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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit-required Confined Space Program › Section 296-307-64604 - Meet these additional requirements if employees enter another employer's confined space

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(1) The
					 employer must obtain any available information about permit-required confined
					 space hazards and entry operations from the host employer.
(2) The employer must coordinate entry
					 operations with any other employers whose employees will be working in or near
					 the permit-required confined space.
(3) The employer must inform the host
					 employer, either through a debriefing or during entry operations, about:
(a) The entry program that will be followed;
					 and
(b) Any hazards confronted or
					 created in the space during entry operations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Employee Training › Section 296-307-648 - Summary

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Employer responsibility:
To make sure employees are trained to perform
						their designated roles safely.
The employer must meet the
								requirements...
in this section:
Provide employee training.
WAC
								296-307-64802
Certify employee proficiency.
WAC
								296-307-64804
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-648, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Employee Training › Section 296-307-64802 - Provide employee training

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(1)
					 The employer must provide training to each employee involved in permit-required
					 confined space activities, so they acquire the understanding, knowledge and
					 skills necessary to safely perform assigned duties.
(a) Establish employee proficiency in their
					 confined space duties.
(b)
					 Introduce new or revised procedures as necessary.
Note:
Employers can determine employee proficiency
								  by:
1. Observing employee performance during
								  training exercises that simulate actual confined space conditions;
2. A comprehensive written examination;
								  or
3. Any other method that is effective for the
								  employer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Employee Training › Section 296-307-64804 - Certify employee proficiency

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(1) The employer must certify employee
					 proficiency in their assigned duties.
(2) The employer must make sure the
					 certification:
(a) Contains each employee's
					 name, the trainer's written or electronic signature or initials, and the dates
					 of training.
(b) Is available for
					 inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-650 - Summary

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Employer responsibility:
To establish procedures for the safe permit-required
						entry of confined spaces.
The employer must meet the
								requirements...
in this section:
Implement procedures for entry permits.
WAC
								296-307-65002
Use an entry permit that contains all required
								information.
WAC
								296-307-65004
Keep and review entry permits.
WAC
								296-307-65006
Prevent unauthorized entry.
WAC
								296-307-65008
Provide, maintain, and use proper equipment.
WAC
								296-307-65010
Evaluate and control hazards for safe entry.
WAC
								296-307-65012
Make sure adequate rescue and emergency services are
								available.
WAC
								296-307-65014
Use nonentry rescue systems or methods whenever
								possible.
WAC
								296-307-65016
Make sure entry supervisors perform their
								responsibilities and duties.
WAC
								296-307-65018
Provide an attendant outside the permit-required
								confined space.
WAC
								296-307-65020
Make sure entrants know the hazardous conditions and
								their duties.
WAC
								296-307-65022
Implement procedures for ending entry.
WAC
								296-307-65024
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-650, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65002 - Implement procedures for entry permits

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(1) The employer must identify and evaluate,
					 before employees enter, potential hazards from:
(a) The permit-required confined space;
					 and
(b) The work to be
					 performed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65004 - Use an entry permit that contains all required information

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(1) The employer
					 must make sure its entry permit identifies
all
of the following
					 that apply to its entry operation:
(a) The
					 space to be entered.
(b) Purpose of
					 the entry.
(c) Date and the
					 authorized duration of the entry permit.
(d) Hazards of the space to be
					 entered.
(e) Acceptable entry
					 conditions.
(f) Results of initial
					 and periodic tests performed to evaluate and identify the hazards and
					 conditions of the space, accompanied by the names or initials of the testers
					 and by an indication of when the tests were performed.
(g) Appropriate measures used before entry to
					 isolate the space, and eliminate or control hazards.
Examples of appropriate measures include the lockout or
						tagging of equipment and procedures for purging, inerting, ventilating, and
						flushing permit-required confined spaces.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65006 - Keep and review entry permits

