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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part I-2 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM › Section 296-62-08017 - Protective work clothing and equipment

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(1)
				 Provision and use. Where a hazard is present or is likely to be
				present from skin or eye contact with chromium (VI), the employer must provide
				appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment at no cost to employees,
				and must ensure that employees use such clothing and equipment.
(2)  Removal and storage.
(a)  The employer must ensure that employees
				remove all protective clothing and equipment contaminated with chromium (VI) at
				the end of the work shift or at the completion of their tasks involving
				chromium (VI) exposure, whichever comes first.
(b)  The employer must ensure that no
				employee removes chromium (VI) contaminated protective clothing or equipment
				from the workplace, except for those employees whose job it is to launder,
				clean, maintain, or dispose of such clothing or equipment.
(c)  When contaminated protective clothing or
				equipment is removed for laundering, cleaning, maintenance, or disposal, the
				employer must ensure that it is stored and transported in sealed, impermeable
				bags or other closed, impermeable containers.
(d)  The employer must ensure that bags or
				containers of contaminated protective clothing or equipment that are removed
				from change rooms for laundering, cleaning, maintenance, or disposal shall be
				labeled in accordance with the requirements of the hazard communication
				standard, WAC
				296-901-140.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part I-2 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM › Section 296-62-08019 - Hygiene areas and practices

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(1)
				 General.
(a)  General industry,
				shipyards, marine terminals and longshoring. Where protective clothing and
				equipment is required, the employer must provide change rooms in conformance
				with WAC
				296-800-230, Sanitation
				and hygiene facilities and procedures. Where skin contact with chromium (VI)
				occurs, the employer must provide washing facilities in conformance with WAC
				296-800-230, Sanitation
				and hygiene facilities and procedures. Eating and drinking areas provided by
				the employer must also be in conformance with WAC
				296-800-230, Sanitation
				and hygiene facilities and procedures.
(b)
				 Construction. Where protective clothing and equipment is
				required, the employer must provide change rooms in conformance with WAC
				296-155-17321,
				Hygiene facilities and practices. Where skin contact with chromium (VI) occurs,
				the employer must provide washing facilities in conformance with WAC
				296-155-17321,
				Hygiene facilities and practices. Eating and drinking areas provided by the
				employer must also be in conformance with WAC
				296-155-17321,
				Hygiene facilities and practices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part I-2 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM › Section 296-62-08021 - Housekeeping

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Exemption:
This section does not apply to construction, shipyards,
						  marine terminals and longshoring.
(1)  General.
				The employer must ensure that:
(a)  All
				surfaces are maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium
				(VI).
(b)  All spills and releases
				of chromium (VI) containing material are cleaned up promptly.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part I-2 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM › Section 296-62-08023 - Medical surveillance

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(1) 
				General.
(a)  The employer must make medical
				surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and
				place, for all employees:
(i)  Who are or may
				be occupationally exposed to chromium (VI) at or above the action level for
				thirty or more days a year;
(ii) 
				Experiencing signs or symptoms of the adverse health effects associated with
				chromium (VI) exposure; or
(iii) 
				Exposed in an emergency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part I-2 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM › Section 296-62-08025 - Communication of chromium (VI) hazards

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(1)
				 Hazard communication - General.
(a)
				 Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers
				must comply with all requirements of the hazard communication standard (HCS),
				WAC
				296-901-140
				for chromium (VI).
(b)  In
				classifying the hazards of chromium (VI) at least the following hazards are to
				be addressed: Cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization.
(c)  Employers must include chromium (VI) in
				the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS, WAC
				296-901-140.
				Employers must ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of
				chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the
				requirements of HCS and subsection (2) of this section. The employer must
				ensure that at least the following hazards are addressed: Cancer, skin
				sensi-tization, and eye irritation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part I-2 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM › Section 296-62-08027 - Recordkeeping

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(1)  Air monitoring
				data.
(a)  The employer must maintain an
				accurate record of all air monitoring conducted to comply with the requirements
				of this section.
(b)  This record
				must include at least the following information:
(i)
				 The date of measurement for each sample taken;
(ii)  The operation involving exposure to
				chromium (VI) that is being monitored;
(iii)
				 Sampling and analytical methods used and evidence of their
				accuracy;
(iv)  Number, duration,
				and the results of samples taken;
(v)
				 Type of personal protective equipment, such as respirators worn;
				and
(vi)  Name, Social Security
				number, and job classification of all employees represented by the monitoring,
				indicating which employees were actually monitored.
(c)  The employer must ensure that exposure
				records are maintained and made available in accordance with chapter 296-802
				WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part I-2 - HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM › Section 296-62-08029 - Dates

