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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01001 - Definitions

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(1)
Additional safety measure.
A component of the tags-plus system
			 that provides an impediment (in addition to the energy-isolating device) to the
			 release of energy or the generalization or start-up of the machinery,
			 equipment, or system being serviced. Examples of additional safety measures
			 include, but are not limited to, removing an isolating circuit element;
			 blocking a controlling switch; blocking, blanking, or bleeding lines; removing
			 a valve handle or wiring it in place; opening an extra disconnecting
			 device.
(2)
Affected
			 employee.
An employee who normally operates or uses the machinery,
			 equipment, or system that is going to be serviced under lockout/tags-plus or
			 who is working in the area where servicing is being performed under
			 lockout/tags-plus. An affected employee becomes an authorized employee when the
			 employer assigns the employee to service any machine, equipment, or system
			 under a lockout/tags-plus application.
(3)
Alarm.
A signal or message
			 from a person or device that indicates that there is a fire, medical emergency,
			 or other situation that requires emergency response or evacuation. At some
			 shipyards, this may be called an "incident" or a "call for service."
(4)
Alarm system.
A system that
			 warns employees at the worksite of danger.
(5)
Anchorage.
A secure point of
			 attachment for lifelines, lanyards, or deceleration devices which is capable of
			 withstanding the forces specified in this chapter.
(6)
Authorized employee:
(a) An employee who performs one or more of
			 the following lockout/tags-plus responsibilities:
(i) Executes the lockout/tags-plus
			 procedures;
(ii) Installs a lock or
			 tags-plus system on machinery, equipment, or systems; or
(iii) Services any machine, equipment, or
			 system under lockout/tags-plus application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01003 - Reference specifications, standards, and codes

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Specifications, standards, and codes of agencies of the U.S.
				government, to the extent specified in the text, form a part of these
				regulations. In addition, the specifications, standards, and codes of
				organizations which are not agencies of the U.S. government, in effect on the
				date of the promulgation of these regulations as listed below, to the extent
				specified in the text, form a part of these standards:
National Fire Protection Association, 60 Batterymarch Street,
				Boston, Mass. 02110,
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., 207 East Ohio Street,
				Chicago, Ill. 60611,
United States of America Standard Safety Code for Portable Wood
				Ladders, A14.1-1975, United States of America Standards Institute, Inc., 10
				East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016,
United States of America Standard Safety Code for Portable
				Metal Ladders, A14.2-1972, United States of America Standards Institute, Inc.,
				10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016,
United States of America Standard Safety Code for Head, Eye,
				and Respiratory Protection, Z2.1-1959, United States of America Standards
				Institute, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boiler and Pressure
				Vessel Code, Section VIII, Rules for Construction of Unfired Pressure Vessels,
				American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y.
				10017,
Threshold Limit Values, American Conference of Governmental
				Industrial Hygienists, 1014 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202,
United States of America Standards Safety Code for the Use,
				Care, and Protection of Abrasive Wheels, B7.1-1964, United States of America
				Standards Institute, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y.
				10016.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-04-099, §
				  296-304-01003, filed 2/4/03, effective 8/1/03; Order 74-25, §
				  296-304-01003, filed 5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01006 - Fire protection in shipyards

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(1)
Purpose.
The purpose of this
			 section is to require you to protect all employees from fire hazards in
			 shipyard employment, including employees engaged in fire response
			 activities.
(2)
Scope.
This section covers employers with employees engaged in shipyard employment
			 aboard vessels and vessel sections, and on land-side operations regardless of
			 geographic location.
(3)
Employee participation.
You must provide ways for employees or
			 employee representatives, or both to participate in developing and periodically
			 reviewing programs and policies adopted to comply with this section.
(4)
Multiemployer worksites.
(a)
Host employer
			 responsibilities.
The host employer's responsibilities are to:
(i) Inform all employers at the worksite
			 about the content of the fire safety plan including hazards, controls, fire
			 safety and health rules, and emergency procedures;
(ii) Make sure the safety and health
			 responsibilities for fire protection are assigned as appropriate to other
			 employers at the worksite; and
(iii) If there is more than one host
			 employer, each host employer must communicate relevant information about
			 fire-related hazards to other host employers. When a vessel owner or operator
			 (temporarily) becomes a host shipyard employer by directing the work of ships'
			 crews on repair or modification of the vessel or by hiring other contractors
			 directly, the vessel owner or operator must also comply with these provisions
			 for host employers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01007 - Fire safety plan