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(1) The employer must keep entry permits for
					 at least one year.
(2) The employer
					 must keep entry permits or other atmospheric monitoring records that show the
					 actual atmosphere an employee entered or worked in, as employee exposure
					 records.
(3) The employer must
					 review its permit-required confined space entry program as follows:
Conduct a review when there is reason to believe its
						entry program may not protect employees, and revise the program before allowing
						subsequent entries.
Note:
Examples of circumstances requiring the review of
								  your program include the following:
1. There is unauthorized entry of a permit
								  space.
2. A permit space hazard not covered by the
								  permit is found.
3. A condition prohibited by the permit
								  occurs.
4. An injury or near-miss occurs during
								  entry.
5. There is a change in the use or configuration
								  of a permit space.
6. An employee complains about the effectiveness
								  of the program.
(4) The employer must review canceled entry
					 permits within one year following each entry to evaluate:
(a) The employer's permit-required confined
					 space program.
(b) The protection
					 provided to employees entering permit-required confined spaces.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65008 - Prevent unauthorized entry

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The employer must implement measures necessary to
						prevent unauthorized entry into permit-required confined spaces, when
						conducting authorized entry.
Notes:
1. When removing entrance covers to open the
								  confined space, protect entrants and those outside the confined space from
								  hazards.
2. Examples of measures to prevent unauthorized
								  entry are signs, barricades, warning tape, and an attendant.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-65008, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65010 - Provide, maintain, and use proper equipment

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(1) The employer must provide the equipment
					 in Table 2, when needed and at no cost to employees.
(2) The employer must make sure that
					 employees use provided equipment properly.
(3) The employer must maintain the provided
					 equipment.
Table 2 Equipment Provided to Employees at No
						Cost
Type of equipment
For
Testing and monitoring equipment
Evaluating permit-required confined space
								conditions
Ventilating equipment
Obtaining and maintaining acceptable entry
								conditions
Communication equipment
Effective communication between the attendant and
								the entrants and to initiate rescue when required
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Protecting employees from hazards of the space or
								the work performed
Lighting equipment
Employees to see well enough to work safely and to
								exit the space quickly in an emergency
Barriers or shields, such as pedestrian, vehicle or
								other barriers
Protecting employees from hazards outside of the
								space
Ladders
Safe entry and exit by entrants
Rescue and emergency equipment, except for equipment
								provided by the rescue service provider
Safe and effective rescue
Any other equipment
Safe entry into and rescue from permit-required
								confined spaces
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-65010, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65012 - Evaluate and control hazards for safe entry

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(1) Evaluate and control hazards for safe
					 entry into permit-required confined spaces by doing all the following:
(a) Test for atmospheric hazards, in this
					 order:
(i) Oxygen.
(ii) Combustible gases and vapors.
(iii) Toxic gases and vapors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65014 - Make sure adequate rescue and emergency services are available

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(1) The employer
					 must make sure they have adequate rescue and emergency services available
					 during their permit-required confined space entry operations.
(a) Evaluate and select rescue teams or
					 services who can:
(i) Respond to a rescue
					 call in a timely manner. Timeliness is based on the identified hazards.
					 Rescuers must have the capability to reach potential victims within an
					 appropriate time frame based on the identified permit space hazards.
(ii) Proficiently rescue employees from a
					 permit-required confined space in the workplace. Rescuers must have the
					 appropriate equipment for the type of rescue.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65016 - Use nonentry rescue systems or methods whenever possible

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(1) The employer
					 must use nonentry retrieval systems or methods to rescue entrants in a
					 permit-required confined space unless this:
(a) Would increase the overall risk of injury
					 to entrants; or
(b) Would not
					 contribute to the rescue of the entrant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65018 - Make sure entry supervisors perform their responsibilities and duties

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The employer must make sure that an entry
						supervisor:
(1) Authorizes the entry
					 into a permit-required confined space by signing the entry permit.
(2) Oversees entry operations.
(3) Knows about the hazards that may be faced
					 during entry, including the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the
					 exposure.
(4) Verifies and checks
all
of the following:
(a) The
					 appropriate entries have been made on the permit.
(b) All tests specified by the permit have
					 been conducted.
(c) All procedures
					 and equipment specified by the permit are in place before approving the permit
					 and allowing entry to the space.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65022 - Make sure entrants know the hazardous conditions and their duties

