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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-849 - Benzene › Section 296-849-12080 - Medical records

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IMPORTANT:
This section applies when a medical evaluation is
				performed, or any time a medical record is created for an employee
				exposed to benzene.
(1) You
			 must establish and maintain complete and accurate medical records for
			 each employee receiving a medical evaluation and make sure the
			 records include
all
the following:
(a) The employee's name and Social
			 Security number, or other unique identifier;
(b) A copy of the licensed health
			 care professional's (LHCP's) written opinions including written
			 decisions and recommendations for the employee removed from
			 exposure;
(c) A copy of
			 the information required in Step 4 of the medical evaluation process,
			 found in WAC
			 296-849-12030,
except
for the copy of this chapter and the appendices
			 listed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-849 - Benzene › Section 296-849-130 - Rules for exposure control areas

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Summary:
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from exposure to benzene by
				using feasible exposure controls and appropriate respirators.
IMPORTANT:
These sections apply when existing or potential
				employee exposure monitoring results are above either of the
				following permissible exposure limits (PELs):
* The eight-hour time-weighted average
				(TWA8) of 1 part per million (ppm);
OR
* The fifteen-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL)
				of 5 ppm.
You must meet the
						requirements...
in this section:
Exposure control plan
WAC
						296-849-13005
Exposure controls
WAC
						296-849-13020
Respirators
WAC
						296-849-13045
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-172,
				  § 296-849-130, filed 12/21/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-849 - Benzene › Section 296-849-13005 - Exposure control plan

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Exemption:
This section does not apply to the
						cleaning and repair of barges and tankers that contained benzene.
(1) You
			 must establish and implement a written exposure control plan for
			 exposure control areas that include a schedule for developing and
			 implementing feasible exposure controls to reduce benzene exposure
			 to, or below, the PELs.
Note:
Respirators and other personal
						protective equipment (PPE) help protect employees from exposures, but
						are
not
substitutes for feasible exposure controls.
(2) You must review and update your
			 exposure control plan as needed, based on the most recent exposure
			 evaluation results.
(3)
			 You must provide a copy of your exposure control plan to affected
			 employees and their designated representatives when they ask to
			 review or copy it.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-849-13005, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 05-01-172,
				  § 296-849-13005, filed 12/21/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-849 - Benzene › Section 296-849-13020 - Exposure controls

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IMPORTANT:
Respirators and other personal protective equipment
				(PPE) do
not
substitute for feasible exposure
				controls.
You must use feasible exposure controls to reduce
				exposures, as specified in Table 6.
Table 6 Exposure Control
				Requirements
If:
Then you must use feasible
						controls to:
You have operations where employees
						clean and repair barges or tankers which have contained benzene
Keep all employee exposure
						concentrations below 10 parts per million (ppm).
You can document that benzene is
						used for less than thirty days a year in the workplace
Reduce eight-hour employee exposure
						  monitoring results to a time-weighted average of 10 ppm or
						  less.
Note:
If employee exposure monitoring results are
						  between 1 and 10 ppm, you are permitted to use respirators or a
						  combination of respirators and feasible controls to protect
						  employees.
Employees are exposed to benzene
						above a PEL for at least thirty days a year
Reduce eight-hour employee exposure
						  concentrations to the TWA8 of 1 ppm or
						  less;
AND
Reduce fifteen-minute employee exposure
						  concentrations to the STEL of 5 ppm or less
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-849-13020, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 05-01-172,
				  § 296-849-13020, filed 12/21/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-849 - Benzene › Section 296-849-13045 - Respirators

