Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part Y-10 - Emergency Response › Section 296-307-70410 - Planning

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Develop an emergency response plan.
Notes:
1. The employer may already have an emergency
								response plan, such as required by chapter 296-843 WAC, Hazardous waste
								operations or by state and locally coordinated response efforts (Section 303 of
								Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Title III). The employer
								may use those plans to comply with this section, if they include the items
								listed below.
2. Before a written emergency response plan can be
								developed, the employer will need to anticipate the types of uncontrolled
								releases that employees could encounter in the workplace(s).
(1) The
				  employer must make sure its plan is written and adequately addresses, as a
				  minimum, all of the following:
(a)
				  Preemergency planning and coordination with additional responders (including
				  personnel from other employers such as: Fire departments, law enforcement
				  agencies, emergency medical services, and state or federal agencies).
(b) Personnel roles, (see Table 1) and lines
				  of authority and communications for all affected parties including
				  responders.
(c) Employee training
				  (see WAC
				  296-307-70415, train
				  employees), for more detail:
Notes:
1. Responders' level of training depends on the
								duties and roles the employer assigns.
2. Training for the employees' role should address
								the competencies specified in Tables 3 through 6.
3. Training on specific substances may be
								appropriate depending on the number and characteristics of hazardous substances
								expected to be encountered. For example, if employees may only respond to one
								substance, the employer could provide training (covering the knowledge and
								skills specified in Tables 3 through 6) relevant to that single substance. If
								employees might respond to a range of hazardous substances, training may be
								required to cover categories of hazardous substances.
(d) Videos and automated training methods
				  (for example: Interactive computer based programs) may be used in training;
				  however, instructors must be readily available to:
(i) Encourage and provide responses to
				  questions for the benefit of the group;
(ii) Evaluate employees' understanding of the
				  material;
(iii) Provide
				  instructional interaction to the group.
(e) Emergency recognition;
(f) Immediate emergency procedures including:
(i) Methods of alerting employees (see WAC
				  296-307-345,
				  Employee alarm systems) and outside responders;
(ii) Procedures for limited action (emergency
				  prevention).
Note:
Limited action
includes
							 shutting down processes, closing emergency valves and other critical actions to
							 secure the operation, or prevent the incident from increasing in severity.
Limited Action and Employee
							 Roles
If...
Then employees involved would be:
Limited action could be conducted in the danger
							 area
Considered emergency responders
Limited action will not be conducted in IDLH
							 conditions
Considered evacuees, not emergency responders
(g) Details of who will evacuate immediately
				  and who will remain behind for limited action;
(h) Evacuation routes and
				  procedures;
(i) How to establish
				  safe distances and places of refuge (for example, during emergency response the
				  incident commander (IC) decides to make changes based on new developments,
				  i.e., changes in the wind direction).
(j) Methods of securing and controlling
				  access to the site;
(k) Emergency
				  medical treatment and first aid;
(l) A complete personal protective equipment
				  (PPE) program that addresses:
(i) Selection
				  of PPE including selection criteria to be used and the identification,
				  specified use and limitations of the PPE selected;
(ii) Training on proper use of PPE (including
				  maintenance);
(iii) Hazards created
				  by wearing PPE including heat stress during temperature extremes, and/or other
				  appropriate medical considerations;
(iv) Criteria used for determining the proper
				  fit of PPE;
(v) Procedures covering
				  proper use of PPE including procedures for inspection, putting it on (donning)
				  and removing it (doffing);
(vi)
				  Maintenance of PPE including procedures for decontamination, disposal and
				  storage;
(vii) Methods used to
				  evaluate the effectiveness of your PPE program;
Notes:
1. If a manufacturer's printed information or WISHA
								rule adequately addresses procedural requirements (such as donning or doffing
								for PPE), it is not necessary to rewrite this into your program; simply attach
								the printed information.
2. The employer may use written procedures
								provided by the equipment manufacturer when they meet the requirements of other
								chapters, including chapter 296-307 WAC, Part Y-5, Respirators.
(viii) Emergency equipment;
(ix) Emergency response procedures;
(x) Decontamination procedures determined by
				  a hazardous materials specialist or other qualified individual;
(xi) Methods to critically assess the
				  response and conduct appropriate follow-up.