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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part I - Worker Protection Standard › Standard for Pesticide Handlers › Section 296-307-13035 - Safe operation of equipment - Standards for pesticide handlers - 40 C.F.R., Sec.170.234

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-13035, filed
						  4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						  96-20-082, § 296-306A-13035, filed 9/30/96, effective
						  11/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part I - Worker Protection Standard › Standard for Pesticide Handlers › Section 296-307-13040 - Posted pesticide safety information - Standards for pesticide handlers - 40 C.F.R., Sec.170.235

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-13040, filed
						  4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						  96-20-082, § 296-306A-13040, filed 9/30/96, effective
						  11/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part I - Worker Protection Standard › Standard for Pesticide Handlers › Section 296-307-13045 - Personal protective equipment - Standards for pesticide handlers - 40 C.F.R., Sec.170.240

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.050. 09-17-119, § 296-307-13045,
						  filed 8/18/09, effective 10/1/09. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050, and
						  49.17.060. 09-07-098, §
						  296-307-13045, filed 3/18/09, effective 5/1/09; 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-13045, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-13045,
						  filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-13045,
						  filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						  96-20-082, § 296-306A-13045, filed 9/30/96, effective
						  11/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part I - Worker Protection Standard › Standard for Pesticide Handlers › Section 296-307-13050 - Decontamination - Standards for pesticide handlers - 40 C.F.R., Sec.170.250

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-13050, filed
						  4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						  96-20-082, § 296-306A-13050, filed 9/30/96, effective
						  11/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part I - Worker Protection Standard › Standard for Pesticide Handlers › Section 296-307-13055 - Emergency assistance - Standards for pesticide handlers - 40 C.F.R., Sec.170.260

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-13055, filed
						  4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						  96-20-082, § 296-306A-13055, filed 9/30/96, effective
						  11/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J - Pesticides Recordkeeping › Section 296-307-145 - Pesticides recordkeeping

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-145, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-145, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J - Pesticides Recordkeeping › Section 296-307-14505 - Recordkeeping for pesticide applications

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(1) If the employer applies pesticides, or
				  has pesticides applied, related to the production of an agricultural crop, the
				  employer must keep records for each application. The records must include the
				  following:
(a) The address or exact location
				  where the pesticide was applied or stored;
Note:
If the employer applies pesticides to one acre or
							 more, the location must be shown on the map on the required form for at least
							 the first application.
(b) The year, month, day, and time the
				  pesticide was applied or stored;
(c) The product name on the registered label
				  and the United States Environmental Protection Agency registration number, if
				  applicable, of the pesticide that was applied or stored;
(d) The crop or site to which the pesticide
				  was applied (application crop or site);
(e) The amount of pesticide applied per acre,
				  or other appropriate measure;
(f)
				  The concentration of pesticide applied;
(g) The total area to which pesticide was
				  applied;
(h) If applicable, the
				  licensed applicator's name, address, and telephone number and the name of the
				  individual(s) making the application;
(i) The direction and estimated velocity of
				  the wind at the time the pesticide was applied;
Exception:
Wind information does not have to be recorded for
							 applications of baits in bait stations and pesticide applications within
							 structures.
(j) Any other reasonable information required
				  by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J - Pesticides Recordkeeping › Section 296-307-14510 - Sample pesticide storage record

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050, and
						49.17.060. 04-13-129, §
						296-307-14510, filed 6/22/04, effective 8/1/04. 97-09-013, recodified as §
						296-307-14510, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-14510, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-148 - Scope and summary

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Employer responsibility:
To implement a monitoring program for employees who, as
					 part of their job duties,
handle
category I or II organophosphate
					 or N-methyl-carbamate pesticides with the words "DANGER" or "WARNING" on the
					 label.
Definition:
Handle and handler.
Employees who are engaged
					 in the job duties listed in the definition of "handler" contained in WAC
					 296-307-11005,
					 Pesticides (worker protection standard).
IMPORTANT:
Whenever there is reason to believe that an employee has
					 been poisoned or injured by exposure to pesticides while on the job, the
					 employer needs to provide the medical services required by WAC
					 296-307-13055.
The employer must meet the
							 requirements...
in this section:
Maintain handling records for covered pesticides
WAC
							 296-307-14805
Implement a medical monitoring program
WAC
							 296-307-14810
Identify a physician or licensed health care
							 professional
WAC
							 296-307-14815
Make cholinesterase testing available
WAC
							 296-307-14820
Respond to depressed cholinesterase levels
WAC
							 296-307-14825
Provide medical removal protection benefits
WAC
							 296-307-14830
Maintain records
WAC
							 296-307-14835
Provide training
WAC
							 296-307-14840
Implementation plan
WAC
							 296-307-14845
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050, and
						49.17.060. 03-24-105, §
						296-307-148, filed 12/3/03, effective
						2/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14805 - Maintain handling records for covered pesticides