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IMPORTANT:
These requirements are in addition to the
				requirements found in other chapters:
* Airborne contaminants, chapter 296-841 WAC;
* Respirators, chapter 296-842 WAC.
(1) You must provide each employee
			 with an appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of
			 this section, and require that employees use them in circumstances
			 where exposure is above either permissible exposure limit (PEL) for
			 benzene, including any of the following circumstances:
(a) Employees are in an exposure
			 control area;
(b)
			 Feasible exposure controls are being put in place;
(c) Where you determine that
			 exposure controls are not feasible;
(d) Feasible exposure controls do
			 not reduce exposures to, or below, a PEL;
(e)
			 Emergencies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-849 - Benzene › Section 296-849-190 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-172,
				  § 296-849-190, filed 12/21/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-090 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this section the following definitions
				apply:
(1)
Action level
-
			 A concentration of airborne beryllium of 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter of air
			 (µg/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted
			 average (TWA).
(2)
Airborne
			 exposure
and
airborne exposure to beryllium
- The exposure
			 to airborne beryllium that would occur if the employee were not using a
			 respirator.
(3)
Beryllium
			 lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT)
- The measurement of blood
			 lymphocyte proliferation in a laboratory test when lymphocytes are challenged
			 with a soluble beryllium salt.
(4)
Beryllium work area
- Any work area where materials that contain
			 at least 0.1 percent beryllium by weight are processed either:
(a) During any of the operations listed in
			 Appendix A of this standard; or
(b)
			 Where employees are, or can reasonably be expected to be, exposed to airborne
			 beryllium at or above the action level.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-100 - Scope and application

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This standard applies to occupational exposure to
				beryllium in all forms, compounds, and mixtures, except:
(1) This standard does not apply to
			 articles, as defined in chapter 296-901 WAC, Globally harmonized
			 system for hazard communication, that contain beryllium and that the
			 employer does not process.
(2) This standard does not apply to
			 materials containing less than 0.1% beryllium by weight where the
			 employer has objective data demonstrating that employee exposure to
			 beryllium will remain below the action level as an 8-hour TWA under
			 any foreseeable conditions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-110 - Permissible exposure limits

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(1)
Time-weighted average
			 (TWA) PEL.
The employer must ensure that no employee is
			 exposed to an airborne concentration of beryllium in excess of 0.2
			 [MICRO]g/m3 calculated as an 8 hour
			 TWA.
(2)
Short-term
			 exposure limit (STEL).
The employer must ensure that no
			 employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of beryllium in
			 excess of 2.0 [MICRO]g/m3 as determined
			 over a sampling period of fifteen minutes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-120 - Beryllium work areas and regulated areas

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(1)
Establishment.
(a) The employer must establish and
			 maintain a beryllium work area wherever the criteria for a "beryllium
			 work area" set forth in WAC 296-850-090 Definitions, are met.
Exception:
It is not required to establish a
						work area for construction work, ship breaking, ship building or ship
						repairing.
(b) The employer must establish and
			 maintain a regulated area wherever employees are, or can reasonably
			 be expected to be, exposed to airborne beryllium at levels above the
			 TWA PEL or STEL.
Exception:
It is not required to establish a
						regulated area for construction work.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-125 - Competent person

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For construction and maintenance projects, wherever
				employees are, or can reasonably be expected to be, exposed to
				airborne beryllium at levels above the TWA PEL or STEL, the employer
				must designate a competent person to:
(1) Make frequent and regular
			 inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment;
(2) Implement the written exposure
			 control plan under WAC 296-850-130 Methods of compliance, of this
			 rule;
(3) Ensure that all
			 employees use respiratory protection in accordance with WAC
			 296-850-135 Respiratory protection, of this rule; and
(4) Ensure that all employees use
			 personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with WAC
			 296-850-140 Personal protective clothing and equipment, of this
			 rule.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-130 - Methods of compliance

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(1)
Written
			 exposure control plan.
(a) The
			 employer must establish, implement, and maintain a written exposure control
			 plan, which must contain:
(i) A list of
			 operations and job titles reasonably expected to involve airborne exposure to
			 or dermal contact with beryllium;
(ii) A list of operations and job titles
			 reasonably expected to involve airborne exposure at or above the action
			 level;
(iii) A list of operations
			 and job titles reasonably expected to involve airborne exposure above the TWA
			 PEL or STEL;
(iv) Procedures for
			 minimizing cross-contamination, including the transfer of beryllium between
			 surfaces, equipment, clothing, materials, and articles within beryllium work
			 areas;
(v) Procedures for keeping
			 surfaces as free as practicable of beryllium;
(vi) Procedures for minimizing the migration
			 of beryllium from beryllium work areas to other locations within or outside the
			 workplace. For construction and shipyard work, procedures used to ensure the
			 integrity of each containment used to minimize exposures to employees outside
			 the containment are sufficient;
(vii) A list of engineering controls, work
			 practices, and respiratory protection required by subsection (2) of this
			 section engineering and work practice controls, of this rule;
(viii) A list of personal protective clothing
			 and equipment required by WAC
			 296-850-140 Personal protective
			 clothing and equipment, of this rule;
(ix) Procedures for removing, laundering,
			 storing, leaning, repairing, and disposing of beryllium-contaminated personal
			 protective clothing and equipment, including respirators; and
(x) For construction work, procedures used to
			 restrict access to work areas when airborne exposures are, or can reasonably be
			 expected to be, above the TWA PEL or STEL, to minimize the number of employees
			 exposed to airborne beryllium and their level of exposure, including exposures
			 generated by other employers or sole proprietors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-135 - Respiratory protection

