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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › ELECTRICAL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION › Section 296-835-12035 - Prevent static electricity sparks or arcs when adding liquids to a dip tank

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You must make sure any portable container used to
				  add liquid to the tank is:
(1) Electrically bonded to the dip
				tank;
(2) Positively
				grounded.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-12035, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › ELECTRICAL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION › Section 296-835-12040 - Control ignition sources

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(1) You must make sure the vapor
				areas and adjacent areas do not have any:
(a) Open flames.
(b) Spark producing
				devices.
(c) Heated
				surfaces hot enough to ignite vapors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › ELECTRICAL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION › Section 296-835-12045 - Provide safe electrical wiring and equipment where the liquid can drip or splash

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You must make sure all electrical wiring and
				  equipment in the vapor area is approved for areas that have:
(1) Deposits of easily ignited
				residue;
(2) Explosive
				vapor.
Exemption:
This does not apply to
				  wiring that is:
1. In rigid conduit, threaded boxes or
				  fittings;
2. Has no taps, splices, or terminal
				  connections.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-12045, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › HOUSEKEEPING › Section 296-835-12050 - Keep the area around dip tanks clear of combustible material and properly dispose of waste

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(1) You must make sure the area
				surrounding dip tanks is:
(a)
				Completely free of combustible debris;
(b) As free of combustible stock as
				possible.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › HEATING LIQUID › Section 296-835-12055 - Make sure heating the liquid in your dip tanks does not cause a fire

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You must keep the temperature of the liquid in the
				  dip tank:
(1) Below the
				liquid's boiling point;
(2) At least 100°F below the
				liquid's autoignition temperature.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-12055, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › HEAT DRYING › Section 296-835-12060 - Make sure a heating system used for drying objects does not cause a fire

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You must make sure the heating system used in a
				  drying operation that could cause ignition:
(1) Has adequate mechanical
				ventilation that operates before and during the drying
				operation;
(2) Shuts down
				automatically if a ventilating fan fails to maintain adequate
				ventilation;
(3) Is
				installed as required by NFPA 86-1999, Standard for Ovens and
				Furnaces.
Note:
Some, or all, of the consensus standards
							 (such as ANSI and NFPA) may have been revised. If you comply with a
							 later version of a consensus standard, you will be considered to have
							 complied with any previous version of the same consensus
							 standard.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-12060, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › CONVEYORS › Section 296-835-12065 - Make sure conveyor systems are safe

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You must make sure the conveyor system shuts down
				  automatically if:
(1) The
				ventilation system fails to maintain adequate ventilation;
				or
(2) There is a
				fire.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-12065, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › CONVEYORS › Section 296-835-130 - Additional requirements for dip tanks used for specific processes

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Summary.
Your responsibility:
Safeguard
				  employees working with dip tanks used for specific processes.
You must meet the
							 requirements...
in this section:
Hardening or Tempering
Meet specific requirements if you use a
							 hardening or tempering tank
WAC
							 296-835-13005
Electrostatic Equipment
Meet specific requirements if you use
							 electrostatic equipment
WAC
							 296-835-13010
Flow Coating
Meet specific requirements if you use a
							 flow coating process
WAC
							 296-835-13015
Roll Coating
Take additional precautions if your roll
							 coating operation uses a liquid that has a flashpoint below 140°F
							 (60°C)
WAC
							 296-835-13020
Vapor Degreasing
Provide additional safeguards for vapor
							 degreasing tanks
WAC
							 296-835-13025
Spray Cleaning or Degreasing
Control liquid spray over an open surface
							 cleaning or degreasing tank
WAC
							 296-835-13030
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-130, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › HARDENING OR TEMPERING › Section 296-835-13005 - Meet specific requirements if you use a hardening or tempering tank

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(1) You must provide an automatic
				fire extinguishing system or an automatic dip tank cover for any
				hardening and tempering tank that uses flammable liquids or liquids
				with flashpoints greater than 199.4°F (93°C) and:
(a) Holds five hundred gallons
				(1893 L) or more of liquid; or
(b) Has twenty-five square feet
				(2.37 m2) or more of liquid surface
				area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › ELECTROSTATIC EQUIPMENT › Section 296-835-13010 - Meet specific requirements if you use electrostatic equipment