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(1)
Employer responsibilities.
You must develop and implement a
			 written fire safety plan that covers all the actions that employers and
			 employees must take to ensure employee safety in the event of a fire. (See
			 Appendix A to this section for a model fire safety plan.)
(2)
Plan elements.
You must
			 include the following information in the fire safety plan:
(a) Identification of the significant fire
			 hazards;
(b) Procedures for
			 recognizing and reporting unsafe conditions;
(c) Alarm procedures;
(d) Procedures for notifying employees of a
			 fire emergency;
(e) Procedures for
			 notifying fire response organizations of a fire emergency;
(f) Procedures for evacuation;
(g) Procedures to account for all employees
			 after an evacuation; and
(h) Names,
			 job titles, or departments for individuals who can be contacted for further
			 information about the plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01009 - Precautions for hot work

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(1)
General requirements.
(a)
Designated areas.
You may designate areas for hot work in sites
			 such as vessels, vessel sections, fabricating shops, and subassembly areas that
			 are free of fire hazards.
(b)
Nondesignated areas.
(i) Before
			 authorizing hot work in a nondesignated area, you must visually inspect the
			 area where hot work is to be performed, including adjacent spaces, to ensure
			 the area is free of fire hazards, unless a marine chemist's certificate or
			 shipyard competent person's log is used for authorization.
(ii) You must authorize employees to perform
			 hot work only in areas that are free of fire hazards, or that have been
			 controlled by physical isolation, fire watches, or other positive means.
Note:
The requirements of (b) of this subsection apply to all
						  hot work operations in shipyard employment except those covered by WAC
						  296-304-02007.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01011 - Fire watches

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(1)
Written fire watch policy.
You must create and keep current a
			 written policy that specifies the following requirements for employees
			 performing fire watch in the workplace:
(a)
			 The training employees must be given (WAC
			 296-304-01019(3)
			 contains detailed fire watch training requirements);
(b) The duties employees are to
			 perform;
(c) The equipment
			 employees must be given; and
(d)
			 The personal protective equipment (PPE) that must be made available and worn as
			 required by WAC
			 296-304-090.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01013 - Fire response

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(1)
Employer responsibilities.
You must:
(a) Decide what type of response will be
			 provided and who will provide it; and
(b) Create, maintain, and update a written
			 policy that:
(i) Describes the internal and
			 outside fire response organizations that you will use; and
(ii) Defines what evacuation procedures
			 employees must follow, if you choose to require a total or partial evacuation
			 of the worksite at the time of a fire.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01015 - Hazards of fixed extinguishing systems on board vessels and vessel sections

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(1)
Employer responsibilities.
You must comply with the provisions of
			 this section whenever employees are exposed to fixed extinguishing systems that
			 could create a dangerous atmosphere when activated in vessels and vessel
			 sections, regardless of geographic location.
(2)
Requirements for automatic and
			 manual systems.
Before any work is done in a space equipped with fixed
			 extinguishing systems, you must either:
(a)
			 Physically isolate the systems or use other positive means to prevent the
			 systems' discharge; or
(b) Ensure
			 employees are trained to recognize:
(i)
			 Systems' discharge and evacuation alarms and the appropriate escape routes;
			 and
(ii) Hazards associated with
			 the extinguishing systems and agents including the dangers of disturbing system
			 components and equipment such as piping, cables, linkages, detection devices,
			 activation devices, and alarm devices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01017 - Land-side fire protection systems

