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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 3 - WATER SUPPLY, DRESSING ROOMS AND LOCKERS › Section 480-66-320 - Showers

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Showers must be required when the commission determines that
				  they are necessary at a specific location to protect employees whose work
				  involves exposure to poisonous, infectious or irritating material or to
				  excessive dirt, heat fumes, vapors, or other materials or substances injurious
				  to health. Adequate locker and dressing room facilities will be provided with
				  showers. Specifications for showers will be determined for each location when
				  the need for showers is established.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-320, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 3 - WATER SUPPLY, DRESSING ROOMS AND LOCKERS › Section 480-66-330 - Dressing rooms and lockers

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(1)
				Separate dressing rooms must be provided for men and women in all places of
				employment where it is necessary for employees to change clothing. Dressing
				rooms must be separated from toilet rooms by solid partitions and doors.
				Dressing rooms must have at least eighty square feet of floor space. If more
				than ten employees, at least an additional four square feet must be provided
				for each additional employee. Benches must be provided. Dressing rooms must be
				properly lighted, heated to a minimum of 65 degrees Fahrenheit, and adequately
				ventilated. Where reasonably possible, cross-ventilation must be
				provided.
(2) Individual metal
				lockers must be provided where dressing rooms are required. Lockers must also
				be provided for each employee who must store work-related items at any time.
				Lockers must be convenient for employee access and must be provided where
				needed, even if one locker must be provided to an employee at each end of a
				run. Lockers must be at least twelve inches wide, eighteen inches deep and
				seventy-two inches high, exclusive of legs or other base. The lockers must be
				equipped with a shelf and with at least one clothes hook for each side or
				equivalent hanger bar, and also with sufficient openings in the door for
				purposes of ventilation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-330, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-400 - General

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(1) Where running
				water and sewer or septic tank connections are reasonably available, flush-type
				toilets and urinals must be maintained.
(2) Chemical toilets or privies may only be
				used where it is impractical to install inside toilet and urinal
				facilities.
(3) No privy, urinal,
				cesspool, septic tank or other receptacle for human excrement must be used
				which directly or indirectly drains or discharges over, into or upon the
				surface of the ground or into the waters of the state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-400, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-410 - Water closets

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(1) Every flush
				toilet must have a rim flush bowl or be so constructed as to prevent the
				accumulation of fecal matter on the bowl. The bowl must be constructed of a
				smooth finished material impervious to moisture.
(2) Every bowl must be installed in a manner
				which allows surroundings and floor space to be easily cleaned.
(3) No pan, plunger or wash-out water closets
				are permitted except that pan or double-pan types are permitted for movable
				facilities.
(4) Every flush toilet
				must have a separate hinged seat made of a smooth finished material, other than
				metal, impervious to moisture.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-410, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-420 - Urinals

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(1) Every urinal
				must be made of a smooth finished material impervious to moisture.
(2) Every urinal must be located within a
				toilet room.
(3) Twenty-four inches
				of trough urinal is equivalent to an individual urinal.
(4) Wherever a slab urinal is installed, the
				floor must be sloped toward the urinal drain for a distance of at least
				twenty-four inches in front of the urinal. Adequate splash guards must be
				installed.
(5) Every urinal must be
				flushed from a water-supplied tank or through valve, and flush valves must be
				installed with an approved back-flow preventer. Every tank must furnish an
				adequate quantity of water for each discharge for every fixture. In place of
				discharge from a tank or flush valve, water may be allowed to run continuously
				over slab or trough urinals.
(6)
				Clear floor space for each urinal or its equivalent must be at least two feet
				in width.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-420, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-430 - Chemical toilets

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All chemical toilets installed must be of a type approved by
				  the commission. Containers must be charged with chemical solution of proper
				  strength and their contents must be agitated daily with proper devices provided
				  for that purpose. When containers are more than two-thirds full the contents
				  must be disposed of in an approved manner. The stacks connecting the seats with
				  the containers must be cleaned as often as is necessary to keep them in a clean
				  and sanitary condition.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-430, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-440 - Incinerator toilets