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(1) The employer must maintain accurate
				  records of all time that each employee spends handling category I or II
				  organophosphate or N-methyl-carbamate pesticides (this includes employees who
				  do not meet the handling hour thresholds in WAC
				  296-307-14810
				).
(2) The employer must provide a
				  completed CHOLINESTERASE MONITORING HANDLING HOURS REPORT (F413-065-000) to the
				  physician or other licensed health care professional (LHCP) for each employee
				  receiving a periodic cholinesterase blood test and make sure the report is
				  submitted to the laboratory with each periodic cholinesterase test.
(3) The employer must provide the employee
				  with a copy of the CHOLINESTERASE MONITORING HANDLING HOURS REPORT upon
				  request.
(4) The employer must
				  retain pesticide handling records for seven years.
(5) The employer must make sure that
				  pesticide-handling records are readily accessible to employees, their
				  designated representatives, and treating health care professionals.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 06-01-074, §
						296-307-14805, filed 12/20/05, effective 2/1/06; 03-24-105, §
						296-307-14805, filed 12/3/03, effective
						2/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14810 - Implement a medical monitoring program

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The employer must implement a medical monitoring program
					 for their employees who handle or will be expected to handle category I or II
					 organophosphate or N-methyl-carbamate pesticides for thirty or more hours in
					 any consecutive thirty-day period.
Notes:
1. The employer does not need to count time spent
								mixing and loading using closed systems (as defined in WAC
								296-307-13045(4)(d)
								) in determining the need for periodic testing. Closed cabs are not "closed
								systems." Time using closed systems is still counted for purposes of
								establishing coverage under this rule and determining the need for obtaining
								baseline cholinesterase levels.
2. The first thirty consecutive day period begins
								on the first day of handling organophosphate or N-methyl-carbamate pesticides
								after obtaining the baseline cholinesterase test.
3. There is nothing in this rule that prohibits
								employers from providing cholinesterase monitoring to employees who handle
								organophosphate or N-methyl-carbamate pesticides for fewer than thirty hours in
								any consecutive thirty-day period.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 06-01-074, §
						296-307-14810, filed 12/20/05, effective 2/1/06; 03-24-105, §
						296-307-14810, filed 12/3/03, effective
						2/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14815 - Identify a physician or other licensed health care professional

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(1) The employer
				  must identify a physician or other licensed health care professional (LHCP) who
				  will:
(a) Provide baseline and periodic
				  cholinesterase testing through the department of health public health
				  laboratory or a laboratory approved by the department of labor and
				  industries.
(b) Interpret
				  cholinesterase tests.
(c) Provide
				  the employer with a written recommendation for each employee's blood test and
				  evaluation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14820 - Make cholinesterase testing available

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(1) The employer must make medical monitoring
				  available to employees who will meet the handling hour threshold of thirty or
				  more hours in any consecutive thirty-day period (WAC
				  296-307-14810
				) at no cost and at a reasonable time and place, as follows:
(a) Provide annual baseline red blood cell
				  (RBC) and serum cholinesterase tests that are taken at least thirty days after
				  the employee last handled organophosphate or N-methyl-carbamate
				  pesticides.
(b) Provide periodic
				  RBC and serum cholinesterase testing:
(i)
				  Within three days after the end of each thirty-day period where the employee
				  meets the handling hour threshold in WAC
				  296-307-14810;
				  however, testing is not required more often than every thirty days;
OR
(ii) At least every thirty days for those
				  employees who may meet the handling hour threshold in WAC
				  296-307-14810.
(c) Follow the recommendations of
				  the LHCP regarding continued employee pesticide handling or removal from
				  handling until a thirty-day exposure free baseline can be established.
Exemption:
The employer does not need to provide baseline or
							 periodic testing for those employees whose work exposure is limited to handling
							 only N-methyl-carbamate pesticides.
Notes:
1. For employees who have had exposure to
								organophosphate or N-methyl-carbamate pesticides in the thirty days prior to
								the test obtain a working baseline. For example, a worker who initially
								declines cholinesterase testing and later chooses to participate in testing
								would obtain a "working baseline."
2. For new employees, the LHCP may accept previous
								baselines, if they are obtained according to this rule.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14825 - Respond to depressed cholinesterase levels