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(1)
Employer
			 responsibilities.
You must ensure all fixed and portable fire protection
			 systems needed to meet WISHA standards for employee safety or employee
			 protection from fire hazards in land-side facilities, including, but not
			 limited to, buildings, structures, and equipment, meet the requirements of this
			 section.
(2)
Portable fire
			 extinguishers and hose systems.
(a)
			 You must select, install, inspect, maintain, and test all portable fire
			 extinguishers according to NFPA 10-2002 Standard for Portable Fire
			 Extinguishers (incorporated by reference, see WAC
			 296-304-01003 ).
(b) You are permitted to use Class II or
			 Class III hose systems, in accordance with NFPA 10-2002, as portable fire
			 extinguishers if you select, install, inspect, maintain, and test those systems
			 according to the specific recommendations in NFPA 14-2003 Standard for the
			 Installation of Stand-pipe, Private Hydrant, and Hose Systems (incorporated by
			 reference, see WAC
			 296-304-01003 ).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01019 - Training

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(1) You must train
			 employees in the applicable requirements of this section:
(a) By March 1, 2006, for employees currently
			 working;
(b) Upon initial
			 assignment for new employees; and
(c) When necessary to maintain proficiency
			 for employees previously trained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01021 - Competent person

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(1)
Application.
This section applies to shipyard employment.
(2)
Designation.
(a) One or more competent persons must be
			 designated by you in accordance with the applicable requirements of this
			 section, unless the requirements of WAC
			 296-304-020 through
			 296-304-02011, WAC
			 296-304-030 through
			 296-304-03009, WAC
			 296-304-040 through
			 296-304-04013, and WAC
			 296-304-080 through
			 296-304-08011, are always carried
			 out by a marine chemist.
Exception:
The employer may designate any person who meets the
						  applicable portions of the criteria set forth in subsection (3) of this section
						  as a competent person who is limited to performing testing to the following
						  situations:
1. Repair work on small craft in boat yards where only
						  combustible gas indicator tests are required for fuel tank leaks or when using
						  flammable paints below decks;
2. Building of wooden vessels where only knowledge of
						  the precautions to be taken when using flammable paints is
						  required;
3. The breaking of vessels where there is no fuel oil
						  or other flammable hazard; and 4. Tests and inspections performed to comply
						  with WAC 296-304-03007(2)(h)
						  and 296-304-03009(1)(e).
(b) You
			 must maintain either a roster of designated competent persons or a statement
			 that a marine chemist will perform the tests or inspections which require a
			 competent person.
(c) You must make
			 the roster of designated persons or the statement available to employees, the
			 employee's representative, or the director upon request.
(d) The roster must contain, as a minimum,
			 the following:
(i) The employer's
			 name;
(ii) The designated competent
			 person's name(s); and
(iii) The
			 date the employee was trained as a competent person.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-01023 - Appendix A - Model fire safety plan

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Note:
This appendix is nonmandatory and provides guidance
							 to assist employers in establishing a fire safety plan as required in WAC
							 296-304-01007.
Table of Contents
1.Purpose.
2.Worksite fire hazards and how to properly
			 control them.
3.Alarm systems and
			 how to report fires.
4.How to
			 evacuate in different emergency situations.
5.Employee awareness.
1.
Purpose
The purpose of this fire safety plan is to inform our employees
				of how we will control and reduce the possibility of fire in the workplace and
				to specify what equipment employees may use in case of fire.
2.
Work site fire hazards and how to
			 properly control them
(a) Measures to
			 contain fires.
(b) Teaching
			 selected employees how to use fire protection equipment.
(c) What to do if you discover a
			 fire.
(d) Potential ignition
			 sources for fires and how to control them.
(e) Types of fire protection equipment and
			 systems that can control a fire.
(f) The level of firefighting capability
			 present in the facility, vessel, or vessel section.
(g) Description of the personnel responsible
			 for maintaining equipment, alarms, and systems that are installed to prevent or
			 control fire ignition sources, and to control fuel source hazards.
3.
Alarm systems and how to
			 report fires
(a) A demonstration of
			 alarm procedures, if more than one type exists.
(b) The worksite emergency alarm
			 system.
(c) Procedures for
			 reporting fires.
4.
How to evacuate in different emergency situations
(a) Emergency escape procedures and route
			 assignments.
(b) Procedures to
			 account for all employees after completing an emergency evacuation.
(c) What type of evacuation is needed and
			 what the employee's role is in carrying out the plan.
(d) Helping physically impaired
			 employees.
5.
Employee awareness
Names, job titles, or departments of individuals who can be
				contacted for further information about this plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-02001 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 95-04-006, §
				  296-304-02001, filed 1/18/95, effective 3/10/95; Order 76-7, §
				  296-304-02001, filed 3/1/76; Order 74-25, § 296-304-02001, filed
				  5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-02003 - Precautions and the order of testing before entering confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres