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(1)
General.
The
			 employer must provide respiratory protection at no cost to the
			 employee and ensure that each employee uses respiratory protection:
(a) During periods necessary to
			 install or implement feasible engineering and work practice controls
			 where airborne exposure exceeds, or can reasonably be expected to
			 exceed, the TWA PEL or STEL;
(b) During operations, including
			 maintenance and repair activities and nonroutine tasks, when
			 engineering and work practice controls are not feasible and airborne
			 exposure exceeds, or can reasonably be expected to exceed, the TWA
			 PEL or STEL;
(c) During
			 operations for which an employer has implemented all feasible
			 engineering and work practice controls when such controls are not
			 sufficient to reduce airborne exposure to or below the TWA PEL or
			 STEL;
(d) During
			 emergencies; and
(e) When
			 an employee who is eligible for medical removal under WAC
			 296-850-160(1) chooses to remain in a job with airborne exposure at
			 or above the action level, as permitted by WAC
			 296-850-160(2)(b).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-140 - Personal protective clothing and equipment

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(1)
Provision and use.
The employer must provide at no cost, and
			 ensure that each employee uses, appropriate personal protective clothing and
			 equipment in accordance with the written exposure control plan required under
			 subsection (1) of this section and other applicable requirements for personal
			 protective equipment. (WAC
			 296-800-160 Summary personal
			 protective equipment (PPE). Chapter 296-155 WAC, Part C, Personal protective
			 and lifesaving equipment. WAC
			 296-304-090 Personal protective
			 equipment (PPE)-General requirements.):
(a)
			 Where airborne exposure exceeds, or can reasonably be expected to exceed, the
			 TWA PEL or STEL; or
(b) Where there
			 is a reasonable expectation of dermal contact with beryllium.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-145 - Hygiene areas and practices

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(1)
General.
For each employee working in a beryllium work area, who
			 can reasonably be expected to have dermal contact with beryllium, or who is
			 required to use personal protective clothing or equipment by this rule in
			 construction work, ship breaking, ship building, or ship repairing, the
			 employer must:
(a) Provide readily accessible
			 washing facilities in accordance with this standard and other applicable
			 sanitation standards (WAC
			 296-800-230 Summary (drinking
			 water, bathrooms, washing facilities and waste disposal); WAC
			 296-155-140 Sanitation; WAC
			 296-304-06002 Sanitation) to
			 remove beryllium from the hands, face, and neck; and
(b) Ensure that employees who have dermal
			 contact with beryllium wash any exposed skin at the end of the activity,
			 process, or work shift and prior to eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco
			 or gum, applying cosmetics, or using the toilet.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-150 - Housekeeping

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(1)
General.
(a) The employer must maintain all surfaces
			 in beryllium work areas and regulated areas as free as practicable of beryllium
			 and in accordance with the written exposure control plan required under WAC
			 296-850-130(1)
			 and the cleaning methods required under this subsection;
(b) In construction work, ship breaking, ship
			 building or ship repairing, when cleaning beryllium-contaminated areas, the
			 employer must follow the written exposure control plan required under WAC
			 296-850-130(1);
			 and
(c) The employer must ensure
			 that all spills and emergency releases of beryllium are cleaned up promptly and
			 in accordance with the written exposure control plan required under WAC
			 296-850-130(1)
			 and the cleaning methods required under this subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-155 - Medical surveillance

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(1)
General.
(a) The employer must
			 make medical surveillance required by this section available at no cost to the
			 employee, and at a reasonable time and place, to each employee:
(i) Who is or is reasonably expected to be
			 exposed at or above the action level for more than 30 days per year;
(ii) Who shows signs or symptoms of CBD or
			 other beryllium-related health effects;
(iii) Who is exposed to beryllium during an
			 emergency; or
(iv) Whose most
			 recent written medical opinion required by this section recommends periodic
			 medical surveillance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-160 - Medical removal

