways Roofing has amassed more than $3 million in safety violations filed by the state’sThe agency said inspectors have witnessed the company’s employees violating state safety regulations dozens of times in the past ten years.
“It is a unique situation,” said Bruce Christian, Labor & Industries’ statewide compliance manager for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health,"I’ve been in compliance for 23 years and I’ve never seen this particular situation before.” "It's very frustrating," said Christian.Christian said the state started raising the fine amounts based on the company's repeat violations, pointing the liability to Allways Roofing’s owner, Rich Ovak.