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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › DRAINAGE › Section 296-800-22030 - Provide proper drainage

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You must provide all areas where employees work, such as
				  yards, basements, or garages, with adequate drainage.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-22030, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › STORAGE AREAS › Section 296-800-22035 - Store things safely

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(1)
				You must store materials so they do not create a hazard.
(2) You must keep workplace storage areas
				free from accumulation of materials that could create hazards from tripping,
				fire, or explosion.
(3) You must
				secure stored items such as bundles, containers, and bags to prevent them from
				falling, sliding, or collapsing by doing one or more of the following:
(a) Stacking.
(b) Racking.
(c) Blocking.
(d) Interlocking.
(e) Otherwise securing
				them.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › STORAGE AREAS › Section 296-800-22040 - Control vegetation in your storage areas

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You must control vegetation in your storage areas when
				  necessary to create a safe working environment.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-22040, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › SANITATION AND HYGIENE FACILITIES AND PROCEDURES › Section 296-800-230 - Summary

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Your responsibility:
You must provide safe drinking (potable) water, bathrooms,
				  washing facilities, eating areas and garbage and waste disposal in your
				  workplace.
General requirements for all workplaces.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Drinking water
Provide safe drinking (potable) water in
						  your workplace
WAC
						  296-800-23005
Clearly mark water outlets that are not fit
						  for drinking (nonpotable)
WAC
						  296-800-23010
Make sure that systems delivering
						  not-fit-for-drinking (nonpotable) water prevent backflow into drinking water
						  systems
WAC
						  296-800-23015
Bathrooms and washing
						  facilities
Provide bathrooms for your employees
WAC
						  296-800-23020
Provide convenient and clean washing
						  facilities
WAC
						  296-800-23025
Eating areas and food service
Make sure eating areas are safe and healthy
WAC
						  296-800-23040
Follow these requirements if you provide
						  food service to your employees
WAC
						  296-800-23045
Garbage and waste disposal
Dispose of garbage and waste safely
WAC
						  296-800-23050
Remove garbage and waste in a way that does
						  not create a health hazard
WAC
						  296-800-23055
Lunchrooms and personal service
						  rooms
Provide a separate lunchroom if employees
						  are exposed to toxic substances if they are allowed to eat and drink on the job
						  site
WAC
						  296-800-23060
Provide showers when required for employees
						  working with chemicals
WAC
						  296-800-23065
Provide change rooms when required
WAC
						  296-800-23070
Make sure any work clothes you provide are
						  dry
WAC
						  296-800-23075
Note:
Some industries may have additional rules
						  on bathrooms and washing facilities. Some examples include:
Industry
WAC
Agriculture; indoor sanitation and
						  temporary labor camps
chapter 296-307 WAC
Carcinogens; general regulated area
						  requirements
WAC
						  296-62-07308
Charter boats
WAC
						  296-115-050
Compressed air work
WAC
						  296-36-160(5)
Construction
WAC
						  296-155-140
Temporary labor camps
WAC 296-24-12507
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-230, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-230, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-230, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › DRINKING WATER › Section 296-800-23005 - Provide safe drinking (potable) water in your workplace

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(1) You must
				provide safe drinking (potable) water for employees for:
(a) Washing themselves.
(b) Personal service rooms.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Washing premises where food is prepared
				or processed.
(e) Washing food,
				eating utensils, or clothing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › DRINKING WATER › Section 296-800-23010 - Clearly mark the water outlets that are not fit for drinking (nonpotable)

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(1)
				You must mark water outlets that are not fit for drinking (nonpotable), such as
				those used for industrial processes or firefighting, so they will not be used
				for:
(a) Drinking.
(b) Washing themselves, except in
				emergencies.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Washing food, eating utensils, or
				clothing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › DRINKING WATER › Section 296-800-23015 - Make sure that systems delivering not-fit-for-drinking (nonpotable) water prevent backflow into drinking water systems

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You must make sure that systems delivering
				  not-fit-for-drinking (nonpotable) water prevent backflow into drinking water
				  systems.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-23015, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BATHROOMS AND WASHING FACILITIES › Section 296-800-23020 - Provide bathrooms for your employees

