WAC 296-307-018   What are the employer's responsibilities?  

     You must:

     (1) Provide a safe and healthful working environment.

     (2) Ensure that employees do not use defective or unsafe tools and equipment, including tools and equipment that may be furnished by the employee.

     (3) Implement a written accident prevention program as required by these standards.

     (4) Implement a hazard communication program as required by WAC 296-307-550.

     (5) Establish a system for reporting and recording accidents on the OSHA 200 log. (See chapter 296-27 WAC.)

     (6) Provide safety education and training programs.

     (7) Implement the requirements of WAC 296-62-074 through296-62-07451 to ensure the safety of employees who are exposed to cadmium in the workplace.

     (8) Implement the requirements of WAC 296-307-642 through296-307-656 to ensure the safety of employees who are exposed to confined spaces in the workplace.

     (9) Control chemical agents.

     You must:

     • Control chemical agents in a manner that they will not present a hazard to your workers; or

     • Protect workers from the hazard of contact with, or exposure to, chemical agents.

Reference:

Pesticides are chemical agents and are covered by chapter 296-307 WAC Part I, Pesticides (worker protection standard). Pesticides may also be covered by WAC 296-307-594, Respirators.

     (10) Protect employees from biological agents.

     You must:

     • Protect employees from exposure to hazardous concentrations of biological agents that may result from processing, handling or using materials or waste.

Note:	Examples of biological agents include:
	– Animals or animal waste
	– Body fluids
	– Biological agents in a medical research lab
	– Mold or mildew.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-01-166, § 296-307-018, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05; 03-10-068, § 296-307-018, filed 5/6/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050. 01-17-033, § 296-307-018, filed 8/8/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-018, filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-018, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-22-048, § 296-306A-018, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]