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(1) An employee is
			 eligible for medical removal, if the employee works in a job with airborne
			 exposure at or above the action level and either:
(a) The employee provides the employer with:
(i) An abnormal or borderline finding for a
			 single blood BeLPT test, until confirmatory testing is completed; or
(ii) A written medical report indicating a
			 confirmed positive finding or CBD diagnosis; or
(iii) A written medical report recommending
			 removal from airborne exposure to beryllium in accordance with WAC
			 296-850-155(5)(e) or
			 (7)  (c); or
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-165 - Communication of hazards

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(1)
General.
(a) Chemical
			 manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers must comply with all
			 requirements of chapter 296-901 WAC, Globally harmonized system for hazard
			 communication, for beryllium.
(b)
			 In classifying the hazards of beryllium, at least the following hazards must be
			 addressed: Cancer; lung effects (CBD and acute beryllium disease); beryllium
			 sensitization; skin sensitization; and skin, eye, and respiratory tract
			 irritation.
(c) Employers must
			 include beryllium in the hazard communication program established to comply
			 with the HCS. Employers must ensure that each employee has access to labels on
			 containers of beryllium and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance
			 with the requirements of chapter 296-901 WAC, Globally harmonized system for
			 hazard communication, and subsection (4) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-170 - Recordkeeping

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(1)
Air monitoring data.
(a) The employer must make and maintain a
			 record of all exposure measurements taken to assess airborne exposure as
			 prescribed in WAC
			 296-850-115 Exposure
			 assessment.
(b) This record must
			 include at least the following information:
(i) The date of measurement for each sample
			 taken;
(ii) The task that is being
			 monitored;
(iii) The sampling and
			 analytical methods used and evidence of their accuracy;
(iv) The number, duration, and results of
			 samples taken;
(v) The type of
			 personal protective clothing and equipment, including respirators, worn by
			 monitored employees at the time of monitoring; and
(vi) The name and job classification of each
			 employee 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 296-850 - BERYLLIUM › Section 296-850-175 - Dates

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(1)
Effective date
. This standard shall become effective
			 December 12, 2018.
(2)
Compliance dates.
All obligations of this standard
			 commence and become enforceable on December 12, 2018, except:
(a) Change rooms and showers
			 required by WAC 296-850-145 of this standard must be provided by
			 March 11, 2019; and
(b)
			 Engineering controls required by WAC 296-850-130 Methods of
			 compliance, of this rule must be implemented by March 10,
			 2020.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-099 - Definitions

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Action level.
An airborne concentration
				of ethylene oxide (EtO) of 0.5 parts per million, calculated as an
				eight-hour time-weighted average.
Authorized personnel.
Individuals
				specifically permitted by the employer to enter the exposure control
				area to perform necessary duties, or to observe employee exposure
				evaluations.
Breathing zone.
The space around and in
				front of an employee's nose and mouth, forming a hemisphere with a
				six-to nine-inch radius.
CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number.
CAS numbers are internationally recognized and used on safety data
				sheets (SDSs) and other documents to identify substances. For more
				information see
http://www.cas.org/about
.
Container.
Any container, except for
				pipes or piping systems that contains ethylene oxide. It can be any
				of the following:
(a) Barrel.
(b) Bottle.
(c) Can.
(d) Cylinder.
(e) Drum.
(f) Reaction vessel.
(g) Storage tank.
Day.
Any part of a calendar day.
Director.
The director means the
				director of the department of labor and industries or their
				designee.
Emergency.
Any event that could or does
				result in the unexpected significant release of ethylene oxide.
				Examples of emergencies include equipment failure, container rupture,
				or control equipment failure.
Ethylene oxide (EtO).
Is an organic
				chemical represented by the CAS registry number 75-21-8. EtO is a
				flammable colorless gas and is commonly used to sterilize medical
				equipment and as a fumigant for certain agricultural products. It is
				also used as an intermediary in the production of various chemicals
				such as ethylene glycol, automotive antifreeze, and
				polyurethane.
Exposure.
The contact an employee has
				with ethylene oxide, whether or not protection is provided by
				respirators or other personal protective equipment (PPE). Exposure
				can occur through various routes of entry such as inhalation,
				ingestion, skin contact, or skin absorption.
Licensed health care professional
				(LHCP).
An individual whose legally permitted scope of
				practice allows him or her to provide some or all of the health care
				services required for medical evaluations.
Permissible exposure limits (PELs).
PELs
				are employee exposures to toxic substances or harmful physical agents
				that must not be exceeded. PELs are specified in applicable WISHA
				rules. The PELs for ethylene oxide (EtO) are:
(a) Eight-hour time-weighted average
				(TWA8) of one part per million (ppm);
				and
(b)Fifteen-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL) of
				five ppm.
Short-term exposure limit (STEL).
An
				exposure limit averaged over a short time period (usually fifteen
				minutes) that must not be exceeded during any part of an employee's
				workday.
Time-weighted average
				(TWA8).
An exposure limit averaged over
				an eight-hour period that must not be exceeded during an employee's
				workday.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-200 - Basic rules

