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Washington Administrative Code (WAC)

Chapter 800

Wash. Admin. Code ch. 296-800

Safety and Health Core Rules

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF

296-800-099Definitions 296-800-100Introduction 296-800-110Employer responsibilities: Safe workplace—Summary 296-800-11005Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards 296-800-11010Provide and use means to make your workplace safe 296-800-11015Prohibit employees from entering, or being in, any workplace that is not safe 296-800-11020Construct your workplace so it is safe 296-800-11025Prohibit alcohol and narcotics from your workplace 296-800-11030Prohibit employees from using tools and equipment that are not safe 296-800-11035Establish, supervise, and enforce rules that lead to a safe and healthy work environment that are effective in practice 296-800-11040Control chemical agents 296-800-11045Protect employees from biological agents 296-800-120Rule 296-800-12005Employee responsibilities 296-800-130Safety committees/safety meetings—Summary 296-800-13020Establish and conduct safety committees 296-800-13025Follow these rules to conduct safety meetings 296-800-140Accident prevention program 296-800-14005Develop a formal, written accident prevention program 296-800-14020Develop, supervise, implement, and enforce safety and health training programs that are effective in practice 296-800-14025Make sure your accident prevention program is effective in practice 296-800-150Rule summary 296-800-15005Make sure that first-aid trained personnel are available to provide quick and effective first aid 296-800-15020Make sure appropriate first-aid supplies are readily available 296-800-15030Make sure emergency washing facilities are functional and readily accessible 296-800-15035Inspect and activate your emergency washing facilities 296-800-15040Make sure supplemental flushing equipment provides sufficient water 296-800-160Summary 296-800-16002Compliance duties owed to each employee 296-800-16005Do a hazard assessment for PPE 296-800-16010Document your hazard assessment for PPE 296-800-16015Select appropriate PPE for your employees 296-800-16020Provide PPE to your employees 296-800-16025Train your employees to use PPE 296-800-16030Retrain employees to use PPE, if necessary 296-800-16035Document PPE training 296-800-16040Require your employees to use necessary PPE on the job 296-800-16045Keep PPE in safe and good condition 296-800-16050Make sure your employees use appropriate eye and face protection 296-800-16055Make sure your employees use appropriate head protection 296-800-16060Make sure your employees use appropriate foot protection 296-800-16065Make sure your employees use appropriate hand protection 296-800-16070Make sure your employees are protected from drowning 296-800-16080Voluntary use of personal protective equipment (PPE)296-800-180Safety data sheets (SDSs) as exposure records 296-800-18005Preserve exposure records for at least thirty years 296-800-18010Inform current employees of exposure records 296-800-18015Provide access to exposure records 296-800-18020Transfer records when ceasing to do business 296-800-190Summary/rule 296-800-19005Provide a safety bulletin board in your workplace 296-800-200Job safety and health law poster 296-800-20005Post and keep a job safety and health law poster in your workplace 296-800-210Lighting 296-800-21005Provide and maintain adequate lighting 296-800-220Housekeeping, drainage, and storage—Summary 296-800-22005Keep your workplace clean 296-800-22010Sweep and clean your workplace to minimize dust 296-800-22015Keep your workplace free of obstacles that interfere with cleaning 296-800-22020Control pests in your workplace 296-800-22022Make sure floors are maintained in a safe condition 296-800-22025Keep your workroom floors dry, when practical 296-800-22030Provide proper drainage 296-800-22035Store things safely 296-800-22040Control vegetation in your storage areas 296-800-230Summary 296-800-23005Provide safe drinking (potable) water in your workplace 296-800-23010Clearly mark the water outlets that are not fit for drinking (nonpotable)296-800-23015Make sure that systems delivering not-fit-for-drinking (nonpotable) water prevent backflow into drinking water systems 296-800-23020Provide bathrooms for your employees 296-800-23025Provide convenient and clean washing facilities 296-800-23040Make sure eating areas are safe and healthy 296-800-23045Follow these requirements if you provide food service to your employees 296-800-23050Dispose of garbage and waste safely 296-800-23055Remove garbage and waste in a way that does not create a health hazard 296-800-23060Provide a separate lunchroom if employees are exposed to toxic substances if they are allowed to eat and drink on the job site 296-800-23065Provide showers when required for employees working with chemicals 296-800-23070Provide change rooms when required 296-800-23075Make sure any work clothes you provide are dry 296-800-240Summary 296-800-24005Prohibit tobacco smoke in your office work environment 296-800-250Summary 296-800-25005Provide fixed stairs where required 296-800-25010Provide stairs that minimize hazards 296-800-25015Provide handrails and stair railings 296-800-270Summary 296-800-27005Do not overload floors or roofs 296-800-27010Make sure that floors are safe 296-800-27015Make sure floors can support equipment that moves or has motion 296-800-27020Post approved load limits (weight limits) for floors 296-800-280Basic electrical rules 296-800-28005Inspect all electrical equipment your employees use to make sure the equipment is safe 296-800-28010Make sure all electrical equipment is used for its approved or listed purpose 296-800-28015Make sure electrical equipment used or located in wet or damp locations is designed for such use 296-800-28020Make sure electrical equipment that is not marked is not used 296-800-28022Identify disconnecting means 296-800-28025Maintain electrical fittings, boxes, cabinets and outlets in good condition 296-800-28027Working space around electrical equipment 296-800-28030Maintain all flexible cords and cables in good condition and use safely 296-800-28035Guard electrical equipment to prevent your employees from electrical hazards 296-800-28040Make sure electrical equipment is effectively grounded 296-800-28045Make sure electrical equipment has overcurrent protection 296-800-300Summary—Portable fire extinguishers 296-800-30005Provide portable fire extinguishers in your workplace 296-800-30010Select and distribute portable fire extinguishers in your workplace 296-800-30015Make sure that portable fire extinguishers are kept fully charged, in operable condition, and left in their designated places 296-800-30020Inspect and test all portable fire extinguishers 296-800-30025Train your employees to use portable fire extinguishers 296-800-310Summary 296-800-31005Provide an adequate number of exit routes 296-800-31010Make sure that exit routes are large enough 296-800-31015Make sure that exit routes meet their specific design and construction requirements 296-800-31020Make sure that each exit route leads outside 296-800-31025Provide unobstructed access to exit routes 296-800-31030Exit doors must be readily opened from the inside 296-800-31035Use side-hinged doors to connect rooms to exit routes 296-800-31040Provide outdoor exit routes that meet these requirements 296-800-31045Minimize danger to employees while they are using emergency exit routes 296-800-31050Mark exits adequately 296-800-31053Provide adequate lighting for exit routes and signs 296-800-31055Maintain the fire retardant properties of paints or other coatings 296-800-31060Maintain emergency safeguards 296-800-31065Maintain exit routes during construction and repair 296-800-31067Provide doors in freezer or refrigerated rooms that open from the inside 296-800-31070Install and maintain an appropriate employee alarm system 296-800-31075Establish procedures for sounding emergency alarms 296-800-31080Test the employee alarm system 296-800-320Summary 296-800-32010Make sure equipment involved in a work-related accident is not moved 296-800-32015Assign people to assist the department of labor and industries 296-800-32020Conduct a preliminary investigation for all serious injuries 296-800-32025Document the preliminary investigation findings 296-800-330Releasing accident investigation reports 296-800-340Protecting the identity of the source of confidential information 296-800-360Rule 296-800-36005Comply with standards national organizations or of federal agencies when referenced in WISHA rules