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The employer must respond to an employee's depressed
					 cholinesterase levels by:
(1) Taking
				  the actions required in Table 1;
AND
(2) Following any additional occupational
				  health recommendations from the LHCP.
Table 1
Required Responses to an Employee's
Depressed Cholinesterase Levels
When:
Action to be taken:
Methods:
An employee's RBC or serum cholinesterase levels
								fall more than twenty percent below the baseline
Evaluate the employee's workplace and work
								practices to identify and correct potential sources of pesticide exposure
Review:
* Personal protective equipment (PPE) and its
								condition
* Employees' PPE usage
* General sanitation and decontamination practices
								and availability of decontamination facilities required by WAC
								296-307-13050
* Pesticide handling practices
* Pesticide label requirements
An employee's RBC cholinesterase level falls
								thirty percent or more from the baseline
OR
An employee's serum cholinesterase level falls
								forty percent or more from the baseline
Remove the employee from handling and other work
								exposures to organophosphate and N-methyl-carbamate pesticides such as thinning
								and harvesting in recently treated areas
AND
Evaluate the employee's work practices to identify
								and correct potential sources of pesticide exposure
* When available, provide the employee with other
								duties that do not include handling and other work exposures to organophosphate
								and N-methyl-carbamate pesticides
* Provide medical monitoring and cholinesterase
								testing as recommended by the LHCP
* Provide salary and benefits as if employee was
								continuing pesticide application activities
A removed employee's cholinesterase levels return
								to twenty percent or less below baseline
The employee may return to handling class I and II
								organophosphate and N-methyl-carbamate pesticides
Continue periodic cholinesterase monitoring
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 06-01-074, §
						296-307-14825, filed 12/20/05, effective 2/1/06; 03-24-105, §
						296-307-14825, filed 12/3/03, effective
						2/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14830 - Provide medical removal protection benefits

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(1) The employer must provide medical removal
				  protection benefits for a maximum of three months on each occasion:
(a) An employee is temporarily removed from
				  work due to depressed cholinesterase levels;
OR
(b) Assigned to other duties due to depressed
				  cholinesterase levels.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14835 - Maintain records

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(1)
				  The employer must make sure that the following records are maintained:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of the physician or LHCP.
(b)
				  Written recommendations and opinions received from the physician or
				  LHCP.
(c) Findings of all work
				  practice investigations.
(d) Dates
				  when employees were medically removed from their duties and dates when
				  employees are returned to duties that include handling organophosphate or
				  N-methyl-carbamate pesticides.
(e)
				  Signed declination statements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14840 - Provide training

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The employer must make sure employees have received
					 training before initial medical monitoring. The training must include at least
					 the following:
(1) The human health
				  hazards and physical symptoms of overexposure to organophosphate and
				  N-methyl-carbamate cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides.
(2) The purpose and requirements for medical
				  monitoring.
Note:
Training required by this rule may be combined with
							 other pesticide handler training as required by WAC
							 296-307-13025,
							 Pesticide safety training-Standards for pesticide handlers.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050, and
						49.17.060. 03-24-105, §
						296-307-14840, filed 12/3/03, effective
						2/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part J-1 - Cholinesterase Monitoring › Section 296-307-14845 - Implementation plan

