MBI Works with Washington State to Use Third Party Inspection Agencies
MBI continues to work with the leadership team in Washington State’s Labor and Industries Department. They are just one more plan reviewer away from being back at full staff within the department.
Third-party agencies have cranked up their work with plan reviews and members have reported the department is making significant progress to get plan reviews back up to normal timelines.
MBI will continue to discuss making the use of third-party agencies a permanent part of their program by adopting ANSI 1205. The Emergency Order issued by the department on December 20 ends in April, so the MBI team will continue to work with L&I leadership to be sure their processes continue to provide timely plan reviews and inspections.
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