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WSR 09-11-072
[ Filed May 15, 2009, 9:30 a.m. ]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Worker protection standards, chapter 16-233 WAC.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Laurie Mauerman, Washington State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560 , AND RECEIVED BY July 21, 2009.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The proposal adopts federal changes for use of glove liners. It removes language about hazardous material training from the department of agriculture's rules, and changes references to labor and industries regulations to current WAC numbers.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This proposal incorporates the changes to the federal worker protection standards into state rules in order to be consistent with other requirements in Washington state law. This proposal is to be adopted in conjunction with rules adopted by the Washington state department of labor and industries.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW.
Rule is necessary because of federal law, [no information supplied by agency.]
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Ann Wick, 1111 Washington Street, (360) 902-2051.
OTS-2355.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 6002, filed 10/3/96, effective 11/3/96)
WAC 16-233-001 Federal worker protection standards -- Washington state department of labor and industries. This chapter contains the federal Environmental Protection Agency worker protection standards as listed in 40 CFR, Part 170. Revisions to the federal language have been incorporated into this chapter in order to be consistent with other requirements of Washington state law. These rules are adopted in conjunction with rules adopted by the Washington state department of labor and industries in chapter ((296-306A)) 296-307 WAC, Part I.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 96-21-008 (Order 6002), § 16-233-001, filed 10/3/96, effective 11/3/96.]
WAC 16-233-025 Violations of this chapter -- Worker protection standards -- 40 CFR, § 170.9. (1) RCW 15.58.150 (2)(c) provides that it is unlawful for any person ". . . to use or cause to be used any pesticide contrary to label directions . . .." When 40 CFR, Part 170 is referenced on a label, users must comply with all of its requirements except those that are inconsistent with product specific instructions on the labeling. For purposes of this chapter, the term "use" is interpreted to include:
(a) Preapplication activities, including, but not limited to:
(i) Arranging for the application of the pesticide;
(ii) Mixing and loading the pesticide; and
(iii) Making necessary preparations for the application of the pesticide, including responsibilities related to worker notification, training of handlers, decontamination, use and care of personal protective equipment, emergency information, and heat stress management.
(c) Post-application activities necessary to reduce the risks of illness and injury resulting from handlers' and workers' occupational exposures to pesticide residues during the restricted-entry interval plus thirty days. These activities include, but are not limited to, responsibilities related to worker training, notification, and decontamination.
(d) Other pesticide-related activities, including, but not limited to, providing emergency assistance, transporting or storing pesticides that have been opened, and disposing of excess pesticides, spray mix, equipment wash waters, pesticide containers, and other pesticide-containing materials.
(2) A person who has a duty under this chapter, as referenced on the pesticide product label, and who fails to perform that duty, violates RCW 15.58.330 and 17.21.315, and is subject to civil penalties under RCW 15.58.335, 15.58.260 and 17.21.315.
(3) FIFRA section 14 (b)(4) provides that a person is liable for a penalty under FIFRA if another person employed by or acting for that person violates any provision of FIFRA. The term "acting for" includes both employment and contractual relationships.
(4) The requirements of this chapter, including the decontamination requirements, shall not, for the purposes of section 653 (b)(1) of Title 29 of the U.S. Code, be deemed to be the exercise of statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting the general sanitary hazards addressed by the WISHA Field Sanitation Standard, WAC ((296-24-120)) 296-307-095, or other agricultural, nonpesticide hazards.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 96-21-008 (Order 6002), § 16-233-025, filed 10/3/96, effective 11/3/96.]
WAC 16-233-120 Entry restrictions -- Standards for workers -- 40 CFR, § 170.112. (1) General restrictions.
(b) Entry-restricted areas in greenhouses are specified in column D in Table 2 under WAC 16-233-115 (3)(d).
(b) No such entry is allowed until any inhalation exposure level listed in the labeling has been reached or any ventilation criteria established by WAC 16-233-115 (3)(c) or in the labeling have been met.