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The department will implement and complete an evaluation of
					 this rule by doing the following:
(1)
				  Organize a scientific team to oversee collection and analysis of data collected
				  during 2004 and 2005. L& I will select representatives of the University of
				  Washington, Washington State University, as well as other interested members of
				  the academic and scientific communities, to participate on the team. The team
				  will provide an initial analysis of testing data and any appropriate
				  recommendations directly to L& I and to the cholinesterase monitoring
				  advisory committee by November 1, 2004, and a further analysis and any
				  appropriate recommendations by November 1, 2005. A final report and
				  recommendations will be completed by September 30, 2006.
(2) Establish a cholinesterase stakeholder
				  advisory committee to evaluate issues related to rule implementation and
				  provide recommendations to the department regarding implementation of the rule
				  and any possible modifications to it. L& I will invite representatives of
				  growers, labor and other affected state agencies to participate on the advisory
				  committee. The committee will have an opportunity to comment on the analysis
				  completed by the scientific team and to make any appropriate recommendations
				  before December 1, 2004, and again before December 1, 2005. In addition, the
				  committee will review the scientific committee's final report and
				  recommendations and provide advice to L& I prior to December 1,
				  2006.
(3) Review reports from the
				  scientific team and stakeholder advisory committee, and other relevant
				  information and make modifications to the rule as appropriate.
(4) Make efforts to defray the costs of
				  medical testing during 2004.
(5)
				  Prepare and distribute provider guidelines.
(6) Develop and make available a model
				  employee training program.
(7)
				  Publish a list of trained providers and certified laboratories on the
				  internet.
(8) Coordinate
				  recordkeeping requirements with the department of agriculture.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050, and
						49.17.060. 03-24-105, §
						296-307-14845, filed 12/3/03, effective
						2/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part K - Working Near Overhead Lines › Section 296-307-150 - Employees working near overhead lines

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-150, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-150, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part K - Working Near Overhead Lines › Section 296-307-15003 - Scope

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WAC
					 296-307-150
					 does not apply to the construction, reconstruction, operation, or maintenance
					 of overhead electrical conductors (and their supporting structures and
					 associated equipment) by authorized and qualified electrical employees. It also
					 does not apply to authorized and qualified employees engaged in the
					 construction, reconstruction, operations and maintenance of overhead electrical
					 circuits or conductors (and their supporting structures and associated
					 equipment) of rail transportation systems, or electrical generating,
					 transmission, distribution, and communication systems.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-15003,
						filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-15003,
						filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-15003, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part K - Working Near Overhead Lines › Section 296-307-15006 - Clearance and safeguards required to protect employees working near overhead lines

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(1) All exposed
				  overhead conductors must be isolated from accidental contact by employees or
				  equipment.
(2) Irrigation pipe must
				  not be stored within one hundred feet of overhead conductors.
(3) Upending irrigation pipe within one
				  hundred feet of overhead conductors is prohibited.
(4) Water and irrigation systems, and other
				  devices that discharge a conductive liquid, must be set up and operated so that
				  the discharge from the system is directed more than ten feet away from overhead
				  high-voltage lines, and avoids contact with any exposed electrical power
				  conductor.
(5) Employees are
				  prohibited from entering or working in proximity to high-voltage lines, unless
				  there are guards to prevent accidental contact.
Note:
Voltage 600V and higher is considered high
								voltage.
(6) The following are prohibited if it is
				  possible to bring these objects within ten feet of high-voltage lines:
(a) Operating, erecting, or transporting
				  tools, equipment, or a moving part;
(b) Handling, transporting, or storing
				  materials; or
(c) Moving a building
				  near high-voltage lines.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part K - Working Near Overhead Lines › Section 296-307-15009 - Signs an employer must post to warn employees working near overhead lines

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The employer must post and maintain in plain view of the
					 operator on each derrick, power-shovel, drilling-rig, hay loader, hay stacker,
					 or similar apparatus with parts that are capable of vertical, lateral or
					 swinging motion, a durable warning sign legible at twelve feet that says,
					 "unlawful to operate this equipment within ten feet of high-voltage
					 lines."
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-15009, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-15009, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part K - Working Near Overhead Lines › Section 296-307-15012 - The employer must notify the utility when employees are working near overhead lines

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The employer must notify the operator of high-voltage lines
					 when any operations are to be performed, tools or materials handled, or
					 equipment is to be moved or operated within ten feet of any high-voltage line.
					 All required safety measures must be completed before proceeding with any work
					 that would reduce the clearance requirements of this section.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-15012, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-15012, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-161 - Temporary worker housing and cherry harvest camps