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(1) All incinerator
				toilets used on railroad equipment in the state of Washington must be of a type
				approved by the commission.
(2) The
				installation and method of venting must be approved by the
				commission.
(3) Clear and concise
				instructions must be provided by the railroad company to insure that the units
				are operated correctly.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-440, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-450 - Privies

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(1) All privies
				must be located, constructed, and maintained to avoid contaminating any water
				of the state.
(2) A suitable
				approach, such as concrete, gravel or cinder walk must be provided.
(3) Privies must be constructed and
				maintained to be insect and rodent proof.
(4) Every privy must be provided with a door
				that is self-closing.
(5) The lids
				over the seats must be constructed to fall into a closed position when the seat
				is not occupied.
(6) The pit, or
				vault must be ventilated to the outside air by means of a stack protected at
				its outlet by screens.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-450, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-460 - Specifications for toilet rooms

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(1)
				Separation.
(a) No toilet room must have
				direct communication with any room in which unwrapped food products are
				prepared, stored, handled, or sold, unless separated by a self-closing door
				maintained in operating condition.
(b) Separate toilet facilities must be
				provided for men and women, and each toilet room must be plainly marked by a
				sign reading
"men"
or
"women."
However, where toilet
				rooms will be occupied by no more than one person at a time, can be locked from
				the inside, and contain at least one water closet, separate toilet rooms for
				each sex need not be provided. Where a single occupancy room has more than one
				toilet, only one of them may be counted for the purpose of the table in WAC
				480-66-470.
(c) There must be no direct connection
				between toilet rooms for men and women. Each must have a separate entrance, and
				each entrance door must have an automatic closing device maintained in
				operating condition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-470 - Number of toilets required

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General.
(1)
				Adequate toilet facilities must be provided for all employees, and for each
				sex. Facilities must be conveniently located and accessible, and must be
				maintained at all times in a usable and sanitary condition and in a condition
				which is not offensive to a reasonable person.
(2) The following table must be used as a
				guide in determining the adequacy of toilet facilities.
Number of Employees
Minimum Number of Facilities
1 to 10 persons
1 toilet
11 to 25 persons
2 toilets
26 to 49 persons
3 toilets
50 to 100 persons
5 toilets
100 persons or over
5 toilets plus 1 more for each additional 25
								employees
(3)
				Whenever urinals are provided, one urinal may be substituted for one toilet,
				provided the number of toilets must not be reduced to less than two-thirds of
				the number shown in the foregoing table.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-470, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-480 - Supplies for toilets

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(1) An adequate
				supply of toilet paper with holder must be maintained.
(2) In all toilet rooms used by women
				dispensing machines for sanitary napkins must be provided if
				requested.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-480, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 4 - TOILETS › Section 480-66-490 - Location and types of toilets

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(1)
				Movable facilities. Flush, chemical, or incinerator type toilets must be
				provided on the following movable facilities:
(a) The lead locomotive of all trains except
				when used in yard service.
(b)
				Baggage and express cars where employees are required to work en
				route.
(c) Cabooses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 5 - EATING FACILITIES › Section 480-66-500 - Eating places

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(1) At all
				permanent and semi-permanent installations, an acceptable place with adequate
				space for eating meals must be provided for employees who bring their meals to
				their place of employment, or eat meals prepared at the camp facilities. An
				acceptable place with adequate space for eating meals must be provided at all
				other places whenever reasonably possible.
(2) Eating places must be constructed to
				permit them to be readily cleaned. At all times, they must be kept clean and
				sanitary, in good repair, and free of rodents, insects and vermin.
(3) Kitchen cars or other camp facilities
				must have adequate equipment for the sanitary preparation, cooking and
				refrigeration of food.
(4) If
				employees are allowed or required to eat in a locomotive, the eating area must
				be kept clean and sanitary at all times.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-500, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 5 - EATING FACILITIES › Section 480-66-510 - Lunch rooms

