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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM › Section 296-800-14005 - Develop a formal, written accident prevention program

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(1) You must develop a formal accident
				prevention program that is outlined in writing. The program must be tailored to
				the needs of your particular workplace or operation and to the types of hazards
				involved.
Note:
The term "accident prevention program"
						  refers to your written plan to prevent accidents, illnesses, and injuries on
						  the job. Your accident prevention program may be known as your safety and
						  health plan, injury prevention program, or by some other name.
(2)
				You must make sure your Accident Prevention Program contains at least the
				following elements:
(a) A safety orientation:
(i) A description of your total safety and
				health program.
(ii) On-the-job
				orientation showing employees what they need to know to perform their initial
				job assignments safely.
(iii) How
				and when to report on-the-job injuries including instruction about the location
				of first-aid facilities in your workplace.
(iv) How to report unsafe conditions and
				practices.
(v) The use and care of
				required personal protective equipment (PPE).
(vi) What to do in an emergency, including
				how to exit the workplace.
(vii)
				Identification of hazardous gases, chemicals, or materials used on-the-job and
				instruction about the safe use and emergency action to take after accidental
				exposure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM › Section 296-800-14020 - Develop, supervise, implement, and enforce safety and health training programs that are effective in practice

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(1) You must develop, supervise, implement,
				and enforce training programs to improve the skill, awareness, and competency
				of all your employees in the field of occupational safety and health.
(2) You must make sure training
				includes on-the-job instruction to employees prior to their job assignment
				about hazards such as:
(a) Safe use of
				powered materials-handling equipment, such as forklifts, backhoes,
				etc.
(b) Safe use of machine tool
				operations.
(c) Use of toxic
				materials.
(d) Operation of utility
				systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM › Section 296-800-14025 - Make sure your accident prevention program is effective in practice

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You must establish, supervise, and enforce your accident
				  prevention program in a manner that is effective in practice.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-14025, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FIRST-AID SUMMARY › Section 296-800-150 - Rule summary

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Your responsibility:
You must make sure first-aid trained personnel are available
				  to provide quick and effective first aid.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Make sure that first-aid trained personnel
						  are available to provide quick and effective first aid
WAC
						  296-800-15005
Make sure appropriate first-aid supplies
						  are readily available
WAC
						  296-800-15020
Make sure emergency washing facilities are
						  functional and readily accessible
WAC
						  296-800-15030
Inspect and activate your emergency washing
						  facilities
WAC
						  296-800-15035
Make sure supplemental flushing equipment
						  provides sufficient water
WAC
						  296-800-15040
Note:
* Employers who require their employees to
						  provide first aid must comply with chapter 296-823 WAC, Occupational exposure
						  to bloodborne pathogens.
* Your workplace may be covered by separate
						  first-aid rules. If you do any of the types of work listed below, you must
						  follow separate industry specific rules:
Industry
Chapter (WAC)
Agriculture
296-307
Compressed air
296-36
Construction
296-155
Firefighting
296-305
Logging
296-54
Sawmill
296-78
Ship building and repairing
296-304
You can get copies of these rules by calling 1-800-4BE SAFE
				  (1-800-423-7233), or by going to http://www.lni.wa.gov. [File Link Not
				  Available]
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 04-07-160, §
					 296-800-150, filed 3/23/04, effective 5/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-150, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-150, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FIRST-AID SUMMARY › Section 296-800-15005 - Make sure that first-aid trained personnel are available to provide quick and effective first aid

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You must comply with the first-aid training requirements of
				  29 C.F.R.
				  1910.151(b) which
				  states:
"In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near
				  proximity to the workplace, which is used for the treatment of all injured
				  employees, a person or persons must be adequately trained to render first
				  aid."
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 04-07-160, §
					 296-800-15005, filed 3/23/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-09-110, §
					 296-800-15005, filed 4/22/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-15005, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-15005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FIRST-AID SUMMARY › Section 296-800-15020 - Make sure appropriate first-aid supplies are readily available

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(1) You must make
				sure first-aid supplies are readily available.
(2) You must make sure first-aid supplies at
				your workplace are appropriate to:
(a) Your
				occupational setting.
(b) The
				response time of your emergency medical services.
Note:
First-aid kits from your local retailer or safety
								supplier should be adequate for most nonindustrial employers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FIRST-AID SUMMARY › Section 296-800-15030 - Make sure emergency washing facilities are functional and readily accessible