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ELECTRICAL
(1) Provide safe electrical
				equipment.
(a) You must make sure
				electrodes in your equipment are:
(i) Substantial;
(ii) Rigidly supported;
(iii) Permanently
				located;
(iv) Effectively
				insulated from ground by insulators.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › FLOW COATING › Section 296-835-13015 - Meet specific requirements if you use a flow coating process

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(1) You must make sure all piping
				is substantial and rigidly supported.
(2) You must make sure the paint is
				supplied by a:
(a) Gravity tank that
				does not hold more than ten gallons (38 L); or
(b) Direct low-pressure pumping
				system.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › ROLL COATING › Section 296-835-13020 - Take additional precautions if your roll coating operation uses a liquid that has a flashpoint below 140°F (60°C)

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IMPORTANT:
This section applies to the
				  processes of roll coating, roll spreading, or roll impregnating that
				  use a liquid having a flashpoint below 140°F (60°C). Material
				  may be passed directly through a tank or over the surface of a roller
				  that revolves partially submerged in the liquid.
You must prevent sparks from static electricity
				  by:
(1) Bonding and
				grounding all metallic parts (including rotating parts) and
				installing static collectors; or
(2) Maintaining a conductive
				atmosphere (one with a high relative humidity, for example) in the
				vapor area.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-13020, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › VAPOR DEGREASING › Section 296-835-13025 - Provide additional safeguards for vapor degreasing tanks

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(1) You
				must make sure, if the tank has a condenser or a vapor-level
				thermostat, that it keeps the vapor level at least:
(a) Thirty-six inches (91 cm) below
				the top of the tank if the width of the tank is seventy-two inches or
				more; or
(b) One-half the
				tank width below the top of the tank if the tank is less than
				seventy-two inches wide.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › SPRAY CLEANING OR DEGREASING › Section 296-835-13030 - Control liquid spray over an open surface cleaning or degreasing tank

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You must control the spray to the greatest extent
				  feasible by:
(1) Enclosing
				the spraying operation as completely as possible; and
(2) Using mechanical ventilation to
				provide enough inward air velocity to prevent the spray from leaving
				the vapor area.
Note:
Mechanical baffles may be used to help
							 prevent the discharge of spray.
Reference:
Spray painting operations
				  are covered in Spray finishing using flammable and combustible
				  materials, WAC
				  296-24-370, and
				  Spray-finishing operations, WAC
				  296-62-11019.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-13030, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-835 - Dipping and coating operations (dip tanks) › SPRAY CLEANING OR DEGREASING › Section 296-835-140 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW  49.17.010,
					 [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-15-102, § 296-835-140, filed
					 7/17/02, effective 10/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-100 - Scope

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-100, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-200 - Hazard evaluation

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-200, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-20005 - Conduct complete hazard evaluations

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-20005, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-20010 - Provide access to hazard evaluation procedures

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-20010, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-300 - Material safety data sheets

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-300, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-30005 - Develop or obtain material safety data sheets (MSDSs)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-839-30005, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 05-03-093,
				  § 296-839-30005, filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05; 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-30005, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-30010 - Provide MSDSs for products shipped, transferred or sold over-the-counter

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-30010, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-30015 - Follow-up if an MSDS is not provided

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-30015, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-400 - Labeling

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-400, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-40005 - Label containers of hazardous chemicals

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-08-087,
				  § 296-839-40005, filed 4/4/06, effective 9/1/06; 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-40005, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-839 - Content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and label information › Section 296-839-500 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-03-093,
				  § 296-839-500, filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05; 03-01-096,
				  § 296-839-500, filed 12/17/02, effective
				  6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-100 - Scope and application

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This chapter applies to all occupational exposures
				to respirable crystalline silica, except for the following:
(1) Where employee exposure results
			 from the processing of sorptive clays.
(2) Where documented objective data
			 demonstrates that employee exposures to respirable crystalline silica
			 will remain below 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air (25 [MU]g/m3)
			 as an 8-hour TWA under any foreseeable conditions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-105 - Exposure assessment

