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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-005 - Incorporation of other standards

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(1) Lifts and tows must be designed,
			 installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with American National
			 Standard Institute (ANSI) B77.1-1982, Standards for Passenger Tramways-Aerial
			 Tramways and Lifts, Surface Lifts, and Tows-Safety Requirements.
(2) Future revised editions of ANSI
			 B77.1-1982 may be used for new installations or major modifications of existing
			 installations, as recommended or approved by the equipment manufacturer or a
			 qualified design engineer, except that, where specific provisions exist,
			 variances must be requested from the department.
(3) Reserved.
(4) The use of military type weapons for
			 avalanche control must comply with all requirements of the United States
			 government and/or the military branch having jurisdiction. Compliance must
			 include qualification of employees, security requirements, and storage and
			 handling of ammunition.
(5) You
			 must develop and maintain a hazard communication program as required by WAC
			 296-901-140, which will provide
			 information to all employees relative to hazardous chemicals or substances to
			 which they are exposed, or may become exposed, in the course of their
			 employment.
(6) When employees
			 perform activities such as construction work or logging, the WAC chapter
			 governing the specific activity must apply, e.g., chapter 296-155 or 296-54
			 WAC, et seq.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-19-074, §
				  296-59-005, filed 9/19/06, effective 12/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-005, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-16-145, § 296-59-005, filed 8/3/94,
				  effective 9/12/94; 89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-59-005, filed 5/15/89,
				  effective 6/30/89; 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-005, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-010 - Safe place standards

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The safe place requirements of the safety and health core
				rules, WAC
				296-800-110, must be applicable
				within the scope of chapter 296-59 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-010, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-010, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-015 - General requirements

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(1)
			 The use of any machinery, tool, material, or equipment which is not in
			 compliance with any applicable requirement of this chapter is prohibited. Such
			 machine, tool, material, or equipment must either be identified as unsafe by
			 tagging or locking the controls to render them inoperable or must be physically
			 removed from its place of operation.
(2) You must permit only those employees
			 qualified by training or experience to operate equipment and
			 machinery.
(3) Employees must use
			 safeguards provided for their protection.
(4) Loose or ragged clothing, scarfs, or ties
			 must not be worn while working around moving machinery.
(5) Workers should not be assigned or
			 permitted to occupy work locations directly under other workers. When such
			 practice is unavoidable, all parties must be made aware of the potential hazard
			 and adequate protective measures must be taken. When adequate protective
			 measures are not available, one party must be moved to eliminate the potential
			 exposure.
(6) Employees must report
			 to their employers the existence of any unsafe equipment or method, or any
			 other hazard which, to their knowledge, is unsafe. Where such unsafe equipment
			 or method or other hazard exists in violation of this chapter it must be
			 corrected.
(7) Housekeeping.
(a) All places of employment must be kept
			 clean to the extent that the nature of the work allows.
(b) The floor of every workroom must be
			 maintained so far as practicable in a dry condition. Where wet processes are
			 used, drainage must be maintained. Where necessary or appropriate, waterproof
			 footgear must be worn.
(c) To
			 facilitate cleaning, every floor, working place, and passageway must be kept
			 free from protruding nails, splinters, loose boards, unnecessary holes and
			 openings or other tripping hazards.
(d) Cleaning and sweeping must be done in
			 such a manner as to minimize the contamination of the air with dust and so far
			 as is practical, be done outside of working hours.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-020 - Management's responsibility

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The "safe work environment" section of the safety and health
				core rules, WAC
				296-800-110, will be applicable
				within the scope of chapter 296-59 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-020, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-020, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-025 - Employee's responsibility

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The "employee responsibilities" section of the safety and
				health core rules, WAC
				296-800-120, will be applicable
				within the scope of chapter 296-59 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-025, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-025, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-027 - Work activities which include skiing