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(1)  For employers
				with twenty or more employees, all obligations of this section, except
				engineering controls required by WAC
				296-62-08013,
				commence November 27, 2006.
(2) 
				For employers with nineteen or fewer employees, all obligations of this
				section, except engineering controls required by WAC
				296-62-08013,
				commence May 30, 2007.
(3)  For all
				employers, engineering controls required by WAC
				296-62-08013
				must be implemented no later than May 31, 2010.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 06-16-106, §
					 296-62-08029, filed 8/1/06, effective
					 9/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-090 - Physical agents

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Order 73-3, § 296-62-090, filed 5/7/73; Order 70-8,
					 § 296-62-090, filed 7/31/70, effective 9/1/70; Rule 9.010, effective
					 8/1/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09001 - Definitions

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Noise.
Unwanted sound or loud discordant or
				  disagreeable sound or sounds.
Nonionizing radiation.
As related to industrial
				  sources, means electromagnetic radiation within the spectral range of
				  approximately 200 nanometers to 3 kilometers including ultraviolet, visible,
				  infrared and radiofrequency/microwave radiation. The electromagnetic spectrum
				  is shown graphically in Figure 1 below.
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
Figure 1
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Physical agents.
Must mean, but are not limited
				  to: Illumination, ionizing radiation, nonionizing radiation, pressure,
				  vibration, temperature and humidity, and noise.
Pressure
is a barometric force. Positive
				  pressure would be that above 14.7 lbs. per square inch absolute and negative
				  pressure would be that below 14.7 lbs. per square inch absolute. 14.7 lbs. per
				  square inch equals 760 mm. mercury.
Radiant heat.
Infrared radiation emitted from
				  hot surfaces.
Relative humidity.
The percent of moisture in
				  the air compared to the maximum amount of moisture the air could contain at the
				  same temperature.
Temperature.
The degree of hotness or coldness
				  measured by use of a thermometer.
Vibration.
Rapid movement to and fro or
				  oscillating movement.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 01-17-033, § 296-62-09001, filed 8/8/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 85-01-022 (Order
					 84-24), § 296-62-09001, filed 12/11/84; Order 73-3, § 296-62-09001,
					 filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09005 - Nonionizing radiation

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(1) 
				Introduction. Employees must be protected from exposure to hazardous levels of
				nonionizing radiation. Health standards have been established for ultraviolet,
				radiofrequency/microwave, and laser radiations which must be used to promote a
				healthful working environment. These standards refer to levels of nonionizing
				radiation and represent conditions under which it is believed that nearly all
				workers may be repeatedly exposed day after day without adverse effects. They
				are based on the best available information from experimental studies. Because
				of the wide variations in individual susceptibility, exposure of an occasional
				individual at, or even below, the permissible limit, may result in discomfort,
				aggravation of a preexisting condition, or physiological damage.
(a)  Permissible exposure limits (PELs) refer
				to a time weighted average (TWA) of exposure for an eight-hour work day within
				a forty-hour workweek. Exceptions are those limits which are given a ceiling
				value.
(b)  These PELs should be
				interpreted and applied only by technically qualified persons.
(c)  Ceiling value. There are nonionizing
				radiations which produce physiological responses from short intense exposure
				and the PELs for these radiations are more appropriately based on this
				particular hazard. Nonionizing radiations with this type of hazard are best
				controlled by a ceiling value which is a maximum level of exposure which must
				not be exceeded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09007 - Pressure

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(1)  Employees
				exposed to pressures above normal atmospheric pressure which may produce
				physiological injury must adhere to decompression schedules or other tables as
				are or may be adopted by the department of labor and industries: for example,
				state of Washington "safety standards for compressed air work" and "safety
				standards for commercial diving operations." The employer must provide and
				supervise the use of decompression equipment and schedules in accordance with
				applicable requirements.
(2)  If no
				specific requirements prevail for an unusual condition, a plan based on the
				recommendations of professionally qualified advisors, experienced with hazards
				associated with such exposures, must be followed by both the employer and
				employee.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 91-11-070 (Order
					 91-01), § 296-62-09007, filed 5/20/91, effective 6/20/91; Order 73-3,
					 § 296-62-09007, filed 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09009 - Vibration