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(1) In lunch rooms
				where food is served for employees, the food, equipment, and facilities are
				subject to the rules and regulations of the state department of health
				pertaining to public food establishments.
(2) Employees and workers handling and
				serving food are subject to those rules and regulations of the state department
				of health which are necessary to the sanitary handling of food.
(3) Concessionaire facilities provided by the
				company in lieu of direct company operations must comply with the regulations
				in these rules with respect to adequate space, adequate food handling
				facilities, sanitation and cleanliness.
(4) Adequate table and seating facilities
				must be provided for the maximum number of employees using the room at any one
				time.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-510, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 5 - EATING FACILITIES › Section 480-66-520 - Specifications for lunch rooms and eating places

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(1) General. The minimum area of lunch rooms,
				or the amount of space to be added to that required for a locker room where a
				lunch room is not provided, must be based upon the maximum number of employees
				using the room or added space at any one time, in accordance with the following
				table:
Number of Employees
Square Feet
Per Employee
10 to 25
8
26 to 74
7
75 to 149
6
150 to 499
5
500 and more
4
(2)
				Every eating place and lunch room must be adequately ventilated. Where
				reasonably possible cross-ventilation must be provided.
(3) All lunch rooms must be clearly lighted
				at all times during hours of use.
(4) Every lunch room must be kept reasonably
				heated at all times.
(5) The
				windows, ventilators and doors opening to the outside of all lunch rooms must
				be properly screened during the season when insects are prevalent.
(6) One or more covered receptacles, as
				needed, must be furnished in lunch room and eating places for the disposal of
				waste food and other waste matter. The containers must be emptied regularly and
				cleaned as often as needed. The area where the receptacles are kept must be
				maintained free of litter overflowing the receptacles.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-520, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 6 - SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS › Section 480-66-600 - Specifications for all accommodations

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(1)
				Walls, floors and ceilings must be constructed to permit them to be readily
				cleaned.
(2) Exterior windows and
				doors must be weather stripped during cold weather.
(3) Screens must be provided for outer doors
				and windows during any season when insects are prevalent.
(4) Heating facilities and adequate fuel must
				be provided with which employees may maintain a comfortable temperature as
				weather conditions may require.
(5)
				Lighting, by windows and/or acceptable artificial illumination, must be
				provided.
(6) Ventilation must be
				provided by windows opening directly to the outside air.
(7) Beds, bunks or cots with proper
				mattresses must be provided. The beds, bunks or cots must be raised at least
				twelve inches above the floor and be located two feet or more from the side of
				any other bed, bunk or cot located in the same room, and have at least
				twenty-seven inches of clear space above it.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011 (Order No.
					 R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-600, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-66 - Railroad companies-Sanitation › Part 6 - SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS › Section 480-66-620 - Stationary facilities

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Dormitories or bunk rooms must be large enough to provide at
				  least fifty square feet of floor area for each person. However, where double
				  bunks are used at least thirty square feet of floor space must be provided for
				  each person using a double bunk. The headroom of dormitories or bunk rooms must
				  be at least seven feet.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 00-04-011
(Order No. R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), §
					 480-66-620, filed 1/21/00, effective
					 2/21/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-001 - Purpose of chapter

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The legislature has declared that operating as a solid waste
				  collection company in the state of Washington is a business affected with a
				  public interest and that such companies should be regulated. The purpose of
				  these rules is to administer and enforce
				  chapter
				  81.77 RCW by establishing
				  standards for:
Public safety;
Fair practices;
Just and reasonable charges;
Nondiscriminatory application of rates;
Adequate and dependable service;
Consumer protection; and
Compliance with statutes, rules and commission
				  orders.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-001, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-006 - Application