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Management must develop a written safety program for all
				employees whose job duties include skiing. The program must include but is not
				limited to the following:
(1) The
			 skiing ability and physical condition of individuals must be considered when
			 determining individual job assignments;
(2) The ski equipment used must be
			 appropriate for the individual when performing any given job
			 assignment;
(3) The condition of
			 all ski equipment must be checked by a qualified individual at the beginning of
			 each ski season;
(4) Employees must
			 be instructed not to use ski equipment until it has been checked and
			 approved;
(5) Employees must be
			 instructed to ski within their ability and in control at all times;
(6) Employees must be required to check all
			 ski equipment, including adjustments, before starting work each day;
(7) Employees must be instructed not to use
			 ski equipment which is defective or out of adjustment.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order
				  88-11), § 296-59-027, filed 7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-030 - Safety bulletin board

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The "safety bulletin board" requirements of the safety and
				health core rules, WAC
				296-800-190, will be applicable
				within the scope of chapter 296-59 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-030, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-030, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-035 - First aid

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The first-aid provisions of the safety and health core rules,
				WAC 296-800-150 apply within the
				scope of chapter 296-59 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-035, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 00-01-038, §
				  296-59-035, filed 12/7/99, effective 2/1/00. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
				  RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-035, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-050 - Personal protective equipment, general requirements

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(1) Application.
(a) Protective equipment, including personal
			 protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective
			 clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, must be
			 provided at no cost to the employee, used, and maintained in a sanitary and
			 reliable condition wherever it is indicated by reason of hazards of processes
			 or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants
			 encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function
			 of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.
(b) Employee-owned equipment.
			 Where employees provide their own protective equipment, you must be responsible
			 to ensure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such
			 equipment.
(c) Design,
			 construction, testing, and use of personal protective equipment must comply
			 with the requirements of the safety and health core rules, WAC
			 296-800-160; the
			 Occupational health standards-Safety standards for carcinogens, chapter 296-62
			 WAC; or the currently applicable ANSI standard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-055 - Lockout requirements

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(1)
			 You must develop a formal written policy and procedure for lockout
			 requirements. The policy must embody the principles of subsection (2) of this
			 section and must clearly state that the procedures must be applied in all
			 instances.
(a) The lockout policy must be
			 posted on all required employee bulletin boards.
(b) The lockout policy and procedures must be
			 made a part of new employee orientation and employee training
			 programs.
(c) Supervisors and crew
			 leadpersons must assure compliance with the published policy and procedures in
			 all instances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-060 - Vessel or confined area requirements

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The requirements of chapter 296-809 WAC, Confined spaces, will
				be applicable within the scope of chapter 296-59 WAC.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 95-04-007, §
				  296-59-060, filed 1/18/95, effective 3/1/95; 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), §
				  296-59-060, filed 7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-065 - Fire protection and ignition sources

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The requirements of WAC
				296-24-585 and
				296-800-300, et seq., relating to
				fire protection requirements, will be applicable within the scope of chapter
				296-59 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-065, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-065, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-070 - Illumination

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(1) Sufficient
			 illumination required. All areas must be sufficiently illuminated in order that
			 persons in the area can safely perform their assigned duties. The recommended
			 levels of illumination specified in the safety and health core rules, WAC
			 296-800-210, must be followed.
			 When areas are not specifically referred to in chapter 296-800 WAC and the
			 adequacy of illumination for the area or task performed is questionable, a
			 determination of the amount of illumination needed may be made by the division
			 of industrial safety and health.
(2) Emergency or secondary lighting system
			 required.
(a) There must be an emergency or
			 secondary lighting system which can be actuated immediately upon failure of the
			 normal power supply system. The emergency or secondary lighting system must
			 provide illumination in the following areas:
(i) Wherever it is necessary for workers to
			 remain at their machine or station to shut down equipment in case of power
			 failure;
(ii) At stairways and
			 passageways or aisleways used by workers as an emergency exit in case of power
			 failure;
(iii) In all plant
			 first-aid and/or medical facilities;
(iv) In emergency power and control room,
			 i.e., in emergency generator rooms unless arranged to start automatically in
			 the event of power failure, or on ski lift motor drive rooms where it would be
			 necessary for employees to switch on the emergency drive system during night
			 skiing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-075 - Electrical equipment and distribution