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You must ensure that atmospheric testing is performed in the
				following sequence: Oxygen content, flammability, toxicity.
(1) Oxygen content.
(a) You must ensure that the following spaces
			 are visually inspected and tested by a competent person to determine the
			 atmosphere's oxygen content prior to initial entry into the space by an
			 employee:
(i) Spaces that have been sealed,
			 such as, but not limited to, spaces that have been coated and closed up, and
			 nonventilated spaces that have been freshly painted;
(ii) Spaces and adjacent spaces that contain
			 or have contained combustible or flammable liquids or gases;
(iii) Spaces and adjacent spaces that contain
			 or have contained liquids, gases, or solids that are toxic, corrosive, or
			 irritant;
(iv) Spaces and adjacent
			 spaces that have been fumigated; and
(v) Spaces containing materials or residues
			 of materials that create an oxygen-deficient atmosphere.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-02005 - Cleaning and other cold work

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(1) Locations covered by this section. You
			 must ensure that manual cleaning and other cold work are not performed in the
			 following spaces unless the conditions of subsection (2) of this section have
			 been met:
(a) Spaces containing or having
			 last contained bulk quantities of combustible or flammable liquids or gases;
			 and
(b) Spaces containing or having
			 last contained bulk quantities of liquids, gases or solids that are toxic,
			 corrosive or irritating.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-02007 - Hot work

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(1) Hot work
			 requiring testing by a marine chemist or Coast Guard authorized person.
(a) You must ensure that hot work is not
			 performed in or on any of the following confined and enclosed spaces and other
			 dangerous atmospheres, boundaries of spaces or pipelines until the work area
			 has been tested and certified by a marine chemist or a U.S. Coast Guard
			 authorized person as "safe for hot work":
(i)
			 Within, on, or immediately adjacent to spaces that contain or have contained
			 combustible or flammable liquids or gases.
(ii) Within, on, or immediately adjacent to
			 fuel tanks that contain or have last contained fuel; and
(iii) On pipelines, heating coils, pump
			 fittings or other accessories connected to spaces that contain or have last
			 contained fuel.
(iv) Exception: On
			 dry cargo, miscellaneous and passenger vessels and in the landside operations
			 within spaces which meet the standards for oxygen, flammability and toxicity in
			 WAC
			 296-304-02003,
			 but are adjacent to spaces containing flammable gases or liquids, as long as
			 the gases or liquids with a flash point below 150 deg. F (65.6 deg. C) when the
			 distance between such spaces and the work is 25 feet (7.62 m) or greater.
Note:
For flammable liquids with flash points above 150 deg.
						  F (65.6 deg. C), see subsection (2) of this section.
Note to (1)(a):
The criteria for "safe for hot work" is located in the
						  definition section, WAC
						  296-304-020(2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-02011 - Warning signs and labels

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(1)
			 Employee comprehension of signs and labels. You must ensure that each sign or
			 label posted to comply with the requirements of this section is presented in a
			 manner that can be perceived and understood by all employees.
(2) Posting of large work areas. A warning
			 sign or label required by subsection (1) of this section need not be posted at
			 an individual tank, compartment or work space within a work area if the entire
			 work area has been tested and certified: "Not safe for workers," "not safe for
			 hot work," and if the sign or label to this effect is posted conspicuously at
			 each means of access to the work area.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 95-04-006, §
				  296-304-02011, filed 1/18/95, effective 3/10/95; Order 74-25, §
				  296-304-02011, filed 5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-02015 - Appendix C - Confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres in shipyard employment