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(1)
				You must provide an emergency shower:
(a)
				When there is potential for major portions of an employee's body to contact
				corrosives, strong irritants, or toxic chemicals.
(b) That delivers water to cascade over the
				user's entire body at a minimum rate of 20 gallons (75 liters) per minute for
				fifteen minutes or more.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FIRST-AID SUMMARY › Section 296-800-15035 - Inspect and activate your emergency washing facilities

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(1) You must make sure all plumbed emergency
				washing facilities are inspected once a year to make sure they function
				correctly.
Note:
Inspections should include:
* Examination of the piping
* Making sure that water is available at the
							 appropriate temperature and quality
* Activation to check that the valves and other
							 hardware work properly
* Checking the water flow rate.
(2)
				You must make sure plumbed emergency eyewashes and handheld drench hoses are
				activated weekly to check the proper functioning of the valves, hardware, and
				availability of water.
(3) You
				must make sure all self-contained eyewash equipment and personal eyewash units
				are inspected and maintained according to manufacturer instructions.
(a) Inspections to check proper operation
				must be done once a year.
(b)
				Sealed personal eyewashes must be replaced after the manufacturer's expiration
				date.
Note:
Most manufacturers recommend replacing
						  fluid in open self-contained eyewashes every six months. The period for sealed
						  containers is typically two years.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › FIRST-AID SUMMARY › Section 296-800-15040 - Make sure supplemental flushing equipment provides sufficient water

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Note:
Supplemental flushing equipment cannot be
						  used in place of required emergency showers or eyewashes.
(1) You must
				make sure hand-held drench hoses deliver at least 3.0 gallons (11.4 liters) of
				water per minute for fifteen minutes or more.
Note:
Why use a drench hose? A drench hose is
						  useful when:
* The spill is small and does not require an
							 emergency shower
* Used with a shower for local rinsing, particularly
							 on the lower extremities.
(2)
				You must make sure personal eyewash equipment delivers only clean water or
				other medically approved eye flushing solutions.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-15040, filed 8/1/02, effective
					 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-160 - Summary

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Your responsibility:
You must make sure that your employees have, use, and care
				  for the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
PPE is an item or items used to protect the eyes, face, head,
				  body, arms, hands, legs, and feet such as goggles, helmets, head covers,
				  gloves, rubber slickers, disposable coveralls, safety shoes, protective
				  shields, and barriers.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Compliance duties owed to each employee
WAC
						  296-800-16002
Do a hazard assessment for PPE
WAC
						  296-800-16005
Document your hazard assessment for PPE
WAC
						  296-800-16010
Select appropriate PPE for your employees
WAC
						  296-800-16015
Provide PPE to your employees
WAC
						  296-800-16020
Train your employees to use PPE
WAC
						  296-800-16025
Retrain employees to use PPE, if necessary
WAC
						  296-800-16030
Document PPE training
WAC
						  296-800-16035
Require your employees to use necessary PPE
						  on the job
WAC
						  296-800-16040
Keep PPE in safe and good condition
WAC
						  296-800-16045
Make sure your employees use appropriate
						  eye and face protection
WAC
						  296-800-16050
Make sure your employees use appropriate
						  head protection
WAC
						  296-800-16055
Make sure your employees use appropriate
						  foot protection
WAC
						  296-800-16060
Make sure your employees use appropriate
						  hand protection
WAC
						  296-800-16065
Make sure your employees are protected from
						  drowning
WAC
						  296-800-16070
Exemption:
* WAC
						  296-800-16015,
						  296-800-16025,
						  296-800-16030,
						  and
						  296-800-16035
						  do not apply to electrical protective equipment or respiratory protection. See
						  chapters 296-24 WAC, Part L and chapter 296-842 WAC, for rules about these
						  types of protective equipment.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 05-03-093, §
					 296-800-160, filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-160, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-160, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16002 - Compliance duties owed to each employee

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(1) You must provide personal protective
				equipment. Standards in this part requiring the employer to provide personal
				protective equipment (PPE), including respirators and other types of PPE,
				because of hazards to employees impose a separate compliance duty with respect
				to each employee covered by the requirement. The employer must provide PPE to
				each employee required to use the PPE, and each failure to provide PPE to an
				employee may be considered a separate violation.
(2) You must provide training. Standards in
				this part requiring training on hazards and related matters, such as standards
				requiring that employees receive training or that the employer train employees,
				provide training to employees, or institute or implement a training program,
				impose a separate compliance duty with respect to each employee covered by the
				requirement. The employer must train each affected employee in the manner
				required by the standard, and each failure to train an employee may be
				considered a separate violation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 09-15-145, §
					 296-800-16002, filed 7/21/09, effective
					 9/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16005 - Do a hazard assessment for PPE

