Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part A - GENERAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROVISIONS › Section 296-155-020 - Housekeeping

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) You must keep
				all places of employment clean to the extent that the nature of the work
				allows.
(2) To facilitate cleaning,
				you must keep every floor, working surface, and passageway free from protruding
				nails, splinters, loose boards or openings.
(3) You must perform cleaning and sweeping in
				such a manner as to minimize the contamination of the air with dust.
(4) In areas where workers may pass or
				perform duties, you must remove all debris and accumulations of material . You
				must cover hoses and electrical conductors across aisles or passageways or
				suspend them overhead so that there is no tripping hazard.
(5) Where mechanical handling equipment is
				used, you must allow sufficient safe clearances for aisles, at loading docks,
				through doorways and wherever turns or passages must be made. You must mark
				such aisles and passageways.
(6)
				Storage of material must not create a hazard. You must store bags, containers,
				bundles, construction materials and other equipment in tiers, stacked, blocked
				or interlocked. They must be limited in height so that they are stable and
				secure against falling, sliding, or collapse.
(7) You must maintain free access at all
				times to all exits, fire alarm boxes, fire extinguishing equipment, and any
				other emergency equipment. Free access means clear of all
				obstructions.
(8) You must keep
				working and storage areas free from accumulation of materials that pose hazards
				of tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. You must exercise vegetation
				control.
(9) You must keep all
				lunchrooms, washrooms and restrooms in a clean and sanitary condition. Garbage
				cans in lunchrooms and restrooms must be equipped with fitted covers and the
				contents disposed of daily.
(10)
				During the course of construction, alteration, repair or demolition of
				buildings and structures, you must ensure continuous clean-up of your work
				area, including removal of all rubble, scrap, boxes, crates and excess material
				to trash disposal areas.
(11) You
				must provide containers for the collection and separation of waste, trash, oily
				or used rags, and other refuse. Containers used for garbage and other oily,
				flammable or hazardous wastes, such as caustics, acids, harmful dusts or
				similar materials must be equipped with covers. You must dispose of common
				garbage and other waste at frequent and regular intervals. You must store and
				dispose of chemical agents or substances which might react to create a
				hazardous condition separately. You must handle, accumulate and dispose of all
				hazardous wastes which are subject to the requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC
				in accordance with that chapter.
(12) You must maintain all floors and
				walkways in good condition. You must repair or replace loose or broken
				components . You must ensure secure footing on all floors and
				walkways.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 86-03-074 (Order
					 86-14), § 296-155-020, filed 1/21/86; Order 74-26, § 296-155-020,
					 filed 5/7/74, effective 6/6/74.