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Reasonable precautions must be taken to protect workmen
				  against the hazardous effects of unavoidable exposure to
				  vibrations.
Order 73-3, § 296-62-09009, filed
					 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09013 - Temperature, radiant heat, or temperature-humidity combinations

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Workmen subjected to temperature extremes, radiant heat,
				  humidity, or air velocity combinations which, over a period of time, are likely
				  to produce physiological responses which are harmful must be afforded
				  protection by use of adequate controls, methods or procedures, or protective
				  clothing. This must not be construed to apply to normal occupations under
				  atmospheric conditions which may be expected in the area except that special
				  provisions which are required by other regulations for certain areas or
				  occupations must prevail.
Order 73-3, § 296-62-09013, filed
					 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-095 - Outdoor heat exposure

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 08-12-109, §
					 296-62-095, filed 6/4/08, effective
					 7/5/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09510 - Scope and purpose

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WAC
				  296-62-095 through
				  296-62-09560:
(1) Applies to all employers with employees
				performing work in an outdoor environment.
(2) Applies to outdoor work environments when
				employees are exposed to outdoor heat.
(3) Does not apply to incidental exposure.
				Incidental exposure means an employee is not required to perform a work
				activity outdoors for more than 15 minutes in any 60-minute period. This
				exception may be applied every hour during the work shift.
(4) Does not apply to work within the scope
				of chapter 296-305 WAC, Safety standards for firefighters or chapter 296-307
				WAC, Safety standards for agriculture.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 08-12-109, §
					 296-62-09510, filed 6/4/08, effective
					 7/5/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09520 - Definitions

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(1)
Acclimatization.
The body's temporary adaptation to work in heat
				that occurs as a person is exposed to it over a period of seven to 14 days
				depending on the amount of recent work in the heat and the individual factors.
				Acclimatization can be lost after seven consecutive days away from working in
				the heat.
(2)
Buddy
				system.
A system where individuals are paired or teamed up into work
				groups so each employee can be observed by at least one other member of the
				group to monitor and report signs and symptoms of heat-related
				illness.
(3)
Drinking
				water.
Potable water that is suitable to drink and suitably cool in
				temperature. Other acceptable beverages include drinking water packaged as a
				consumer product, and electrolyte-replenishing beverages (i.e., sports drinks)
				that do not contain high amounts of sugar, caffeine, or both such as energy
				drinks.
(4)
Engineering
				controls.
The use of devices to reduce exposure and aid cooling, not
				including wearable items. Examples of engineering controls include fans,
				misting stations, air-conditioning, etc.
(5)
Heat-related illness.
A
				medical condition resulting from the body's inability to cope with a particular
				heat load, and includes, but is not limited to, heat cramps, heat rash, heat
				exhaustion, fainting, and heat stroke.
(6)
Outdoor environment.
An
				environment where work activities are conducted outside. Work environments such
				as inside vehicle cabs, sheds, and tents or other structures may be considered
				an outdoor environment if the environmental factors affecting temperature are
				not managed by engineering controls.
(7)
Risk factors for heat-related
				illness.
Conditions that increase susceptibility for heat-related
				illness including:
(a) Environmental factors
				such as air temperature, relative humidity, air movement, radiant heat from the
				sun and other sources, conductive heat sources such as the ground;
(b) Workload (light, moderate, or heavy) and
				work duration;
(c) Personal
				protective equipment and clothing worn by employees; and
(d) Personal factors such as age,
				medications, physical fitness, and pregnancy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09530 - Employer and employee responsibility

