WAC 296-855-20060   Notification.  

     You must:

     • Provide written notification of exposure monitoring results to employees represented by your exposure evaluation, within five business days after monitoring results become known to you.

     • In addition, when employee exposure monitoring results are above either the TWA₈ or STEL permissible exposure limit (PEL), provide written notification of all the following within fifteen business days after the results become known to you:

     – Corrective actions being taken and a schedule for completion;

     AND

     – Any reason why exposures can not be lowered to below the PELs.

Note:	• You can either notify employees individually or post the notifications in areas readily accessible to affected employees.
	• Posted notification may need specific information that allows affected employees to determine which monitoring results apply to them.
	• Notification may be:
	– In any written form, such as hand-written or e-mail.
	– Limited to the required information, such as exposure monitoring results.
	• When notifying employees about corrective actions, your notification may refer them to a separate document that is available and provides the required information.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-17-168, § 296-855-20060, filed 8/23/05, effective 1/1/06.]