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The employer must make sure that all entrants:
(1) Know the hazards they may face during
					 entry, including the mode, signs or symptoms, and results of exposure to the
					 hazards.
(2) Use equipment
					 properly.
(3) Communicate with the
					 attendant as necessary so the attendant can:
(a) Monitor entrant status.
(b) Alert entrants of the need to
					 evacuate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65024 - Implement procedures for ending entry

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The employer must terminate entry when entry operations
						are completed, including securing an entrance cover and canceling the
						permit.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-65024, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-652 - Alternate entry procedures

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Summary:
Employer responsibility:
To choose alternate entry procedures for spaces where the
						only hazard is a hazardous atmosphere.
Eliminate any unsafe conditions before removing
						an
The employer must meet the
								requirements...
in this section:
Identifying and controlling permit-required confined
								spaces.
WAC
								296-307-644
Permit-required confined spaces program.
WAC
								296-307-646
Employee training.
WAC
								296-307-648
Make sure the following conditions are met if using
								alternate entry procedures.
WAC
								296-307-65202
Follow these alternate entry procedures for
								permit-required confined spaces.
WAC
								296-307-65204
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-652, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65202 - Make sure the following conditions are met if using alternate entry procedures

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(1)
					 The employer must make sure, when using alternate entry procedures, instead of
					 permit entry procedures, that it has monitoring and inspection data that
					 supports the following:
(a) That the only
					 hazard of the permit-required confined space is an actual or potentially
					 hazardous atmosphere.
(b) That
					 continuous forced air ventilation alone is all that is needed to maintain the
					 permit-required confined space for safe entry.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65204 - Follow these alternate entry procedures for permit-required confined spaces

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(1) The
					 employer must use the following alternate entry procedures: entrance cover.
(a) When entrance covers are removed,
					 promptly guard the opening with a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary
					 barrier to prevent accidental falls through the opening and protect entrants
					 from objects falling into the space.
(b) Certify that preentry measures have been
					 taken (such as safe removal of the cover and having protection needed to gather
					 preentry data), with the date, location of the space, and signature of the
					 person certifying.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-654 - Nonpermit confined spaces requirements

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Summary:
IMPORTANT:
A confined space may be classified as a nonpermit
						confined space for as long as the hazards remain eliminated. Once a hazard is
						present, the employer must follow all requirements of this part that
						apply.
Employer responsibility:
To make sure any space classified as nonpermit does not
						have the potential to contain serious health or safety hazards.
The employer must meet the
								requirements...
in this section:
Follow these requirements when classifying a
								confined space as a nonpermit confined space.
WAC
								296-307-65402
Reevaluate nonpermit confined spaces if hazards
								develop.
WAC
								296-307-65404
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-654, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65402 - Follow these requirements when classifying a confined space as a nonpermit confined space

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(1) The
					 employer must make sure the confined space meets these conditions to be
					 classified as nonpermit confined spaces:
(a)
					 The confined space does not contain an actual or potential hazardous
					 atmosphere.
(b) The confined space
					 does not contain hazards capable of causing death or serious physical harm.
					 This includes any recognized health or safety hazards including engulfment in
					 solid or liquid material, electrical shock, or moving parts.
(c) If the employer must enter to remove
					 hazards, the space must be treated as a permit-required confined space until
					 hazards have been eliminated.
Notes:
1. Controlling atmospheric hazards through forced
								  air ventilation does not eliminate the hazards.
2. The employer should evaluate the use of
								  lockout-tagout, as covered in WAC
								  296-307-320,
								  to determine if using it fully eliminates the hazard.
3. The employer is allowed to use alternate
								  entry procedures covered in WAC
								  296-307-652,
								  if the employer can demonstrate that forced air ventilation alone will control
								  all hazards in the space.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-8 - Confined Spaces › Permit Entry Procedures › Section 296-307-65404 - Reevaluate nonpermit confined spaces if hazards develop

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(1) The employer must reclassify a nonpermit
					 confined space to a permit-required confined space, if necessary, when changes
					 in the use or configuration of the space increase the hazards to
					 entrants.
(2) The employer must
					 make sure all employees exit the space if hazards develop. The employer must
					 then reevaluate the space and determine whether it must be reclassified as a
					 permit-required confined space.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   49.17.010,
						  49.17.040,
						  49.17.050,
						  49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						  296-307-65404, filed 12/21/04, effective
						  4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70415 - Training

