WAC 246-205-010 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the content clearly indicates otherwise.

аааа "Authorized contractor" means any person or persons:

аааа Х Registered under chapter 18.27 RCW; and

аааа Х Certified by the department to decontaminate, demolish, or dispose of contaminated property as required by chapter 64.44 RCW and this chapter.

аааа "Basic course" means a training course which has been sponsored or approved by the department for workers and supervisors who perform or supervise decontamination on illegal drug manufacturing or storage sites.

аааа "Certificate" means a department issued written approval under this chapter.

аааа "Certified" means a person who has department issued written approval under this chapter.

аааа "Contaminated" or "contamination" means polluted by hazardous chemicals so that the property is unfit for human habitation or use due to immediate or long-term hazards. Property that at one time was contaminated, but has been satisfactorily decontaminated according to procedures established by the state board of health is not "contaminated."

аааа "Decontamination" means the process of reducing levels of known contaminants to the lowest practical level using currently available methods and processes.

аааа "Department" means the Washington state department of health.

аааа "Disposal of contaminated property" means the disposition of contaminated property under the provisions of chapter 70.105 RCW.

аааа "Hazardous chemicals" means the following substances used in the manufacture of illegal drugs:

аааа Х Hazardous substances as defined in RCW 70.105D.020; and

аааа Х Precursor substances as defined in RCW 69.43.010 which the state board of health, in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, has determined present an immediate or long-term health hazard to humans.

аааа "Illegal drug manufacturing or storage site" means any property where a person illegally manufactures or stores a controlled substance or a law enforcement agency or the property owner believes a person illegally manufactured or stored a controlled substance.

аааа "Initial site assessment" means the first evaluation of a property to determine the nature and extent of observable damage and contamination.

аааа "List of contaminated properties" means a list of properties contaminated by illegal drug manufacturing or the storage of hazardous chemicals.

аааа "Local department" means the jurisdictional local health department or district.

аааа "Local health officer" means a health officer or authorized representative as defined under chapters 70.05, 70.08, and 70.46 RCW.

аааа "Person" means an individual, firm, association, copartnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or other entity.

аааа "Posting" means attaching a written or printed announcement conspicuously on property which may be, or is determined to be, contaminated by illegal drug manufacturing or the storage of a hazardous chemical.

аааа "Property" means any site, lot, parcel of land, structure, or part of a structure involved in the illegal manufacture of a drug or storage of a hazardous chemical including, but not limited to:

аааа Х Single-family residences;

аааа Х Units or multiplexes;

аааа Х Condominiums;

аааа Х Apartment buildings;

аааа Х Motels and hotels;

аааа Х Boats;

аааа Х Motor vehicles;

аааа Х Trailers;

аааа Х Manufactured housing;

аааа Х Any ship, booth, or garden; or

аааа Х Any site, lot, parcel of land, structure, or part of a structure that may be contaminated by previous use.

аааа "Property owner" means a person with a lawful right of possession of the property by reason of obtaining it by purchase, exchange, gift, lease, inheritance, or legal action.

аааа "Refresher course" means a department sponsored or approved biennial training course for decontamination workers and supervisors. An approved refresher course:

аааа Х Reviews the subjects taught in the initial training course; and

аааа Х Includes updated information on emerging decontamination technology.

аааа "Storage site" means any property used for the storage of hazardous chemicals or illegally manufactured controlled substances.

аааа "Supervisor" means a person certified by the department and employed by an authorized contractor who is on site during the decontamination of an illegal drug manufacturing or storage site and who is responsible for the activities performed.

аааа "Worker" means a person certified by the department and employed by an authorized contractor who performs decontamination of an illegal drug manufacturing or storage site.

аааа "Warning" means a sign posted by the local health officer conspicuously on the site of an illegal drug manufacturing or storage site informing potential occupants that hazardous chemicals may exist on, or have been removed from, the premises and that entry is unsafe.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 64.44.070. 03-02-022, з 246-205-010, filed 12/23/02, effective 1/23/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 64.40.070 [64.44.070] and chapter 64.44 RCW. 92-10-027 (Order 268B), з 246-205-010, filed 4/29/92, effective 5/30/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 64.44.060 and 64.44.070. 92-02-017 (Order 223SB), з 246-205-010, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 64.44.060 and chapter 64.44 RCW. 91-04-007 (Order 125SB), з 246-205-010, filed 1/24/91, effective 4/1/91.]