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 and
						1999 c 374. 00-06-081, § 296-307-161, filed 3/1/00, effective
						3/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16101 - Purpose and applicability

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(1)
				  Purpose. This part is adopted by the Washington state department of labor and
				  industries to implement the provisions of chapter 49.17 RCW and establish
				  minimum health and safety requirements for temporary worker housing and cherry
				  harvest camps.
(2) Applicability.
				  This part applies to:
(a) Temporary worker
				  housing, including cherry harvest camps, provided by agricultural employers or
				  operators in the state of Washington; and
(b) Operators of temporary worker housing
				  must be licensed under this chapter if the housing meets the criteria
				  identified in WAC
				  296-307-161.
For licensing requirements, see WAC
					 246-358-025, Licensure.
					 For self-survey requirements, see WAC
					 246-358-027,
					 Requirements for self-survey program. For enforcement requirements, see WAC
					 246-358-028,
					 Enforcement.
Note:
The requirements in this part only apply to residents
							 of the TWH facility who are also employees of the TWH facility owner.
							 Requirements that would apply to other TWH residents, such as family members,
							 who are not employees of the TWH facility owner, are in chapter 246-358 WAC,
							 Temporary worker housing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16104 - Technical assistance-Notice of violation

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(1) The department of health or the
				  department of labor and industries may provide technical assistance to assist
				  in compliance with this chapter if requested by an operator.
(2) The department of labor and industries
				  will only provide technical assistance to cherry harvest camps if requested by
				  an operator.
(3) During a
				  consultative technical assistance visit, or within a reasonable time
				  thereafter, the department must inform the owner or operator of the TWH on any
				  violations of law or agency rules as follows:
(a) A description of the condition that is
				  not in compliance and the text of the specific section or subsection of the
				  applicable law or rule;
(b) A
				  statement of what is required to achieve compliance;
(c) The date by which the agency requires
				  compliance to be achieved;
(d)
				  Notice of the means to contact any technical assistance services provided by
				  the agency or others; and
(e)
				  Notice of when, where, and to whom a request to extend the time to achieve
				  compliance for good cause may be filed with the agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16105

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 and
						1999 c 374. 00-06-081, § 296-307-16105, filed 3/1/00, effective
						3/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16110

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 and
						1999 c 374. 00-06-081, § 296-307-16110, filed 3/1/00, effective
						3/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16115 - Maximum capacity for TWH occupants

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(1) Operator-supplied dwelling unit capacity
				  will be based on:
(a) The square footage of
				  the floor space in habitable rooms provided for sleeping purposes as described
				  in WAC 296-307-16145(13) and Table 1 of this section; and
(b)The number of bathing, food handling,
				  handwashing, laundry, and toilet facilities as described in WAC
				  296-307-16150 through
				  296-307-16165.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16120 - Variance and procedure

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(1)
				  Conditions may exist in operations that a state standard will not have
				  practical use. The director of the department of labor and industries may issue
				  a variance from the requirements of the standard when another means of
				  providing equal protection is provided. The substitute means must provide equal
				  protection in accordance with the requirements of chapter 49.17 RCW and chapter
				  296-900 WAC, Administrative rules.
(2) A temporary variance may be requested
				  under chapter 296-900 WAC, Administrative rules, when an operator cannot comply
				  with new requirements by the effective date(s) of this chapter because:
(a) The construction or alteration to a
				  building cannot be completed in time;
(b) Materials or equipment are not available;
				  or
(c) Professional or technical
				  assistance is not available.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16125 - Temporary worker housing sites and cherry harvest campsites

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(1) The operator
				  must locate and operate a TWH site to prevent a health or safety hazard that
				  is:
(a) Adequately drained and any drainage
				  from and through the TWH must not endanger any domestic or public water
				  supply;
(b) Free from periodic
				  flooding and depressions in which water may become a nuisance;
(c) At least two hundred feet from a swamp,
				  pool, sink hole, or other surface collection of water unless there is a
				  mosquito prevention program for those areas;
(d) Large enough to prevent overcrowding of
				  necessary structures. The principal housing area for sleeping and for food
				  preparation and eating must be at least five hundred feet from where livestock
				  are kept; and
(e) The grounds and
				  open areas surrounding the shelters must be in a clean and sanitary
				  condition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16127 - TWH management plan