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(1) National Electrical Code to prevail. All
			 electrical installations and electrical utilization equipment must comply with
			 the National Electrical Code requirements.
Exception: In instances where (N.E.C.) conflicts with ANSI
				B77.1 with respect to tramways, surface lifts, or tows, ANSI B77.1 shall
				prevail.
(2) Authorized
			 personnel to do electrical work. Only those persons who are qualified to do the
			 work assigned and are authorized by you, must be allowed to perform electrical
			 work on any electrical equipment or wiring installations.
(3) High voltage areas to be guarded. Motor
			 rooms, switch panel rooms, or other areas where persons may come in contact
			 with high voltages must be fenced off or be enclosed in a separate area. The
			 gate, door, or access to such area must be posted with a notice stating that
			 only authorized persons are allowed in the area.
(4) Control panels. In areas where mobile
			 equipment operates, floor stand panels must be protected from being struck by
			 moving equipment. Start or run handles and buttons must be protected from
			 accidental actuation.
(5) Switches
			 or control devices. Switches, circuit breakers, or other control devices must
			 be located so that they are readily accessible for activation or deactivation
			 and must be marked to indicate their function or machine which they control.
			 The positions of ON and OFF must be marked or indicated and provision must be
			 made for locking out the circuit.
(6) Starting requirements for electrically
			 driven equipment after power failure. Electrically driven equipment must be
			 designed so that it will not automatically start upon restoration of power
			 after a power failure if it will create a hazard to personnel.
(7) Posting equipment automatically activated
			 or remotely controlled. Equipment which is automatically activated or remotely
			 controlled must be posted, warning persons that machine may start automatically
			 if it will create a hazard to personnel.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order
				  88-11), § 296-59-075, filed 7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-080 - Installation, inspection, and maintenance of pipes, piping systems, and hoses

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(1) Design and
			 installation. All new piping systems intended to be used in hazardous material
			 service must be designed and installed in accordance with applicable provisions
			 of the ASME Code for Pressure Piping or in accordance with applicable
			 provisions of ANSI B31.1 through B31.8. The referenced edition in effect at the
			 time of installation must be utilized.
Note: Both referenced standard have identical
				requirements.
(2) Inspection
			 and maintenance.
(a) Management must develop
			 a formal program of inspections for all hazardous material piping systems. The
			 program must be based on sound maintenance engineering principles and must
			 demonstrate due consideration for the manufacturing specifications of the pipe,
			 hose, valves, and fittings, the ambient environment of the installation and the
			 corrosive or abrasive effect of the material handled within the
			 system.
(b) Type and frequency of
			 tests and/or inspections and selection of inspection sites must be adequate to
			 give indications that minimum safe design operating tolerances are maintained.
			 The tests may include visual and nondestructive methods.
(c) You must submit your formal program of
			 initial and ongoing inspections to the department for approval within one year
			 after the effective date of this requirement.
(d) All existing hazardous material systems
			 must be inspected to the criteria of this section prior to two years after
			 effective date, or in accordance with a schedule approved by the
			 department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-085 - Scaffolds, construction, use, and maintenance

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(1) Whenever work must be performed at a
			 height which cannot be reached from the floor or permanent platform and where
			 it would not be a safe practice to use a ladder, a properly constructed
			 scaffold must be provided and used.
(2) Scaffolds must be constructed and used in
			 compliance with WAC 296-24-860 through
			 296-24-862.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-59-085, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-085, filed
				  7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-090 - Mobile equipment and lift trucks

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(1) Mobile equipment must be designed,
			 constructed, maintained, and used in accordance with this section and
			 appropriate ANSI and/or S.A.E. requirements.
(2) Operator training.
(a) Methods must be devised by management to
			 train personnel in the safe operation of mobile equipment.
(b) Training programs for all mobile
			 equipment must include the manufacturer's operating instructions when such
			 instructions are available.
(c)
			 Only trained and authorized operators must be permitted to operate such
			 vehicles.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-095 - Requirements for cranes and hoists-General safety and health standards to prevail

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All applicable rules for design, construction, maintenance,
				operation, and testing of cranes and hoists contained in the General safety and
				health standards, chapter 296-24 WAC, must be met.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order
				  88-11), § 296-59-095, filed 7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-115 - Ski lift facilities and structures