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This appendix provides a complete reprint of U.S. Coast Guard
				regulations as of October 1, 1993 referenced in WAC
				296-304-020 for purposes of
				determining who is a Coast Guard authorized person.
(1)Title 46 C.F.R. 35.01-1 (a) through (c)
			 covering hot work on tank vessels reads as follows:
(a) The provisions of "Standard for the
			 Control of Gas Hazards on Vessels to be Repaired," NFPA No. 306, published by
			 National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269,
			 shall be used as a guide in conducting the inspections and issuance of
			 certificates required by this chapter.
(b) Until an inspection has been made to
			 determine that such operation can be undertaken with safety, no alterations,
			 repairs, or other such operations involving riveting, welding, burning, or like
			 fire-producing actions shall be made:
(i)
			 Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks that have been used to carry
			 flammable or combustible liquid or chemicals in bulk, or within spaces adjacent
			 to such cargo tanks; or
(ii) Within
			 or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or
(iii) To pipe lines, heating coils, pumps,
			 fittings, or other appurtenances connected to such cargo or fuel
			 tanks.
(c) Such
			 inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:
(i) In ports or places in the United States
			 or its territories and possessions, the inspection shall be made by a marine
			 chemist certificated by the National Fire Protection Association; however, if
			 the services of such certified marine chemists are not reasonably available,
			 the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, upon the recommendation of the vessel
			 owner and his/her contractor or their representative, shall select a person
			 who, in the case of an individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such
			 inspection.
(ii) If the inspection
			 indicates that such operations can be undertaken with safety, a certificate
			 setting forth the fact in writing and qualified as may be required, shall be
			 issued by the certified marine chemist or the authorized person before the work
			 is started.
(iii) Such
			 qualifications shall include any requirements as may be deemed necessary to
			 maintain, insofar as can reasonably be done, the safe conditions in the spaces
			 certified, throughout the operation and shall include such additional tests and
			 certifications as considered required.
(iv) Such qualifications and requirements
			 shall include precautions necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that may
			 be present from protective coatings or residues from cargoes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-030 - Surface preparation and preservation - Scope and application

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All sections of this chapter which include WAC
				296-304-030 in the section number
				apply to surface preparation and preservation and WAC
				296-304-03001 to
				296-304-03009 applies only to
				shipbuilding and ship repairing.
Order 74-25, § 296-304-030, filed
				  5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-03001 - Toxic cleaning solvents

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(1)
			 When toxic solvents are used, you must employ one or more of the following
			 measures to safeguard the health of employees exposed to these solvents.
(a) The cleaning operation must be completely
			 enclosed to prevent the escape of vapor into the working space.
(b) Either natural ventilation or mechanical
			 exhaust ventilation must be used to remove the vapor at the source and to
			 dilute the concentration of vapors in the working space to a concentration
			 which is safe for the entire work period.
(c) You must ensure that employees are
			 protected against:
(i) Toxic vapors by
			 suitable respiratory protective equipment that meets the requirements of
			 chapter 296-842 WAC; and
(ii)
			 Exposure of skin and eyes to contact with toxic solvents and their vapors by
			 suitable clothing and equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-03003 - Chemical paint and preservative removers

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(1) You must ensure that employees are
			 protected against:
(a) Skin contact during
			 the handling and application of chemical paint and preservative removers;
			 and
(b) Eye injury by goggles or
			 face shields that meet the requirements of WAC
			 296-304-09005(1) and
			 (2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-03005 - Mechanical paint removers

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(1) Power tools.
(a) You must ensure that employees engaged in
			 the removal of paints, preservatives, rusts or other coatings by means of power
			 tools are protected against eye injury by goggles or face shields that meets
			 the requirements of WAC
			 296-304-09005(1) and
			 (2).
(b) All portable rotating tools used for the
			 removal of paints, preservatives, rusts or other coatings must be adequately
			 guarded to protect both the operator and nearby workers from flying
			 missiles.
(c) Portable electric
			 tools must be grounded in accordance with the requirements of WAC
			 296-304-08003(1) and
			 (2).
(d) In a confined space, you must provide
			 mechanical exhaust ventilation sufficient to keep the dust concentration to a
			 minimum, or must protect employees by respiratory protective equipment that
			 meets the requirements of chapter 296-842 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-03007 - Painting

