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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-33015 - Service stations

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(1)
Storage
				  and handling.
(a)
General
				  provisions.
(i) You must store liquids
				  in approved closed containers not exceeding 60 gallons capacity, in tanks
				  located underground, in tanks in special enclosures as described in (b) of this
				  subsection, or in aboveground tanks as provided for in subsection (3)(b)(i),
				  (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this section.
(ii) Aboveground tanks, located in an
				  adjoining bulk plant, may be connected by piping to service station underground
				  tanks if, in addition to valves at aboveground tanks, a valve is also installed
				  within control of service station personnel.
(iii) Apparatus dispensing Category 1 or 2
				  flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below
				  100°F (37.8°C), into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles of the public
				  must not be located at a bulk plant unless separated by a fence or similar
				  barrier from the area in which bulk operations are conducted.
(iv) The provisions of subsection (1) of this
				  section must not prohibit the dispensing of flammable liquids with a flashpoint
				  below 100°F (37.8°C) in the open from a tank vehicle to a motor
				  vehicle. You must permit such dispensing provided:
(A) The tank vehicle complies with the
				  requirements covered in the Standard on Tank Vehicles for Flammable Liquids,
				  NFPA 385-1966.
(B) The dispensing
				  is done on premises not open to the public.
(C) The dispensing hose does not exceed 50
				  feet in length.
(D) The dispensing
				  nozzle is a listed automatic-closing type without a latch-open
				  device.
(v) You must not
				  store or handle Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable
				  liquids with a flashpoint below 100°F (37.8°C), within a building
				  having a basement or pit into which flammable vapors may travel, unless such
				  area is provided with ventilation designed to prevent the accumulation of
				  flammable vapors therein.
(vi) You
				  must maintain and reconcile accurate inventory records on all Class I liquid
				  storage tanks for possible indication of leakage from tanks or
				  piping.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-33017 - Processing plants

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(1) This section
				  applies to those plants or buildings which contain chemical operations such as
				  oxidation, reduction, halogenation, hydrogenation, alkylation, polymerization,
				  and other chemical processes but does not apply to chemical plants, refineries
				  or distilleries.
(2)
Location.
(a)
Classification.
You must base the location of each processing
				  vessel upon its flammable liquid capacity. You must locate processing vessels, with respect to distances to lines of adjoining property which may be built
				  upon, in accordance with Table H-20, except when the processing plant is
				  designed in accordance with (b) of this subsection.
TABLE H-20
Processing vessels with emergency relief venting to
							 permit pressure
Stable liquids
Unstable liquids
Not in excess of 2.5 p.s.i.g.
Table H-9
2 1/2 times Table H-9.
Over 2.5. p.s.i.g.
1 1/2 times Table H-9.
4 times Table H-9.
(b)
Exception.
The distances required in (a) of this subsection may be
				  waived when the vessels are housed within a building and the exterior wall
				  facing the line of adjoining property which may be built upon is a blank wall
				  having a fire-resistance rating of not less than 4 hours. When Class IA or
				  unstable liquids are handled, the blank wall must have explosion resistance in
				  accordance with good engineering practice, see subsection (3)(d) of this
				  section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-33019 - Refineries, chemical plants, and distilleries

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(1)
Storage tanks.
You must
				  store flammable liquids in tanks, in containers, or in portable tanks. You must
				  install tanks in accordance with WAC
				  296-24-33005. You must locate
				  tanks for the storage of flammable liquids in tank farms and in locations other
				  than process areas in accordance with WAC
				  296-24-33005(2)(a) and
				  (b).
(2)
Wharves.
Wharves handling
				  flammable liquids must be in accordance with WAC
				  296-24-33013(4).
(3)
Fired and unfired pressure
				  vessels.
(a)
Fired
				  vessels.
You must construct fired pressure vessels in accordance with
				  the Code for Fired Pressure Vessels, section I of the ASME Boiler and Pressure
				  Vessel Code-1968.
(b) You must
				  construct unfired vessels in accordance with the Code for Unfired Pressure
				  Vessels, section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
				  Code-1968.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-370 - Spray finishing using flammable materials

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Order 73-5, § 296-24-370, filed 5/9/73 and Order
						73-4, § 296-24-370, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37005 - Electrical and other sources of ignition

