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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-30004 - Meet these additional requirements if your employees enter another employer's confined space

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(1) You must
			 obtain any available information about permit-required confined space hazards
			 and entry operations from the host employer.
(2) You must coordinate entry operations with
			 any other employers whose employees will be working in or near the
			 permit-required confined space.
(3)
			 You must inform the host employer, either through a debriefing or during entry
			 operations, about:
(a) The entry program you
			 will follow; and
(b) Any hazards
			 you confronted or created in the space during entry operations.
Note:
This would include any additional
						permit-required confined spaces identified by you.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-400 - Employee training

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Your responsibility:
To make sure employees are trained to perform their
				designated roles safely.
You must meet these requirements prior
						to entry into permit-required confined spaces...
in this section:
Provide employee training
WAC
						296-809-40002
Certify employee proficiency
WAC
						296-809-40004
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-400, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-40002 - Provide employee training

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(1)
			 You must provide training at no cost to each employee involved in
			 permit-required confined space activities. The training must be in a language
			 and vocabulary they understand, so they acquire the understanding, knowledge
			 and skills necessary to safely1 perform assigned
			 duties.
(a) Establish employee proficiency in
			 their confined space duties2.
(b) Introduce new or revised procedures as
			 necessary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-40004 - Certify employee proficiency

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(1) You must determine and certify employee
			 proficiency in their assigned duties.
(2) You 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 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-500 - Permit entry procedures

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Your responsibility:
To establish procedures for the safe permit-required entry of
				confined spaces.
You must meet the requirements
						...
in this section:
Implement procedures for safe entry into
						permit-required confined spaces
WAC
						296-809-50002
Use an entry permit that contains all
						required information
WAC
						296-809-50004
Keep and review your entry permits
WAC
						296-809-50006
Prevent unauthorized entry
WAC
						296-809-50008
Provide, maintain and use proper equipment
WAC
						296-809-50010
Evaluate and control hazards for safe entry
WAC
						296-809-50012
Make sure you have adequate rescue and
						emergency services available
WAC
						296-809-50014
Use nonentry rescue systems or methods
						whenever possible
WAC
						296-809-50016
Make sure entry supervisors perform their
						responsibilities and duties
WAC
						296-809-50018
Provide an attendant outside the
						permit-required confined space
WAC
						296-809-50020
Make sure entrants know the hazardous
						conditions and their duties
WAC
						296-809-50022
Implement procedures for ending entry
WAC
						296-809-50024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-500, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50002 - Implement procedures for safe entry into permit-required confined spaces

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(1) You 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 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50004 - Use an entry permit that contains all required information

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You must make sure your entry permit identifies
all
of the following that apply to your entry operation:
(1) The space to be entered.
(2) Purpose of the entry.
(3) Date and the authorized duration of the
			 entry permit.
(4) Hazards of the
			 space to be entered.
(5) Acceptable
			 entry conditions.
(6) 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.
(7) 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.
(8) Names of entrants and
			 current attendants. Other means include the use of rosters or tracking systems
			 as long as the attendant can determine quickly and accurately, for the duration
			 of the permit, which entrants are inside the space.
(9) The current entry supervisor.
(10) The signature or initials of the
			 original supervisor authorizing entry.
(11) Communication procedures for entrants
			 and attendants to maintain contact during the entry.
(12) Equipment provided for safe entry, such
			 as:
(a) Personal protective equipment
			 (PPE).
(b) Testing equipment,
			 including equipment capable of detecting an increase in atmospheric hazard
			 levels in the event the ventilation system stops working.
(c) Communications equipment.
(d) Alarm systems.
(e) Rescue equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50006 - Keep and review your entry permits

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(1) You must review your program and entry
			 operations when measures taken under your permit-required confined space entry
			 program may not protect employees. Review your program as necessary to correct
			 deficiencies before allowing subsequent
			 entries.1
(2) You must keep the canceled entry permits
			 for at least one year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined
			 space program. Use the canceled entry permits within one year following each
			 entry to review and evaluate both your program and the protection provided to
			 employees entering permit-required confined spaces.2
			 Update your written permit-required confined space entry programs as necessary
			 to correct deficiencies before allowing subsequent entries.
(3) You 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
Notes:
1 Examples of circumstances
						requiring the review of your program include the following:
* There is unauthorized entry of a permit
						space.
* A permit space hazard not covered by the
						permit is found.
* A condition prohibited by the permit
						occurs.
* An injury or near-miss occurs during entry.
* There is a change in the use or
						configuration of a permit space.
* An employee complains about the
						effectiveness of the program.
2 Employers may perform a single
						annual review covering all entries performed during a twelve-month period. If
						no entry is performed during a twelve-month period, no review is necessary.
3 Keep employee exposure records
						according to chapter 296-802 WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-50006, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50008 - Prevent unauthorized entry