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(1) An operator
				  shall develop and implement a written TWH management plan that must include:
(a) A safety plan that includes:
(i) Emergency information, including site
				  name and address, emergency contact phone numbers, location of local emergency
				  services, and the department of health multilingual TWH complaint
				  line;
(ii) A plan for contacting a
				  first-aid trained person or emergency services within a reasonable amount of
				  time; and
(iii) Those designated
				  actions operators and occupants shall take to ensure occupant safety from fire
				  and other emergencies, including the following:
(A) Emergency escape procedures and emergency
				  escape route assignments;
(B)
				  Procedures to account for all occupants after emergency evacuation has been
				  completed;
(C) The preferred means
				  of reporting fires and other emergencies; and
(D) Names or regular job titles of those who
				  can be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the
				  plan.
(iv) A requirement
				  to designate and train a sufficient number of people to assist in the safe and
				  orderly emergency evacuation of occupants; and
(v) A requirement to regularly and properly
				  maintain, according to established procedures, equipment and systems installed
				  on heat producing equipment to prevent accidental ignition of combustible
				  materials.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16130 - Water supply

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(1) The
				  operator must provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water from an
				  approved Group A or Group B public water system meeting the requirements of:
(a) WAC
				  246-358-025(2)(d),
				  chapters 246-290 and 246-291 WAC; or
(b) Local board of health rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16135 - Sewage disposal

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(1)
				  The operator must provide sewage disposal systems in accordance with local
				  health jurisdictions.
(2) The
				  operator must connect all drain, waste, and vent systems from buildings to:
(a) Public sewers, if available; or
(b) Approved on-site sewage disposal systems
				  that are designed, constructed, and maintained as required in chapters 246-272A
				  and 173-240 WAC, and local ordinances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16140 - Electricity and lighting

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(1)
				  The operator must ensure that electricity is supplied to all dwelling units,
				  family shelters, and common facilities, except chemical toilets;
(2) The operator must ensure that all
				  electrical wiring, fixtures, and electrical equipment must:
(a) Comply with the electric standards of the
				  department of labor and industries regulations, chapters 19.28 RCW, 296-46B
				  WAC, and local ordinances; and
(b)
				  Be maintained in a safe condition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16145 - Building requirements and maintenance

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(1) An operator must construct, if provided
				  TWH dwelling units, including common facilities, which must meet the following
				  requirements:
(a) Protect against the
				  elements;
(b) The State Building
				  Code, chapter 19.27 RCW, or TWH construction standard, chapter 246-359 WAC;
				  and
(c) State and local ordinances,
				  codes, and regulations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16146 - Ventilation

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(1) If the TWH
				  facility or building has a mechanical ventilation system, the operator shall
				  maintain it according to the manufacturer's specifications and operate the
				  system to provide fresh and filtered air. The operator shall have building
				  maintenance staff or mechanical ventilation system contractors set the system
				  to increase ventilation or the percentage of outside air that circulates in the
				  facility or building and verify the following:
(a) The mechanical ventilation system is
				  fully functional;
(b) The
				  mechanical ventilation system filters have a minimum efficiency reporting value
				  (MERV) rating of at least 13 or equivalent. If the mechanical ventilation
				  system does not support MERV 13 filters, use the highest MERV rating filter
				  supported by the mechanical ventilation system;
(c) The mechanical ventilation system's
				  outdoor air intake is maximized. Reductions in outside air intake may be made
				  when external conditions pose health and safety risks to the
				  occupants;
(d) Maintenance checks
				  occur at the beginning of each growing season when preparing buildings to be
				  reopened. Additional maintenance checks must occur based on manufacturer
				  recommendations, usually quarterly or annually;
(e) Ensure written maintenance records are
				  maintained. The written record must include documentation of filter selection,
				  including a selection reason if less than MERV 13 filtration is used, and
				  filter conditions. Written records must be available for review upon request by
				  the state agency representatives;
(f) Filters in any mechanical ventilation
				  system used in a TWH facility or building must be in good repair and replaced
				  in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16147 - Tents