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You must look for and identify hazards or potential hazards
				  in your workplace and determine if PPE is necessary on the job.
Note:
PPE alone should not be relied on to
						  provide protection for your employees. PPE should be used after all other
						  reasonable means of reducing hazards have been carried out. Identifying hazards
						  in your workplace should be built into your regular routine. You should take
						  active steps to get rid of all identified hazards. For example, you can:
* Consider other ways to get hazardous jobs
							 done.
* Reduce hazardous materials or processes.
* Apply engineering controls to reduce or eliminate
							 hazards.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-16005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16010 - Document your hazard assessment for PPE

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You must verify that a hazard assessment for PPE has been
				  done at your workplace and complete a written certification (paper or
				  electronic format) that includes the:
(1) Name of the workplace.
(2) Address of the workplace you inspected
				for hazards.
(3) Name of person
				certifying that a workplace hazard assessment was done.
(4) Date(s) the workplace hazard assessment
				was done.
(5) Statement identifying
				the document as the certification of hazard assessment for PPE for the
				workplace.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-16010, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16015 - Select appropriate PPE for your employees

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(1) You must select appropriate PPE.
(a) Select appropriate PPE for your employees
				if hazards are present, or likely to be present.
(b) Select PPE for each at-risk employee to
				use for protection from the hazards identified in your workplace hazard
				assessment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16025 - Train your employees to use PPE

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(1) You must communicate your PPE selection
				decision to each at-risk employee.
(2) You must provide training to each
				employee who is required to use PPE on the job. Each affected employee must be
				trained to know at least the following:
(a)
				When PPE is necessary.
(b) What PPE
				is necessary.
(c) How to put on,
				take off, adjust, and wear PPE.
(d)
				Limitations of PPE.
(e) Proper
				care, maintenance, useful life, and disposal of PPE.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16030 - Retrain employees to use PPE, if necessary

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You must retrain an employee when you have reason to believe
				  the understanding, motivation, and skills required to use the PPE has not been
				  retained. Circumstances where retraining is required include:
(1) Changes in the workplace that make
				previous training out of date.
(2)
				Changes in the types of PPE to be used make previous training out of
				date.
(3) Work habits or
				demonstrated knowledge indicate that the employee has not retained the
				necessary understanding, skill, or motivation to use PPE.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-16030, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16035 - Document PPE training

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You must document in writing that each employee using PPE
				  has received and understood the required training.
This documentation must include:
(1) Name of each employee.
(2) Date(s) of training.
(3) Subject of the training.
Note:
Documentation may be stored on a computer as long
								as it is available to safety and health personnel from the department of labor
								and industries.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-16035, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16040 - Require your employees to use necessary PPE on the job

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You must require your employees to use necessary PPE on the
				  job.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-16040, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16045 - Keep PPE in safe and good condition

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(1) You must make sure all PPE is safe for
				the work to be performed. It must:
(a) Be
				durable.
(b) Fit snugly.
(c) Not interfere with the employee's
				movements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16050 - Make sure your employees use appropriate eye and face protection

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(1) You must make
				sure that employees exposed to hazards that could injure their eyes and/or face
				use appropriate protection. Examples of these hazards include:
(a) Flying particles.
(b) Molten metal.
(c) Liquid chemicals.
(d) Acids or caustic liquids.
(e) Chemical gases or vapors.
(f) Any light that could injure the eyes such
				as lasers, ultraviolet, or infrared light.
(g) Objects that
				puncture.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16055 - Make sure your employees use appropriate head protection

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(1) You must make sure employees wear
				appropriate protective helmets.
(a) Where
				employees are exposed to hazards that could cause a head injury. Examples of
				this type of hazard include:
(i) Flying or
				propelled objects.
(ii) Falling
				objects or materials.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16060 - Make sure your employees use appropriate foot protection

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(1) You must use appropriate foot protection.
(a) Where employees are exposed to hazards
				that could injure their feet. Examples of these hazards are:
(i) Falling objects.
(ii) Rolling objects.
(iii) Piercing/cutting injuries.
(iv) Electrical hazards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16065 - Make sure your employees use appropriate hand protection