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All respirators required by this section must meet the
				requirements of chapter 296-842 WAC.
(1) Paints mixed with toxic vehicles or
			 solvents.
(a) When employees spray paints
			 mixed with toxic vehicles or solvents, you must ensure that the following
			 conditions are met:
(i) In confined spaces,
			 employees continuously exposed to spraying are protected by air line
			 respirators.
(ii) In tanks or
			 compartments, employees continuously exposed to spraying are protected by air
			 line respirators. Where mechanical ventilation is provided, employees are
			 protected by respirators.
(iii) In
			 large and well ventilated areas, employees exposed to spraying are protected by
			 respirators.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-03009 - Flammable liquids

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In all cases when liquid solvents, paint and preservative
				removers, paints or vehicles, other than those covered by WAC
				296-304-03007(2),
				are capable of producing a flammable atmosphere under the conditions of use the
				following precautions must be taken:
(1) Smoking, open flames, arcs and
			 spark-producing equipment must be prohibited in the area.
(2) Ventilation must be provided in
			 sufficient quantities to keep the concentration of vapors below ten percent of
			 their lower explosive limit. Frequent tests must be made by a competent person
			 to ascertain the concentration.
(3)
			 Scrapings and rags soaked with these materials must be kept in a covered metal
			 container.
(4) Only explosion proof
			 lights, approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories for use in Class I, Group D
			 atmospheres, or approved as permissible by the U.S. Bureau of Mines or the U.S.
			 Coast Guard, must be used.
(5) A
			 competent person must inspect all power and lighting cables to ensure that the
			 insulation is in excellent condition, free of all cracks and worn spots, that
			 there are no connections within fifty feet of the operation, that lines are not
			 overloaded, and that they are suspended with sufficient slack to prevent undue
			 stress or chafing.
(6) Suitable
			 fire extinguishing equipment must be immediately available in the work area and
			 shall be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use.
Order 74-25, § 296-304-03009, filed
				  5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-040 - Welding, cutting and heating - Scope and application

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All sections of this chapter which include WAC
				296-304-040 in the section number
				apply to welding, cutting and heating.
You are also required to protect employees from exposure to
				hexavalent chromium during the stainless steel welding process. See WAC
				296-62-08003, Hexavalent chromium
				for specific criteria.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-16-106, §
				  296-304-040, filed 8/1/06, effective 9/1/06; Order 74-25, § 296-304-040,
				  filed 5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-04001 - Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting and heating

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(1) Mechanical
			 ventilation requirements. For the purposes of this section, mechanical
			 ventilation must meet the following requirements:
(a) Mechanical ventilation must consist of
			 either general mechanical ventilation systems or local exhaust
			 systems.
(b) General mechanical
			 ventilation must be of sufficient capacity and so arranged as to produce the
			 number of air changes necessary to maintain welding fumes and smoke within safe
			 limits.
(c) Local exhaust
			 ventilation must consist of freely movable hoods intended to be placed by the
			 welder or burner as close as practicable to the work. This system must be of
			 sufficient capacity and so arranged as to remove fumes and smoke at the source
			 and keep the concentration of them in the breathing zone within safe
			 limits.
(d) Contaminated air
			 exhausted from a working space must be discharged into the open air or
			 otherwise clear of the source of intake air.
(e) All air replacing that withdrawn must be
			 clean and respirable.
(f) Oxygen
			 must not be used for ventilation purposes, comfort cooling, blowing dust or
			 dirt from clothing, or for cleaning the work area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-04005 - Welding, cutting and heating in way of preservative coatings

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(1) Before welding,
			 cutting or heating is commenced on any surface covered by a preservative
			 coating whose flammability is not known, a test must be made by a competent
			 person to determine its flammability. Preservative coatings must be considered
			 to be highly flammable when scrapings burn with extreme rapidity.
(2) Precautions must be taken to prevent
			 ignition of highly flammable hardened preservative coatings. When coatings are
			 determined to be highly flammable they must be stripped from the area to be
			 heated to prevent ignition. A 1 1/2-inch or larger fire hose with fog nozzle,
			 which has been uncoiled and placed under pressure, must be immediately
			 available for instant use in the immediate vicinity, consistent with avoiding
			 freezing of the hose.
(3)
			 Protection against toxic preservative coatings.
(a) In enclosed spaces all surfaces covered
			 with toxic preservatives shall be stripped of all toxic coatings for a distance
			 of at least 4 inches from the area of heat application or the employees must be
			 protected by air line respirators meeting the requirements of chapter 296-842
			 WAC, Respirators.
(b) In the open
			 air employees must be protected by a filter type respirator in accordance with
			 the requirements of chapter 296-842 WAC, Respirators.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-04007 - Welding, cutting and heating of hollow metal containers and structures not covered by WAC 296-304-02003