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This section applies to all occupational exposures
				except for tasks performed according to the requirements in WAC
				296-840-110.
(1) Permissible
			 exposure limit (PEL). You must ensure that no employee is exposed to
			 an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess
			 of the 8-hour TWA.
(2)
			 Exposure assessment. You must assess the exposure of each employee
			 who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable
			 crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with
			 either the performance option in (a) of this subsection or the
			 scheduled monitoring option in (b) of this subsection.
(a) Performance option. You must
			 assess the 8-hour TWA for each employee on the basis of any
			 combination of air monitoring data or objective data sufficient to
			 accurately characterize employee exposures to respirable crystalline
			 silica.
(b) Scheduled
			 monitoring option:
(i) You must
			 perform initial monitoring to assess the 8hour TWA for each employee
			 on the basis of personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the
			 exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in
			 each work area.
(ii)
			 Where several employees perform the same tasks on the same shift and
			 in the same work area, you may sample a representative fraction of
			 these employees in order to meet this requirement.
(iii) In representative sampling,
			 you must sample the employee(s) who are expected to have the highest
			 exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
(iv) If initial monitoring
			 indicates that employee exposures are below the action level, you may
			 discontinue monitoring for those employees whose exposures are
			 represented by such monitoring.
(v) Where the most recent exposure
			 monitoring indicates that employee exposures are at or above the
			 action level but at or below the PEL, you must repeat such monitoring
			 within six months of the most recent monitoring.
(vi) Where the most recent exposure
			 monitoring indicates that employee exposures are above the PEL, the
			 employer shall repeat such monitoring within three months of the most
			 recent monitoring.
(vii)
			 Where the most recent (noninitial) exposure monitoring indicates that
			 employee exposures are below the action level, you must repeat such
			 monitoring within six months of the most recent monitoring until two
			 consecutive measurements, taken seven or more days apart, are below
			 the action level, at which time the employer may discontinue
			 monitoring for those employees whose exposures are represented by
			 such monitoring, except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of
			 this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-110 - Specified exposure control methods

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This section applies to construction work and other
				occupational exposures where the task performed is indistinguishable
				from a construction task listed in Table 1 of this section and the
				task will not be performed regularly in the same environment and
				conditions.
(1) For each
			 employee engaged in a task identified in Table 1 of this section, you
			 must fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work
			 practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task in Table
			 1 of this section, unless you assess and limit the exposure of the
			 employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with WAC
			 296-840-105.
(2) When
			 implementing the control measures specified in Table 1 of this
			 section, you must:
(a) For tasks
			 performed indoors or in enclosed areas, provide a means of exhaust as
			 needed to minimize the accumulation of visible airborne
			 dust;
(b) For tasks
			 performed using wet methods, apply water at flow rates sufficient to
			 minimize release of visible dust;
(c) For measures implemented that
			 include an enclosed cab or booth, ensure that the enclosed cab or
			 booth:
(i) Is maintained as free as
			 practicable from settled dust;
(ii) Has door seals and closing
			 mechanisms that work properly;
(iii) Has gaskets and seals that
			 are in good condition and working properly;
(iv) Is under positive pressure
			 maintained through continuous delivery of fresh air;
(v) Has intake air that is filtered
			 through a filter that is ninety-five percent efficient in the
			 0.3-10.0 [MU]m range (e.g., MERV-16 or better); and
(vi) Has heating and cooling
			 capabilities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-115 - Regulated areas

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This section does not apply to occupational
				respirable crystalline silica exposures in construction work.
(1) Establishment. You must
			 establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to
			 airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica is, or can
			 reasonably be expected to be, in excess of the PEL.
(2) Demarcation. You must demarcate
			 the regulated areas from the rest of the workplace in a manner that
			 minimizes the number of employees exposed to respirable crystalline
			 silica within the regulated area.
(3) You must post signs at all
			 entrances to regulated areas that bear the legend specified in WAC
			 296-840-150(2).
(4)
			 Access. You must limit access to regulated areas to:
(a) Persons authorized by the
			 employer and required by work duties to be present in the regulated
			 area;
(b) Any person
			 entering such an area as a designated representative of employees for
			 the purpose of exercising the right to observe monitoring procedures
			 under WAC 296-840-105; and
(c) Any person authorized by the
			 department or regulations issued under it to be in a regulated
			 area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-120 - Methods of compliance