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Exemption:
You do not have to provide bathrooms:
For mobile crews or at work locations not normally
							 attended by employees, if there is transportation immediately available to
							 nearby bathrooms that meet the requirements of this section.
(1) You must
				provide bathrooms with the appropriate number of toilets for your employees at
				every workplace based on Table 1.
(2) You must have an appropriate number of
				toilets for each gender, based on the number of male and female employees at
				your workplace.
For example, if you have thirty-seven men and seventeen
				  women, you need to have three toilets for the men and two toilets for the
				  women, based on Table 1.
(3)
				You must make sure each toilet is in a separate compartment with a door and
				walls or partitions for privacy.
Table 1
Required Number of Employee Toilets at Every
				  Workplace
Maximum Number of Employees Present
						  at Any One Time During a Shift
Minimum Number of Toilets
						  Required
1 to 15
1
16 to 35
2
36 to 55
3
56 to 80
4
81 to 110
5
111 to 150
6
Over 150
One additional toilet for each additional
						  40 employees
Note:
A shared bathroom (multiple toilets without
						  enclosures) counts as one toilet no matter how many toilets it contains. In
						  bathrooms used only by men, urinals may be substituted for up to 1/3 of the
						  required toilets.
(4)
				You must provide toilet paper and a toilet paper roll holder for each
				toilet.
(5) You must make sure
				bathrooms are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(6) You must make sure the sewage disposal
				method does not endanger the health of employees.
Exemption:
Separate bathrooms for men and women are not required
							 if the bathroom:
* Will only be occupied by one person at a
							 time.
* Can be locked from the inside.
* Contains at least one toilet.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-23020, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-23020, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-23020, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BATHROOMS AND WASHING FACILITIES › Section 296-800-23025 - Provide convenient and clean washing facilities

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Exemption:
You do
not
have to provide washing
							 facilities for:
* Mobile crews or work locations not normally
							 attended by employees, if there is immediately available transportation to
							 nearby washing facilities that meet the requirements of this rule.
You must provide convenient and clean washing facilities for
				  employees including:
(1) Sinks or
				basins for personal washing.
(2)
				Hot and cold water, or lukewarm (tepid), running water in each sink and
				basin.
(3) Hand soap or similar
				cleaning agents.
(4) One of the
				following:
(a) Individual paper or cloth hand
				towels.
(b) Individual sections of
				clean continuous cloth toweling.
(c) Air blowers for drying hands, located
				near the sinks and basins.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EATING AREAS AND FOOD SERVICE › Section 296-800-23040 - Make sure eating areas are safe and healthy

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(1) You must make sure employees are not
				allowed to eat and drink in:
(a)
				Bathrooms.
(b) Areas exposed to
				toxic substances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EATING AREAS AND FOOD SERVICE › Section 296-800-23045 - Follow these requirements if you provide food service to your employees

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(1)
				You must make sure all food service facilities and operations you make
				available follow sound hygiene principles.
(2) You must make sure the food is:
(a) Unspoiled.
(b) Protected from contamination during
				processing, preparation, handling, and storage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › GARBAGE AND WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 296-800-23050 - Dispose of garbage and waste safely

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(1) You must make sure garbage containers
				are:
(a) Kept in a clean and sanitary
				condition.
(b) Made from smooth,
				corrosion resistant materials.
(c)
				Easily cleaned or are disposable.
(d) Equipped with a solid tight-fitting cover
				unless you can keep them in a sanitary condition without a
				cover.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › GARBAGE AND WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 296-800-23055 - Remove garbage and waste in a way that does not create a health hazard

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You must remove all sweepings, solid and liquid wastes,
				  refuse, and garbage as often as needed to keep the workplace in a sanitary
				  condition.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-23055, filed 9/2/03, effective
					 11/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › LUNCHROOMS AND PERSONAL SERVICE ROOMS › Section 296-800-23060 - Provide a separate lunchroom if employees are exposed to toxic substances if they are allowed to eat and drink on the job site