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Summary:
Your responsibility:
To evaluate employee exposure and protect employee
				from ethylene oxide.
IMPORTANT:
* The requirements in basic rules apply to all
				employers covered by the scope of this chapter, WAC
				296-855-100.
				Additional sections may apply to you, based on employee exposure
				monitoring results. Turn to the Scope, WAC
				296-855-100, and
				follow Table 1.
You must meet the
						requirements...
in this section:
Preventive practices
WAC
						296-855-20010
Exposure control areas
WAC
						296-855-20020
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
WAC
						296-855-20040
Exposure evaluations
WAC
						296-855-20050
Notification
WAC
						296-855-20060
Exposure records
WAC
						296-855-20070
Documentation records
WAC
						296-855-20080
Training
WAC
						296-855-20090
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-200, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20010 - Preventive practices

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(1) You must make sure that all
			 containers of EtO whose contents are capable of causing employee
			 exposure above the action level or above the STEL are labeled,
			 tagged, or marked with this warning, stating that breathing airborne
			 concentrations of EtO is hazardous.
(2) You must keep container labels
			 free of statements that contradict or detract from the labels' hazard
			 warning.
Note:
* EtO is highly flammable and
						should be kept in a tightly covered container, and in a cool,
						well-ventilated area away from any type of ignition source.
(3) You must make sure warning
			 labels remain on containers of EtO when these containers are
			 transported.
Exemption:
1. Reaction vessels, storage tanks,
						and pipes or piping systems are not considered to be containers and
						do not require labeling.
2. Labeling requirements do not apply when
						  EtO:
a. Is used as a pesticide as defined by the
						  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticides Act (7 U.S.C.
						  136 et seq.); and
b. Meets the Environmental Protection Agency
						  labeling requirements for pesticides.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-20010, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20020 - Exposure control areas

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(1) You must establish temporary or
			 permanent exposure control areas where airborne concentrations of
			 ethylene oxide (EtO) exceed or could exceed the permissible exposure
			 limits (PELs) by doing all the following:
(a) Clearly identify the boundaries
			 of exposure control areas in any way that minimizes employee
			 access.
(b) Post signs at
			 access points to exposure control areas that:
(i) Are easy to read (for example,
			 they are kept clean and well lit); and
(ii) Include this warning:
DANGER
ETHYLENE OXIDE
MAY CAUSE CANCER
MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN
						  CHILD
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND PROTECTIVE
						  CLOTHING
MAY BE REQUIRED IN THIS
						  AREA
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
						  ONLY
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20040 - Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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(1) You must make sure employees
			 wear appropriate PPE as protection from skin or eye contact with
			 ethylene oxide (EtO), liquid EtO, or EtO solutions.
(2) You must provide appropriate
			 PPE at no cost to employees.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-20040, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20050 - Exposure evaluations

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IMPORTANT:
This section applies when there is a potential for
				airborne exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) in your workplace.
When you conduct an exposure evaluation in a
				workplace where an employee uses a respirator, the protection
				provided by the respirator is not considered.
Following this section will also meet the
				requirements to identify and evaluate respiratory hazards found in
				chapter 296-841 WAC, Airborne contaminants.
(1) You must conduct an employee
			 exposure evaluation to accurately determine airborne concentrations
			 of EtO by completing Steps one through seven of the exposure
			 evaluation process, each time any of the following apply:
(a) No evaluation has been
			 conducted.
(b) Changes
			 have occurred in any of the following areas that may result in new or
			 increased employee exposures:
(i)
			 Production.
(ii)
			 Processes.
(iii)
			 Personnel.
(iv) Exposure
			 controls such as ventilation systems or work
			 practices.
(c)
			 You have any reason to suspect new or increased employee exposure may
			 occur.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20060 - Notification