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This section does not apply to tasks listed and
				performed in accordance with Table 1 of WAC 296-840-110 Specified
				exposure control methods.
(1) Engineering and work practice
			 controls. You must use engineering and work practice controls to
			 reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline
			 silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that
			 such controls are not feasible. Wherever such feasible engineering
			 and work practice controls are not sufficient to reduce employee
			 exposure to or below the PEL, you must nonetheless use them to reduce
			 employee exposure to the lowest feasible level and must supplement
			 them with the use of respiratory protection that complies with the
			 requirements of WAC 296-840-125.
(2) Abrasive blasting. In addition
			 to the requirements of this section, you must comply with chapter
			 296-818 WAC, safety standards for abrasive blasting and other
			 applicable DOSH standards where abrasive blasting is conducted using
			 crystalline silica containing blasting agents, or where abrasive
			 blasting is conducted on substrates that contain crystalline
			 silica.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-125 - Respiratory protection

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(1) Where respiratory protection is
			 required by this section, you must provide each employee an
			 appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of this
			 section and chapter 296-842 WAC, Respirators.
(2) Respiratory protection is
			 required:
(a) Where exposures
			 exceed the PEL during periods necessary to install or implement
			 feasible engineering and work practice controls;
(b) Where exposures exceed the PEL
			 during tasks, such as certain maintenance and repair tasks, for which
			 engineering and work practice controls are not feasible;
(c) During tasks for which an
			 employer has implemented all feasible engineering and work practice
			 controls and such controls are not sufficient to reduce exposures to
			 or below the PEL;
(d)
			 During periods when an employee or employees are in a regulated area;
			 and
(e) Where specified
			 for tasks performed according to the requirements in Table 1 of WAC
			 296-840-110 Specified exposure control methods.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-130 - Respiratory protection program

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(1) Where respirator use is
			 required by this chapter, you must institute a respiratory protection
			 program in accordance with chapter 296-842 WAC,
			 Respirators.
(2)
			 Specified exposure control methods. For tasks listed in Table 1 of
			 WAC 296-840-110, if you fully and properly implement the engineering
			 controls, work practices, and respiratory protection described in
			 Table 1 of WAC 296-840-110, you will be considered to be in
			 compliance with WAC 296-840-125(1) and the requirements for selection
			 of respirators in chapter 296-842 WAC with regard to exposure to
			 respirable crystalline silica.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-135 - Housekeeping

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(1) You
			 must not allow dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could
			 contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica
			 unless wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods that
			 minimize the likelihood of exposure are not feasible.
(2) You must not allow compressed
			 air to be used to clean clothing or surfaces where such activity
			 could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline
			 silica unless:
(a) The compressed
			 air is used in conjunction with a ventilation system that effectively
			 captures the dust cloud created by the compressed air; or
(b) No alternative method is
			 feasible.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-140 - Written exposure control plan

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(1) You must establish and
			 implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the
			 following elements:
(a) A
			 description of the tasks in the workplace that involve exposure to
			 respirable crystalline silica;
(b) A description of the
			 engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used
			 to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica for each
			 task; and
(c) A
			 description of the housekeeping measures used to limit employee
			 exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-145 - Medical surveillance

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(1) Medical surveillance must be
			 made available at no cost to the employee and at a reasonable time
			 and place for any employee:
(a)
			 Doing construction tasks and required by this chapter to use a
			 respirator for thirty or more days per year.
(b) Doing work other than
			 construction tasks and will be occupationally exposed to respirable
			 crystalline silica at or above the action level for thirty or more
			 days per year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-150 - Communication of respirable crystalline silica hazards to employees

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(1)
			 Regarding hazard communication you must:
(a) Include respirable crystalline
			 silica in the program established to comply with chapter 296-901 WAC,
			 Globally harmonized system for hazard communication.
(b) Ensure that each employee has
			 access to labels on containers of crystalline silica and safety data
			 sheets, and is trained in accordance with WAC
			 296-901-14016
			 and subsection (3) of this section. The employer shall ensure that at
			 least the following hazards are addressed: Cancer, lung effects,
			 immune system effects, and kidney effects.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-155 - Recordkeeping