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(1)
Conformance.
All electrical
				  equipment, open flames and other sources of ignition must conform to the
				  requirements of this section, except as follows:
(a) Electrostatic apparatus must conform to
				  the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-37015 and
				  296-24-37017.
(b) Drying, curing, and fusion apparatus must
				  conform to the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-37019.
(c) Automobile undercoating spray operations
				  in garages must conform to the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-37021.
(d) Powder coating equipment must conform to
				  the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-37023.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37011 - Protection

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(1)
Conformance.
In sprinklered buildings, the automatic sprinkler
				  system in rooms containing spray finishing operations must conform to the
				  requirements of WAC
				  296-24-607. In unsprinklered
				  buildings where sprinklers are installed only to protect spraying areas, the
				  installation must conform to such standards insofar as they are applicable. You
				  must locate sprinkler heads so as to provide water distribution throughout the
				  entire booth.
(2)
Valve
				  access.
Automatic sprinklers protecting each spray booth (together with
				  its connecting exhaust) must be under an accessibly located separate outside
				  stem and yoke (OS&Y) subcontrol valve.
(3)
Cleaning of heads.
You must
				  keep sprinklers protecting spraying areas as free from deposits as practical by
				  cleaning daily if necessary. (See also WAC
				  296-24-37013.)
(4)
Portable extinguishers.
You
				  must install an adequate supply of suitable portable fire extinguishers near
				  all spraying areas.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040 and
						49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
						81-32), § 296-24-37011, filed 12/24/81; Order 73-5, § 296-24-37011,
						filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-37011, filed
						5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37013 - Operations and maintenance

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(1)
Spraying.
You must not conduct spraying outside of predetermined
				  spraying areas.
(2)
Cleaning.
You must keep all spraying areas as free from the
				  accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning
				  conducted daily if necessary. Scrapers, spuds, or other such tools used for
				  cleaning purposes shall be of nonsparking material.
(3)
Residue disposal.
You must
				  immediately remove residue scrapings and debris contaminated with residue from
				  the premises and properly disposed of. You must provide approved metal waste
				  cans wherever rags or waste are impregnated with finishing material and all
				  such rags or waste deposited therein immediately after use. You must properly
				  dispose of the contents of waste cans at least once daily or at the end of each
				  shift.
(4)
Clothing
				  storage.
You must not leave spray finishing employees' clothing on the
				  premises overnight unless kept in metal lockers.
(5)
Cleaning solvents.
You must
				  restrict the use of solvents for cleaning operations to those having
				  flashpoints not less than 100°F; however, for cleaning spray nozzles and
				  auxiliary equipment, solvents having flashpoints not less than those normally
				  used in spray operations may be used. You must conduct such cleaning inside
				  spray booths and ventilating equipment operated during cleaning.
(6)
Hazardous materials
				  combinations.
You must not alternately use spray booths for different
				  types of coating materials, where the combination of the materials may be
				  conducive to spontaneous ignition, unless all deposits of the first used
				  material are removed from the booth and exhaust ducts prior to spraying with
				  the second used material.
(7)
"No smoking" signs.
You must conspicuously post "No smoking" signs
				  in large letters on contrasting color background at all spraying areas and
				  paint storage rooms.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 04-18-080, §
						296-24-37013, filed 8/31/04, effective 11/1/04; Order 73-5, §
						296-24-37013, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-37013, filed
						5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37019 - Drying, curing, or fusion apparatus

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(1)
Conformance.
Drying, curing,
				  or fusion apparatus in connection with spray application of flammable and
				  combustible finishes must conform to the Standard for Ovens and Furnaces, NFPA
				  86A-1969, where applicable and must also conform with the following
				  requirements of this section.
(2)
Alternate use prohibited.
You must not alternately use spray
				  booths, rooms, or other enclosures used for spraying operations for the purpose
				  of drying by any arrangement which will cause a material increase in the
				  surface temperature of the spray booth, room, or enclosure.
(3)
Adjacent system interlocked.
Except as specifically provided in (4) of this section, you must not install
				  drying, curing, or fusion units utilizing a heating system having open flames
				  or which may produce sparks in a spraying area, but may be installed adjacent
				  thereto when equipped with an interlocked ventilating system arranged to:
(a) Thoroughly ventilate the drying space
				  before the heating system can be started;
(b) Maintain a safe atmosphere at any source
				  of ignition;
(c) Automatically shut
				  down the heating system in the event of failure of the ventilating
				  system.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37021 - Automobile undercoating in garages