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(1) Existing ski lift facilities and
			 structures must not be required to be retrofitted with standard construction
			 work platforms, walkways, stairs or guardrails on exterior surfaces when such
			 features would add significantly to snow loading considerations. When such
			 standard protective features are omitted, alternative personal protective
			 measures must be used where possible. Examples include, but are not limited to:
			 Safety belt and lanyard, ladder climbing safety devices, temporary work
			 platforms or scaffolds, temporary or removable handrails, guardrails, or
			 walkways.
(2) Snow removal.
(a) During the operating season, standard
			 guardrails which would interfere with snow removal may be omitted in areas
			 where it can be anticipated that frequent snow removal will be necessary to
			 maintain operability of ski lift apparatus. Examples could include, but are not
			 limited to, the motor house roof or loading and unloading areas.
(b) Personnel barricades, signs, or other
			 devices must be used to deflect traffic or warn personnel of existing fall
			 hazards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-120 - Ski lift operations

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(1)
			 Operators.
(a) Only trained and qualified
			 lift operators must be permitted to operate any lift while it is carrying
			 passengers.
(b) Management
			 designated trainees must only be permitted to operate a lift while under the
			 direct supervision of a qualified operator or trainer.
(c) Initial training of operators must be
			 accomplished when the lift is not carrying passengers.
(d) Operator training must include:
(i) Standard and emergency start up
			 procedures;
(ii) Standard and
			 emergency stopping procedures;
(iii) Lockout procedures;
(iv) Corrective actions for operating
			 malfunctions;
(v) Specific
			 instructions on who to contact for different kinds of rescue
			 emergencies;
(vi) Specific
			 instructions on standard operating procedures with respect to the hazard of
			 loading or unloading passengers proximate to the moving lift chairs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-125 - Ski lift aerial work platforms

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(1) Construction and loading.
(a) All aerial work platforms must be
			 constructed to sustain the permissible loading with a safety factor of four.
			 The load permitted must be calculated to include:
(i) The weight of the platform and all
			 suspension components;
(ii) The
			 weight of each permitted occupant calculated at two hundred fifty pounds per
			 person including limited hand-tools;
(iii) The weight of any additional heavy
			 tools, equipment, or supplies for tasks commonly accomplished from the work
			 platform.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-130 - Ski lift machinery guarding

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(1) Moving machine parts that are located
			 within normal reach must be fitted with safety guards in compliance with
			 chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety.
(a) The
			 coupling apparatus for the ski lift emergency drive may be provided with a
			 removable or swing guard.
(b) When
			 removable or swing guards are used, the guard and mounting means must be so
			 designed and constructed as to sustain a two hundred fifty pound weight loading
			 without displacement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-59 - Safety standards for ski area facilities and operations › Section 296-59-135 - Appendix 1 - Nonmandatory alternative lock-out procedure for ski lifts and tows

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(1) To ensure the
			 safety of all personnel engaged in lift maintenance activities, we insist that
			 the following procedure be strictly adhered to.
(a) Criteria.
(i) Equipment shall be deactivated and locked
			 or tagged out before an employee is placed in a position where there is a
			 hazard created by exposure to the components of ski lift or tows, equipment
			 and/or systems.
(ii) This procedure
			 relies on positive communication to indicate when lock-out safety is assured.
			 At any time this crew is working at a location remote from the control station,
			 this procedure shall be used by only one work crew whose members are working in
			 close proximity to one another.
(iii) The operator and all potentially
			 exposed employees shall have a positive means of communication at all times. If
			 anyone loses the communication means, it shall be restored before exposure can
			 occur or lock-out or tag-out can be broken.
(iv) Other radio transmissions breaking in or
			 overriding the communications between control operator and remote work crew, if
			 not controlled, can be a problem. There are considerations that should be
			 followed:
(A) The first preferred method is to
			 provide an isolated radio channel for communications between operator and
			 remote work crew.
(B) If an
			 isolated radio frequency is not possible, the entire area crew should be
			 trained to recognize the radio conversation characteristics of this type of
			 work to be notified when the work is in progress and be required to restrict
			 use of their radios.
(v)
			 All personnel working under this procedure shall be thoroughly trained in the
			 specific procedures to be followed and their individual requirements. The ski
			 lift or tow controls shall be under control of a fully qualified operator at
			 all times.
(vi) Signs shall be
			 posted in motor rooms on the control panel or the master disconnect stating
			 "men working on lifts."
(vii) The
			 control operator shall not leave the close proximity of the control station
			 unless the master disconnect is thrown to the off position and
			 padlocked.
(viii) The "standby
			 drive" shall be locked out of service in such a manner that precludes the
			 operation of the lift by jumping ignition, throwing a clutch, or hooking up a
			 coupling, etc., whenever work is being performed on the equipment or system.
Methods for securing "standby drive" may be, but are not
				limited to the following:
(A) Removal
			 to secure a location or locking up "standby" drive coupling chain, belts,
			 etc.;
(B) Denying access to the
			 standby motor by locking motor room door.
(ix) When the crew is working at either
			 terminal in proximity of bullwheels, shafts, guideage, gears, belts, chains,
			 etc., the master disconnect shall be thrown to the off position and
			 padlocked.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-005 - Occupational health and environmental control - Foreword