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(1) You must implement measures necessary to
			 prevent unauthorized entry into permit-required confined spaces, when
			 conducting authorized entry.
(2)
			 You must protect entrants and those outside the confined space from hazards
			 when removing entrance covers.
Note:
Examples of measures to prevent unauthorized
						entry are signs, physical barricades, warning tape, and an attendant.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-50008, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50010 - Provide, maintain, and use proper equipment

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(1) You must provide the equipment in Table
			 2, when needed and at no cost to employees.
(2) You must make sure that employees use
			 provided equipment properly.
(3)
			 You must maintain the provided equipment.
Table 2
Equipment Provided to Employees at No Cost
Type of equipment
Used 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
Note:
Equipment that is unsuitable for retrieval
						must not be used including, but not limited to, retrieval lines that have
						reasonable probability of becoming entangled with the retrieval lines used by
						other authorized entrants, or retrieval lines that will not work due to the
						internal configuration of the permit space.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-50010, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50012 - Evaluate and control hazards for safe entry

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(1) You must 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 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50014 - Make sure you have adequate rescue and emergency services available

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(1) You must make
			 sure you have adequate rescue and emergency services available during your
			 permit-required confined space entry operations.1
(a) Evaluate and select rescue teams or
			 services who can:
(i) Respond to a rescue
			 call in a timely manner.2 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 your workplace. Rescuers
			 must have the appropriate equipment for the type of rescue.
(iii) Agree to notify you immediately in the
			 event that the rescue service becomes unavailable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50016 - Use nonentry rescue systems or methods whenever possible

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(1) You 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 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50018 - Make sure entry supervisors perform their responsibilities and duties

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You 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 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50020 - Provide an attendant outside the permit-required confined space

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Important:
1. The
			 number of attendants assigned should be tailored to the requirements of the
			 space and the work performed.
2.
			 You need to assess if it is appropriate or possible to have multiple permit
			 spaces monitored by a single attendant, or have an attendant stationed at a
			 location outside each space. Video cameras and radios are examples of tools
			 that may assist an attendant monitoring more than one space.
3. Attendants may be stationed at any
			 location outside the permit-required confined space if the duties described in
			 this section can be effectively performed for each space that is monitored.
(1) You must provide at least one attendant
			 who must remain outside the permit-required confined space during entry
			 operations.
(2) You must make sure
			 each permit-required confined space attendant:
(a) Understands the hazards that may be faced
			 during entry, including the mode, signs or symptoms, and results of exposure to
			 the hazards.
(b) Is aware of the
			 behavioral effects of exposure to the hazard.
(c) Continuously maintains an accurate count
			 of entrants in the space.
(d)
			 Maintains an accurate record of who is in the permit-required confined
			 space.
(e) Communicates with
			 entrants as necessary to monitor their status or alert them of the need to
			 evacuate the space.
(f) Monitors
			 activities inside and outside the space to determine if it is safe for entrants
			 to remain in the space.
(g) Orders
			 entrants to evacuate the space immediately if
any
of the following
			 conditions occur:
(i) A prohibited
			 condition.
(ii) The behavioral
			 effects of hazardous exposure in an entrant.
(iii) A situation outside the space that
			 could endanger entrants.
(iv) The
			 attendant cannot effectively and safely perform all the duties required in this
			 chapter.
(h) Takes the
			 following actions when unauthorized persons approach or enter a space:
(i) Warn unauthorized persons to stay away
			 from the space.
(ii) Tells the
			 unauthorized persons to exit immediately if they have entered the
			 space.
(iii) Informs entrants and
			 the entry supervisor if unauthorized persons have entered the space.
(i) Performs nonentry rescues as
			 specified by the rescue procedure.
(j) Has the means to respond to an emergency
			 affecting one or more of the permit spaces being monitored without preventing
			 performance of the attendant's duties to the other spaces being
			 monitored.
(k) Carries out no
			 duties that might interfere with their primary duty to monitor and protect the
			 entrants.
(l) Calls for rescue and
			 other emergency services as soon as entrants may need assistance to escape from
			 the space.
(m) Monitors entry
			 operations until relieved by another attendant or all entrants are out of the
			 space.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50022 - Make sure entrants know the hazardous conditions and their duties

