WAC 296-856-20070   Exposure records.  

     You must:

     • Establish and keep complete and accurate records for all exposure monitoring conducted under this chapter. Make sure the record includes at least the following:

     – The name, unique identifier, and job classification of both:

     ▪ The employee sampled;

     AND

     ▪ All other employees represented by the sampled employee.

     – An estimate of the exposure for each employee "represented" by this monitoring.

     – A description of the methods used to obtain exposure monitoring results and evidence of the method's accuracy.

     – Any environmental conditions that could affect exposure concentration measurements.

     – A description of the procedure used to obtain representative employee exposure monitoring results.

     – The operation being monitored.

     – The date, number, duration, location, and the result of each sample taken.

     – The type of protective devices worn.

     • Maintain documentation that conclusively demonstrates that employee exposure for formaldehyde and the operation where it is used cannot exceed the action level or the 15-minute short-term exposure limit, during any reasonable anticipated conditions.

     – Such documentation can be based on observations, data, calculation, and previous air monitoring results.

     • Keep exposure monitoring records for at least thirty years.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-08-087, § 296-856-20070, filed 4/4/06, effective 9/1/06.]