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(1) You
			 must provide written notification of exposure monitoring results to
			 employees represented by your exposure evaluation, within five
			 business days after monitoring results become known to you.
(2) In addition, when employee
			 exposure monitoring results are above either the
			 TWA8 or STEL permissible exposure limit (PEL),
			 you must provide written notification of all the following within
			 fifteen business days after the results become known to you:
(a) Corrective actions being taken
			 and a schedule for completion; and
(b) Any reason why exposures can
			 not be lowered to below the PELs.
Note:
1. You can either notify employees
						individually or post the notifications in areas readily accessible to
						affected employees.
2. Posted notification may need
						specific information that allows affected employees to determine
						which monitoring results apply to them.
3. Notification may be:
a. In any written form, such as
						hand-written or email.
b. Limited to the required
						information, such as exposure monitoring results.
4. When notifying employees about
						corrective actions, your notification may refer them to a separate
						document that is available and provides the required information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20070 - Exposure records

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(1) You must establish and keep
			 complete and accurate records for all exposure monitoring evaluations
			 conducted under this chapter. Make sure the record includes, at
			 least:
(a) The name, unique
			 identifier, and job classification of:
(i) The employee sampled;
			 and
(ii) All other
			 employees represented by the sampled employee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20080 - Documentation records

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(1) You must keep documentation you
			 develop, of the processing, use, or handling of products made from or
			 containing EtO, that conclusively demonstrates that the action level
			 or STEL for EtO cannot be exceeded under any foreseeable conditions
			 of use.
(2) You must
			 include the following in the documentation record:
(a) The product that is the subject
			 of the documentation;
(b)
			 The source of the data;
(c) Any testing protocol, results
			 of testing, and/or analysis of the product for the release of
			 EtO;
(d) A description of
			 the operation where the product is used and how the data support your
			 conclusion; and
(e) Other
			 data relevant to the operations, materials, processing, or employee
			 exposures covered by your conclusion.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-20090 - Training

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(1) You
			 must train employees who are potentially exposed above the:
(a) Action level (AL) 0.5 parts per
			 million (ppm); or
(b)
			 Fifteen-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL) of five
			 ppm.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-300 - Exposure and medical monitoring

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Summary:
Your responsibility:
To monitor employee health and workplace exposures to
				ethylene oxide (EtO).
IMPORTANT:
These sections apply when employee exposure
				monitoring results are either above the:
1. Action level (AL) of 0.5 parts
			 per million (ppm); or
2.
			 Short-term exposure limit (STEL) of five ppm.
You must meet the
						requirements...
in this section:
Periodic exposure monitoring
WAC
						296-855-30010
Medical evaluations
WAC
						296-855-30030
Medical records
WAC
						296-855-30080
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-300, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-30010 - Periodic exposure monitoring

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Exemption:
Periodic employee exposure
						monitoring is not required if exposure monitoring results conducted
						to fulfill requirements in Exposure evaluation, WAC
						296-855-20050,
						are below the action level (AL).
You must obtain employee exposure monitoring results
				according to the frequency specified in Table 2, Periodic Exposure
				Evaluation Frequencies.
Note:
* If you documented that one work
						shift consistently has higher exposure monitoring results than
						another for a particular operation, then you may limit sample
						collection to the work shift with higher exposures and use those
						results to represent all employees performing the operation on other
						shifts.
Table 2 Periodic Exposure Evaluation
				Frequencies
If employee exposure
						monitoring results:
Then:
Are between the:
* Action level (AL) of 0.5 parts per million
						  (ppm);
AND
Conduct additional exposure
						monitoring at least every 6 months.
* TWAg of 1 ppm
Are above the
						TWA8;
OR
Above the STEL
Conduct additional exposure
						monitoring at least every 3 months.
Have been obtained at least every 3
						  months;
AND
Have 2 consecutive monitoring results, taken
						  at least 7 days apart, showing 8-hour employee exposure monitoring
						  results that have dropped below the TWA8, but
						  remain at or above the AL
You may
decrease
your
						evaluation frequency for the TWA8 to every 6
						months.
Have 2 consecutive evaluations,
						taken at least 7 days apart, showing 8-hour employee exposure
						monitoring results that have dropped below the AL and STEL
You may
stop
periodic
						exposure evaluations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-30010, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-30030 - Medical evaluations