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You 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; and
(b) Alert entrants of the need to
			 evacuate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-50024 - Implement procedures for ending entry

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You must make sure you terminate the 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, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-50024, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-600 - Alternative methods

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Your responsibility:
To know when you can use alternative methods and
				documentation.
Important:
In addition to this section, you also need to meet the
				requirements in the following sections of this chapter:
1. WAC
			 296-809-200 Identify and control
			 permit-required confined spaces.
2.
			 WAC 296-809-300 Permit-required
			 confined space program.
3. WAC
			 296-809-400 Employee training.
You must meet the requirements
						&
in this section:
Make sure the following conditions are met if
						using alternative methods
WAC
						296-809-60002
Implement alternative methods for each
						permit-required confined space that meet the criteria
WAC
						296-809-60004
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-600, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-60002 - Make sure the following conditions are met if using alternative methods

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(1) You may enter
			 permit-required confined spaces without a permit using alternative methods when
			 you have monitoring and inspection data that supports the following:
(a) You have eliminated all the
			 hazards1; or
(b) You have eliminated all of the physical
			 hazards1,2, and continuous forced air ventilation
			 controls the actual or potential hazardous atmosphere. You must also have
			 monitoring data that demonstrates the use of continuous forced air ventilation
			 will maintain the permit-required confined space for safe entry. In the event
			 the ventilation system stops working, entrants can exit the space
			 safely.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-60004 - Implement alternative methods for each permit-required confined space that meet the criteria

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(1)
			 You must implement your procedures for hazard elimination and alternative
			 methods from your written program.
(2) Before entry, eliminate any unsafe
			 conditions including removing an entrance cover.
When entrance covers are removed, promptly guard the opening
				with a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary barrier to prevent any
				accidental falls through the opening and protect entrants from objects falling
				into the space.
(3) For
			 spaces with potential atmospheric hazards you must do all of the following:
(a) Test before an employee enters the
			 confined space. Use a calibrated, direct-reading instrument to test the
			 internal atmosphere for all of the following, in this order:
(i) Oxygen content.
(ii) Flammable gases and vapors.
(iii) Potential toxic air
			 contaminants.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-700 - Nonpermit confined spaces requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-700, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-70002 - Follow these requirements when classifying a confined space as a nonpermit confined space

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
				  296-809-70002, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-70002, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-70004 - Reevaluate nonpermit confined spaces if hazards develop

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-03-081, §
				  296-809-70004, filed 1/20/04, effective
				  5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-809 - Confined spaces › Section 296-809-800 - Definitions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062, §
				  296-809-800, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 04-03-081, § 296-809-800,
				  filed 1/20/04, effective 5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-100 - Scope

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This chapter applies if you choose to establish a fire
				brigade.
Note:
Nothing in this chapter requires you to establish an
						  employee fire brigade.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-100, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-200 - Establishing a fire brigade-Section contents

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Your responsibility:
To decide on brigade
				functions in the workplace and make sure brigade members are capable of doing
				them.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Organizing statement
WAC
						  296-811-20005
Physical capability of brigade members
WAC
						  296-811-20010
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-200, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-20005 - Organizing statement

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You must develop a written fire brigade policy that is
				available for inspection by employees or their designated representatives, that
				covers all of the following:
(1) The
			 role and responsibilities of the fire brigade in the workplace.
(2) The basic organizational structure of the
			 fire brigade.
(3) The number of
			 brigade members.
(4) Type, amount,
			 and frequency of training for brigade members according to the section
			 Firefighting training, WAC
			 296-811-30010, in this chapter.
Note:
You may also want to include:
1. Descriptions of brigade member duties.
2. Line authority of each brigade officer.
3. Number of brigade officers.
4. Number of training instructors.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-20005, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-20010 - Physical capability of brigade members

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You must make sure brigade members who are assigned to fight
				interior structural fires are physically capable of doing this activity.
Do not permit employees with known physical limitations that
				can be reasonably identified, such as heart disease or seizure disorder, to
				participate in structural firefighting activities unless the employee has been
				released by a physician to do so.
Note:
Not all brigade members need to be physically capable
						  of fighting interior structural fires. Brigade members who are not physically
						  capable of fighting interior structural fires may be assigned to other brigade
						  duties that match their physical capabilities, such as pump operation or fire
						  prevention inspection.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-20010, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-300 - Training-Section contents

