Nurses deserve the appro­priate PPE to safely care for our patients in this pandemic.

Many legitimate concerns have been voiced about the lack of access to PPE, communications that change day to day, and difficulty finding information about COVID. Because of the concerns about PPE, The Washington State Nurses Associ­a­tion made the difficult decision to file a complaint with the Division of Occupa­tional Safety and Health (DOSH) of Labor and Indus­tries (L&I) based on credible reports that nurses did not have access to PPE including N‑95 respi­ra­tors and face masks.

It is impor­tant for both now, and the future, that everyone’s concern on appro­priate PPEs is heard! Please take the time to fill out this very impor­tant intake form prior to 5 p.m. on March 30 so we can submit the results to the DOSH investigator.

In Solidarity,

Barbara Friesen Nurse Representative, bfriesen@wsna.org 206-575-7979