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(1) You must make sure employees exposed to
				hazards that could injure their hands use appropriate hand protection. Examples
				of these hazards include:
(a) Absorbing
				harmful substances.
(b) Severe
				cuts, lacerations or abrasions.
(c)
				Punctures.
(d) Chemical burns
				and/or thermal burns.
(e) Harmful
				temperature extremes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) › Section 296-800-16070 - Make sure your employees are protected from drowning

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(1) You must provide and make sure your
				employees wear personal flotation devices (PFD) when they work in areas where
				the danger of drowning exists, such as:
(a)
				On the water.
(b) Over the
				water.
(c) Alongside the water.
Note:
Employees are not exposed to the danger of
						  drowning when:
- Employees are working behind standard
						  height and strength guardrails.
- Employees are working inside operating
						  cabs or stations that eliminate the possibility of accidentally falling into
						  the water.
- Employees are wearing an approved safety
						  belt with a lifeline attached that prevents the possibility of accidentally
						  falling into the water.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-170 - Employer chemical hazard communication - Introduction

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 09-10-078, §
					 296-800-170, filed 5/5/09, effective 6/15/09; 03-18-090, § 296-800-170,
					 filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-170, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; 01-23-060,
					 § 296-800-170, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, §
					 296-800-170, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17005 - Develop, implement, maintain, and make available a written Chemical Hazard Communication Program

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 04-10-026, §
					 296-800-17005, filed 4/27/04, effective 8/1/04; 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-17005, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-17005, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-17005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17007 - Include multiemployer workplaces in your program if necessary

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-17007, filed 9/2/03, effective
					 11/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17010 - Identify and list all the hazardous chemicals present in your workplace

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-17010, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-17010, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17015 - Obtain and maintain material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for each hazardous chemical used

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-17015, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-17015, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-17015, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17020 - Make sure material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are readily accessible to your employees and NIOSH

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-18-090, §
					 296-800-17020, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-17020, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; 01-23-060,
					 § 296-800-17020, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, §
					 296-800-17020, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17025 - Label containers holding hazardous chemicals

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-17025, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; 01-23-060,
					 § 296-800-17025, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, §
					 296-800-17025, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17030 - Inform and train your employees about hazardous chemicals in your workplace

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-17030, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; 01-23-060,
					 § 296-800-17030, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, §
					 296-800-17030, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17035 - Follow these rules for laboratories using hazardous chemicals

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 06-02-060, §
					 296-800-17035, filed 1/3/06, effective 4/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-17035, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-17035, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17040 - Follow these rules for handling chemicals in factory-sealed containers

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-17040, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-17040, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17045 - Translate certain chemical hazard communication documents upon request

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-17045, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17050 - Attempt to obtain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) upon request

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-17050, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-17055 - Items or chemicals exempt from the rule, and exemptions from labeling

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-17055, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-180 - Safety data sheets (SDSs) as exposure records

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Important: Exposure records contain information about
				  employees' exposure to toxic substances or harmful physical agents. Safety data
				  sheets (SDSs) are one type of exposure record. The preservation of and access
				  to exposure records is necessary to improve detection, treatment, and
				  prevention of occupational diseases.
This rule supplements the chemical hazard communication rule
				  by extending access to SDSs, or their alternative, after employment and after
				  the hazardous chemical is no longer used in the workplace.
Your responsibility:
You must preserve and provide access to safety data sheets
				  (SDSs) or their alternative as exposure records.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Preserve exposure records for at least
						  thirty years
WAC
						  296-800-18005
Inform current employees of exposure
						  records
WAC
						  296-800-18010
Provide access to exposure records
WAC
						  296-800-18015
Transfer records when ceasing to do
						  business
WAC
						  296-800-18020
Note:
* Employee medical and exposure records, chapter
							 296-802 WAC, requires the preservation and access to other exposure records
							 including records such as workplace monitoring data and biological monitoring
							 results and medical records. If you keep these other types of employee exposure
							 records or employee medical records, you must comply with these additional
							 requirements.
* This rule applies to every employer who maintains,
							 makes, contracts for, or has access to SDSs for chemicals used in their
							 workplace.
* The specific identity of a toxic substance may be
							 withheld from a disclosable record if it is a verifiable trade secret. For
							 trade secret requirements see WAC
							 296-901-14018 Trade
							 secrets.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 04-10-026, §
					 296-800-180, filed 4/27/04, effective 8/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-180, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-180, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-18005 - Preserve exposure records for at least thirty years