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Automobile undercoating spray operations in garages,
					 conducted in areas having adequate natural or mechanical ventilation, are
					 exempt from the requirements pertaining to spray finishing operations, when
					 using undercoating materials not more hazardous than kerosene (as listed by
					 Underwriters' Laboratories in respect to fire hazard rating 30-40) or
					 undercoating materials using only solvents listed as having a flash point in
					 excess of 100°F. Undercoating spray operations not conforming to these
					 provisions are subject to all requirements of WAC
					 296-24-370 through
					 296-24-37027, pertaining to spray
					 finishing operations.
Order 73-5, § 296-24-37021, filed 5/9/73 and Order
						73-4, § 296-24-37021, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37023 - Powder coating

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(1)
Electrical and other sources of ignition.
Electrical equipment and
				  other sources of ignition must conform to the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-37005 and chapter 296-24
				  WAC Part L.
(2)
Ventilation.
(a) In addition to
				  the provisions of WAC
				  296-24-37007, where applicable,
				  exhaust ventilation must be sufficient to maintain the atmosphere below the
				  lowest explosive limits for the materials being applied. You must safely remove
				  all nondeposited air-suspended powders via exhaust ducts to the powder recovery
				  cyclone or receptacle. You must design and operate each installation to meet
				  the foregoing performance specification.
(b) You must not release powders to the
				  outside atmosphere.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37025 - Organic peroxides and dual component coatings

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(1)
Conformance.
You must
				  conduct all spraying operations involving the use of organic peroxides and
				  other dual component coatings in approved sprinklered spray booths meeting the
				  requirements of this section.
(2)
Smoking.
You must prohibit smoking and prominently display "no
				  smoking" signs and use only nonsparking tools in any area where organic
				  peroxides are stored, mixed or applied.
Order 73-5, § 296-24-37025, filed 5/9/73 and Order
						73-4, § 296-24-37025, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-37027 - Scope

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This section applies to flammable and combustible finishing
					 materials when applied as a spray by compressed air, "airless" or "hydraulic
					 atomization," steam, electrostatic methods, or by any other means in continuous
					 or intermittent processes. The section also covers the application of
					 combustible powders by powder spray guns, electrostatic powder spray guns,
					 fluidized beds, or electrostatic fluidized beds. The section does not apply to
					 outdoor spray application of buildings, tanks or other similar structures, nor
					 to small portable spraying apparatus not used repeatedly in the same
					 location.
Order 73-5, § 296-24-37027, filed 5/9/73 and Order
						73-4, § 296-24-37027, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part E - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, SPRAY FINISHING › Hazardous Materials › Section 296-24-450 - Chlorine cylinders used in chlorinator systems

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Ventilation, storage of tanks and use of tanks must meet
					 specifications of The Chlorine Manual, The Chlorine Institute, Inc., fifth
					 edition, 1986.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 91-03-044 (Order
						90-18), § 296-24-450, filed 1/10/91, effective 2/12/91; Order 74-27,
						§ 296-24-450, filed 5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-475 - Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

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Order 73-5, § 296-24-475, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4,
					 § 296-24-475, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-47501 - Definitions