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Train employees
Notes:
1. Use Tables 3 through 6 to identify employees'
								training competencies.
2. The employer may conduct training internally,
								or use outside training services to comply with this section. When outside
								trainers are hired, the employer is still responsible for making sure the
								requirements of this section are met. For example, employers may compare the
								course outline to the competencies listed in Tables 3 through 6.
(1) The
				  employer must make sure employees are appropriately trained for their assigned
				  roles and duties as follows:
Exemption:
Skilled support employees are not covered by the
							 training requirements of this section (see WAC
							 296-307-70440
							).
(2) The employer must provide initial
				  training:
(a) Provide initial training before
				  the employee is allowed to participate in an actual emergency response
				  operation.
Note:
When first responders at the awareness or operations
							 level have sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competencies
							 specified in Table 3, you may accept experience instead of training.
(b) Make sure initial training adequately
				  addresses the competencies in Tables 3 through 6 and the minimum training
				  durations in Table 2.
(c) Certify
				  that employees objectively demonstrate competencies specified in Tables 3
				  through 6 (except for employees trained as first responders at the awareness
				  level).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70420 - Medical surveillance Provide medical surveillance to employees

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(1) The employer
				  must provide medical surveillance for employees to comply with Tables 7 and 8,
				  and the following:
(a) Make medical
				  surveillance available at:
(i) Reasonable
				  times and places.
(ii) No cost to
				  employees, including travel associated costs such as mileage, gas or bus fare
				  if the employee is required to travel off site.
AND
(iii) Wages for additional time spent outside
				  of employees' normal work hours.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70425 - Keep records

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The employer must keep a record of:
(1) Name and Social Security number of the
				  employee receiving medical surveillance;
(2) Physicians' written opinions, recommended
				  limitations, and results of examinations and tests;
(3) Any employee medical complaints regarding
				  hazardous substance exposures;
(4)
				  A copy of all information given to the examining physician (except a copy of
				  this section).
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						296-307-70425, filed 12/21/04, effective
						4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70430 - Incident requirements Recognize emergencies and initiate a response

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The employer must make sure employees follow procedures in
					 your emergency response plan to:
(1)
				  Recognize when an emergency response must be initiated;
(2) Notify employees, and others designated
				  in your plan, of the release;
(3)
				  Follow immediate emergency procedures;
(4) Prevent the incident from increasing in
				  severity or to secure the operation.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						296-307-70430, filed 12/21/04, effective
						4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70435 - Implement and maintain an incident command system (ICS)

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(1) The employer must make sure a single
				  individual, acting as the incident commander (IC), is in charge of the
				  site-specific incident command system (ICS) and acts within their designated
				  role and training level.
Note:
For multi employer worksites:
1. The IC has responsibility for controlling
								emergency response operations at the site for all employers.
2. Emergency response plans should be consistent
								in designating who assumes the IC position.
3. If the first employee arriving at the scene is
								not trained as an IC (see Table 5, Training Requirements for Incident
								Commanders and Specialist Employees, WAC
								296-307-70415), they
								may take control of the incident within their designated role and training
								level.
(2) The employer must make sure all
				  employers' emergency responders and their communications are coordinated and
				  controlled by the IC.
Note:
The IC may delegate tasks to subordinates (within
							 their training level).
(3) The employer must make sure each employer
				  at the scene has designated a representative to assist the IC.
(4) The employer must establish security and
				  control of the site as specified in your written emergency response
				  plan.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						296-307-70435, filed 12/21/04, effective
						4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70440 - Prepare skilled support personnel

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Note:
The duties of skilled support personnel are described
							 in Table 1, Roles and Duties of Emergency Responders.
(1) The
				  employer must make sure that their skilled support personnel (including those
				  employees who are not regularly employed by you) who could be exposed to
				  on-scene hazards are given an initial briefing at the site before they
				  participate in any emergency response. The initial briefing must include:
(a) What chemical hazards are
				  involved;
(b) What duties are to be
				  performed;
(c) Instruction in the
				  wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment.
Note:
Skilled support personnel do not need to comply with
							 the other training requirements of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70445 - Make sure the incident commander oversees activities during the response