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(1) Employers of employees exposed to
				temperatures at or above those listed in Table 1 of this section must:
(a) Address their outdoor heat exposure
				safety program in their written accident prevention program (APP), in a
				language that employees understand;
(b) Ensure the outdoor heat exposure safety
				program contains, at a minimum, the following elements:
(i) Procedures for providing sufficiently
				cool drinking water;
(ii)
				Procedures for providing shade or other sufficient means to reduce body
				temperature, including the location of such means and how employees can access
				them;
(iii) Emergency response
				procedures for employees demonstrating signs or symptoms of heat-related
				illness;
(iv) Acclimatization
				methods and procedures;
(v) High
				heat procedures; and
(vi) The
				specific method used by the employer to closely observe for signs and symptoms
				of heat-related illness as required under WAC
				296-62-09545 and
				296-62-09547(2);
(c) Ensure a copy of the outdoor
				heat exposure safety program is made available to employees and their
				authorized representatives;
(d)
				Encourage employees to frequently consume water or other acceptable beverages
				to ensure hydration; and
(e)
				Encourage and allow employees to take a preventative cool-down rest period when
				they feel the need to do so to protect themselves from overheating using
				sufficient means to reduce body temperature such as shade or other equally or
				more effective means. The preventative cool-down rest period must be paid
				unless taken during a meal period that is not otherwise required to be
				compensated. If an employee is showing signs and symptoms of heat-related
				illness during the cool-down rest period, the employer must comply with
				requirements under WAC
				296-62-09550.
Table 1.
To determine which temperature applies
				  to each worksite, select the temperature associated with the general type of
				  clothing or personal protective equipment (PPE) each employee is required to
				  wear.
Nonbreathable clothes including vapor barrier
							 clothing or PPE such as chemical resistant suits
52°F
All other clothing
80°F
Note:
There is no requirement to maintain temperature
							 records. The temperatures in Table 1 were developed based on Washington state
							 data and are not applicable to other states.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09535 - Access to shade

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Employers of employees exposed to temperatures at or above
				  those listed in Table 1 of WAC
				  296-62-09530 must:
(1) Provide and maintain one or more areas
				with shade at all times while employees are present that are either open to the
				air or provided with ventilation or cooling, and not adjoining a radiant heat
				source such as machinery or a concrete structure. The shade must be located as
				close as practicable to the areas where employees are working.
(2) Ensure the amount of shade present is
				large enough to accommodate the number of employees on a meal or rest period,
				so they can sit in a normal posture fully in the shade.
(3) In lieu of shade, employers may use other
				means to reduce body temperature if they can demonstrate such means are equally
				or more effective than shade. Some alternatives to shade may include the
				provision of misting stations, cooling vests, or air-conditioned
				areas.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09540 - Drinking water

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(1) Keeping
				workers hydrated in a hot outdoor environment requires that more water be
				provided than at other times of the year. Federal OSHA and research indicate
				that employers should be prepared to supply at least one quart of drinking
				water per employee per hour. When employee exposure is at or above an
				applicable temperature listed in WAC
				296-62-09530 Table 1:
(a) Employers must ensure that a sufficient
				quantity of suitably cool drinking water is readily accessible to employees at
				all times; and
(b) Employers must
				ensure that all employees have the opportunity to drink at least one quart of
				drinking water per hour.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09545 - Acclimatization

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Employers must closely observe employees for signs and
				  symptoms of heat-related illness by implementing one or more of the close
				  observation options under WAC
				  296-62-09547(2).
(1) For 14 days when employees:
(a) Are newly assigned to working at or above
				the applicable temperatures listed in Table 1 of WAC
				296-62-09530;
(b) Return to work at the applicable
				temperatures listed in Table 1 of WAC
				296-62-09530 after an absence
				seven days or more;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09547 - High heat procedures

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The employer must implement the following high heat
				  procedures when the temperature is at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, unless
				  engineering or administrative controls (such as air-conditioning or scheduling
				  work at cooler times of the day) are used to lower employees' exposure below 90
				  degrees Fahrenheit.
(1) Ensure that
				employees take at minimum the mandatory cool-down rest periods in Table 2. The
				cool-down rest period must be provided in the shade or using other equally or
				more effective means to reduce body temperature. The mandatory cool-down rest
				period may be provided concurrently with any meal or rest period required under
				WAC 296-126-092 and must be paid
				unless taken during a meal period that is not otherwise required to be
				compensated. Mandatory cool-down rest periods in Table 2 are not required
				during emergency response operations where rescue, evacuation, utilities,
				communications, transportation, law enforcement, and medical operations are
				directly aiding firefighting, protecting public health and safety, or actively
				protecting, restoring or maintaining the safe and reliable operation of
				critical infrastructure at risk.
Table 2
Air Temperature
Mandatory cool-down rest periods
At or above 90°F
10 minutes/2 hours
At or above 100°F
15 minutes/1 hour
Notes:
*Employers may also consider implementing more
							 additional protective rest periods per NIOSH or ACGIH methods:
-NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard for
							 Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments:
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2016-106/pdfs/2016-106.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2016106
-American Conference of Governmental Industrial
							 Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV) for Heat Stress and Strain:
https://www.acgih.org/heat-stress-and-strain-2/
*The department will review work-rest periods within
							 three years after the outdoor heat exposure rule goes into effect. We will
							 review applicable data including, but not limited to, heat-related illness
							 claims, inspections, other national and state regulations, peer-reviewed
							 publications, and nationally recognized standards.
(2)
				Closely observe employees for signs and symptoms of heat-related illness by
				implementing one or more of the following:
(a)
				Regular communication with employees working alone, such as by radio or
				cellular phone;
(b) A mandatory
				buddy system; or
(c) Other
				effective means of observation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09550 - Responding to signs and symptoms of heat-related illness