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API-ASME container.
A container constructed in
				  accordance with the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-47505(3)(a).
Approved.
Unless otherwise indicated, listing or
				  approval by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Refer to
				  29 C.F.R.
				  1910.7 for definition of nationally
				  recognized testing laboratory.
ASME container.
A container constructed in
				  accordance with the requirements of WAC
				  296-24-47505(3)(a).
Container assembly.
An assembly consisting
				  essentially of the container and fittings for all container openings, including
				  shutoff valves, excess flow valves, liquid-level gaging devices, safety relief
				  devices, and protective housing.
Containers.
All vessels, such as tanks,
				  cylinders, or drums, used for transportation or storing liquefied petroleum
				  gases.
DOT.
Department of transportation.
DOT container.
A container constructed in
				  accordance with the applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. chapter 1.
DOT cylinders.
Cylinders meeting the
				  requirements of 49 C.F.R. chapter I.
DOT regulations.
See WAC
				  296-24-47501(16).
DOT requirements.
See WAC
				  296-24-47501(16).
DOT specifications.
Regulations of the
				  department of transportation published in 49 C.F.R. chapter I.
Liquefied petroleum gases. LPG
and
LP-gas.
Any material which is composed predominantly of any of the
				  following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of them; propane, propylene, butanes
				  (normal butane or iso-butane), and butylenes.
Listed.
See "approved."
Movable fuel storage tenders or farm carts.
Containers not in excess of 1,200 gallons water capacity, equipped with wheels
				  to be towed from one location of usage to another. They are basically
				  nonhighway vehicles, but may occasionally be moved over public roads or
				  highways. They are used as a fuel supply for farm tractors, construction
				  machinery and similar equipment.
P.S.I.A.
Pounds per square inch absolute.
P.S.I.G.
Pounds per square inch gauge.
Systems.
An assembly of equipment consisting
				  essentially of the container or containers, major devices such as vaporizers,
				  safety relief valves, excess flow valves, regulators, and piping connecting
				  such parts.
Vaporizer-burner.
An integral vaporizer-burner
				  unit, dependent upon the heat generated by the burner as the source of heat to
				  vaporize the liquid used for dehydrators or dryers.
Ventilation, adequate.
When specified for the
				  prevention of fire during normal operation, ventilation shall be considered
				  adequate when the concentration of the gas in a gas-air mixture does not exceed
				  25% of the lower flammable limit.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-23-054 (Order
					 88-25), § 296-24-47501, filed 11/14/88; Order 73-5, § 296-24-47501,
					 filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-47501, filed
					 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-47503 - Scope

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(1)
Application.
(a)WAC
				296-24-47505 applies to
				installations made in accordance with the requirements of WAC
				296-24-47507 through
				296-24-47511, 296-24-47515 and
				296-24-47517, except as noted in
				each of those sections.
(b)WAC
				296-24-47507 through
				296-24-47517 apply as provided in
				each of those sections.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-47505 - Basic rules

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(1)
Odorizing
				gases.
(a) You must effectively
				odorize all liquefied petroleum gases by an approved agent of such character as
				to indicate positively, by distinct odor, the presence of gas down to
				concentration in air of not over one-fifth the lower limit of flam-mability.
				Odorization, however, is not required if harmful in the use of further
				processing of the liquefied petroleum gas, or if odorization will serve no
				useful purpose as a warning agent in such use or further processing.
(b) The odorization requirement of (a) of
				this subsection will be considered to be met by the use of 1.0 pounds of ethy1
				mercaptan, 1.0 pounds of thiophane or 1.4 pounds of amy1 mercaptan per 10,000
				gallons of LP-gas. However, this listing of odorants and quantities must not
				exclude the use of other odorants that meet the odorization requirements of (a)
				of this subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-47507 - Cylinder systems

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(1)
Application.
This section applies specifically to systems
				utilizing containers constructed in accordance with DOT specifications. All
				requirements of WAC
				296-24-47505 apply to this
				section unless otherwise noted in WAC
				296-24-47505.
(2)
Marking of containers.
You
				must mark containers in accordance with DOT regulations. Additional markings
				not in conflict with DOT regulations may be used.
(3)
Description of a system.
A
				system must include the container base or bracket, containers, container
				valves, connectors, manifold valve assembly, regulators, and relief
				valves.
(4)
Containers and
				regulating equipment installed outside of buildings or structures.
(a) You must not bury containers below
				ground. However, this must not prohibit the installation in a compartment or
				recess below grade level, such as a niche in a slope or terrace wall which is
				used for no other purpose, providing that the container and regulating
				equipment are not in contact with the ground and the compartment or recess is
				drained and ventilated horizontally to the outside air from its lowest level,
				with the outlet at least three feet away from any building opening which is
				below the level of such outlet.
Except as provided in WAC
				  296-24-47505(10)(n),
				  you must not locate the discharge from safety relief devices less than 3 feet
				  horizontally away from any building opening which is below the level of such
				  discharge and it must not terminate beneath any building unless such space is
				  well ventilated to the outside and is not enclosed on more than two
				  sides.
(b) You must set
				containers upon firm foundation or otherwise firmly secured; you must guard the
				possible effect on the outlet piping of settling against by a flexible
				connection or special fitting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-47511 - Liquefied petroleum gas as a motor fuel

