1. (1) You must provide the following facilities for employees who could experience eye or skin irritation from exposure to inorganic arsenic or who work in exposure control areas:

   1. (a) Clean change rooms with separate storage for street clothes and personal protective equipment (PPE).
   2. (b) Shower facilities.

2. (2) You must make sure employees who could experience eye or skin irritation from exposure to inorganic arsenic or who work in exposure control areas:

   1. (a) Shower at the end of the work shift; and
   2. (b) Wash their hands and face before eating.

3. (3) You must provide lunchrooms for employees working in exposure control areas that are:

   1. (a) Located so they are readily accessible to the employees.
   2. (b) Temperature controlled.
   3. (c) Under positive pressure compared to surrounding areas.

   4. (d) Provided with a filtered air supply.

      Note:

      Lunchrooms may be located within exposure control areas, but are considered separate from the exposure control area.

4. (4) You must do the following when exposures in exposure control areas exceed an eight-hour time-weighted average of 100 micrograms of arsenic per cubic meter of air (µg/m³):

   1. (a) Provide facilities for employees working in exposure control areas where they can remove excess contamination from protective clothing and shoes.

   2. (b) Make sure employees vacuum protective clothing and clean or change shoes before entering showers, change rooms, or lunchrooms.

      Reference:	To see additional requirements for hygiene facilities:
      	1. Go to the Safety and health core rules, chapter 296-800 WAC.
      	2. Find Drinking water, bathrooms, washing facilities, and waste disposal, WAC 296-800-230.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 18-22-116, § 296-848-40030, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18; WSR 05-01-173, § 296-848-40030, filed 12/21/04, effective 5/1/05.]