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(1) Employers must ensure that effective
				communication by voice, observation, or electronic means is maintained so that
				employees at the work site and their supervisor can contact each other to
				report signs and symptoms of heat-related illness and get medical attention
				when necessary. An electronic device, such as a cellular phone or text
				messaging device, may be used for this purpose only if reception in the area is
				reliable.
(2) Employees showing
				signs or demonstrating symptoms of heat-related illness must be relieved from
				duty and provided with a sufficient means to reduce body temperature.
(3) Employees showing signs or demonstrating
				symptoms of heat-related illness must be monitored to determine whether medical
				attention is necessary.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 08-12-109, §
					 296-62-09550, filed 6/4/08, effective
					 7/5/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part J-1 - PHYSICAL AGENTS › Section 296-62-09560 - Information and training

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(1)
				All employees and supervisors must be trained as required by this section prior
				to outdoor work where occupational exposure to heat might occur and at least
				annually after the initial training. Training must be provided in a language
				and manner the employee or supervisor understands.
(2) Employee training. Effective training on
				the following topics must be provided to all employees who may be exposed to
				outdoor heat:
(a) The environmental factors
				and other work conditions (i.e., workload, work duration, personal protective
				equipment, clothing) that contribute to the risk of heat-related
				illness;
(b) General awareness of
				personal factors that may increase susceptibility to heat-related illness
				including, but not limited to, an individual's age, physical fitness, degree of
				acclimatization, medical conditions, drinking water consumption, alcohol use,
				previous heat-related illness, pregnancy, and use of medications that affect
				the body's responses to heat. This information is for the employee's personal
				use;
(c) The importance of removing
				heat-retaining personal protective equipment such as nonbreathable chemical
				resistant clothing during all breaks;
(d) The importance of frequent consumption of
				small quantities of drinking water or other acceptable beverages;
(e) The acclimatization requirements under
				WAC 296-62-09545, the concept of
				acclimatization, and the importance of the following considerations:
(i) Frequent cool-down rest
				periods;
(ii) Gradual increase of
				work duration in the heat; and
(iii) Employees are unable to build a
				tolerance to working in the heat during a heat wave;
(f) The importance of taking preventative
				cool-down rest periods when employees feel the need to do so in order to
				protect themselves from overheating;
(g) The mandatory cool-down rest periods
				under WAC
				296-62-09547 when the outdoor
				temperature reaches or exceeds 90 degrees Fahrenheit;
(h) The employer's procedures for providing
				shade or other sufficient means to reduce body temperature, including the
				location of such means and how employees can access them;
(i) The different types of heat-related
				illness, the common signs and symptoms of heat-related illness;
(j) The importance of immediately reporting
				signs or symptoms of heat-related illness in either themselves or in co-workers
				to the person in charge and the procedures the employee must follow including
				appropriate first aid and emergency response procedures; and
(k) The employer's procedures for close
				observation of employees for signs and symptoms of heat-related
				illness.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part K - HEARING CONSERVATION

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The hearing conservation rules for general industry have
				  been moved to chapter 296-817 WAC. The hearing conservation rules for the
				  agriculture industry have been moved to chapter 296-307 WAC, part Y-7.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-11015 - Abrasive blasting

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Abrasive blasting is covered in chapter 296-818 WAC, Abrasive
				  blasting.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 06-12-074, §
					 296-62-11015, filed 6/6/06, effective 9/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040, [49.17].050 and[49.17].060 .
					 98-02-006, § 296-62-11015, filed 12/26/97, effective 3/1/98. Statutory
					 Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 91-24-017 (Order 91-07), § 296-62-11015,
					 filed 11/22/91, effective 12/24/91.
					 RCW
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.240. 81-16-015 (Order
					 81-20), § 296-62-11015, filed 7/27/81; 80-11-010 (Order 80-14), §
					 296-62-11015, filed 8/8/80; Order 73-3, § 296-62-11015, filed
					 5/7/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-11019 - Spray-finishing operations