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Your responsibility:
To inform brigade members of
				special hazards in the workplace and train them for their brigade functions.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Special hazards
WAC
						  296-811-30005
Firefighting training
WAC
						  296-811-30010
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-300, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-30005 - Special hazards

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(1)
			 You must develop, include in training, and make available to brigade members,
			 written procedures that describe the following:
(a) The special hazards they may encounter in
			 their workplace.
(b) The actions
			 they need to take in situations that involve these hazards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-30010 - Firefighting training

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(1)
			 You must make sure training that a brigade member receives elsewhere that meets
			 one or more requirements in Table 1, Training for brigade members, has been:
(a) Received within the past year;
(b) Documented as having been received, such
			 as with a completion certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-400 - Equipment-Section contents

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Your responsibility:
To provide brigade members
				with equipment and protective clothing appropriate for their brigade functions.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Firefighting equipment
WAC
						  296-811-40005
Protective clothing
WAC
						  296-811-40010
Self-contained breathing apparatus' (SCBAs)
WAC
						  296-811-40015
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-400, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-40005 - Firefighting equipment

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(1)
			 You must provide appropriate firefighting equipment for the fire
			 brigade.
(2) You must inspect and
			 maintain brigade firefighting equipment according to Table 2, Fire Brigade
			 Equipment Inspection and Maintenance.
Table 2: Fire Brigade Equipment Inspection and
				Maintenance
For this equipment
Do the following
All brigade firefighting equipment.
* Inspect at least every year.
* Maintain in safe operating condition.
* Replace if damaged or in unsafe condition.
Brigade respirators and portable fire
						  extinguishers.
Inspect at least every month and after each use.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-40005, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-40010 - Protective clothing

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You must provide appropriate protective clothing for fire
				brigade members who do interior structural firefighting. Make sure protective
				clothing is:
(1) Provided at no
			 cost.
(2) Meets the requirements
			 for foot, body, hand, eye, face, and head protection found in another chapter,
			 Safety standards for firefighters, chapter 296-305 WAC.
Exemption:
Protective clothing requirements do not apply to the
						  following fire brigade members:
1. Those who do not perform interior structural
						  firefighting.
2. Those who use only standpipe systems or portable
						  fire extinguishers to control or put out fires that are in the incipient stage
						  only.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-40010, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-40015 - Self-contained breathing apparatus' (SCBAs)

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(1) Provide SCBAs, other than escape
			 self-contained breathing apparatus' (ESCBAs), and make sure they are used by
			 each fire brigade member who does interior structural firefighting.
(2) Make sure SCBAs do the following:
(a) Meet the requirements found in chapter
			 296-842 WAC, Respirators.
(b) Are
			 positive-pressure or pressure-demand type.
(c) Use only compressed-air cylinders that
			 meet department of transportation (DOT) and the National Institute for
			 Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requirements.
(d) Have a service life of at least thirty
			 minutes, as required by 42 C.F.R., Part 84.
(e) Have an automatic alarm that can be heard
			 when seventy-five to eighty percent of its service life has been used up.
Note:
An SCBA can have a quick-disconnect valve or "buddy
						  breathing" accessory
only if
the valve or accessory
does
						  not
do any of the following:
1. Damage the SCBA.
2. Restrict the SCBA's air flow.
3. Interfere with the SCBA's normal operation.
4. The "buddy breathing" accessory or quick-disconnect
						  valve need not be certified by NIOSH.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-500 - Requirements during firefighting-Section contents

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Your responsibility:
To make sure brigade members
				use safe practices during interior structural firefighting.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Brigade members in interior structural fires
WAC
						  296-811-50005
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-500, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-50005 - Brigade members in interior structural fires

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IMPORTANT:
Nothing in this section is meant to
				prevent fire brigade members assigned to respond to fires from rescue
				activities in an immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) atmosphere
				before the whole team assigned to respond to fires has arrived.
(1) You must make sure at least two qualified
			 fire brigade members go together into an IDLH atmosphere and remain in visual
			 or voice contact with each other at all times.
(2) You must maintain standby assistance,
			 with two people, as required by another section, Standby requirements for
			 immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) conditions, WAC
			 296-842-19005
.
Note:
One of the two brigade members providing standby
						  assistance can be assigned another role, such as safety officer, as long as the
						  safety or health of any firefighter working the incident will not be
						  jeopardized if the brigade member becomes unavailable through giving assistance
						  or rescue.
Reference:
More information on interior structural
				fires is located in another section, WAC 296-305-05001, Emergency fire-ground
				operations-Structural.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-50005, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-811 - Fire brigades › Section 296-811-600 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-01-073, §
				  296-811-600, filed 12/20/05, effective
				  3/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-816 - Protecting trade secrets › Section 296-816-100 - Scope