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(1) Air
			 monitoring data.
(a) You must make
			 and maintain an accurate record of all exposure measurements taken to
			 assess employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica, as
			 prescribed in WAC 296-840-105(2). This record must include at least
			 the following information:
(i) The
			 date of measurement for each sample taken;
(ii) The task monitored;
(iii) Sampling and analytical
			 methods used;
(iv)
			 Number, duration, and results of samples taken;
(v) Identity of the laboratory that
			 performed the analysis;
(vi) Type of personal protective
			 equipment, such as respirators, worn by the employees monitored;
			 and
(vii) Name, Social
			 Security number, and job classification of all employees represented
			 by the monitoring, indicating which employees were actually
			 monitored.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-160 - Effective dates

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This chapter becomes effective on April 23, 2018.
				Employers must comply with obligations of this chapter in accordance
				with the following:
(1) For
			 occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica in
			 construction work, employers must comply with all obligations of this
			 chapter by October 1, 2018. This includes the sample analysis
			 requirement.
(2) For all
			 occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica other than
			 construction work, employers must comply with this chapter by July 1,
			 2019, except as follows:
(a) Where
			 employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica is above the PEL
			 for thirty or more days per year medical surveillance requirements in
			 WAC 296-840-145 must be complied with by July 1, 2019.
(b) Where employee exposure to
			 respirable crystalline silica is at or above the action level for
			 thirty or more days per year medical surveillance requirements in WAC
			 296-840-145 must be complied with by June 23, 2020.
(c) For hydraulic fracturing
			 operations in the oil and gas industry, obligations for engineering
			 controls under WAC 296-840-120(1) begin July 1, 2022.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-840 - Respirable crystalline silica › Section 296-840-165 - Appendix A-Methods of sample analysis-Mandatory

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This appendix specifies the procedures for analyzing
				air samples for respirable crystalline silica, as well as the quality
				control procedures that employers must ensure that laboratories use
				when performing an analysis required under WAC 296-840-105(4).
				Employers must ensure that such a laboratory:
(1) Evaluates all samples using the
			 procedures specified in one of the following analytical methods: OSHA
			 ID-142; NMAM 7500; NMAM 7602; NMAM 7603; MSHA P-2; or MSHA
			 P-7;
(2) Is accredited to
			 ANS/ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2005 with respect to crystalline silica
			 analyses by a body that is compliant with ISO/IEC Standard 17011:2004
			 for implementation of quality assessment programs;
(3) Uses the most current National
			 Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or NIST traceable
			 standards for instrument calibration or instrument calibration
			 verification;
(4)
			 Implements an internal quality control (QC) program that evaluates
			 analytical uncertainty and provides employers with estimates of
			 sampling and analytical error;
(5) Characterizes the sample
			 material by identifying polymorphs of respirable crystalline silica
			 present, identifies the presence of any interfering compounds that
			 might affect the analysis, and makes any corrections necessary in
			 order to obtain accurate sample analysis; and
(6) Analyzes quantitatively for
			 crystalline silica only after confirming that the sample matrix is
			 free of uncorrect-able analytical interferences, corrects for
			 analytical interferences, and uses a method that meets the following
			 performance specifications:
(a)
			 Each day that samples are analyzed, performs instrument calibration
			 checks with standards that bracket the sample
			 concentrations;
(b) Uses
			 five or more calibration standard levels to prepare calibration
			 curves and ensures that standards are distributed through the
			 calibration range in a manner that accurately reflects the underlying
			 calibration curve; and
(c) Optimizes methods and
			 instruments to obtain a quantitative limit of detection that
			 represents a value no higher than 25 percent of the PEL based on
			 sample air volume.
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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-100 - Scope

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This chapter applies when your employees are, or
				could be, exposed to an airborne hazard.
(1) The following are examples of
			 airborne contaminants that may become airborne hazards in some
			 workplaces:
(a) Chemicals listed in
			 Table 3, Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for Airborne
			 Contaminants;
(b) Any
			 substance:
(i) Listed in the latest
			 edition of the NIOSH Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical
			 Substances;
(ii) For
			 which positive evidence of an acute or chronic health hazard exists
			 through tests conducted by, or known to, the employer;
(iii) That may pose a hazard to
			 human health as stated on a safety data sheet (SDS) kept by, or known
			 to, the employer.
(c) Biological agents such as
			 harmful bacteria, viruses or fungi.
Examples include:
(i) TB aerosols;
(ii) Anthrax;
(iii) Pesticides;
(iv) Chemicals used as crowd
			 control agents, such as pepper spray; and
(v) Chemicals present at
			 clandestine drug labs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-200 - Evaluate and control employee exposures

