WAC 296-800-230   Summary.  

     Your responsibility:

     To provide safe drinking (potable) water, bathrooms, washing facilities, eating areas and garbage and waste disposal in your workplace.

     You must:

     General requirements for all workplaces.

     Drinking water

     Provide safe drinking (potable) water in your workplace.

     WAC 296-800-23005.

     Clearly mark water outlets that are not fit for drinking (nonpotable).

     WAC 296-800-23010.

     Make sure systems delivering not fit for drinking (nonpotable) water prevent backflow into drinking water systems.

     WAC 296-800-23015.

     Bathrooms and washing facilities

     Provide bathrooms for your employees.

     WAC 296-800-23020.

     Provide convenient, clean washing facilities.

     WAC 296-800-23025.

     Eating areas and food service

     Make sure eating areas are safe and healthy.

     WAC 296-800-23040.

     Follow these requirements if you provide food service to your employees.

     WAC 296-800-23045.

     Garbage and waste disposal

     Dispose of garbage and waste safely.

     WAC 296-800-23050.

     Remove garbage and waste in a way that does not create a health hazard.

     WAC 296-800-23055.

     Lunchrooms and personal service rooms

     Provide a separate lunchroom if employees are exposed to toxic substances if they are allowed to eat and drink on the job site.

     WAC 296-800-23060.

     Provide showers when required for employees working with chemicals.

     WAC 296-800-23065.

     Provide change rooms when required.

     WAC 296-800-23070.

     Make sure any work clothes you provide are dry.

     WAC 296-800-23075.

Note:

Some industries may have additional rules on bathrooms and washing facilities. Some examples include:

Industry	WAC
Agriculture; indoor sanitation and temporary labor camps	chapter 296-307 WAC
Carcinogens; general regulated area requirements	WAC 296-62-07308
Charter boats	WAC 296-115-050
Compressed air work	WAC 296-36-160(5)
Construction	WAC 296-155-140
Temporary labor camps	WAC 296-24-12507

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-18-090, § 296-800-230, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050. 01-23-060, § 296-800-230, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, § 296-800-230, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]