(c) No such entry is allowed for the first four hours following the end of the application, and no such entry is allowed thereafter until any inhalation exposure level listed in the labeling has been reached or any ventilation criteria established by WAC 16-233-115 (3)(c) or in the labeling have been met.
(vii)(A) Gloves shall be of the type specified ((by)) on the pesticide product labeling. Gloves ((or glove linings)) made of leather, cotton, or other absorbent materials must not be worn for early-entry activities, unless gloves made of these materials are listed as acceptable for such use on the product labeling ((as acceptable for such use)). If chemical-resistant gloves with sufficient durability and suppleness are not obtainable ((for tasks with roses or other plants with sharp thorns)), leather gloves may be worn ((over)) on top of chemical-resistant ((liners)) gloves. However, once leather gloves have been worn for this use, ((thereafter)) they shall not be worn ((only with chemical-resistant liners)) thereafter for any other purpose, and they shall ((not)) only be worn ((for any other use)) over chemical-resistant gloves.
(h) During any early entry activity, the agricultural employer shall provide a decontamination site in accordance with WAC 16-233-150.
(a) The director may declare the existence of circumstances causing an agricultural emergency on a particular establishment or establishments.
(vi) A decontamination site has been provided in accordance with WISHA regulations;
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 96-21-008 (Order 6002), § 16-233-120, filed 10/3/96, effective 11/3/96.]
WAC 16-233-140 Pesticide safety training -- Standards for workers -- 40 CFR, § 170.130. (1) General requirement.
(b) Requirement for workers performing early entry activities. Before a worker enters a treated area on the agricultural establishment during a restricted-entry interval to perform early entry activities permitted by WAC 16-233-120 and contacts anything that has been treated with the pesticide to which the restricted-entry interval applies, including but not limited to, soil, water, or surfaces of plants, the agricultural employer shall assure that the worker has been trained.
(i) Information before entry. Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, before a worker enters any areas on the agricultural establishment where, within the last thirty days a pesticide to which this chapter applies has been applied or the restricted-entry interval for such pesticide has been in effect, the agricultural employer shall assure that the worker has been provided the pesticide safety information specified in subsection (3) of this section, in a manner that agricultural workers can understand, such as by providing written materials or oral communication or by other means. The agricultural employer must be able to verify compliance with this requirement.
(ii) Training before the start of a work period. The agricultural employer shall assure that a worker has been trained before the worker enters any areas on the agricultural establishment where, within the last thirty days a pesticide to which this chapter applies has been applied or a restricted-entry interval for such pesticide has been in effect.
(b) A worker who satisfies the handler training requirements of WAC 16-233-225(3).
(c) A worker who is certified or licensed as a crop advisor by the Washington state department of agriculture under RCW 15.58.230: Provided, That a requirement for such certification or licensing is pesticide safety training that includes all the information set out in WAC 16-233-225 (3)(d).
(3) Pesticide safety information. The pesticide safety information required by subsection (1)(c)(i) of this section shall be presented to workers in a manner that the workers can understand. At a minimum, the following information shall be provided:
(a) Pesticides may be on or in plants, soil, irrigation water, or drifting from nearby applications.
(b) Prevent pesticides from entering your body by:
(i) Following directions and/or signs about keeping out of treated or restricted areas.
(ii) Washing before eating, drinking, using chewing gum or tobacco, or using the toilet.
(iii) Wearing work clothing that protects the body from pesticide residues.
(iv) Washing/showering with soap and water, shampoo hair, and put on clean clothes after work.
(v) Washing work clothes separately from other clothes before wearing them again.
(vi) Washing immediately in the nearest clean water if pesticides are spilled or sprayed on the body. As soon as possible, shower, shampoo, and change into clean clothes.
(((c) Other information as required in WISHA, WAC 296-62-054 through 296-62-05427, hazardous communication program.))
(4) Training programs.
(iv) Satisfy the training requirements in WAC 16-233-225(3).
(vii) Routine and emergency decontamination procedures, including emergency eyeflushing techniques.