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You must keep safety data sheets (SDSs) and analysis using
				  SDSs for at least thirty years, including current, former, and future employers
				  receiving transferred records. Preserve SDSs in any form, as long as the
				  information is not altered and is retrievable. You may keep alternative records
				  instead of SDSs concerning the identity of a substance. The alternative record
				  must also be kept for thirty years and contain the following
				  information:
(1) Some record of the
				identity (chemical name, if known) of a substance or agent.
(2) Where the substance or agent was
				used.
(3) When the substance or
				agent was used.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-18005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-18010 - Inform current employees of exposure records

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(1) You must inform current employees who
				are, or will be exposed to a toxic chemical of:
Note:
A chemical is toxic if:
* The latest printed edition of the National
							 Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Registry of Toxic Effects
							 of Chemical Substances (RTECS) lists the substance. This may be obtained
							 online, CD-ROM, or on a computer tape.
* Testing by or known to the employer has shown
							 positive evidence that the substance is an acute or chronic health
							 hazard.
* A safety data sheet (SDS) kept by or known to the
							 employer shows the material may be a hazard to human health.
(a) The
				existence, location, and availability of SDSs or alternative records, and any
				other records covered by this rule.
(b) The person responsible for maintaining
				and providing access to records.
(c) Exposure records when the employee first
				enters into employment and then once a year thereafter.
(d) Existence and their rights of access to
				these records.
Note:
Informing employees of the availability of these
							 records may be accomplished by posting, group discussion or by individual
							 notifications.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-18015 - Provide access to exposure records

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(1) You must provide access, whenever
				requested by an employee or their designated representative, to a relevant
				exposure record:
(a) In a reasonable time,
				place, and manner.
(b) Within
				fifteen working days. If the employer cannot meet this requirement, they must
				inform the requesting party of the reason for the delay and the earliest date
				the record will be made available.
Note:
* Employee means any current, former or transferred
							 worker.
* A relevant exposure record is an SDS or its
							 alternative or analysis using SDSs or their alternative.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › EMPLOYER-CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION › Section 296-800-18020 - Transfer records when ceasing to do business

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(1) You must transfer all safety data sheets
				(SDSs) as exposure records to the successor employer, who must do the following
				to these records:
(a) Received.
(b) Preserve.
(c) Keep unchanged.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › SAFETY BULLETIN BOARD › Section 296-800-190 - Summary/rule

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You must provide a safety bulletin board.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-190, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › SAFETY BULLETIN BOARD › Section 296-800-19005 - Provide a safety bulletin board in your workplace

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You must install and maintain a safety bulletin board in
				  every fixed workplace (establishment) that has eight or more employees. Make
				  sure the safety bulletin board is large enough to post information such as the
				  following:
(1) Safety
				bulletins.
(2) Safety
				newsletters.
(3) Safety
				posters.
(4) Accident
				statistics.
(5) Other safety
				educational material.
Note:
You may want to post your emergency phone
						  numbers on the safety bulletin board.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-19005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › JOB SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW POSTER › Section 296-800-200 - Job safety and health law poster

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You must post the job safety and health law poster, which
				  informs your employees of their job safety and health protection
				  rights.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-200, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › JOB SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW POSTER › Section 296-800-20005 - Post and keep a job safety and health law poster in your workplace

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You must post it where it can easily be seen by employees
				  and keep it in good condition.
Note:
* Other programs within labor and industries may
							 require other workplace posters. These are:
- Job safety and health protection
- Notice to employees-If a job injury occurs
- Your rights as a nonagricultural worker
* You can obtain a free copy of labor and industries
							 posters from any labor and industries office or by printing it off our web site
https://www.lni.wa.gov/FormPub/Detail.asp?DocID=1738
).
You can find the labor and industries office closest
							 to you by:
* Checking the resource section of this book for
							 regional offices; or
- Calling 1-800-4BE SAFE (1-800-423-7233).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-16-047, § 296-800-20005, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; 01-23-060,
					 § 296-800-20005, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, §
					 296-800-20005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › LIGHTING › Section 296-800-210 - Lighting

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Your responsibility: To provide and maintain adequate
				  lighting in your workplace.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-210, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › LIGHTING › Section 296-800-21005 - Provide and maintain adequate lighting

