Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-24 - General safety and health standards › Part A-1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE › Section 296-24-012 - Definitions applicable to all sections of this chapter

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Note:
Meaning of words. Unless the context indicates
								otherwise, words used in this chapter shall have the meaning given in this
								section.
Approved.
Approved by the director of the
				  department of labor and industries or their authorized representative:
				  Provided, however, That should a provision of this chapter state that approval
				  by an agency or organization other than the department of labor and industries
				  is required, such as Underwriters' Laboratories or the Mine Safety and Health
				  Administration (MSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
				  Health (NIOSH), the provisions of WAC
				  296-800-360 must apply.
Authorized person.
A person approved or
				  assigned by the employer to perform a specific type of duty or duties or to be
				  at a specific location or locations at the job site.
Competent person.
One who is capable of
				  identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working
				  conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who
				  has authorization to take prompt corrective action to eliminate them.
Department.
The department of labor and
				  industries.
Director.
The director of the department of
				  labor and industries, or designated representative.
Employer.
Any person, firm, corporation,
				  partnership, business trust, legal representative, or other business entity
				  which engages in any business, industry, profession, or activity in this state
				  and employs one or more employees or who contracts with one or more persons,
				  the essence of which is the personal labor of such person or persons and
				  includes the state, counties, cities, and all municipal corporations, public
				  corporations, political subdivisions of the state, and charitable
				  organizations: Provided, That any person, partnership, or business entity not
				  having employees, and who is covered by the industrial insurance act must be
				  considered both an employer and an employee.
First aid.
For purposes of this section, the
				  extent of treatment that could be expected to be given by a person trained in
				  basic first aid, using supplies from a first-aid kit. Tests, such as X rays,
				  must not be confused with treatment.
Hazard.
That condition, potential or inherent,
				  which can cause injury, death, or occupational disease.
Hospitalization.
To be admitted to a hospital
				  or an equivalent medical facility on an emergent in-patient basis requiring an
				  overnight stay.
Must.
Mandatory.
Qualified.
One who, by possession of a
				  recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive
				  knowledge, training, and experience, has successfully demonstrated the ability
				  to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work, or the
				  project.
Safety and health standard.
A standard which
				  requires the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods,
				  operations, or processes reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or
				  healthful employment and places of employment.
Safety factor.
The ratio of the ultimate
				  breaking strength of a member or piece of material or equipment to the actual
				  working stress or safe load when in use.
Should.
Recommended.
Standard safeguard.
A device designed and
				  constructed with the object of removing the hazard of accident incidental to
				  the machine, appliance, tool, building, or equipment to which it is
				  attached.
Standard safeguards must be constructed of either metal or
				  wood or other suitable material or a combination of these. The final
				  determination of the sufficiency of any safeguard rests with the director of
				  the department of labor and industries.
Suitable.
That which fits, or has the qualities
				  or qualifications to meet a given purpose, occasion, condition, function, or
				  circumstance.
Work place.
Any plant, yard, premises, room, or
				  other place where an employee or employees are employed for the performance of
				  labor or service over which the employer has the right of access or control,
				  and includes, but is not limited to, all work places covered by industrial
				  insurance under
				  Title
				  51 RCW, as now or hereafter
				  amended.
Worker, personnel, person, employee, (and other terms
				  of like meaning, unless the context of the provision containing such term
				  indicates otherwise).
An employee of an employer who is employed in the
				  business of their employer whether by way of manual labor or otherwise and
				  every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of or who is
				  working under an independent contract the essence of which is their personal
				  labor for an employer whether by manual labor or otherwise.
Working day.
A calendar day, except Saturdays,
				  Sundays, and legal holidays as set forth in
				  RCW
				   1.16.050, as now or hereafter amended, and
				  for the purposes of the computation of time within which an act is to be done
				  under the provisions of this chapter, must be computed by excluding the first
				  working day and including the last working day.
Abbreviations used in this chapter:
ANSI.
American National Standards
				  Institute.
API.
American Petroleum Institute.
ASA.
American Standards Association.
ASAE.
American Society of Agricultural
				  Engineers.
ASHRE.
American Society of Heating and
				  Refrigeration Engineers.
ASME.
American Society for Mechanical
				  Engineers.
ASTM.
American Society for Testing and
				  Materials.
AWS.
American Welding Society.
BTU.
British thermal unit.
BTUH.
British thermal unit per hour.
CFM.
Cubic feet per minute.
C.F.R.
Code of Federal Regulations.
CGA.
Compressed Gas Association.
CIE.
Commission Internationale de l'
				  Eclairage.
DOSH.
Division of occupational safety and
				  health.
DOT.
Department of transportation.
FRP.
Fiberglass reinforced plastic.
GPM.
Gallons per minute.
ICC.
Interstate Commerce Commission.
ID.
Inside diameter.
LPG.
Liquefied petroleum gas.
MCA.
Manufacturing Chemist Association. (New
				  name: Chemical Manufacturers Association.)
NBFU.
National Board of Fire
				  Underwriters.
NEMA.
National Electrical Manufacturing
				  Association.
NFPA.
National Fire Protection
				  Association.
NTP.
Normal temperature and pressure.
OD.
Outside diameter.
PSI.
Pounds per square inch.
PSIA.
Pounds per square inch
				  atmospheric.
PSIG.
Pounds per square inch gauge.
RMA.
Rubber Manufacturers Association.
SAE.
Society of Automotive Engineers.
TFI.
The Fertilizer Institute.
TSC.
Trailer Standard Code.
UL.
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
USASI.
United States of America Standards
				  Institute.
U.S.C.
United States Code.
USCG.
United States Coast Guard.
WAC.
Washington Administrative Code.
WISHA.
Washington Industrial Safety and Health
				  Act of 1973.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 09-01-158, §
					 296-24-012, filed 12/23/08, effective 3/1/09; 04-07-161, § 296-24-012,
					 filed 3/23/04, effective 6/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050 .
					 02-12-098, § 296-24-012, filed 6/5/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory
					 Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-24-012, filed
					 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; 89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-24-012, filed
					 5/15/89, effective 6/30/89; Order 73-5, § 296-24-012, filed 5/9/73 and
					 Order 73-4, § 296-24-012, filed
					 5/7/73.