WAC 296-307-045
What are the requirements of the safe place
standard? (1) You must furnish to each employee a place of
employment free from recognized controllable hazards likely to
cause serious injury or death.
(2) You must furnish and require employees to use any safety
devices and safeguards that are needed to control recognized
hazards. All agricultural methods, operations, and processes
must be designed to promote the safety and health of employees.
(3) You must not require an employee to engage in any duty
or enter any place that is not safe.
(4) The following are prohibited:
(a) Removing, displacing, damaging, destroying or carrying
off any safety device, safeguard, notice or warning intended for
use in any place of employment.
(b) Interfering in any way with the use of any safety
device, method or process adopted for the protection of any
employee.
(5) Intoxicating beverages or narcotics in or around
worksites. Employees under the influence of alcohol or narcotics
are prohibited from the worksite.
Exception:
This rule does not apply to anyone taking prescription drugs and/or narcotics as directed by a physician providing such use does not
endanger the employee or others.