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(1)
Application.
(a)This section applies to internal
				combustion engines, fuel containers, and pertinent equipment for the use of
				liquefied petroleum gases as a motor fuel on easily movable, readily portable
				units including self-propelled vehicles.
(b)Fuel containers and pertinent equipment
				for internal combustion engines using liquefied petroleum gas where
				installation is of the stationary type are covered by WAC
				296-24-47509. This section does
				not apply to containers for transportation of liquefied petroleum gases nor to
				marine fuel use. All requirements of WAC
				296-24-47505 apply to this
				section, unless otherwise noted in WAC
				296-24-47505.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-47513 - Storage of containers awaiting use or resale

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(1)
Application.
This section
				applies to the storage of portable containers not in excess of one thousand
				pounds water capacity, filled or partially filled, at user location but not
				connected for use, or in storage for resale by dealers or resellers. This
				section does not apply to containers stored at charging plants or at plants
				devoted primarily to the storage and distribution of LP-gas or other petroleum
				products.
(2)
General.
(a) You must locate containers in storage so
				as to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or
				tampering by unauthorized persons.
(b) When stored inside, you must not locate
				containers near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the
				safe exit of people.
(c) You must
				protect container valves while in storage as follows:
(i) By setting into recess of container to
				prevent the possibility of their being struck if the container is dropped upon
				a flat surface, or
(ii) By
				ventilated cap or collar, fastened to container capable of withstanding blow
				from any direction equivalent to that of a thirty-pound weight dropped four
				feet. Construction must be such that a blow will not be transmitted to a valve
				or other connection.
(d)You must close the outlet valves of
				containers in storage must be closed.
(e)Empty containers which have been in LP-gas
				service should preferably be stored in the open. When stored inside, you must
				consider them as full containers for the purpose of determining the maximum
				quantity of LP-gas permitted by this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part F-1 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES › Section 296-24-47517 - Liquefied petroleum gas service stations

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(1)
Application.
This section
				applies to storage containers, and dispensing devices, and pertinent equipment
				in service stations where LP-gas is stored and is dispensed into fuel tanks of
				motor vehicles. See WAC
				296-24-47511 for requirements
				covering use of LP-gas as a motor fuel. All requirements of WAC
				296-24-47505 apply to this
				section unless otherwise noted.
(2)
Design pressure and classification of storage containers.
You must
				design and classify containers in accordance with Table H-34.
(3)
Container valves and
				accessories.
(a) You must fit a
				filling connection on the container with one of the following:
(i) A combination back-pressure check and
				excess flow valve.
(ii) One double
				or two single back-pressure valves.
(iii) A positive shutoff valve, in
				conjunction with either:
(A)An internal
				back-pressure valve, or
(B)An
				internal excess flow valve.
In lieu of an excess flow valve, filling connections may be
				  fitted with a quick-closing internal valve, which must remain closed except
				  during operating periods. The mechanism for such valves may be provided with a
				  secondary control which will cause it to close automatically in case of fire.
				  When a fusible plug is used its melting point must not exceed 220°F.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-1 - MEANS OF EGRESS › Section 296-24-55001 - Definitions

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Approved.
For the purposes of chapter 296-24
				  WAC, Parts G-1, G-2 and G-3, approved means listed or approved equipment by a
				  nationally recognized testing laboratory. Refer to WAC
				  296-24-58503(3)(c)(iv)(A)
				 for definition of listed, and federal regulation
				  29 C.F.R.
				  1910.7 for nationally recognized testing
				  laboratory.
Emergency action plan.
A plan for a workplace,
				  or parts thereof, describing what procedures the employer and employees must
				  take to ensure employee safety from fire or other emergencies.
Emergency escape route.
The route that
				  employees are directed to follow in the event they are required to evacuate the
				  workplace or seek a designated refuge area.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-17-033, § 296-24-55001, filed 8/8/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
					 Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-24-55001,
					 filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; 88-23-054 (Order 88-25), § 296-24-55001,
					 filed 11/14/88. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-55001, filed 12/24/81; Order 73-5, § 296-24-55001,
					 filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-55001, filed
					 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-1 - MEANS OF EGRESS › Section 296-24-56525 - Automatic sprinkler systems