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IMPORTANT:
Medical evaluations meeting all requirements of this
				section will fulfill the medical evaluation requirement found in
				another chapter. Respirators, chapter 296-842 WAC.
Employees who wear respirators need to be medically
				evaluated to make sure the respirator will not harm them, before they
				are assigned work in areas requiring respirators.
(1) You must make medical
			 evaluations available to current employees:
(a) Who have been, are, or may be
			 exposed above the action level (AL) for at least thirty days in any
			 twelvemonth period.
(b)
			 Exposed to EtO during an emergency situation.
(c) Wanting medical advice on EtO
			 exposure and reproductive health.
(d) Whenever the employee develops
			 signs and symptoms commonly associated with ethylene oxide.
(e) At no cost including travel
			 costs and wages associated with any time spent obtaining the medical
			 evaluation.
(f) At
			 reasonable times and places.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-30080 - Medical records

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IMPORTANT:
This section applies when a medical evaluation is
				performed, or any time a medical record is created for an employee
				exposed to ethylene oxide (EtO).
(1) You must establish and maintain
			 complete and accurate medical records for each employee receiving a
			 medical evaluation for EtO and make sure the records include all the
			 following:
(a) The employee's name
			 and unique identifier.
(b) Any employee medical complaints
			 related to EtO.
(c) A
			 description of the employee's duties.
(d) A copy of the licensed health
			 care professional's (LHCP's) written opinions.
(e) The anticipated or
			 representative employee exposure monitoring results provided to the
			 LHCP for the employee.
(f) A copy of the information
			 required in Step two of the medical evaluation process, found in WAC
			 296-855-30030,
			 except the copy of this chapter and the
			 appendices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-400 - Exposure control

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Summary:
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from exposure to ethylene oxide
				(EtO) by using feasible exposure controls and appropriate
				respirators.
IMPORTANT:
These sections apply when employee exposure
				monitoring results are above either of the following permissible
				exposure limits (PELs):
1.
			 The eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA8) of
			 one part per million (ppm); or
2. The fifteen-minute short-term
			 exposure limit (STEL) of five ppm.
You must meet the
						requirements...
in this section:
Exposure control plan
WAC
						296-855-40010
Exposure controls
WAC
						296-855-40030
Respirators
WAC
						296-855-40040
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-400, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-40010 - Exposure control plan

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(1) You must establish and
			 implement a written exposure control plan to reduce employee exposure
			 to EtO below both TWA8 and the STEL by the use
			 of feasible exposure controls. Include at least the following in your
			 plan:
(a) A schedule for periodic
			 leak detection surveys.
(b) Make sure employee rotation is
			 not included as a method to control employee
			 exposure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-40030 - Exposure controls

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IMPORTANT:
The use of an employee rotation schedule to control
				employee exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) is prohibited.
Respirators and other personal protective equipment
				(PPE) are not exposure controls.
(1) You must use feasible exposure
			 controls to reduce exposure to, or below, the permissible exposure
			 limit (PELs); or
(2) You
			 must reduce exposure to the lowest achievable level above the
			 PELs.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-06-005,
				  § 296-855-40030, filed 2/22/07, effective 4/1/07; 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-40030, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-40040 - Respirators

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IMPORTANT:
The requirements in this section are in addition to
				the requirements found in another chapter, Respirators, chapter
				296-842 WAC.
Medical evaluations meeting all requirements of WAC
				296-855-30030,
				will fulfill the medical evaluation requirement found in another
				chapter, Respirators, chapter 296-842 WAC.
(1) You must provide each employee
			 with an appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of
			 this section, and require that employees use them in circumstances
			 where exposure is above either PEL, such as when:
(a) Feasible exposure controls are
			 being put in place.
(b)
			 Employees conduct work operations such as maintenance and repair
			 activities or vessel cleaning for which exposure controls are not
			 feasible.
(c) Feasible
			 exposure controls do not reduce exposures to or below the
			 PELs.
(d) Employees are
			 responding to emergencies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-420 - Communication of hazards