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The employer of the incident commander (IC)
					 must:
(1) Identify all
				  hazardous substances and conditions present, within their training level, using
				  site analysis and maximum exposure limits, when appropriate.
(2) Implement emergency response procedures
				  appropriate to the hazardous substances and conditions present, such as:
(a) Procedures that address the use of
				  engineering controls, hazardous substance handling, and new
				  technologies;
(b) Procedures that
				  address decontamination;
(c)
				  Procedures that address PPE;
(d)
				  Procedures that limit the number of personnel to those who are actively
				  performing emergency response operations, in areas where exposure could
				  exist.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70450 - Use the buddy system in danger areas

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The employer must make sure operations and tasks
					 (including limited actions) in danger areas are conducted using the buddy
					 system in teams of two or more.
Definition.
Danger areas are areas where
					 conditions pose a serious danger to employees, such as areas where:
(a) Immediately dangerous to life or health
				  (IDLH) conditions could exist.
OR
(b) High levels of exposure to toxic
				  substances could exist.
OR
(c) There is a potential for exceeding the
				  lower explosive limit (LEL), also known as the lower flammability limit (LFL)
				  of a hazardous substance.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						296-307-70450, filed 12/21/04, effective
						4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70455 - Provide rescue and medical assistance

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(1) The employer must provide stand-by
				  employees equipped with the same level of personal protective equipment (PPE)
				  as the entrants, for assistance or rescue.
Notes:
1. The buddy system applies to stand-by employees
								(WAC
								296-307-70450
								).
2. One of the two stand-by employees can be
								assigned to another task provided it does not interfere with the performance of
								the stand-by role.
3. Rescue equipment should be selected and
								provided based on the types of rescue situations that could occur
.
(2) The employer must make sure employees
				  trained in first aid are readily available with necessary medical equipment and
				  have a way to transport the injured.
Note:
Employers who require their employees to provide first
							 aid must comply with the bloodborne pathogen rule, chapter 296-823 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						296-307-70455, filed 12/21/04, effective
						4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70460 - Personal protective equipment

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Notes:
1. Only properly trained employees should select
								PPE. Hazardous materials technicians and hazardous materials specialists can
								select PPE within the competencies specified in Table 4.
2. Selection requirements in other PPE rules also
								apply, including:
a. Chapter 296-307 WAC, Part Y-5,
								Respirators.
b. Chapter 296-305 WAC, Safety standards for
								firefighting.
(1) The
				  employer must provide employees with appropriate PPE and make sure it is used
				  if hazards could be present.
(2)
				  The employer must select PPE (such as respirators, gloves, protective suits and
				  other PPE) based on:
(a) An evaluation of the
				  performance characteristics (such as breakthrough time and hazardous
				  substance-specificity of the material or item) relevant to the requirements and
				  limitations of the site.
(b)
				  Task-specific conditions and durations.
(c) The hazards and potential hazards of the
				  site (see Table 9, Selecting PPE for Specific Hazards).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70465 - Control hazards created by personal protective equipment (PPE)

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The employer must control hazards created by the use of
					 PPE, including:
(1) Heat stress due to
				  extremely high temperatures.
(2)
				  Any other employee health hazard and consideration.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						296-307-70465, filed 12/21/04, effective
						4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70470 - Use personal protective equipment (PPE) properly

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(1) The employer must make sure employees
				  inspect PPE before, during and after use, following your plan's
				  procedures.
(2) The employer must
				  make sure employees put on (don) and remove (doff) PPE following your plan's
				  procedures.
(3) The employer must
				  make sure employees do not interchange self-contained breathing apparatus
				  (SCBA) air cylinders from different manufacturers, unless all of the following
				  apply:
(a) There is a life-saving
				  emergency;
(b) You need a
				  supplemental air supply;
(c) The
				  cylinders are of the same capacity and pressure rating.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70475 - Postemergency response