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You must ensure that all automatic sprinkler systems are
				  continuously maintained in reliable operating condition at all times, and such
				  periodic inspections and tests are made as are necessary to assure proper
				  maintenance.
Order 73-5, § 296-24-56525, filed 5/9/73 and Order
					 73-4, § 296-24-56525, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-1 - MEANS OF EGRESS › Section 296-24-56527 - Fire alarm signaling systems

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You must ensure that fire alarm signaling systems are
				  maintained and tested in accordance with the requirements of WAC
				  296-800-31080.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 04-07-161, §
					 296-24-56527, filed 3/23/04, effective 6/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-56527, filed 12/24/81; Order 73-5, § 296-24-56527,
					 filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-56527, filed
					 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-1 - MEANS OF EGRESS › Section 296-24-567 - Employee emergency plans and fire prevention plans

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(1)
Emergency action plan.
(a)
Scope and application.
This
				subdivision applies to all emergency action plans required by a particular DOSH
				standard. You must put the emergency action plan in writing, and it must cover
				those designated actions employers and employees must take to ensure employee
				safety from fire and other emergencies.
(b)
Elements.
You must include
				the following elements, at a minimum, in the plan:
(i) Emergency escape procedures and emergency
				escape route assignments;
(ii)
				Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant
				operations before they evacuate;
(iii) Procedures to account for all employees
				after emergency evacuation has been completed;
(iv) Rescue and medical duties for those
				employees who are to perform them;
(v) The preferred means of reporting fires
				and other emergencies; and
(vi)
				Names or regular job titles of persons or departments who can be contacted for
				further information or explanation of duties under the plan.
(c)
Alarm systems.
You must establish an employee alarm system which complies
				  with WAC 296-800-310. The employee alarm
				  system must provide warning for necessary emergency action as called for in
				  your emergency action plan. The employee alarm must be distinctive and
				  recognizable as a signal to perform actions designed under the emergency action
				  plan.
(d)
Evacuation.
You must establish in the emergency action plan the
				types of evacuation to be used in emergency circumstances.
(e)
Training.
(i) Before implementing the emergency action
				plan, you must designate and train a sufficient number of persons to assist in
				the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees.
(ii) The employer shall review the plan with
				each employee covered by the plan at the following times:
(A)Initially when the plan is
				developed;
(B) Whenever the
				employee's responsibilities or designated actions under the plan change;
				and
(C)Whenever the plan is
				changed.
(iii) You must
				review with each employee upon initial assignment those parts of the plan which
				the employee must know to protect the employee in the event of an emergency.
				You must keep the written plan at the workplace and made available for employee
				review.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-2 - FIRE PROTECTION › Section 296-24-585 - Fire protection

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Order 73-5, § 296-24-585, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4,
					 § 296-24-585, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-592 - Portable fire extinguishers

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All sections of this chapter which include WAC
				  296-24-592 in the section number
				  apply to portable fire extinguishers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-592, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-59201 - Scope and application

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The requirements of this section apply to the hydrostatic
				  testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of
				  employees.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-24-59201, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-59201, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-602 - Standpipe and hose systems

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This section establishes design and installation criteria for
				  standpipe systems.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-602, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60201 - Scope and application

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(1) Scope. This
				section applies to all small hose, Class II and Class III standpipe systems
				installed to meet the requirements of a particular DOSH standard.
(2) Exception. This section does not apply to
				Class I standpipe systems.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-60201, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60203 - Protection of standpipes

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You must ensure that standpipes are located or otherwise
				  protected against mechanical damage. You must repair damaged standpipes
				  promptly.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-60203, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60205 - Equipment

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(1)
Reels and
				cabinets.
Where reels or cabinets are provided to contain fire hose, you
				must ensure that they are designed to facilitate prompt use of the hose valves,
				the hose, and other equipment at the time of a fire or other emergency. You
				must ensure that the reels and cabinets are conspicuously identified and used
				only for fire equipment.
(2)
Hose outlets and connections.
(a) You must ensure that hose outlets and
				connections are located high enough above the floor to avoid being obstructed
				and to be accessible to employees.
(b) You must standardize screw threads or
				provide appropriate adapters throughout the system and assure that the hose
				connections are compatible with those used on the supporting fire
				equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60207 - Water supply

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You must ensure that the minimum water supply for standpipe
				  and hose systems, which are provided for the use of employees, are sufficient
				  to provide 100 gallons per minute (6.3 l/s) for a period of at least thirty
				  minutes.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-60207, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60209 - Tests and maintenance