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
				  296-816-100, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-816 - Protecting trade secrets › Section 296-816-200 - Protecting trade secrets

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
				  296-816-200, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-816 - Protecting trade secrets › Section 296-816-20005 - Indicate when trade secret information has been withheld

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
				  296-816-20005, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-816 - Protecting trade secrets › Section 296-816-20010 - Provide trade secret information in a medical emergency

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
				  296-816-20010, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-816 - Protecting trade secrets › Section 296-816-20015 - Respond to requests for trade secret information in nonemergency situations

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
				  296-816-20015, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-816 - Protecting trade secrets › Section 296-816-20020 - Provide trade secret information when requested by WISHA

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
				  296-816-20020, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-816 - Protecting trade secrets › Section 296-816-300 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-026, §
				  296-816-300, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-817 - Hearing loss prevention (noise) › Section 296-817-100 - Scope

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The purpose of this chapter is to:
(1) Prevent employee hearing loss by
			 minimizing employee noise exposures; and
(2) Make sure employees exposed to noise are
			 protected.
These goals are accomplished by:
(1) Measuring and computing the employee
			 noise exposure from all equipment and machinery in the workplace, as well as
			 any other noise sources in the work area;
(2) Protecting employees from noise exposure
			 by using feasible noise controls;
(3) Making sure employees use hearing
			 protection, if you cannot feasibly control the noise;
(4) Training employees about hearing loss
			 prevention;
(5) Evaluating your
			 hearing loss prevention efforts by tracking employee hearing or periodically
			 reviewing controls and protection;
(6) Making appropriate corrections to your
			 program.
Reference:
Table 1 will help you determine the hearing loss
						  prevention requirements for your workplace. For the specific requirements
						  associated with noise evaluation criteria, see WAC
						  296-817-30010 of this
						  chapter.
Use Table 1 to help you determine the hearing loss prevention
				requirements for your workplace:
Table 1
Noise Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Description
Requirements
85 dBA TWA8
Full-day employee noise exposure dose. If you have one or
						more employees whose exposure equals or exceeds this level, you must have a
						hearing loss prevention program.
Hearing protection Training Audiometric testing
90 dBA TWA8
Full-day employee noise exposure dose. If you have one or
						more employees whose exposure equals or exceeds this level, you must reduce
						employee noise exposures in the workplace.
Noise controls Hearing protection Training Audiometric
						testing
115 dBA measured using slow response
Extreme noise level (greater than one second in duration).
Hearing protection Signs posted in work areas warning of
						exposure
140 dBC measured using fast response
Extreme impulse or impact noise (less than one second in
						duration).
Hearing protection
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-11-060, §
				  296-817-100, filed 5/19/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-817 - Hearing loss prevention (noise) › Section 296-817-200 - Hearing loss prevention program

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Summary
Your responsibility:
To prevent employee hearing loss by minimizing, and providing
				protection from, noise exposures.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Conduct employee noise exposure monitoring
WAC
						296-817-20005
Control employee noise exposures that equal or exceed 90
						dBA TWA8
WAC
						296-817-20010
Make sure employees use hearing protection when their
						noise exposure equals or exceeds 85 dBA TWA8
WAC
						296-817-20015
Make sure exposed employees receive training about noise
						and hearing protection
WAC
						296-817-20020
Make sure warning signs are posted for areas where noise
						levels equal or exceed 115 dBA
WAC
						296-817-20025
Arrange for oversight of audio-metric testing
WAC
						296-817-20030
Identify and correct deficiencies in your hearing loss
						prevention program
WAC
						296-817-20035
Document your hearing loss prevention activities
WAC
						296-817-20040
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-11-060, §
				  296-817-200, filed 5/19/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-817 - Hearing loss prevention (noise) › Section 296-817-20005 - Conduct employee noise exposure monitoring

