Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-62 - General occupational health standards › Part B-1 - TRADE SECRETS › Section 296-62-020 - Definitions applicable to all sections of this chapter

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Unless the context indicates otherwise, words used in this
				  chapter shall have the meaning given in this section.
Adequate or effective.
Compliance with terms
				  and intent of these standards.
Appendix.
References or recommendations to be
				  used as guides in applying the provisions of this chapter.
Approved.
Approved by the director of the
				  department of labor and industries or his authorized representative, or by an
				  organization that is specifically named in a rule, such as Underwriters'
				  Laboratories (UL), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), or the
				  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Authorized person.
A person approved or
				  assigned by the employer to perform a specific type of duty or duties or to be
				  at a specific location or locations at the job site.
Coal tar pitch volatiles.
As used in WAC
				  296-841-20025,
				  Table 3, include the fused polycyclic hydrocarbons which volatilize from the
				  distillation residues of coal, petroleum, (excluding asphalt), wood, and other
				  organic matter. Asphalt (CAS 8052-42-4, and CAS 64742-93-4) is not covered
				  under the "coal tar pitch volatiles" standard.
Competent person.
One who is capable of
				  identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working
				  conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who
				  has authorization to take prompt corrective action to eliminate them.
Department.
The department of labor and
				  industries.
Director.
The director of the department of
				  labor and industries, or their designated representative.
Employer.
Any person, firm, corporation,
				  partnership, business trust, legal representative, or other business entity
				  which engages in any business, industry, profession, or activity in this state
				  and employs one or more employees or who contracts with one or more persons,
				  the essence of which is the personal labor of such person or persons and
				  includes the state, counties, cities, and all municipal corporations, public
				  corporations, political subdivisions of the state, and charitable
				  organizations: Provided, That any persons, partnership, or business entity not
				  having employees, and who is covered by the industrial insurance act shall be
				  considered both an employer and an employee.
Hazard.
That condition, potential or inherent,
				  which can cause injury, death, or occupational disease.
Occupational disease.
Such disease or infection
				  as arises naturally and proximately out of employment.
Qualified.
One who, by possession of a
				  recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive
				  knowledge, training, and experience, has successfully demonstrated ability to
				  solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work, or the
				  project.
Shall or must.
Mandatory.
Should or may.
Recommended.
Suitable.
That which fits, or has the qualities
				  or qualifications to meet a given purpose, occasion, condition, function, or
				  circumstance.
Worker, personnel, person, employee, and other terms of
				  like meaning.
Unless the context of the provision containing such term
				  indicates otherwise, mean an employee of an employer who is employed in the
				  business of their employer whether by way of manual labor or otherwise and
				  every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of or who is
				  working under an independent contract the essence of which is their personal
				  labor for an employer whether by manual labor or otherwise.
Work place.
Any plant, yard, premises, room, or
				  other place where an employee or employees are employed for the performance of
				  labor or service over which the employer has the right of access or control.
				  This includes, but is not limited to, all work places covered by industrial
				  insurance under Title 51 RCW, as now or hereafter amended.
Abbreviations used in this chapter:
ANSI.
American National Standards
				  Institute.
ASHRE.
American Society of Heating and
				  Refrigeration Engineers.
BTU.
British thermal unit.
BTUH.
British thermal unit per hour.
CFM.
Cubic feet per minute.
C.F.R.
Code of Federal Register.
CGA.
Compressed Gas Association.
ID.
Inside diameter.
MCA.
Manufacturing Chemist Association or
				  Chemical Manufacturer Association (CMA).
NEMA.
National Electrical Manufacturing
				  Association.
NFPA.
National Fire Protection
				  Association.
OD.
Outside diameter.
WAC.
Washington Administrative Code.
WISHA.
Washington Industrial Safety and Health
				  Act (chapter 80, Laws of 1973).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
					 296-62-020, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
					 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-62-020, filed 7/20/94, effective
					 9/20/94. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 83-24-013 (Order
					 83-34), § 296-62-020, filed 11/30/83. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.240,
					 chapters
					 43.22 and
					 42.30 RCW. 80-17-015 (Order 80-21),
					 § 296-62-020, filed 11/13/80; Order 73-3, § 296-62-020, filed 5/7/73;
					 Order 70-8, § 296-62-020, filed 7/31/70, effective 9/1/70; Section II,
					 effective 8/1/63.