(xi) Requirements of this chapter designed to reduce the risks of illness or injury resulting from workers' occupational exposure to pesticides, including application and entry restrictions, the design of the warning sign, posting of warning signs, oral warnings, the availability of specific information about applications, and the protection against retaliatory acts.
(5) Verification of training.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (5)(b) of this section, if the agricultural employer assures that a worker possesses a Washington state department of agriculture-approved worker protection standard worker training card, then the requirements of subsection (1) of this section will have been met. Employers must still comply with the requirements of subsection (3)(c) of this section, hazardous communication program.
(b) If the agricultural employer is aware or has reason to know that a Washington state department of agriculture-approved worker protection standard worker training card has not been issued in accordance with this section, or has not been issued to the worker bearing the card, or the training was completed more than five years before the beginning of the current month, a worker's possession of that card does not meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
Note: In addition to the training required by this section, the department of labor and industries requires all agricultural employers, without exception, to train all employees in accordance with WAC 296-307-550, employer chemical hazard communication.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 96-21-008 (Order 6002), § 16-233-140, filed 10/3/96, effective 11/3/96.]
WAC 16-233-225 Pesticide safety training -- Standards for pesticide handlers -- 40 CFR, § 170.230. (1) Requirement. Before any handler performs any handling task, the handler employer shall assure that the handler has been trained in accordance with this section during the last five years, counting from the end of the month in which the training was completed.
(b) A handler who is certified or licensed as a crop advisor by the Washington state department of agriculture under RCW 15.58.230: Provided, That a requirement for such certification or licensing is pesticide safety training that includes all the information set out in WAC 16-233-225 (3)(d).
(xiii) Requirements of this chapter that must be followed by handler employers for the protection of handlers and other persons, including the prohibition against applying pesticides in a manner that will cause contact with workers or other persons, the requirement to use personal protective equipment, the provisions for training and decontamination, and the protection against retaliatory acts.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 96-21-008 (Order 6002), § 16-233-225, filed 10/3/96, effective 11/3/96.]
WAC 16-233-245 Personal protective equipment -- Standards for pesticide handlers -- 40 CFR, § 170.240. (1) Requirement. Any person who performs tasks as a pesticide handler shall use the clothing and personal protective equipment specified on the labeling for use of the product.
(e)(i) Gloves shall be of the type specified ((by)) on the pesticide product labeling. Gloves ((or glove linings)) made of leather, cotton, or other absorbent materials ((shall)) may not be worn ((for)) while mixing, loading, applying, or otherwise handling ((activities)) pesticides, unless ((such)) gloves made of these materials are listed as acceptable for such use on the product labeling ((as acceptable for such use)).
(i) When a respirator is specified by the product labeling, it shall be appropriate for the pesticide product used and for the activity to be performed. The handler employer shall assure that the respirator fits correctly by using the procedures consistent with ((WAC 296-62-071)) chapter 296-307 WAC, Part Y-5. If the label does not specify the type of respirator to be used, it shall meet the requirements of ((WAC 296-62-071)) chapter 296-307 WAC, Part Y-5. The respiratory protection requirements of ((the general occupational health standards, WAC 296-62-071)) chapter 296-307 WAC, Part Y-5, shall apply.
(iii) Persons occupying an enclosed cab that has a properly functioning ventilation system which is used and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's written operating instructions and which is declared in writing by the manufacturer and the Washington state department of labor and industries to provide respiratory protection equivalent to or greater than the vapor-removing or gas-removing respirator specified on pesticide product labeling may substitute a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, shoes, and socks for the labeling-specified personal protective equipment. If an air-supplying respirator or a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) is specified on the pesticide product labeling, it must be worn.
(ii) Any inhalation exposure level listed in the labeling has been reached or any ventilation criteria established by WAC 16-233-115 (3)(c) or in the labeling have been met.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 96-21-008 (Order 6002), § 16-233-245, filed 10/3/96, effective 11/3/96.]