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(1) Except for
				those operations described in WAC
				480-70-011, these rules apply to
				any solid waste collection company in the business of transporting solid waste
				for collection and/or disposal from points in the state of Washington, for
				compensation, over the public highways.
(2) Cases of erroneous or doubtful
				interpretation of these rules by a solid waste collection company or customer
				are subject to appeal to the commission by any interested and proper party
				affected.
(3) Upon proper showing
				of any solid waste collection company, the commission may waive or modify as to
				that solid waste collection company the provisions of any rule in this chapter
				except when such provisions are fixed by statute.
(4) No deviation from these rules will be
				permitted without written authorization by the commission. Violation will be
				subject to the penalty provisions of chapter 81.04 RCW.
(5) A company in the business of transporting
				solid waste for collection and/or disposal from points in the state of
				Washington is not exempt from commission regulation under the provisions of:
(a) The Interstate Commerce Act. Commission
				regulation of solid waste collection companies includes regulation of the
				collection and transportation of solid waste between points in the state of
				Washington and from points in the state of Washington to out-of-state disposal
				locations; or
(b) The Federal
				Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) of 1994. The FAAAA preempted
				state regulation of rates, routes and services of property carriers, but did
				not affect state regulation of solid waste collection companies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-011 - Exempt operations

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(1) The
				following collection and hauling operations are not regulated by the
				commission:
(a) The operations of a company
				conducted under a contract for solid waste collection service with a city or
				town (refer to
				RCW
				81.77.020 );
(b) The operations of a city or town that
				itself provides solid waste collection service (refer to
				RCW
				81.77.020 );
(c) The operations of a company conducted
				under a contract with any county, city or town for the collection or
				transportation of source-separated recyclable materials from residences (refer
				to RCW
				81.77.130 );
(d) The operations of any city or town that
				itself provides collection and transportation of source-separated recyclable
				materials from residences (refer to
				RCW
				81.77.130 );
(e) The operations of a recycling company or
				nonprofit entity collecting and transporting recyclable materials from a
				buy-back center, drop box, or from a commercial or industrial generator of
				recyclable materials when those recyclable materials are being transported for
				use other than disposal or incineration, or under agreement with a solid waste
				collection company (refer to
				RCW
				81.77.140 );
(f) The operations of a commercial or
				industrial generator of commercial recyclable materials in selling, conveying,
				or arranging for transportation of recyclable materials to a recycler for reuse
				or reclamation (refer to
				RCW
				81.77.140 );
(g) The operations of private carriers who,
				in their own vehicles, transport solid waste purely as an incidental adjunct to
				some other established private business owned or operated by them in good
				faith. This private-carrier exemption does not include persons transporting
				solid waste from residential sources, such as apartment houses or mobile home
				parks, in vehicles designed or used primarily for the transport of solid
				waste;
(h) The operations of
				carriers using special equipment to transport sewage or cesspool wastes as an
				incidental part of a septic tank or cesspool cleaning service; or
(i) The operations of carriers transporting
				loads either from a transfer station to a disposal site or between disposal
				sites (refer to
				RCW
				36.58.050 ).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-016 - Determination of authority required to transport specific commodities or provide specific services

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(1)Chapter
				81.77 RCW is intended to
				cover operations of carriers whose primary business is transporting solid waste
				for collection and/or disposal. Persons holding permits issued by the
				commission under the provisions of
				chapter
				81.80 RCW, whose primary
				business is not the collection of solid waste, normally will also need to
				obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity if they transport
				solid waste to a disposal site on more than an occasional basis, or if they
				hold themselves out to the public as providing solid waste collection
				service.
(2) In some instances
				carriers may be engaged extensively in both motor freight and solid waste
				collection operations. In cases where such operations are separable, carriers
				may be required to hold both a solid waste certificate under the provisions of
				chapter
				81.77 RCW and a motor
				carrier permit under the provisions of
				chapter
				81.80 RCW in order to
				provide both services. In each case it is within the discretion of the
				commission to determine whether a carrier is required to hold both a motor
				carrier permit and a solid waste certificate.
(3) In some instances, transportation of a
				specific commodity may be subject to commission regulation under the provisions
				of chapter 81.80
				RCW, or as solid waste under the provisions of
				chapter
				81.77 RCW, depending on
				the circumstances involved in the transportation of that commodity. For
				example, if soil is transported to a landfill to become part of the cover of
				the landfill, the transportation is subject to regulation as a motor carrier
				under the provisions of
				chapter
				81.80 RCW. However, if the
				soil is being transported to a landfill merely for disposal, the transporter is
				subject to regulation as a solid waste collection company under the provisions
				of chapter 81.77
				RCW.
(4) In determining whether
				operations require a solid waste certificate or a motor carrier permit, the
				commission will consider factors including, but not limited to:
(a) The intent of the shipper;
(b) The intended destination of the
				shipment;
(c) The actual
				destination of the shipment;
(d)
				Special handling or conditions placed on the shipment by the shipper and/or
				receiver;
(e) The value of the
				commodity being transported;
(f)
				Whether the carrier is primarily engaged in the business of providing solid
				waste collection or is primarily engaged in the business of providing a service
				other than the collection of solid waste; and
(g) Whether the carrier holds itself out to
				the public as a transporter of solid waste.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-021 - Additional requirements

