WAC 296-307-09730   Employer and employee responsibility.  (1) Employers of employees exposed at or above temperatures listed in WAC 296-307-09710(2) Table 1 must:

     (a) Address their outdoor heat exposure safety program in their written accident prevention program (APP); and

     (b) Encourage employees to frequently consume water or other acceptable beverages to ensure hydration.

     (2) Employees are responsible for monitoring their own personal factors for heat-related illness including consumption of water or other acceptable beverages to ensure hydration.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 09-07-098, § 296-307-09730, filed 3/18/09, effective 5/1/09.]