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(1) Each tent must
				  be constructed to sleep no more than 15 workers.
(2) Tents must provide protection from the
				  elements, insects, and animals.
(3)
				  Structural stability and floors.
(a) Tents
				  and their supporting framework must be adequately braced and anchored to
				  prevent weather related collapse. The operator shall provide documentation of
				  the structural stability to the department of health, if requested.
(b) Floors must be smooth, sloped from a
				  raised center towards the lower outer edges. Floors must be without breaks or
				  holes to provide a hard, stable walking surface. Nonridged flooring supported
				  by grass, dirt, soil, gravel, or other uneven surfaces is not acceptable.
				  Floors that are constructed of wood or concrete must comply with the building
				  code, chapter 19.27 RCW and this chapter.
(c) Floor systems must be designed to prevent
				  the entrance of snakes, rodents, and other nuisances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16149 - Carbon monoxide alarms, smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers

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(1) An operator
				  must provide and maintain working carbon monoxide alarms that are:
(a) Located in each dwelling unit with a
				  sleeping area; and
(b) Installed
				  in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations in compliance with the
				  building code, WAC
				  51-51-0315.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16150 - Laundry facilities

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(1)
				  An operator must provide laundry facilities that include:
(a) One laundry tray or tub or one mechanical
				  washing machine for every thirty occupants;
(b) Adequate facilities for drying clothes;
				  and
(c) Sloped, coved floors of
				  nonslip impervious materials with screened floor drains.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16155 - Handwashing and bathing facilities

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(1) An operator must provide handwashing and
				  bathing facilities adequate for the maximum capacity of the TWH according to
				  Table 1 of WAC
				  296-307-16115.
(2) An operator must meet the following
				  general requirements for all handwashing and bathing facilities:
(a) Provide cleanable, nonabsorbent waste
				  containers;
(b) Provide all
				  showers, baths, or shower rooms with screened floor drains to remove waste
				  water;
(c) Maintain fixtures and
				  drains in good working order;
(d)
				  Separate showers with partitions or walls.
(i)
				  Partitions and walls must ensure privacy and be smooth, cleanable, and
				  nonabsorbent.
(ii) For a bathing
				  facility constructed or approved for construction under chapter 246-359 WAC
				  before January 1, 2016, partitions or walls are required by January 1,
				  2017.
(e) All showers
				  separated by partitions must ensure privacy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part L - Temporary Worker Housing (TWH) › Section 296-307-16160 - Toilet facilities

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(1)
				  The operator must provide toilet facilities adequate for the maximum capacity
				  of the TWH according to Table 1 of WAC
				  296-307-16115.
(2) The operator must not provide or allow
				  the use of pit privies.
(3) The
				  operator must fill abandoned pit privies with earth.
(4) The operator must meet the following
				  general requirements for all toilet facilities:
(a) Provide flush toilets unless chemical
				  toilets are specifically approved by the department of health according to
				  requirements in chapter 246-272 WAC;
(b) Flush toilets, chemical toilets, and
				  urinals must not be located in any sleeping room, dining room, cooking or
				  food-handling facility or in any tent;
(c) Toilet rooms must be provided with:
(i) Handwashing sinks located in or
				  immediately adjacent to the toilet room;
(ii) Either a window of at least six square
				  feet opening directly to the outside or adequate ventilation;
(iii) Sixteen-mesh screens on all outside
				  openings;
(iv) Fixtures maintained
				  in good working order, including toilet(s) and sink(s); and
(v) Drains maintained in good working order,
				  including floor drains with screens.
(d) When chemical toilets are approved, they
				  must be:
(i) Located at least fifty feet from
				  any dwelling unit or food-handling facility;
(ii) Maintained by a licensed waste disposal
				  company;
(iii) Comply with local
				  ordinances; and
(iv) Located
				  immediately adjacent to a handwash sink(s); and
(e) When urinals are provided:
(i) There must be one urinal or two linear
				  feet of urinal trough for each twenty-five men;
(ii) The floors and the walls surrounding a
				  urinal and extending out at least fifteen inches on all sides must be
				  constructed of materials which will not be adversely affected by moisture;
				  and
(iii) The urinal must have an
				  adequate water flush.