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(1) You must provide a lunchroom separate
				from the work area if employees are exposed to toxic substances.
(2) You must use Table 2 to determine the
				required square footage in your lunchroom based on the number of employees
				using the room at any one time.
Table 2
Maximum Number of Employees Using Lunchroom at One
				  Time
Number of Persons
Square Feet per Person
25 and less
13
26-74
12
75-149
11
150 and over
10
Note:
You do not have to provide a separate
						  lunchroom if it is convenient for employees to leave the workplace to eat and
						  drink.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-23060, filed 9/2/03, effective
					 11/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › LUNCHROOMS AND PERSONAL SERVICE ROOMS › Section 296-800-23065 - Provide showers when required for employees working with chemicals

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(1) You must
				provide showers for employees if:
(a) They
				work with chemicals that could cause an occupational illness; and
(b) The chemicals remain on the skin between
				work shifts.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › LUNCHROOMS AND PERSONAL SERVICE ROOMS › Section 296-800-23070 - Provide change rooms when required

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(1) You must provide change rooms when
				employees are required by a particular standard to wear protective clothing
				because of the possibility of contamination with toxic materials.
(2) You must make sure change rooms have
				separate storage facilities for street clothes and protective
				clothing.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-23070, filed 9/2/03, effective
					 11/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › LUNCHROOMS AND PERSONAL SERVICE ROOMS › Section 296-800-23075 - Make sure any work clothes you provide are dry

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You must make sure when providing work clothes to employees
				  that the clothing provided is dry if the clothing:
(1) Gets wet during use; or
(2) Is washed before it is reused.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-23075, filed 9/2/03, effective
					 11/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE IN THE OFFICE › Section 296-800-240 - Summary

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Your responsibility:
You must eliminate exposure to
environmental tobacco
				  smoke
in your
office work environment
.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Prohibit tobacco smoke in your office work environment
WAC
						  296-800-24005
Note:
This rule does not preempt any federal, state,
						  municipal, or other local authority's regulation of indoor smoking that is more
						  protective than this section.
Definition:
Office work environment is an indoor or enclosed
							 occupied space where clerical work, administration, or business is carried out.
							 In addition, it includes:
* Other workplace spaces controlled by the employer
							 and used by office workers, such as cafeterias, meeting rooms, and washrooms.
* Office areas of manufacturing and production
							 facilities, not including process areas.
* Office areas of businesses such as food and
							 beverage establishments, agricultural operations, construction, commercial
							 trade, services, etc.
Link:
For work environments outside the office, contact
							 your local health department using the link
https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/Tobacco/LawsRegulations
or by
							 calling them directly.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 06-22-023, §
					 296-800-240, filed 10/24/06, effective 12/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-240, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE IN THE OFFICE › Section 296-800-24005 - Prohibit tobacco smoke in your office work environment

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Exemption: The minimum criteria specified in this rule do
				  not apply to outdoor structures provided for smokers such as gazebos or
				  lean-tos that maintain the twenty-five feet distance from entrances, exits,
				  windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where
				  smoking is prohibited.
(1) You must
				prohibit
smoking
in your office work environment.
(2) You must use administrative controls to
				prevent tobacco smoke from entering your office from outside the
				building.
(3) You must make sure
				that outside smoking areas used by your employees are at least twenty-five feet
				from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an
				enclosed area where smoking is prohibited.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 06-22-023, §
					 296-800-24005, filed 10/24/06, effective 12/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-24005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › STAIRS AND STAIR RAILINGS SUMMARY › Section 296-800-250 - Summary

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Your responsibility:
To make sure stairs used by employees are safe.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Provide fixed stairs where required
WAC
						  296-800-25005
Provide stairs that minimize hazards
WAC
						  296-800-25010
Provide handrails and stair railings
WAC
						  296-800-25015
Exemptions:
This rule does
not
apply to:
* Stairs used exclusively for fire exit
							 purposes
* Construction operations (See WAC
							 296-24-76503
							 for the specifications for the safe design and construction of fixed general
							 industrial stairs.)
* Private buildings or residences
* Articulated stairs (for example, stairs used at a
							 marina)
* Nonindustrial and monumental stairs are excluded
							 as they are not industrial stairs; however, when public and private building
							 steps are located at loading or receiving docks, in maintenance areas, etc., or
							 are used exclusively by employees, the requirements of this rule must
							 apply.
Note:
The introduction has important information
						  about building, electrical and fire codes that may apply to you in addition to
						  WISHA rules. See "How do the WISHA rules relate to building, fire, and
						  electrical codes" in the introduction section of this book.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-250, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-250, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › STAIRS AND STAIR RAILINGS SUMMARY › Section 296-800-25005 - Provide fixed stairs where required