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(1)
			 Drums, containers, or hollow structures which have contained toxic or flammable
			 substances must, before welding, cutting, or heating is undertaken on them,
			 either be filled with water or thoroughly cleaned of such substances and
			 ventilated and tested.
(2) Before
			 heat is applied to a drum, container, or hollow structure, a vent or opening
			 must be provided for the release of any built-up pressure during the
			 application of heat.
(3) Before
			 welding, cutting, heating or brazing is begun on structural voids such as
			 skegs, bilge keels, fair waters, masts, booms, support stanchions, pipe
			 stanchions or railings, a competent person must inspect the object and, if
			 necessary, test it for the presence of flammable liquids or vapors. If
			 flammable liquids or vapors are present, the object must be made
			 safe.
(4) Objects such as those
			 listed in (3) of this section must also be inspected to determine whether water
			 or other nonflammable liquids are present which, when heated, would build up
			 excessive pressure. If such liquids are determined to be present, the object
			 must be vented, cooled, or otherwise made safe during the application of
			 heat.
(5) Jacketed vessels must be
			 vented before and during welding, cutting or heating operations in order to
			 release any pressure which may build up during the application of
			 heat.
Order 76-7, § 296-304-04007, filed 3/1/76; Order 74-25,
				  § 296-304-04007, filed 5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-04009 - Gas welding and cutting

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(1) Transporting, moving and storing
			 compressed gas cylinders.
(a) Valve
			 protection caps must be in place and secure. Oil must not be used to lubricate
			 protection caps.
(b) When cylinders
			 are hoisted, they must be secured on a cradle, slingboard or pallet. They must
			 not be hoisted by means of magnets or choker slings.
(c) Cylinders must be moved by tilting and
			 rolling them on their bottom edges. They must not be intentionally dropped,
			 struck, or permitted to strike each other violently.
(d) When cylinders are transported by
			 vehicle, they must be secured in position.
(e) Valve protection caps must not be used
			 for lifting cylinders from one vertical position to another. Bars must not be
			 used under valves or valve protection caps to pry cylinders loose when frozen.
			 Warm, not boiling, water must be used to thaw cylinders loose.
(f) Unless cylinders are firmly secured on a
			 special carrier intended for this purpose, regulators must be removed and valve
			 protection caps put in place before cylinders are moved.
(g) A suitable cylinder truck, chain, or
			 other steadying device must be used to keep cylinders from being knocked over
			 while in use.
(h) When work is
			 finished, when cylinders are empty or when cylinders are moved at any time, the
			 cylinder valves must be closed.
(i)
			 Acetylene cylinders must be secured in an upright position at all times except,
			 if necessary, for short periods of time while cylinders are actually being
			 hoisted or carried.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-04011 - Arc welding and cutting

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(1) Manual electrode holders.
(a) Only manual electrode holders which are
			 specifically designed for arc welding and cutting and are of a capacity capable
			 of safely handling the maximum rated current required by the electrodes must be
			 used.
(b) Any current carrying
			 parts passing through the portion of the holder which the arc welder or cutter
			 grips in his hand, and the outer surfaces of the jaws of the holder, must be
			 fully insulated against the maximum voltage encountered to
			 ground.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-04013 - Uses of fissionable material in ship-breaking, shipbuilding and ship repairing

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(1) In
			 ship-breaking, shipbuilding and ship repairing and related activities involving
			 the use of and exposure to sources of ionizing radiation not only on
			 conventionally powered but also on nuclear powered vessels, the applicable
			 provisions of the Atomic Energy Commission's Standards for Protection Against
			 Radiation (10 C.F.R. Part 20), relating to protection against occupational
			 radiation exposure, must apply.
(2)
			 Any activity which involves the use of radioactive material, whether or not
			 under license from the Atomic Energy Commission, must be performed by competent
			 persons specially trained in the proper and safe operation of such equipment.
			 In the case of materials used under commission license, only persons actually
			 licensed, or competent persons under direction and supervision of the licensee,
			 must perform such work.
Order 76-7, § 296-304-04013, filed 3/1/76; Order 74-25,
				  § 296-304-04013, filed 5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-050 - Scaffolds, ladders and other working surfaces - Scope and application