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IMPORTANT:
Postemergency response is the stage of the emergency
					 response where the immediate threat from the release has been stabilized or
					 eliminated, and cleanup of the site has started.
When cleanup is done by the employees who were part of the
					 initial emergency response, the employees are not covered by this section
					 (however, training, PPE and other requirements in WAC
					 296-307-70460
					 through
					 296-307-70470
					 apply to these employees).
(1) The
				  employer must follow Table 10 to determine which requirements apply to
				  postemergency response activities.
(2) The employer must maintain clean-up
				  equipment as specified in Table 10.
Table 10 Rules that Apply to
							 Postemergency Response Activities
When postemergency response cleanup is performed
							 by employees who were not part of the initial emergency response
							 and:
The following rules or requirements
							 apply:
It is necessary to remove hazardous substances, health
							 hazards and contaminated materials (example: Soil) from the site.
Chapter 296-843 WAC, Hazardous waste operations.
Cleanup is done on plant property using plant or
								workplace employees
AND
It is not necessary to remove hazardous
								substances, health hazards and contaminated materials from the site.
For training:
*WAC
								296-307-35015
								and
								296-307-35018,
								Employee emergency action plans
*Chapter 296-307 WAC, Part Y-5, Respiratory
								protection
*WAC
								296-307-550,
								Employer chemical hazard communication
*Other appropriate training requirements relevant
								to personal protective equipment (PPE) and decontamination For
								equipment:
*Make sure that all equipment used for clean-up
								work is serviced and inspected before use.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-01-166, §
						296-307-70475, filed 12/21/04, effective
						4/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-010 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Agricultural employee" means any person
			 who renders personal services to, or under the direction of, an agricultural
			 employer in connection with the employer's agricultural activity.
(2) "Agricultural employer" means any person
			 engaged in agricultural activity, including the growing, producing, or
			 harvesting of farm or nursery products, or engaged in the forestation or
			 reforestation of lands, which includes but is not limited to the planting,
			 transplanting, tubing, precommercial thinning, and thinning of trees and
			 seedlings, the clearing, piling, and disposal of brush and slash, the harvest
			 of Christmas trees, and other related activities.
(3) "Bonded contractor" means a contractor
			 who obtained a surety bond in order to comply with
			 RCW
			  19.30.030(5).
(4) "Contractor" means a farm labor
			 contractor.
(5) "Department" means
			 the department of labor and industries.
(6) "Director" means the director of the
			 department of labor and industries.
(7) "Employee" means an agricultural
			 employee.
(8) "Farm labor
			 contractor" means any person, or his or her agent or subcontractor, who, for a
			 fee, performs any farm labor contracting activity.
(9) "License" means a farm labor contractor
			 license.
(10) "Secured contractor"
			 means a contractor who assigned a savings account to, or deposited cash or
			 other security with, the department in order to comply with
			 RCW
			  19.30.030(5).
(11) "Security" means a savings account
			 assigned to, or cash or other security deposited with, the
			 department.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.30.130. 86-01-027 (Order 85-34), §
				  296-310-010, filed 12/11/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-020 - Application for initial and renewed licenses

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(1) To obtain a license, a contractor must:
(a) Complete an application for a
			 license;
(b) Provide the
			 information required by
			 RCW
			  19.30.030(1), (6), and
			 (7);
(c) Obtain a surety bond or provide other
			 acceptable security to the department. If the contractor obtains a bond, it
			 must submit the original bond to the department;
(d) Obtain insurance and supply the
			 information required by WAC
			 296-310-040(2)
			 if the contractor seeks a license to transport workers; and
(e) Pay the fee set by WAC
			 296-310-060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-030 - Denial of license

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(1) The
			 department may refuse to issue or renew a license for the reasons listed in
			 RCW
			  19.30.050 and
			 19.30.060. If the department
			 refuses a license for any of these reasons, it shall serve on the contractor a
			 notice of denial of license. The notice of denial of license shall:
(a) Describe concisely the ground for denial
			 of the license; and
(b) Specify the
			 statutory authority for the denial.
The notice of denial shall inform the contractor that it may
				request a hearing pursuant to WAC
				296-310-160 on the denial. The
				notice shall specify that if no hearing is requested within thirty days of the
				date of issuance of the notice the director shall issue a final, unappealable
				order denying the license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-040 - Requirements for a license to transport employees