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(1) You must install fixed stairs where:
(a) Employees travel between different levels
				on a predictable and regular basis.
(b) Access to platforms is required to give
				routine attention to equipment under operation.
(c) Daily movement between elevations is
				required to gauge, inspect, and maintain equipment where those work assignments
				may expose employees to acids, caustics, gases, or other harmful
				substances.
(d) Carrying tools or
				equipment by hand is a normal work requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › STAIRS AND STAIR RAILINGS SUMMARY › Section 296-800-25010 - Provide stairs that minimize hazards

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(1) You must make sure stairs have
				slip-resistant treads.
(2) You must
				make sure that stairs with four or more risers have:
(a) Railings on the open sides of all exposed
				stairways and stair platforms.
(b)
				Handrails on at least one side of closed stairways, preferably on the right
				side while descending.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › STAIRS AND STAIR RAILINGS SUMMARY › Section 296-800-25015 - Provide handrails and stair railings

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Exemption:
Vehicle service pit stairways are exempt
						  from the rules for stairway railing and guards, if they would prevent a vehicle
						  from moving into a position over the pit.
Definition:
* A handrail is a single bar or pipe on
						  brackets from a wall or partition to provide a continuous handhold for persons
						  using a stair.
* A stair railing is a vertical barrier
						  attached to a stairway with an open side, to prevent falls. The top surface of
						  the stair railing is used as a handrail.
(1) You must
				make sure stairways less than forty-four inches wide have:
(a) At least one handrail, preferably on your
				right side as you go down the stairs, if both sides are enclosed; or
(b) At least one stair railing on the open
				side, if one side is open; or
(c)
				One stair railing on each side, if both sides are open.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FLOOR OPENINGS, FLOOR HOLES AND OPEN-SIDED FLOORS › Section 296-800-260 - Summary

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-260, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FLOOR OPENINGS, FLOOR HOLES AND OPEN-SIDED FLOORS › Section 296-800-26005 - Guard or cover floor openings and floor holes

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-26005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FLOOR OPENINGS, FLOOR HOLES AND OPEN-SIDED FLOORS › Section 296-800-26010 - Protect open-sided floors and platforms

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-26010, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-26010, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › WORKPLACE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY › Section 296-800-270 - Summary

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Your responsibility:
To make sure that the buildings, floors, and other structures
				  in your workplace are safe, well-built, and not overloaded.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Do not overload floors or roofs
WAC
						  296-800-27005
Make sure that floors are safe
WAC
						  296-800-27010
Make sure floors can support equipment that
						  moves and has motion
WAC
						  296-800-27015
Post approved load limits (weight limits)
						  for floors
WAC
						  296-800-27020
Note:
The introduction has important information
						  about fire, building and electrical codes that may apply to you in addition to
						  WISHA rules. See "How do the WISHA rules relate to fire, building and
						  electrical codes" in the introduction section of this book.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-270, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › WORKPLACE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY › Section 296-800-27005 - Do not overload floors or roofs

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You must prohibit overloading roofs and floors of any
				  building or other structure with more weight than is approved by the building
				  official.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-27005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › WORKPLACE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY › Section 296-800-27010 - Make sure that floors are safe

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(1) You must make sure that floors including
				their parts and structural members are safe.
(2) You must make sure floors are of
				substantial construction and kept in good repair. This includes floors of:
(a) Buildings.
(b) Platforms.
(c) Walks and driveways.
(d) Storage yards.
(e) Docks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › WORKPLACE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY › Section 296-800-27015 - Make sure floors can support equipment that moves or has motion

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You must make sure flooring of buildings, ramps, docks,
				  trestles and other fixed structures that supports equipment that moves or has
				  motion such as vibration, must not be less than two and one-half inch
				  material.
Note:
Where flooring is covered by steel floor
						  plates, 2-inch material may be used.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-27015, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › WORKPLACE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY › Section 296-800-27020 - Post approved load limits (weight limits) for floors