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-841-200, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 03-20-115,
				  § 296-841-200, filed 10/1/03, effective
				  1/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-20003 - Employee protective measures

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Protect employees from potentially hazardous exposure
				while you perform your exposure evaluation, using all available
				resources to determine adequate protective measures.
Note:
* Resources include product
				labels, safety data sheets (SDSs), manufacturer recommendations, and
				industry protocols.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-841-20003, filed 2/20/07, effective
				  4/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-20005 - Exposure evaluations

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(1) Conduct an exposure evaluation
			 to determine or reasonably estimate whether an employee is or could
			 be exposed to either of the following:
(a) An airborne contaminant above a
			 permissible exposure limit (PEL) listed in Table 3; or
(b) Other airborne hazards, such as
			 biological hazards.
Note:
1. When evaluating air contaminants, keep in
						  mind that oxygen deficient conditions may also occur due
						  to:
a. Processes such as fermentation,
						  decomposition of organic matter, or combustion of fossil
						  fuels.
b. Displacement by another gas such as
						  nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
2. Rules for specific substances may contain
						  additional requirements for determining employee
						  exposure.
3. Samples from a representative group of
						  employees may be used for other employees performing the same work
						  activities, when the duration and level of exposure are
						  similar.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-20010 - Exposure controls

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IMPORTANT:
Respirators and other
				personal protective equipment are
not
exposure controls.
				Respirators may be used to protect employees while exposure controls
				are being installed or when it is not feasible to use exposure
				controls to remove or reduce the airborne hazard.
(1) Use feasible exposure controls
			 to reduce employee exposure to one of the following:
(a) A level below the permissible
			 exposure limits (PEL) in Table 3;
(b) A level that removes the
			 airborne hazard, when no PEL is established;
(c) The lowest achievable level,
			 when exposure cannot be reduced to below the PEL or the airborne
			 hazard cannot be removed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-20015 - Respirators

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Require employees to use respirators when airborne
				hazards have not been removed using feasible exposure controls. For
				example, use respirators at any of the following times:
(1) While exposure controls are
			 being evaluated or put in place;
(2) When the airborne hazard is not
			 completely removed;
(3)
			 When exposure controls are
NOT
feasible.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-841-20015, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 03-20-115,
				  § 296-841-20015, filed 10/1/03, effective
				  1/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-20020 - Notification

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Notify employees who are or may be exposed to
				airborne hazards, as specified in Table 2.
Note:
The notification may be provided either
						  individually, to a group, or by posting of results in an appropriate
						  location that is accessible to affected employees.
Table 2 Notification Requirements
Notify employees of:
As follows:
Any exposure result above a permissible
						  exposure limit (PEL)
Within five business days, after the
						  employee's exposure result is known to the employer
The corrective action being taken to reduce
						  employee exposure to or below the PEL
AND
The schedule for completion of the corrective
						  action and any reasons why exposures cannot be lowered to below the
						  PEL
Within fifteen business days, after the
						  employee's exposure result is known to the employer
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-841-20020, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 04-18-079,
				  § 296-841-20020, filed 8/31/04, effective 11/1/04; 03-20-115,
				  § 296-841-20020, filed 10/1/03, effective
				  1/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-20025 - Permissible exposure limits (PELs)

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IMPORTANT:
The following information applies to Table 3,
				Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for Airborne Contaminants.
(1) Ppm refers to parts of vapor or
			 gas per million parts of air by volume, at 25 degrees C and 760 mm Hg
			 pressure.
(2)
			 Mg/m3 refers to milligrams of an airborne
			 contaminant per cubic meter of air.
(3) F/cc refers to fibers per cubic
			 centimeter of air.
(4)
			 For a metal that is measured as the metal itself, only the CAS number
			 for the metal is given. The CAS numbers for individual compounds of
			 the metal are not provided. For more information about CAS registry
			 numbers see the web site:http://www.cas.org.
(5) Short-term exposure limits
			 (STEL) pertain to fifteen-minute exposure periods, unless another
			 time period is noted in Table 3.
(6) An "X" in the "skin" column
			 indicates the contaminant can be absorbed through the skin, either by
			 airborne or direct contact.
(a)
			 Personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent skin contact may be
			 needed to minimize the risk for adverse health effects when employees
			 are exposed to these chemicals.
(b) Requirements for the use of
			 gloves, coveralls, goggles, and other personal protective equipment
			 can be found in WAC
			 296-800-160,
			 Personal protective equipment (PPE).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants › Section 296-841-300 - Definitions