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(1)
Acceptance tests.
(a) You must
				ensure that the piping of Class II and Class III systems installed after July
				1, 1982, including yard piping, is hydrostatically tested for a period of at
				least two hours at not less than 200 psi (1,380 kPa), or at least 50 psi (340
				kPa) in excess of normal pressure when such pressure is greater than 150 psi
				(1,030 kPa).
(b) You must ensure
				that hose on all standpipe systems installed after July 1, 1982, is
				hydrostatically tested with couplings in place, at a pressure of not less than
				200 psi (1,380 kPa), before it is placed in service. You must maintain this
				pressure for at least 15 seconds and not more than one minute during which time
				the hose must not leak nor must any jacket thread break during the
				test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-607 - Automatic sprinkler systems

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The design and installation criteria for automatic sprinkler
				  systems is contained in this section.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-607, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60701 - Scope and application

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(1) The
				requirements of this section apply to all automatic sprinkler systems installed
				to meet a particular DOSH standard.
(2) For automatic sprinkler systems used to
				meet DOSH requirements and installed prior to the effective date of this
				standard, compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) or
				the National Board of Fire Underwriters (NBFU) standard in effect at the time
				of the system's installation will be acceptable as compliance with this
				section.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-60701, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60703 - Exemptions

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Automatic sprinkler systems installed in workplaces, but not
				  required by DOSH are exempt from the requirements of this
				  section.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-60703, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-60705 - General requirements

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(1)
Design.
(a)All automatic
				sprinkler designs used to comply with this standard must provide the necessary
				discharge patterns, densities, and water flow characteristics for complete
				coverage in a particular workplace or zoned subdivision of the
				workplace.
(b) You must ensure that
				only approved equipment and devices are used in the design and installation of
				automatic sprinkler systems used to comply with this standard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-617 - Fixed extinguishing systems, general

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This section applies to criteria required for fixed
				  extinguisher systems and all sections of this chapter having number WAC
				  296-24-617 in the section number
				  apply.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-617, filed
					 12/24/81.
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(1) This
				section applies to all fixed extinguishing systems installed to meet a
				particular DOSH standard except for automatic sprinkler systems which are
				covered by WAC
				296-24-607.
(2) This section also applies to fixed
				systems not installed to meet a particular DOSH standard, but which, by means
				of their operation, may expose employees to possible injury, death, or adverse
				health consequences caused by the extinguishing agent. Such systems are only
				subject to the requirements of WAC
				296-24-61703(4) through
				(7)  and
				296-24-61705.
(3)Systems otherwise covered in subsection
				(2) of this section which are installed in areas with no employee exposure are
				exempted from the requirements of this section.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-61701, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-61705 - Total flooding systems with potential health and safety hazards to employees

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(1) You must
				provide an emergency action plan in accordance with WAC
				296-24-567 for each area within a
				workplace that is protected by a total flooding system which provides agent
				concentrations exceeding the maximum safe levels.
(2) Systems installed in areas where
				employees cannot enter during or after the system's operation are exempt from
				the requirements of this section.
(3)On all total flooding systems the employer
				must provide a predischarge employee alarm which will give employees time to
				safely exit from the discharge area prior to system discharge.
(a)Your predischarge employee alarm systems
				must:
(i) Provide enough warning to allow
				employees to safely escape from the workplace or the immediate work area or
				both;
(ii) Be capable of being
				perceived above ambient noise or light levels by all employees in the affected
				portions of the workplace before system discharge;
(iii) Be distinctive and recognizable as a
				signal to evacuate the work area;
(iv) Be kept in operating condition except
				when undergoing repairs or maintenance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-622 - Fixed extinguishing systems, dry chemical

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The design and installation requirements specifically
				  applicable to fixed extinguishing systems, using dry chemical as the
				  extinguishing agent, are contained in this section.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-622, filed
					 12/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part G-3 - FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT › Section 296-24-62201 - Scope and application

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This section applies to all fixed extinguishing systems
				  using dry chemical as the extinguishing agent, installed to meet a particular
				  DOSH standard. These systems must also comply with WAC
				  296-24-617.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 82-02-003 (Order
					 81-32), § 296-24-62201, filed
					 12/24/81.