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(1) You must post
				approved load limits (weight limits) for floors used for mercantile, business,
				industrial or storage purposes in an obvious place.
(2) You must as the owner, or owner's agent,
				of a building (or other part of a workplace) post the load approved by the
				building official by:
(a) Supplying and
				affixing a durable metal sign that is marked with the approved load.
(b) Placing the metal sign in an obvious spot
				in the space to which it applies.
(c) Replacing the metal sign if it is lost,
				defaced, damaged, or removed.
Note:
This rule applies to the floor that
						  supports shelving, but not to the shelves themselves.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28005 - Inspect all electrical equipment your employees use to make sure the equipment is safe

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You must inspect electrical equipment to make sure there are
				  no recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
				  employees. Determine the safety of the equipment by considering the
				  following:
Suitability for installation and use as evidenced by:
(1) Approved or listed by a recognized
				testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or other approving
				agency.
(2) Labeled or listed for
				the purpose it is being used.
(3)
				Mechanical strength and durability, including the adequacy of the protection
				provided by parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment.
(4) Wire-bending and connection
				space.
(5) Electrical
				insulation.
(6) Heating effects
				under all conditions of use.
(7)
				Arcing effects.
(8) Classification
				by type, size, voltage, current capacity, and specific use.
(9) Other factors that contribute to the
				practical safeguarding of persons using or likely to come in contact with the
				equipment.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW.
					 12-16-064, § 296-800-28005, filed 7/31/12, effective 9/1/12. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-28005, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-28005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28010 - Make sure all electrical equipment is used for its approved or listed purpose

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Definitions:
* Electrical outlets are places on an electric
							 circuit where power is supplied to equipment through receptacles, sockets and
							 outlets for attachment plugs.
* Receptacles are outlets that accept a plug to
							 supply electric power to equipment through a cord or cable.
(1) You must
				make sure electrical outlets have an ampere rating that is not less than the
				electrical load to be served.
(2)
				You must make sure the proper mating configuration exists when connecting the
				attachment plug to a receptacle.
(3) You must make sure electrical outlets,
				cord connectors, attachment plugs and receptacles will not accept an attachment
				plug with a different voltage or current rating than that for which the device
				is intended.
Note:
A 20-ampere T-slot receptacle or cord
						  connector may accept a 15-ampere attachment plug of the same voltage rating.
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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW.
					 12-16-064, § 296-800-28010, filed 7/31/12, effective 9/1/12. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-28010, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-28010, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28015 - Make sure electrical equipment used or located in wet or damp locations is designed for such use

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(1)
				You must make sure fixtures and receptacles located in wet or damp locations
				are approved for such use. They must be constructed or installed so that water
				cannot enter or accumulate in wireways, lampholders, or other electrical
				parts.
(2) You must make sure
				cabinets, cutout boxes, fittings, boxes, and panelboard enclosures in damp or
				wet locations are:
(a) Installed to prevent
				moisture or water from entering and accumulating inside.
(b) Mounted so there is at least a 1/4 inch
				airspace between the enclosure and the wall or other supporting surface.
				Non-metallic enclosures may be installed on a concrete, masonry, tile, or
				similar surface without the airspace.
(c) Weatherproof when used in wet locations.
Switches, circuit breakers, and switchboards located in wet
				  locations must be in weatherproof enclosures.
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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28020 - Make sure electrical equipment that is not marked is not used

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(1) Electric
				equipment may not be used unless the following markings have been placed on the
				equipment:
(a) The manufacturer's name,
				trademark, or other descriptive marking by which the organization responsible
				for the product may be identified; and
(b) Voltage, current and wattage, or other
				ratings as necessary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28022 - Identify disconnecting means

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(1) You must make sure the disconnecting
				means (such as on/off switches and circuit breakers) is marked to show when it
				is open and closed and what equipment it controls, unless located and arranged
				so the purpose is obvious.
(2) You
				must install the disconnecting means at a readily accessible location nearest
				the point of entrance of the service-entrance conductors.
(3) You must make sure the disconnecting
				means for each motor and appliance is marked, at the disconnecting means or
				overcurrent device, to show when the circuit is open and closed and what
				circuit it controls, unless located and arranged so the purpose is
				obvious.
(4) You must make sure
				each service, feeder and branch circuit is marked, at its disconnecting means
				or over-current device, to show when the circuit is open and closed and what
				circuit it controls, unless located and arranged so the purpose is
				obvious.
(5) You must make sure
				markings are durable and appropriate to the environment.
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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW.
					 12-16-064, § 296-800-28022, filed 7/31/12, effective 9/1/12. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-28022, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28025 - Maintain electrical fittings, boxes, cabinets and outlets in good condition