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(1) Foreword.
(a) Modern industry is changing at an
				ever-increasing pace. New inventions, discoveries and developments cause
				changes in every facet of the industrial process. In keeping with this changing
				technology is the necessity to provide an adequate guide for the protection of
				working men and women. This chapter is for the guidance of both labor and
				management and to call particular attention to the way in which modernization
				and updating of the standards can be accomplished.
(b) This chapter is intended to cover as
				fully as is practical the environment in which work is performed. In addition
				to the suggestions made herein, the services of modern occupational medicine
				must also be considered. Occupational medicine with its specialized techniques
				for examination, diagnosis, and treatment adds another protection for the
				worker as he encounters newly-developed materials and methods.
(c) With the full realization that close
				cooperation between government and industry, labor and management, and all the
				health sciences, is essential, this chapter is promulgated for the health of
				all the workmen coming under the jurisdiction of the department of labor and
				industries.
(d) This chapter is
				promulgated in accordance with the applicable requirements as outlined in the
				Washington State Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 34.04 RCW) and other
				applicable statutes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-010 - Purpose and scope

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The rules in this chapter are designed to protect the health
				  of employees and help to create a healthy work place by establishing
				  requirements to control health hazards. Requirements for chemical hazard
				  communication programs, workplace lighting levels and exposure records are in
				  chapter 296-800 WAC, the safety and health core rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-010, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; Order 73-3,
					 § 296-62-010, filed 5/7/73; Order 70-8, § 296-62-010, filed 7/31/70,
					 effective 9/1/70; Section I, effective
					 8/1/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-040 - Unconstitutionality clause

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In the event that any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
				  phrase or work of this chapter is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
				  reason the remainder of said standard or this chapter must not be affected
				  thereby.
Order 73-3, § 296-62-040, filed 5/7/73; Order 70-8,
					 § 296-62-040, filed 7/31/70, effective 9/1/70; Rule 4.010, effective
					 8/1/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-050 - Application for waiver or variances

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See WAC
				  296-900-11005, Applying for a
				  variance.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
					 296-62-050, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-050, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; Order 73-3,
					 § 296-62-050, filed 5/7/73; Order 70-8, § 296-62-050, filed 7/31/70,
					 effective 9/1/70; Rule 5.010, effective
					 8/1/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-05301 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-05301, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-05305 - Meet certain conditions if you withhold trade secret information

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
					 296-62-05305, filed 6/29/04, effective 9/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050.
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-05305, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-05310 - Reveal trade secret information when it is needed in order to treat a medical or first-aid emergency

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-05310, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-05315 - Reveal trade secret information in nonemergency situations when requested by a health professional, employee, or designated representative

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-05315, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-05320 - Deny a written request for disclosure of a specific chemical identity in the manner specified in this rule

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-05320, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-05325 - Understand what is a trade secret

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-62-05325, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part C-1 - RETAIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LABELING › Section 296-62-055 - Retain labeling required by the department of transportation

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Your responsibility:
To make sure DOT-required labeling on packages and containers
				  in your workplace is retained to alert employees of potentially hazardous
				  contents.
Note: Terms used in this rule are defined by the USDOT in
				  Title
				  49 of the Code of Federal
				  Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 171. To access the C.F.R. visit:
http://www.dot.gov
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-01-096, §
					 296-62-055, filed 12/17/02, effective
					 6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part C-1 - RETAIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LABELING › Section 296-62-05510 - Scope