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(1) A contractor who intends to transport
			 employees must obtain liability insurance. The department shall require public
			 liability and property damage insurance that provides coverage, for each single
			 occurrence and for each vehicle used to transport employees, in the following
			 minimum amounts:
(a) $50,000 for injury or
			 damage to property;
(b) $100,000
			 for injury or damage, including death, to any one person; and
(c) $500,000 for injury or damage, including
			 death, to more than one person.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-050 - Amount of bond or security

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(1) A
			 contractor must provide a bond or security in the following minimum amount:
(a) If the contractor employs or intends to
			 employ:
(i)
From one to ten employees:
$ 5,000
(ii)
From eleven to fifty employees:
$10,000
(iii)
From fifty-one to one hundred employees:
$15,000
(iv)
Over one hundred employees:
$20,000
(b) If
			 the contractor does not employ agricultural employees, but only recruits,
			 solicits, supplies, transports, or hires employees for another person, and that
			 person takes complete responsibility for payment of wages to the employees, the
			 contractor shall obtain a $5,000 bond or other security.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-060 - Fees

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(1) The fee for a
			 one-year license is:
(a) For a contractor engaged in forestation or
							 reforestation:
$100.00
(b) For all other contractors:
$ 35.00
(2) The fee for a two year license is:
(a) For a contractor engaged in forestation or
							 reforestation:
$200.00
(b) For all other contractors:
$ 70.00
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.30.130. 86-01-027 (Order 85-34), §
				  296-310-060, filed 12/11/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-070 - Duplicate licenses

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If a contractor loses its license, or if the license is stolen
				or destroyed, the contractor may obtain a duplicate license upon application to
				the department. The application must specify the reason a duplicate is
				necessary.
The duplicate license shall be stamped prominently with the
				word "duplicate." A new contractor license number shall be supplied to the
				contractor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.30.130. 86-01-027 (Order 85-34), §
				  296-310-070, filed 12/11/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-080 - Length of license period

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A contractor who is obtaining its initial license shall be
				licensed for one year only. A contractor who is renewing its license may choose
				to obtain either a one-year or two-year license, unless the department informs
				the contractor that it may obtain only a one-year license.
All one-year licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year
				of issuance. All two-year licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year
				following the year of issuance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.30.130. 86-01-027 (Order 85-34), §
				  296-310-080, filed 12/11/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-090 - Change in business structure, name, address, or number of employees

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(1) If a contractor
			 changes its business structure (for example, if it changes from a partnership
			 to a corporation, or if the partners in a partnership change), the contractor
			 must apply for a new license in the manner required by WAC
			 296-310-020. If a contractor does
			 not obtain a new license after a change in its business structure, its previous
			 license may be invalid.
(2) If a
			 contractor changes its name or address, it must notify the department within
			 ten days.
(3) If a contractor
			 begins employing agricultural employees, or increases the number of its
			 employees, so that the bond or security is insufficient for that number of
			 employees, the contractor must obtain a new bond or security in the amount
			 required by WAC
			 296-310-050 and submit it to the
			 department. The department need not issue a notice to increase the amount of
			 bond or security in this situation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.30.130. 86-01-027 (Order 85-34), §
				  296-310-090, filed 12/11/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-310 - Farm labor contracting rules › Section 296-310-100 - Cancellation of insurance or bond

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(1) No surety company may cancel any bond
			 issued to a contractor pursuant to
			 RCW
			  19.30.040, unless the contractor previously
			 submits another bond or other security, for the same amount, that covers the
			 contractor's liability for the same period as that for the bond that is to be
			 cancelled.
(2) A cancellation of a
			 surety bond or insurance policy is effective thirty days after the department
			 receives the cancellation notice, if the cancellation notice contains the
			 following information:
(a) The name of the
			 contractor, exactly as it appears on the contractor's license;
(b) The contractor's license
			 number;
(c) The contractor's
			 business address;
(d) The number of
			 the bond or insurance policy that is to be cancelled;
(e) The effective date of the bond or
			 insurance policy that is to be cancelled; and
(f) If the cancellation is of a surety bond,
			 a certification that the contractor has previously obtained and submitted to
			 the department a new bond or other security as required by subsection (1) of
			 this section.