WAC 296-824-50025   Use the buddy system in danger areas.  

     You must:

     • Make sure operations and tasks (including limited actions) in danger areas are conducted using the buddy system in teams of two or more.

     Definition:

     Danger areas are areas where conditions pose a serious danger to employees, such as areas where:

     • Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) conditions could exist.

     OR

     • High levels of exposure to toxic substances could exist.

     OR

     • There is a potential for exceeding the lower explosive limit (LEL), also known as the lower flammability limit (LFL), of a hazardous substance.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050 , and [49.17].060. 02-20-034, § 296-824-50025, filed 9/24/02, effective 10/1/02.]