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(1) These rules
				do not relieve any solid waste collection company from any of its duties and
				obligations under the laws of the state of Washington.
(2) The commission retains the authority to
				impose additional or different requirements on any solid waste collection
				company in appropriate circumstances, consistent with the requirements of
				law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-021, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-026 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				  person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the
				  application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not
				  affected.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-026, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-031 - Resolving disputes about the meaning of these rules

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If the interpretation of any rule in this chapter is
				  questioned by a company, a customer, or an applicant, a request for
				  clarification may be filed with the commission.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-031, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-036 - Rules of practice and procedure

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Commission rules governing administrative practices and
				  procedures are in chapter 480-07 WAC. If a rule in this chapter conflicts with
				  a rule in chapter 480-07 WAC, the rule in this chapter applies. Copies of
				  chapter 480-07 WAC are available on request to the commission records
				  center.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-70-036, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-036, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-046 - Change of address or telephone number

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A company must notify the commission in writing of any change
				  in physical business address, business mailing address or business telephone
				  number. This notice must be filed at least ten days before the effective date
				  of the change by letter, telefacsimile, or e-mail.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-046, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-051 - Exemptions from rules in chapter 480-70 WAC

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The commission may grant an exemption from the provisions of
				  any rule in this chapter in the same manner and consistent with the standards
				  and according to the procedures set forth in WAC
				  480-07-110 (Exceptions from and
				  modifications to the rules in this chapter; special rules).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-70-051, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-70-051, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-051, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part I - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 480-70-056 - Mapping

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(1)
Software
				and scale compatibility.
The commission uses geographic information
				system (GIS) software to track certificated authorities. When required by this
				chapter to file a map, a company must file that map in one of the methods
				described in (a) and (b) of this section.
(a)
Electronic maps.
A company
				may file an electronic map that is compatible with the commission's hardware
				and software. Before filing its map electronically, a company must contact the
				commission to determine whether its mapping software is compatible with that
				used by the commission.
(b)
Paper maps.
A company may file a paper map using United States
				Geological Survey (USGS) maps at a scale of 1:250,000 to show certificate
				boundaries. The commission may require maps at a scale of 1:24,000 to clearly
				resolve any inconsistencies. USGS maps are available through the Washington
				state department of natural resources and various private vendors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part II - ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATORY FEES › Section 480-70-066 - Accounting requirements

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(1) The
				commission publishes a uniform system of accounts (USOA) for solid waste
				collection companies. The commission supplies copies of the USOA on request.
(a) The USOA defines accounting, financial,
				and other procedures the commission uses to determine if rates are fair, just,
				reasonable, and sufficient.
(b) The
				USOA contains accounting definitions, listings, and explanations of balance
				sheet and income statement accounts.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part II - ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATORY FEES › Section 480-70-071 - Reporting requirements