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You must do the following when using covers and
				  openings:
(1) When conductors enter
				boxes, cabinets, or fittings:
(a) Protect the
				conductor (wires) from abrasion.
(b) Effectively close the openings where
				conductors enter.
(c) Effectively
				close all unused openings.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28027 - Working space around electrical equipment

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This section applies to equipment that operates at 600 volts
				  or less.
(1) You must provide and
				maintain sufficient access and working space around all electrical equipment to
				permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of the equipment.
(2) You must make sure equipment likely to
				require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized has:
(a) Working space in front of the equipment
				that is equal to the width of the equipment or thirty inches, whichever is
				greater.
(b) Sufficient working
				space to permit equipment doors or hinged panels to open at least 90
				degrees.
(c) Working space in the
				direction of access to live parts that is not less than that listed in Table
				XX. Distances are measured from the live parts if they are exposed or from the
				enclosure front or opening if they are enclosed.
(d) Clear working space about service
				equipment, switchboards, panelboards, or motor control centers that extends
				from the grade, floor, or platform to a height of:
(i) 6.25 Feet for installations built before
				August 13, 2007.
(ii) 6.5 Feet for
				installations built on or after August 13, 2007. If the height of the equipment
				is greater than 6.5 feet, the minimum headroom may not be less than the height
				of the equipment.
Note:
* Other equipment associated with the
						  electrical installation and located above or below the electric equipment may
						  extend not more than 6 inches beyond the front of the electric equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28030 - Maintain all flexible cords and cables in good condition and use safely

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Exemption:
These rules do not apply to cords and
						  cables that are an internal part of factory assembled appliances and equipment,
						  like the windings on motors or wiring inside electrical panels.
Note:
Flexible cords and cables are typically
						  used to connect electrical equipment to a power source. These cords can have an
						  electrical plug to connect to a power source or can be permanently wired into
						  the power source. The terms flexible cords, extension cord, cables and
						  electrical cords all refer to a type of flexible cord.
(1) You must
				perform visual inspections.
On portable cord- and plug-connected equipment and extension
				  cords before use on each work shift. Defects and damage to look for
				  include:
(a) Loose parts.
(b) Deformed or missing pins.
(c) External defects and damage.
(d) Damage to the outer covering or
				insulation.
(e) Pinched or crushed
				covering or insulation that might indicate internal damage.
Exemption:
You do not need to visually inspect
						  portable cord- and plug-connected equipment and extension cords that stay
						  connected once in place and are not exposed to damage until they are moved.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28035 - Guard electrical equipment to prevent your employees from electrical hazards

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(1)
				You must guard live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more
				against accidental contact by any of the following means:
(a) By approved cabinets or other forms of
				approved enclosures.
(b) By
				location in a room, vault, or similar enclosure that is accessible only to
				employees qualified to work on the equipment. Entrances to rooms and other
				guarded locations containing exposed live parts must be marked with conspicuous
				warning signs forbidding unqualified persons to enter.
(c) By permanent, substantial partitions or
				screens so that only employees qualified to work on the equipment will have
				access within reach of the live parts. Any openings must prevent accidental
				contact with live parts by employees or objects employees carry.
(d) By location on a balcony, gallery, or
				platform that will exclude unqualified persons.
(e) By being located eight feet or more above
				the floor or other working surface.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28040 - Make sure electrical equipment is effectively grounded