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This chapter applies to packages, freight containers, rail
				  freight cars, motor vehicles, and transport vehicles required to be marked,
				  placarded, or labeled by the U.S. Department of Transportation in
				  Title
				  49 of the C.F.R., Parts
				  171-180.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-01-096, §
					 296-62-05510, filed 12/17/02, effective
					 6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part C-1 - RETAIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LABELING › Section 296-62-05520 - Retain readily visible DOT labeling

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You must retain readily visible DOT labeling as specified in
				  Table 1.
Table 1 Specifications for Retaining DOT
							 Labeling
If you receive
Retain DOT markings, placards and labels
							 UNTIL:
* Packages of hazardous materials
* Hazardous materials are sufficiently removed
- Packaging must be
* cleaned of residue
* purged of vapors
* Freight containers
* Rail freight cars
* Motor vehicles
*Transport vehicles
* Hazardous materials are sufficiently
							 removed
* Nonbulk packages that will not be
							 reshipped
* You replace the DOT labeling with labeling that
							 complies with WAC
							 296-901-140
							 Hazard communication
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-01-096, §
					 296-62-05520, filed 12/17/02, effective
					 6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part D - CONTROLS AND DEFINITIONS › Section 296-62-060 - Control requirements in addition to those specified

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Note:
The requirements in this section apply only to
						  agriculture. The requirements for general industry relating to control
						  requirements have been moved to chapter 296-800 WAC, Safety and health core
						  rules.
(1)  In those
				cases where no acceptable standards have been derived for the control of
				hazardous conditions, every reasonable precaution must be taken to safeguard
				the health of the worker whether provided herein or not.
(2)  Preservation of records.
(a)  Scope and application. This section
				applies to each employer who makes, maintains or has access to employee
				exposure records or employee medical records.
(b)  Definitions.
(i)
Employee exposure record.
A record of monitoring or
				measuring which contains qualitative or quantitative information indicative of
				employee exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents. This includes
				both individual exposure records and general research or statistical studies
				based on information collected from exposure records.
(ii)
Employee medical record.
A
				record which contains information concerning the health status of an employee
				or employees exposed or potentially exposed to toxic materials or harmful
				physical agents. These records may include, but are not limited to:
(A)  The results of medical examinations and
				tests;
(B)  Any opinions or
				recommendations of a physician or other health professional concerning the
				health of an employee or employees; and
(C)
				 Any employee medical complaints relating to workplace exposure.
				Employee medical records include both individual medical records and general
				research or statistical studies based on information collected from medical
				records.
(c) 
				Preservation of records. Each employer who makes, maintains, or has access to
				employee exposure records or employee medical records must preserve these
				records.
(d)  Availability of
				records. The employer must make available, upon request, to the director,
				department of labor and industries, or his designee, all employee exposure
				records and employee medical records for examination and copying.
(e)  Effective date. This standard shall
				become effective thirty days after filing with the code reviser.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part E - RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

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The respiratory protection rules for general industry have
				  been moved to chapter 296-842 WAC. The respiratory protection rules for the
				  agriculture industry have been moved to chapter 296-307 WAC, part Y-5.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part F - CARCINOGENS › Section 296-62-073 - Carcinogens - Scope and application

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(1) All sections of this chapter which
				include WAC
				296-62-073 in the section number
				apply to the manufacturing, processing, repackaging, releasing, handling or
				storing of carcinogens.
(2) This
				section shall not apply to solid or liquid mixtures containing less than 0.1
				percent by weight or volume of the carcinogens listed in WAC
				296-62-07302.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 87-24-051 (Order
					 87-24), § 296-62-073, filed 11/30/87. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.240,
					 chapters
					 42.30 and
					 43.22 RCW. 80-17-014 (Order 80-20),
					 § 296-62-073, filed 11/13/80; Order 76-6, § 296-62-073, filed 3/1/76;
					 Order 74-35, § 296-62-073, filed
					 9/20/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part F - CARCINOGENS › Section 296-62-07302 - Communication of hazards