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(1) You must conduct employee noise exposure
			 monitoring to determine the employee's actual exposure when reasonable
			 information indicates that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed 85 dBA
			 TWA8.
Note:
Representative monitoring may be used where several
						  employees perform the same tasks in substantially similar conditions.
1. Noise in the workplace that interferes with people
						  speaking, even at close range.
2. Information from the manufacturer of equipment you
						  use in the workplace that indicates high noise levels for machines in
						  use.
3. Reports from employees of ringing in their ears or
						  temporary hearing loss.
4. Warning signals or alarms that are difficult to
						  hear.
5. Work near abrasive blasting or jack hammering
						  operations.
6. Use of tools and equipment such as the
						  following:
a. He;avy equipment or machinery.
b. Fuel-powered hand tools.
c. Compressed air-driven tools or equipment in frequent
						  use.
d. Power saws, grinders or chippers.
e. Powder-actuated tools.
(2) 
			 You must follow applicable guidance in WAC
			 296-817-300 when conducting noise
			 exposure monitoring;
(3) You must
			 make sure your sampling for noise exposure monitoring identifies:
(a) All employees whose exposure equals or
			 exceeds the following:
(i) 85 dBA
			 TWA8 (noise dosimetry, providing an average exposure
			 over an eight-hour time period);
(ii) 115 dBA (slow response sound level
			 meter, identifying short-term noise exposures);
(iii) 140 dBC (fast response sound level
			 meter, identifying almost instantaneous noise exposures).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-817 - Hearing loss prevention (noise) › Section 296-817-20010 - Control employee noise exposures that equal or exceed 90 dBA TWA[8]

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Important:
Hearing protection provides a barrier to noise and protects
				employees but is not considered a control of the noise hazard. Separate
				requirements apply to hearing protection and are found in WAC
				296-817-20015.
You must reduce employee noise exposure, using feasible
				controls, wherever exposure equals or exceeds 90 dBA
				TWA8.
Note:
1. Once noise exposures are brought below 90 dBA T
							 WA8, no further reduction is required. However, further
							 reduction of noise may reduce the need for other hearing loss prevention
							 requirements.
2. Controls that eliminate noise at the source or
							 establish a permanent barrier to noise are typically more reliable. For
							 example:
a. Replacing noisy equipment with quiet
							 equipment.
b. Using silencers and mufflers.
c. Installing enclosures.
d. Damping noisy equipment and parts.
3. Other controls and work practices may also be
							 useful for reducing noise exposures. Examples include:
a. Employee rotation.
b. Limiting use of noisy equipment.
c. Rescheduling work.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-11-060, §
				  296-817-20010, filed 5/19/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-817 - Hearing loss prevention (noise) › Section 296-817-20015 - Make sure employees use hearing protection when their noise exposure equals or exceeds 85 dBA TWA[8]

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(1)
			 You must make sure employees wear hearing protectors that will provide
			 sufficient protection when exposure equals or exceeds:
(a) 85 dBA TWA8 (noise
			 dosimetry, providing an average exposure over an eight-hour time
			 period);
(b) 115 dBA (slow response
			 sound level meter, identifying short-term noise exposures);
(c) 140 dBC (fast response sound level meter,
			 identifying almost instantaneous noise exposures).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-817 - Hearing loss prevention (noise) › Section 296-817-20020 - Make sure exposed employees receive training about noise and hearing protection

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(1)
			 You must train each employee whose noise exposure equals or exceeds 85 dBA
			 TWA8.
(2)
			 You must provide training when an employee is first assigned to a position
			 involving noise exposure that equals or exceeds 85 dBA
			 TWA8
and
at least annually after
			 that.
(3) You must update
			 information provided in the training program to be consistent with changes in
			 controls, hearing protectors and work processes.
(4) You must make sure your noise and hearing
			 protection training includes:
(a) The effects
			 of noise on hearing (including both occupational and nonoccupational
			 exposures);
(b) Noise controls used
			 in your workplace;
(c) The purpose
			 of hearing protectors: The advantages, disadvantages, and attenuation of
			 various types;
(d) Instructions
			 about selecting, fitting, using, and caring for hearing protection;
(e) The purpose and procedures for program
			 evaluation including audiometric testing and hearing protection auditing when
			 you choose to rely upon auditing (see WAC
			 296-817-500);
(f) The employees' right to access records
			 kept by the employer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-817 - Hearing loss prevention (noise) › Section 296-817-20025 - Make sure warning signs are posted for areas where noise levels equal or exceed 115 dBA

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(1) You must make
			 sure warning signs are posted at the entrances or boundaries of all
			 well-defined work areas where employees may be exposed to noise that equals or
			 exceeds 115 dBA (measured using a sound level meter with slow
			 response).
(2) Warning signs must
			 clearly indicate that the area is a high noise area and that hearing protectors
			 are required.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-11-060, §
				  296-817-20025, filed 5/19/03, effective
				  8/1/03.