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(1) You must make sure the path to ground
				from circuits, equipment, and enclosures is permanent, continuous, and
				effective.
(2) You must make sure
				exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment
				that may become energized are grounded under any of the following conditions:
(a) If operated at over 150 volts to ground,
				except for guarded motors and metal frames of electrically heated appliances if
				the appliance frames are permanently and effectively insulated from
				ground.
(b) Equipment in hazardous
				locations. (WAC 296-24-95613)
(c)
				If the equipment is of the following types:
(i) Hand-held motor-operated tools.
(ii) Stationary and fixed motor-operated
				tools.
(iii) Light industrial
				motor-operated tools.
(iv)
				Refrigerators.
(v)
				Freezers.
(vi) Air
				conditioners.
(vii) Clothes washers
				and dryers.
(viii)
				Dishwashers.
(ix) Electrical
				aquarium equipment.
(x) Sump
				pumps.
(xi) Hedge
				clippers.
(xii) Electric lawn
				mowers.
(xiii) Electric snow
				blowers.
(xiv) Wet
				scrubbers.
(xv) Tools likely to be
				used in damp or wet locations.
(xvi) Appliances used by employees standing
				on the ground, on metal floors or working inside of metal tanks or
				boilers.
(xvii) Portable hand
				lamps.
(xviii) Portable and mobile
				X-ray and associated equipment.
(xix) Tools likely to be used in wet and
				conductive locations.
Note:
Grounding can be achieved by using tools
						  and appliances equipped with an equipment grounding conductor (three-prong plug
						  and grounded electrical system).
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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › BASIC ELECTRICAL RULES › Section 296-800-28045 - Make sure electrical equipment has overcurrent protection

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(1) You must make
				sure all electrical circuits that are rated at 600 volts or less have
				overcurrent protection.
(2) You
				must protect conductors and equipment from overcurrent according to their
				ability to safely conduct electrical current.
(3) You must make sure overcurrent devices do
				not interrupt the continuity of grounded conductors unless all conductors are
				opened at the same time, except for motor running overload protection.
(a) Locate or shield fuses and circuit
				breakers so that employees will not be burned or otherwise injured by their
				operation.
(b) Make sure handles or
				levers of circuit breakers, and similar parts that may move suddenly in such a
				way that persons in the vicinity are likely to be injured by being struck by
				them, are guarded or isolated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS › Section 296-800-300 - Summary-Portable fire extinguishers

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Important:
The following WISHA rule applies to the placement, use,
				  maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of
				  employees. Your local fire marshal also enforces fire codes which address fire
				  safety that are more comprehensive and may go beyond WISHA rules.
Your responsibility:
To provide readily accessible, appropriate portable fire
				  extinguishers for employees in your workplace.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Provide portable fire extinguishers in your
						  workplace
WAC
						  296-800-30005
Select and distribute portable fire
						  extinguishers in your workplace
WAC
						  296-800-30010
Make sure that portable fire extinguishers
						  are kept fully charged, in operable condition, and left in their designated
						  places
WAC
						  296-800-30015
Inspect and test all portable fire
						  extinguishers
WAC
						  296-800-30020
Train your employees to use portable fire
						  extinguishers
WAC
						  296-800-30025
Exemptions:
* You are exempt from the requirements of portable fire
				  extinguishers if you have the following:
- A written fire safety policy that requires the immediate
				  and total evacuation of employees from the workplace when there is a fire alarm
				  signal ; and
- An emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan which
				  meet the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-567;
				  and
- Portable fire extinguishers in your workplace that are not
				  accessible for employee use
* If another WISHA rule requires portable fire extinguishers,
				  then you must comply with these requirements.
* Where extinguishers are provided but are not intended for
				  employee use and you have an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan
				  (which meet the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-567
				), then only the requirements of WAC
				  296-800-30020
				  apply.
Note:
The introduction has important information
						  about building, electrical and fire codes that may apply to you in addition to
						  WISHA rules. See "How do the WISHA rules relate to building, fire and
						  electrical codes" in the introduction section of this book.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-300, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-300, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS › Section 296-800-30005 - Provide portable fire extinguishers in your workplace

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(1) You must provide approved portable fire
				extinguishers for your workplace and distribute them so they are readily
				accessible.
Make sure that your portable fire extinguisher does not use
				  extinguishing agents such as carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane
				  extinguishing agents. In addition, soda-acid foam, loaded stream, antifreeze
				  and water extinguishers of the inverting type must not be recharged or placed
				  into service.
(2) You must
				mount, locate, and identify portable fire extinguishers so employees can easily
				reach them, without being subjected to possible injury.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-30005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.