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Note:
This section establishes minimal levels of
						  lighting for safety purposes only. Guidelines pertaining to optimal levels of
						  lighting and illumination may be found in Practice for Industrial Lighting,
						  ANSI/IES RP7-1979. (See the resource section of this book on how to contact
						  ANSI.)
(1) You must
				Provide and maintain adequate lighting for all work activities in your
				workplace. See the following table.
Lighting Table
Activity
Minimum acceptable average lighting
						  level in an area:
(Foot-candles)
Any one single measurement used to
						  determine the average lighting level* cannot be less than:
(Foot-candles)
Indoor task
10
5
Outdoor task
5
2.5
Nontask activities for both indoor and
						  outdoor
3
1.5
* Lighting levels must be measured at thirty inches above the
				  floor/working surface at the task.
(2) You must have adequate light for
				employees to see nearby objects that might be potential hazards or to see to
				operate emergency controls or other equipment, if general lighting is not
				available.
Note:
* Lighting levels can be measured with a light
							 meter.
* Conversion information: 1 foot-candle = 1 lumen
							 incident per square foot = 10.76 lux.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-23-060, § 296-800-21005, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038,
					 § 296-800-21005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › HOUSEKEEPING, DRAINAGE, AND STORAGE › Section 296-800-220 - Housekeeping, drainage, and storage-Summary

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Your responsibility:
To provide your employees with a clean, dry, pest-free
				  workplace.
Note:
The introduction has important information
						  about building, electrical and fire codes that may apply to you in addition to
						  WISHA rules. See "How do the WISHA rules relate to building, fire, and
						  electrical codes" in the introduction section of this book.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Housekeeping
Keep your workplace clean
WAC
						  296-800-22005
Sweep and clean your workplace to minimize
						  dust
WAC
						  296-800-22010
Keep your workplace free of obstacles that
						  interfere with cleaning
WAC
						  296-800-22015
Control pests in your workplace
WAC
						  296-800-22020
Make sure floors are maintained in a safe
						  condition
WAC
						  296-800-22022
Drainage
Keep your workroom floors dry, when
						  practical
WAC
						  296-800-22025
Provide proper drainage
WAC
						  296-800-22030
Storage areas
Store things safely
WAC
						  296-800-22035
Control vegetation in your storage areas
WAC
						  296-800-22040
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-220, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › HOUSEKEEPING › Section 296-800-22005 - Keep your workplace clean

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You must keep all areas of you workplace, passageways,
				  storage rooms, and service rooms in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition to
				  the extent the nature of the work allows.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-22005, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › HOUSEKEEPING › Section 296-800-22010 - Sweep and clean your workplace to minimize dust

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(1) You must sweep and clean your workplace
				in a way that minimizes dust in the air as much as possible.
(2) You must, when practical, clean after
				hours so that your employees are not exposed to dust in the air on the
				job.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-22010, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › HOUSEKEEPING › Section 296-800-22015 - Keep your workplace free of obstacles that interfere with cleaning

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You must keep your workplace clear of obstructions such as
				  nails, splinters, loose boards and unnecessary holes and openings to make
				  cleaning easier and more effective.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-22015, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › HOUSEKEEPING › Section 296-800-22020 - Control pests in your workplace

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(1) You must make sure each building in your
				workplace is constructed, equipped and maintained so it restricts pests from
				entering or living in it. Pests include animals such as:
(a) Rodents (rats, mice, and
				squirrels).
(b) Birds (starlings,
				pigeons, and swallows).
(c) Insects
				(bees, wasps, and mosquitoes).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › HOUSEKEEPING › Section 296-800-22022 - Make sure floors are maintained in a safe condition

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(1) You must make sure floors are kept free
				of debris. This includes:
(a)
				Buildings.
(b) Platforms.
(c) Walkways and driveways.
(d) Storage yards.
(e) Docks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-800 - Safety and health core rules › DRAINAGE › Section 296-800-22025 - Keep your workroom floors dry, when practical

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You must do the following to help keep your employees dry if
				  wet processes are used in your work area:
(1) Maintain drainage away from the work
				area; and
(2) Provide false floors,
				platforms, or other dry places where employees can stand, where practical;
				or
(3) Provide appropriate
				waterproof footgear.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-11-038, § 296-800-22025, filed 5/9/01, effective
					 9/1/01.