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(1) 
				Definitions.
(a)
Spray-finishing
				operations.
Employment of methods wherein organic or inorganic materials
				are utilized in dispersed form from deposit on surfaces to be coated, treated
				or cleaned. Such methods of deposit may involve either automatic, manual, or
				electrostatic deposition but do not include metal spraying or metallizing,
				dipping, flow coating, roller coating, tumbling, centrifuging, or spray washing
				and degreasing as conducted in self-contained washing and degreasing machines
				or systems.
(b)
Spray
				booth.
Spray booths are defined and described in WAC
				296-24-370
				through
				296-24-37007. (See
				sections 103, 104, and 105 of the Standard for Spray Finishing Using Flammable
				and Combustible Materials, NFPA No. 33-1969.)
(c)
Spray room.
A room in which
				spray-finishing operations not conducted in a spray booth are performed
				separately from other areas.
(d)
Minimum maintained velocity.
The velocity of air movement which
				must be maintained in order to meet minimum specified requirements for health
				and safety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-135 - Oxygen deficient atmospheres

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(1)
Definition.
A lack of sufficient oxygen is deemed to
				exist if the atmosphere at sea level has less than 19.5% oxygen by volume or
				has a partial pressure of oxygen of 148 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or less.
				This may deviate when working at higher elevations and should be determined for
				an individual location. Factors such as acclimatization, physical conditions of
				the persons involved, etc., must be considered for such circumstances and
				conditions.
(2)
Entering
				areas with possible oxygen deficient atmospheres.
Workers entering any
				area where a lack of sufficient oxygen is probable must be supplied with and
				must use approved equipment (for specific requirements see applicable
				provisions of chapters 296-62, 296-307 (Part-U3), 296-809 and 296-841 WAC)
				capable of providing safe respirable air, or prior to entry and at all times
				when workers are in such areas a sufficient supply of safe, respirable air must
				be provided. All workers so exposed must be under constant observation. If the
				oxygen content is unknown or may change during occupation, tests must be
				required prior to and during occupation of questionable areas.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-135, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-136 - Ventilation

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-136, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-13605 - Definition

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Ventilation shall mean the provision, circulation or
				  exhausting of air into or from an area or space.
Dilution ventilation.
Inducing and mixing
				  uncontaminated air with contaminated air in such quantities that the resultant
				  mixture in the breathing zone will not exceed the permissible exposure limit
				  (PEL) specified for any contaminant.
Exhaust ventilation.
The general movement of air
				  out of the area or permit-required confined space by mechanical or natural
				  means.
Local exhaust ventilation.
The mechanical
				  removal of contaminated air from the point where the contaminant is being
				  generated or liberated.
Tempered make-up air.
Air which has been
				  conditioned by changing its heat content to obtain a specific desired
				  temperature.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-13605, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-13610 - Ventilation guide

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In addition to those mandatory controls as set forth in WAC
				  296-62-11019, chapter 296-818
				  WAC, Abrasive blasting, chapter 296-835 WAC, Dipping and coating operations
				  (dip tanks), the
Industrial Ventilation Manual of Recommended
				  Practices
as compiled and approved by the American Conference of
				  Governmental Industrial Hygienists, applicable ANSI Standard or other National
				  Consensus Standards recommended by the federal government, should be used as a
				  guide for ventilation requirements.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-13610, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-13615 - Adequate system

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Adequate ventilation systems must be installed as needed to
				  control concentrations of airborne contaminants below applicable threshold
				  limit values.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-13615, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-13620 - Exhaust

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Exhaust from ventilation systems must discharge in such a
				  manner that the contaminated air being exhausted will not present a health
				  hazard to any workman or reenter buildings in harmful
				  amounts.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-13620, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-13625 - Make-up air quantity

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Make-up air must be of ample quantity to replace the
				  exhausted air and shall be tempered when necessary.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-13625, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-13630 - Design and operation

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Ventilation systems must be designed and operated in such a
				  manner that employees will not be subjected to excessive air
				  velocities.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-13630, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part L - ATMOSPHERES AND VENTILATION › Section 296-62-13635 - Compatibility of systems