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(1)
Annual reports.
An annual report is an end-of-the-year summary of
				financial and operational activity that each regulated company is required to
				file with the commission.
(a) Each year the
				commission provides an annual report form and instructions to each company at
				its address of record. Failure to receive the form does not relieve a company
				of its obligation to complete and file its annual report. A company that does
				not receive an annual report form must contact the commission to request a copy
				of the form.
(b) A company must
				file a complete, accurate annual report showing all requested information by
				May 1 of the succeeding year. Information provided on the annual report must
				agree with source documents maintained at company offices.
(c) The commission may grant an extension of
				time allowing the company to file its annual report after the May 1 due date if
				the commission receives a request for extension before May 1.
(d) The commission may issue penalty
				assessments or take action to suspend or cancel a certificate if a company
				fails to file its required annual report.
(e) A company selling, canceling,
				transferring, or in some other manner discontinuing operations must submit an
				annual report for that portion of the year in which the company
				operated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part II - ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATORY FEES › Section 480-70-076 - Regulatory fees

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A regulatory fee is an annual assessment paid by each company
				  to cover the costs of regulating the solid waste industry.
(1) The maximum regulatory fee is set by
				statute at one percent of gross intrastate operating revenue.
(a) The maximum regulatory fee is assessed
				each year, unless the commission issues an order establishing the regulatory
				fee at an amount less than the statutory maximum.
(b) The minimum regulatory fee that a solid
				waste collection company must pay is twenty dollars.
(c) The twenty dollar minimum regulatory fee
				is waived for any solid waste collection company with less than two thousand
				dollars in gross intrastate operating revenue.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part II - ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATORY FEES › Section 480-70-077 - Transferring cash or assuming obligations

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(1) At least five business days, as defined
				in WAC 480-07-120 (Office hours), before
				a Class A company, whose corporate credit/issuer rating is not in one of the
				four highest rating categories of either Standard Poor's L.L.C. or Moody's
				Investors Service, Inc., or its subsidiary transfers cash to any of its
				affiliated interests or subsidiaries or assumes an obligation or liability of
				any of its affiliated interests or any of its subsidiaries, the company must
				report to the commission an estimate of the amount to be transferred and the
				terms of the transaction when the transaction will exceed thresholds as
				described in (a) or (b) of this subsection.
(a) The company must report if the cumulative
				transactions to a subsidiary or affiliated interest for the prior twelve months
				exceed a threshold of five percent, which is based on the prior calendar year
				gross operating revenue from Washington intrastate operations subject to
				commission jurisdiction.
(b) When
				the threshold in (a) of this subsection has been reached, the company must
				report each subsequent transaction exceeding a threshold of one percent for the
				prior twelve-month period, which is based on the prior calendar year gross
				operating revenue from Washington intrastate operations subject to commission
				jurisdiction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part II - ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATORY FEES › Section 480-70-078 - Affiliated interest - Contracts or arrangements

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Prior to the effective date of any contract or arrangement
				  described in
				  RCW
				  81.16.020, each solid waste collection
				  company must file a verified copy or a verified summary, if unwritten, of
				  contracts or arrangements, except for transactions provided at tariff rates,
				  with affiliated interests. Prior to the effective date of any modification or
				  amendment, the company must file verified copies of the modifications or
				  amendments to the contracts or arrangements. If the contract or arrangement is
				  unwritten, the company must file a verified summary of any modification or
				  amendment. The commission may institute an investigation and disapprove the
				  contract or arrangement if the commission finds the company has failed to prove
				  that it is reasonable and consistent with the public
				  interest.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-70-078, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part II - ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATORY FEES › Section 480-70-079 - Affiliated interest and subsidiary transactions report

