WAC 296-811-40010   Protective clothing.  

     You must:

     • Provide appropriate protective clothing for fire brigade members who do interior structural firefighting. Make sure protective clothing is:

     – Provided at no cost.

     – Meets the requirements for foot, body, hand, eye, face, and head protection found in another chapter, Safety standards for firefighters, chapter 296-305 WAC.

Exemption: • Protective clothing requirements do not apply to the following fire brigade members:
– Those who don't perform interior structural firefighting.
– Those who use only standpipe systems or portable fire extinguishers to control or put out fires that are in the incipient stage only.




[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-01-073, § 296-811-40010, filed 12/20/05, effective 3/1/06.]