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Makeup air systems must be designed and operated in such a
				  manner that they will not interfere with the effectiveness of the exhaust air
				  system.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-23-072, §
					 296-62-13635, filed 11/19/07, effective
					 1/2/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part M - CONFINED SPACES

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The confined spaces rules for general industry have been
				  moved to chapter 296-809 WAC. The confined spaces rules for the agriculture
				  industry have been moved to chapter 296-307 WAC, part Y-8.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part N - COTTON DUST › Section 296-62-14533 - Cotton dust

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(1)  Scope and
				application.
(a)  This section, in its
				entirety, applies to the control of employee exposure to cotton dust in all
				workplaces where employees engage in yarn manufacturing, engage in slashing and
				weaving operations, or work in waste houses for textile operations.
(b)  This section does not apply to the
				handling or processing of woven or knitted materials; to maritime operations
				covered by chapters 296-56 and 296-304 WAC; to harvesting or ginning of cotton;
				or to the construction industry.
(c)
				 Only subsection (8) of this section, Medical surveillance,
				subsection (11)(b) of this section, Medical surveillance, subsection (11)(c) of
				this section, Availability, subsection (11)(d) of this section, Transfer of
				records, and Appendices B, C, and D of this section apply in all work places
				where employees exposed to cotton dust engage in cottonseed processing or waste
				processing operations.
(d)  This
				section applies to yarn manufacturing and slashing and weaving operations
				exclusively using washed cotton (as defined by subsection (14) of this section)
				only to the extent specified by subsection (14) of this section.
(e)  This section, in its entirety, applies
				to the control of all employees exposure to the cotton dust generated in the
				preparation of washed cotton from opening until the cotton is thoroughly
				wetted.
(f)  This section does not
				apply to knitting, classing or warehousing operations except that employers
				with these operations, if requested by WISHA, must grant WISHA access to their
				employees and workplaces for exposure monitoring and medical examinations for
				purposes of a health study to be performed by WISHA on a sampling
				basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part N - COTTON DUST › Section 296-62-14535 - Appendix A-Air sampling and analytical procedures for determining concentrations of cotton dust

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(1) 
				Sampling locations. The sampling procedures must be designed so that samples of
				the actual dust concentrations are collected accurately and consistently and
				reflect the concentrations of dust at the place and time of sampling.
				Sufficient number of six-hour area samples in each distinct work area of the
				plant should be collected at locations which provide representative samples of
				air to which the worker is exposed. In order to avoid filter overloading,
				sampling time may be shortened when sampling in dusty areas. Samples in each
				work area should be gathered simultaneously or sequentially during a normal
				operating period. The daily time-weighted average (TWA) exposure of each worker
				can then be determined by using the following formula:
Summation of hours spent in each location and the dust
						  concentration in that location.
__________________________________________________
Total hours exposed
A time-weighted average concentration should be computed for
				  each worker and properly logged and maintained on file for review.
(2)  Sampling equipment.
(a)  Sampler. The instrument selected for
				monitoring is the Lumsden-Lynch vertical elutriator. It should operate at a
				flow rate of 7.4 ± 0.2 liters/minute. The samplers should be cleaned
				prior to sampling. The pumps should be monitored during sampling.
(b)  Filter holder. A three-piece cassette
				constructed of polystyrene designed to hold a 37-mm diameter filter should be
				used. Care must be exercised to insure that an adequate seal exists between
				elements of the cassette.
(c) 
				Filters and support pads. The membrane filters used should be polyvinyl
				chloride with a 5-um pore size and 37mm diameter. A support pad, commonly
				called a backup pad, should be used under the filter membrane in the field
				monitor cassette.
(d)  Balance. A
				balance sensitive to 10 micrograms should be used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part N - COTTON DUST › Section 296-62-14537 - Appendix B-I through B-III - Respiratory questionnaire

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APPENDIX B-I
Respiratory Questionnaire
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APPENDIX B-II
Respiratory Questionnaire for Nontextile Workers for the
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Abbreviated Respiratory Questionnaire
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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 87-24-051 (Order
					 87-24), § 296-62-14537, filed
					 11/30/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part N - COTTON DUST › Section 296-62-14539 - Appendix C - Spirometry prediction tables for normal males and females

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 87-24-051 (Order
					 87-24), § 296-62-14539, filed
					 11/30/87.