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Chapter 70.75A RCW: FIREFIGHTING AGENTS AND EQUIPMENT—TOXIC CHEMICAL USE
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Chapter 70.75A RCW
FIREFIGHTING AGENTS AND EQUIPMENT—TOXIC CHEMICAL USE
70.75A.005 Definitions.
70.75A.010 Discharge or use for training purposes of certain class B firefighting foam prohibited.
70.75A.020 Manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain class B firefighting foam restricted—Exceptions—Rules.
70.75A.030 Sale of firefighting personal protective equipment containing PFAS chemicals—Written notice to purchaser required—Retention.
70.75A.040 Manufacturer of restricted class B firefighting foam—Notification to sellers—Recall of prohibited products.
70.75A.050 Class B firefighting foam/firefighting personal protective equipment—Certificate of compliance—Department duties.
70.75A.060 Penalties.
RCW 70.75A.005
(1) "Chemical plant" has the same meaning as in WAC 296-24-33001, as that section existed as of January 1, 2018.
(2) "Class B firefighting foam" means foams designed for flammable liquid fires.
(4) "Firefighting personal protective equipment" means any clothing designed, intended, or marketed to be worn by firefighting personnel in the performance of their duties, designed with the intent for the use in fire and rescue activities, including jackets, pants, shoes, gloves, helmets, and respiratory equipment.
(5) "Local governments" includes any county, city, town, fire district, regional fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides firefighting services.
(6) "Manufacturer" includes any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, organization, joint venture, importer, or domestic distributor of firefighting agents or firefighting equipment. For the purposes of this subsection, "importer" means the owner of the product.
(7) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS chemicals" means, for the purposes of firefighting agents and firefighting equipment, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
[ 2018 c 286 § 1.]
RCW 70.75A.010
Discharge or use for training purposes of certain class B firefighting foam prohibited.
Beginning July 1, 2018, a person, local government, or state agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
[ 2018 c 286 § 2.]
RCW 70.75A.020
Manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain class B firefighting foam restricted—Exceptions—Rules.
(1) Beginning July 1, 2020, a manufacturer of class B firefighting foam may not manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state class B firefighting foam to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added.
(4) The restrictions in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to any manufacture, sale, or distribution of class B firefighting foam to a person for use at a chemical plant operated by the person.
[ 2018 c 286 § 3.]
RCW 70.75A.030
Sale of firefighting personal protective equipment containing PFAS chemicals—Written notice to purchaser required—Retention.
(1) Beginning July 1, 2018, a manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting personal protective equipment to any person, local government, or state agency must provide written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale if the firefighting personal protective equipment contains PFAS chemicals. The written notice must include a statement that the firefighting personal protective equipment contains PFAS chemicals and the reason PFAS chemicals are added to the equipment.
[ 2018 c 286 § 4.]
RCW 70.75A.040
Manufacturer of restricted class B firefighting foam—Notification to sellers—Recall of prohibited products.
(1) A manufacturer of class B firefighting foam restricted under RCW 70.75A.020 must notify, in writing, persons that sell the manufacturer's products in this state about the provisions of this chapter no less than one year prior to the effective date of the restrictions.
(2) A manufacturer that produces, sells, or distributes a class B firefighting foam prohibited under RCW 70.75A.020 shall recall the product and reimburse the retailer or any other purchaser for the product.
[ 2018 c 286 § 5.]
RCW 70.75A.050
Class B firefighting foam/firefighting personal protective equipment—Certificate of compliance—Department duties.
(1) The department may request a certificate of compliance from a manufacturer of class B firefighting foam or firefighting personal protective equipment. A certificate of compliance attests that a manufacturer's product or products meets the requirements of this chapter.
[ 2018 c 286 § 6.]
RCW 70.75A.060
A manufacturer of class B firefighting foam in violation of RCW 70.75A.020 or 70.75A.040 or a person in violation of RCW 70.75A.010 or 70.75A.030 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation in the case of a first offense. Manufacturers, local governments, or persons that are repeat violators are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each repeat offense. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70.105D.190.
[ 2019 c 422 § 403; 2018 c 286 § 7.]