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All sections of this chapter which include WAC
				296-304-050 in the section number
				apply to scaffolds, ladders and other working surfaces.
Order 74-25, § 296-304-050, filed
				  5/7/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-05001 - Scaffolds or staging

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(1) General
			 requirements.
(a) All scaffolds and their
			 supports whether of lumber, steel or other material, must be capable of
			 supporting the load they are designed to carry with a safety factor of not less
			 than four.
(b) All lumber used in
			 the construction of scaffolds must be spruce, fir, long leaf yellow pine,
			 Oregon pine or wood of equal strength. The use of hemlock, short leaf yellow
			 pine, or short fiber lumber is prohibited.
(c) Lumber dimensions as given are nominal
			 except where given in fractions of an inch.
(d) All lumber used in the construction of
			 scaffolds must be sound, straight-grained, free from cross grain, shakes and
			 large, loose or dead knots. It must also be free from dry rot, large checks,
			 worm holes or other defects which impair its strength or durability.
(e) Scaffolds must be maintained in a safe
			 and secure condition. Any component of the scaffold which is broken, burned or
			 otherwise defective must be replaced.
(f) Barrels, boxes, cans, loose bricks, or
			 other unstable objects must not be used as working platforms or for the support
			 of planking intended as scaffolds or working platforms.
(g) No scaffold must be erected, moved,
			 dismantled or altered except under the supervision of competent
			 persons.
(h) No welding, burning,
			 riveting or open flame work must be performed on any staging suspended by means
			 of fiber rope.
(i) Lifting bridles
			 on working platforms suspended from cranes must consist of four legs so
			 attached that the stability of the platform is assured.
(j) Unless the crane hook has a safety latch
			 or is moused, the lifting bridles on working platforms suspended from cranes
			 must be attached by shackles to the lower lifting block or other positive means
			 must be taken to prevent them from becoming accidentally disengaged from the
			 crane hook.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-05003 - Ladders

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(1) General
			 requirements.
(a) The use of ladders with
			 broken or missing rungs or steps, broken or split side rails, or other faulty
			 or defective construction is prohibited. When ladders with such defects are
			 discovered, they must immediately be withdrawn from service. Inspection of
			 metal ladders must include checking for corrosion of interiors of open end,
			 hollow rungs.
(b) When sections of
			 ladders are spliced, the ends must be abutted, and not fewer than 2 cleats must
			 be securely nailed or bolted to each rail. The combined cross sectional area of
			 the cleats must not be less than the cross sectional area of the side rail. The
			 dimensions of side rails for their total length must be those specified in (2)
			 or (3) of this section.
(c)
			 Portable ladders must be lashed, blocked or otherwise secured to prevent their
			 being displaced. The side rails of ladders used for access to any level must
			 extend not less than 36 inches above that level. When this is not practical,
			 grab rails which will provide a secure grip for an employee moving to or from
			 the point of access must be installed.
(d) Portable metal ladders must be of
			 strength equivalent to that of wood ladders. Manufactured portable metal
			 ladders provided by you must be in accordance with the provisions of the United
			 States of America Standard Safety Code for Portable Metal Ladders,
			 A14.2-1972.
(e) Portable metal
			 ladders must not be used near electrical conductors nor for electric arc
			 welding operations.
(f)
			 Manufactured portable wood ladders provided by the employer must be in
			 accordance with the provisions of the United States of America Standard Safety
			 Code for Portable Wood Ladders, A-14.1-1968.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-05005 - Guarding of deck openings and edges

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See chapter 296-880 WAC, Unified safety standards for fall
				protection.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
				  296-304-05005, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; 03-04-099, §
				  296-304-05005, filed 2/4/03, effective 8/1/03; Order 74-25, §
				  296-304-05005, filed 5/7/74.