WAC 173-180-055   Work hours.  (1) Personnel with oil transfer duties may not work more than sixteen hours in any twenty-four-hour period, nor more than forty hours in any seventy-two-hour period, except in an emergency or spill response operation. For purposes of this section, "emergency" means an unforeseen situation that poses an imminent threat to human safety, or the environment, or substantial loss of property.

     (2) The owner or operator of a Class 1, 2, or 3 facility must maintain records such as maintenance records or payroll records demonstrating compliance with work hour restrictions.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.160, 88.46.165, and chapter 90.56 RCW. 06-20-034 (Order 06-02), § 173-180-055, filed 9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.]