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(1) 
				Hazard communication.
(a)  Chemical
				manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers must comply with all
				requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), WAC
				296-901-140
				for each carcinogen listed in subsection (2) of this section.
(b)  In classifying the hazards of
				carcinogens listed in subsection (2) of this section, at least the hazards
				listed in subsection (2) of this section are to be addressed.
(c)  Employers must include the carcinogens
				listed in subsection (2) of this section in the hazard communication program
				established to comply with the HCS, WAC
				296-901-140.
				Employers must ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of
				the carcinogens listed in subsection (2) of this section and to safety data
				sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and
				subsection (2) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part F - CARCINOGENS › Section 296-62-07308 - General regulated area requirements

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(1)
				 Respirator program. The employer must implement a respiratory
				protection program as required in chapter 296-62 WAC, Part E (except WAC
				296-62-07130(1) and (5) and 296-62-07131 ), which covers each employee required
				by this chapter to use a respirator.
(2)
				 Emergencies. In an emergency, immediate measures including, but
				not limited to, the requirements of (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this
				subsection must be implemented.
(a)  The
				potentially affected area must be evacuated as soon as the emergency has been
				determined.
(b)  Hazardous
				conditions created by the emergency must be eliminated and the potentially
				affected area must be decontaminated prior to the resumption of normal
				operations.
(c)  Special medical
				surveillance by a physician must be instituted within twenty-four hours for
				employees present in the potentially affected area at the time of the
				emergency. A report of the medical surveillance and any treatment must be
				included in the incident report, in accordance with WAC
				296-62-07312(2).
(d)  Where an employee has a known contact
				with a listed carcinogen, such employee must shower as soon as possible, unless
				contraindicated by physical injuries.
(e)
				 An incident report on the emergency must be reported as provided
				in WAC
				296-62-07312(2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part F - CARCINOGENS › Section 296-62-07310 - Signs, information and training

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(1)
				 Signs.
(a)  The employer must
				post signs at entrances to regulated areas . The signs must bear the legend:
DANGER
(CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION)
MAY CAUSE CANCER
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
(b)  The employer must post signs at
				entrances to regulated areas containing operations covered in WAC
				296-62-07306(2)(e).
				The signs must bear the legend:
DANGER
(CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION)
MAY CAUSE CANCER
WEAR AIR-SUPPLIED HOODS, IMPERVIOUS SUITS, AND PROTECTIVE
				  EQUIPMENT IN THIS AREA
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
(c)  Appropriate signs and instructions must
				be posted at the entrance to, and exit from, regulated areas, informing
				employees of the procedures that must be followed in entering and leaving a
				regulated area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part F - CARCINOGENS › Section 296-62-07312 - Reports

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(1)  Operations.
				Not later than October 30, 1974, the information required in (a), (b), (c) and
				(d) of this subsection must be reported in writing to the Department of Labor
				and Industries, WISHA Services Division, Policy and Technical Services, P.O.
				Box 44610, Olympia, WA 98504-4610. Any changes in the information must also be
				reported in writing within 15 calendar days of the change.
(a)  A brief description and in plant
				location of the area(s) regulated and the address of each regulated
				area;
(b)  The name(s) and other
				identifying information as to the presence of listed carcinogens in each
				regulated area;
(c)  The number of
				employees in each regulated area, during normal operations including
				maintenance activities; and
(d) 
				The manner in which a carcinogen is present in each regulated area; e.g.,
				whether it is manufactured, processed, used, repackaged, released, stored, or
				otherwise handled.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part F - CARCINOGENS › Section 296-62-07314 - Medical surveillance

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(1) 
				At no cost to the employee, a program of medical surveillance must be
				established and implemented for employees considered for assignment to enter
				regulated areas, and for authorized employees.
(2)  Examinations.
(a)
				 Before an employee is assigned to enter a regulated area, a
				preassignment physical examination by a physician must be provided and must
				include a personal history of the employee and/or their family and occupational
				background, including genetic and environmental factors.
(i)  Taking of employees' medical history and
				background history must be considered to be a routine part of standard medical
				practice.
(ii)  This provision does
				not require "genetic testing" of any employee.
(iii)  This provision does not require the
				exclusion of otherwise qualified employees from jobs on the basis of genetic
				factors.