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Hazard communication-General.
(1) Chemical manufacturers,
			 importers, distributors and employers must comply with all
			 requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), chapter
			 296-901 WAC for EtO.
(2)
			 In classifying the hazards of EtO at least the following hazards are
			 to be addressed: Cancer; reproductive effects; mutagenicity; central
			 nervous system; skin sensitization; skin, eye and respiratory tract
			 irritation; acute toxicity effects; and flammability.
(3) You must include EtO in the
			 hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS,
			 chapter 296-901 WAC. Employers must ensure that each employee has
			 access to labels on containers of EtO and to safety data sheets, and
			 is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and WAC
			 296-855-20090.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-855 - Ethylene oxide › Section 296-855-500 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-17-168,
				  § 296-855-500, filed 8/23/05, effective
				  1/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-856 - Formaldehyde › Section 296-856-100 - Scope

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This chapter applies to all occupational exposure to
				formaldehyde. Formaldehyde includes formaldehyde gas, its solutions,
				and materials that release formaldehyde.
Definitions:
Formaldehyde
.
An organic
				chemical with the formula of HCHO, represented by the chemical
				abstract service (CAS) registry number 50-00-0. Examples of primary
				uses of formaldehyde and its solutions are as follows:
* An intermediate in the production of:
- Resins.
- Industrial chemicals.
* A bactericide or fungicide.
* A preservative.
* A component in the production of end-use consumer
				items such as cosmetics, shampoos, and glues.
Exposure.
The contact an employee has
				with formaldehyde, whether or not protection is provided by
				respirators or other personal protective equipment (PPE). Exposure
				can occur through various routes of entry such as inhalation,
				ingestion, skin contact, or skin absorption.
Some of the requirements in this chapter may not
				apply to every workplace with an occupational exposure to
				formaldehyde. At a minimum, you must:
* Follow requirements in the basic rules sections,
				WAC
				296-856-20010
				through
				296-856-20070.
* Use employee exposure monitoring results required
				by Exposure evaluation, WAC
				296-856-20060.
* Follow Table 1 to find out which additional
				sections of this chapter apply to your workplace.
Table 1 Sections That Apply To Your
				Workplace
If
Then continue to follow the
						basic rules, and the additional requirements in
* Employee exposure monitoring
						results are above the 8-hour time-weighted average
						(TWA8) or short-term exposure limit (STEL)
* Exposure and medical monitoring,
						WAC
						296-856-30010
						through
						296-856-30050;
						(()) and " Exposure control areas, WAC
						296-856-40010
						through
						296-856-40030.
* Employee exposure monitoring results
						  are:
- Below the TWA8 and
						  STEL; and
- Above the action level (AL)
* Exposure and medical monitoring,
						WAC
						296-856-30010
						through
						296-856-30050
* Employee exposure monitoring
						results are below the AL and STEL
* Exposure and medical monitoring,
						WAC
						296-856-30020
						through
						296-856-30050
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-08-087,
				  § 296-856-100, filed 4/4/06, effective
				  9/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-856 - Formaldehyde › Section 296-856-200 - Basic rules

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Your responsibility:
To measure and minimize employee exposure to
				formaldehyde.
IMPORTANT:
* The requirements in basic rules apply to all
				employers covered by the scope of this chapter. Additional sections
				may apply to you. Turn to the scope and follow Table 1 in that
				section to determine the additional sections of this chapter that
				apply to you.
You must meet the
						requirements...
in this section:
Preventive practices
WAC
						296-856-20010
Training
WAC
						296-856-20020
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
WAC
						296-856-20030
Employee protective measures
WAC
						296-856-20040
Exposure evaluations
WAC
						296-856-20050
Notification
WAC
						296-856-20060
Exposure records
WAC
						296-856-20070
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-08-087,
				  § 296-856-200, filed 4/4/06, effective
				  9/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-856 - Formaldehyde › Section 296-856-20010 - Preventive practices

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(1) You must make sure containers
			 of gasses, solutions, or materials composed of greater than 0.1
			 percent formaldehyde,
and
capable of releasing
			 formaldehyde at concentrations greater than 0.1 ppm to 0.5 ppm, are
			 properly labeled, tagged, or marked with all of the following:
(a) That the product contains
			 formaldehyde.
(b) The
			 name and address of the responsible party (for example manufacturer,
			 importer, or employer).
(c) A statement that the physical
			 and health hazard information can be obtained from you, and from the
			 safety data sheet (SDS).