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-062,
				  § 296-841-300, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 04-18-079,
				  § 296-841-300, filed 8/31/04, effective 11/1/04; 03-20-115,
				  § 296-841-300, filed 10/1/03, effective
				  1/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-842 - Respirators › Section 296-842-100 - Scope and application

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(1) Respirators are required
			 whenever respiratory hazards (including oxygen-deficient conditions)
			 are present. For example, use respirators at any of the following
			 times:
(a) While exposure controls
			 are being evaluated or put in place;
(b) When it is not feasible to use
			 exposure controls to remove or reduce the airborne hazard to below
			 the PEL.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-842 - Respirators › Section 296-842-10505 - Designate a program administrator

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Exemption:
You do not need to designate a program
							 administrator if employees use only filtering-facepiece respirators
							 and do so only as voluntary use.
Designate a program administrator who has overall
				responsibility for your program and has sufficient training or
				experience to oversee program development, coordinate implementation,
				and conduct required evaluations of program effectiveness outlined in
				WAC
				296-842-12005.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 49.17.050 and 29
				  C.F.R. Subpart Z. 09-19-119, § 296-842-10505, filed 9/22/09,
				  effective 12/1/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-05-072,
				  § 296-842-10505, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 03-20-114,
				  § 296-842-10505, filed 10/1/03, effective
				  1/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-842 - Respirators › Section 296-842-11005 - Make sure voluntary use of respirators is safe

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IMPORTANT:
Respirator use is
not
voluntary, and the required use sections of this
				chapter apply, if:
1. You
			 choose to require respirator use.
2. A respiratory hazard, such as
			 exposure to a substance over the permissible exposure limit (PEL) or
			 hazardous exposure to an airborne biological hazard, is present. To
			 evaluate respiratory hazards in your workplace, see chapter 296-841
			 WAC, Airborne contaminants.
3. Some requirements in this
			 section do not apply if only filtering-facepiece respirators are used
			 voluntarily.
4. Some
			 filtering-facepiece respirators are equipped with a sorbent layer for
			 absorbing "nuisance" organic vapors. These can be used for voluntary
			 use, but are not NIOSH certified for protection against hazardous
			 concentrations of organic vapor.
(1) Make sure voluntary respirator
			 use does
NOT:
(a)
			 Interfere with an employee's ability to work safely, such as
			 restricting necessary vision or radio communication; or
(b) Create health hazards.
Note:
Examples of health hazards
						  include:
1. Skin irritation, dermatitis, or other
						  health effects caused by using a dirty respirator.
2. Illness created by sharing contaminated
						  respirators. 3. Health effects caused by use of an unsafe air supply,
						  such as carbon monoxide poisoning.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-842 - Respirators › Section 296-842-11010 - Keep voluntary use program records

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Exemption:
If employees use only filtering-facepiece
							 respirators voluntarily, you do not need to follow these
							 recordkeeping requirements.
(1)
			 Keep copies of:
(a) Your current
			 written respirator program
(b) Written recommendations from
			 the licensed health care professional (LHCP)
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-842 - Respirators › Section 296-842-12010 - Keep respirator program records

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(1) A written copy of the current
			 respirator program must be kept by the employer.
(2) Keep each employee's current
			 fit test record, if fit testing is conducted, until the next fit test
			 is administered. Fit test records must include:
(a) Employee name;
(b) Test date;
(c) Type of fit-test
			 performed;
(d)
			 Description (type, manufacturer, model, style, and size) of the
			 respirator tested;
(e)
			 Results of fit tests, for example, for quantitative fit tests include
			 the overall fit factor AND a print out, or other recording of the
			 test.