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(1) By June 1 of each year each Class A
				company must file a report summarizing all transactions that occurred between
				the company and its affiliated interests, except for transactions provided at
				tariff rates, and the company and its subsidiaries, during the period January 1
				through December 31 of the preceding year.
(2) The information required in this
				subsection must be for total company and for total state of Washington. The
				report must include a corporate organization chart of the company and its
				affiliated interests and subsidiaries.
(3) When total transactions with an
				affiliated interest or a subsidiary are less than one hundred thousand dollars
				for the reporting period, the company must provide the name of the affiliated
				interest or subsidiary participating in the transactions and the total dollar
				amounts of the transactions. When total transactions with an affiliated
				interest or subsidiary equal or exceed one hundred thousand dollars for the
				reporting period, the company must provide:
(a) A balance sheet and income statement for
				such affiliated interest;
(b) A
				description of the products or services provided to or from the company and
				each such affiliated interest or subsidiary;
(c) A description of the pricing basis or
				costing method, and procedures for allocating costs for such products or
				services, and the amount and accounts charged during the year;
(d) A description of the terms of any loans
				between the company and each such affiliated interest or subsidiary and a
				listing of the year-end loan amounts and maximum loan amounts outstanding
				during the year;
(e) A description
				of the terms and total amount of any obligation or liability assumed by the
				company for each such affiliated interest or subsidiary;
(f) A description of the activities of each
				such affiliated interest or subsidiary with which the company has transactions;
				and
(g) A list of all common
				officers and directors between the solid waste company and each such affiliated
				interest or subsidiary, along with their titles in each organization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part III - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-70-081 - Certificates, general

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(1)
Certificate required.
A person must have a certificate of public
				convenience and necessity from the commission before operating as a solid waste
				collection company in the state of Washington.
(2)
Company name.
The company
				name is the name of the certificate holder.
(a) A company electing to conduct operations
				under a trade name must first register the trade name with the
				commission.
(b) A company must
				conduct all operations under the company name or a registered trade name. The
				term "operations" includes, but is not limited to: Collection, billing,
				advertising, and identifying vehicles.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part III - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-70-086 - Certificates, application fees

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(1) The
				purpose of application filing fees is to partially cover handling and
				processing expenses.
(2) The
				commission establishes the following fees for application filings:
Certificate applications,
including
								applications for new authority, extension of existing authority, transfer of
								authority, lease of authority, and reinstatement of canceled authority . . . .
								. . . . . . . .
$ 200
Temporary certificate applications,
including applications for new temporary authority, temporary authority to
								operate pending a commission decision on a concurrently filed certificate
								application, and applications for expedited temporary . . . . . . . . . . .
								.
$ 25
Name change applications,
including
								applications for change of corporate name, change of trade name, additional or
								new trade name, and change of surname of an individual owner or partner . . . .
								. . . . . . . .
$ 35
Mortgage applications,
including
								requests for permission to mortgage or otherwise encumber a certificate . . . .
								. . . . . . . .
$ 35
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-086, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part III - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-70-091 - Certificates, applications

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(1) A company
				must submit its application for certificated authority on forms provided by the
				commission.
(2) Applications must
				include all requested information, attachments, signed statements, and filing
				fees.
(a) The commission may reject or defer
				consideration of an application until the applicant provides all required
				information;
(b) The commission may
				reject or defer consideration of an application until the applicant pays any
				outstanding fees or penalties; or
(c) The commission may reject or dismiss an
				application if it includes false, misleading, or incomplete
				information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part III - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-70-096 - Certificates, acquisition of control

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(1)
Notice required.
Any person acquiring control of a solid waste
				collection company through acquisition of the stock of that company must notify
				the commission in writing within thirty days of the acquisition.
(2)
Content of notice.
Notice
				may be accomplished by filing a letter with the commission. The letter must
				include at least the following information:
(a) The name, registered trade names, and
				certificate number of the acquired company.
(b) The date of acquisition.
(c) The names of the majority stockholders
				and the percent of stock each holds.
(d) The name, address, telephone number,
				telefacsimile number, and e-mail address of a contact person within the company
				to whom questions may be directed.
(e) The location (mailing address and
				physical address) where books and records of the acquired company will be
				retained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part III - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-70-101 - Certificates, initiating service

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Filing an application for certificated authority does not
				  authorize the applicant to start solid waste collection operations in the
				  territory, or of the commodity, described in the application. The commission
				  must grant authority and issue a certificate before a company may begin service
				  in that territory.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-101, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.