Washington Administrative Code

(1) To qualify for an advanced safety training certificate, workers must:(a) Attend and successfully complete an approved 20-hour advanced safety training course for workers at high hazard facilities.(b) Complete an application through an approved training course sponsor.(2) Work…

(1) High hazard facilities 20-hour training courses may be sponsored by any person, or other entity having department approval. An approved course must include 20 hours of in-person and laboratory instruction, and meet the minimum required elements for approved course in WAC 296-…

(1) The department may recognize 20-hour high hazard facilities training certifications issued by another state provided that:(a) The worker is in possession of a currently valid certification from the other state;(b) The training was completed within the past three years; and(c)…

(1) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a course approval if the course sponsor does not comply with the training standards and accreditation requirements of this chapter.(2) The department may suspend or revoke the training course approval, if in the department's judgmen…

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining(4-hours) Fundamentals of petroleum refining will explore the critical role refining plays in unleashing the potential of a barrel of crude oil and turning it into the specially formulated products that we rely on every day. These products includ…

(1) General requirements. The chapter 296-78 WAC will apply to and include safety requirements for all installations where the primary manufacturing of wood building products takes place. The installations may be a permanent fixed establishment or a portable operation. These oper…

A-frame. A structure made of two independent columns fastened together at the top and separated at the bottom for stability.Annealing. Heating then cooling to soften and render less brittle.Binder. A hinged lever assembly used to connect the ends of a wrapper to tighten the wrapp…

It must be the duty of every employer to comply with such standards and systems of education for safety as must be, from time to time, prescribed for such employer by the director of labor and industries through the division of industrial safety and health or by statute.[Statutor…

(1) It must be the responsibility of management to establish, supervise, and enforce, in a manner which is effective in practice:(a) A safe and healthful working environment.(b) An accident prevention program as required by these standards.(c) Training programs to improve the ski…

(1) Employees must coordinate and cooperate with all other employees in an attempt to eliminate accidents.(2) Employees must study and observe all safe practices governing their work.(3) Employees should offer safety suggestions, wherein such suggestions may contribute to a safer…

Each employer must develop a formal accident-prevention program, tailored to the needs of the particular plant or operation and to the type of hazards involved. The department may be contacted for assistance in developing appropriate programs.(1) The following are the minimal pro…

(1) All employers of eleven or more employees must have a designated safety committee composed of employer and employee elected members.(a) The terms of employee-elected members must be a maximum of one year. Should a vacancy occur on the committee, a new member must be elected p…

There must be installed and maintained in every fixed establishment, a safety bulletin board sufficient in size to display and post safety bulletins, newsletters, posters, accident statistics and other safety educational material. It is recommended that safety bulletin boards be …

You must ensure that first-aid trained personnel are available to help employees who are injured or who become acutely ill on the job. You must meet this requirement by maintaining first-aid trained staff on the job site. You must ensure that:(1) Each person in charge of employee…

The first-aid kits and supplies requirements of WAC 296-800-150 apply within the scope of chapter 296-78 WAC.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-11-038, § 296-78-545, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; WSR 00-01-038, § 296-78-545, filed 12/7/99,…

Employers with fifty or more employees per shift at one location must establish a first-aid station in accordance with the requirements in chapter 296-800 WAC.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, and 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-084, § 296-78-550, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/…

(1) Each employer must furnish to each of his employees a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause serious injury or death to his employees.(2) Every employer must furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, and adopt and use practic…

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.050 and 49.17.240. WSR 81-18-029 (Order 81-21), § 296-78-565, filed 8/27/81.]

(1) Log dumps, booms, ponds or storage areas, if used at night, must be illuminated in accordance with the requirements of WAC 296-800-210, safety and health core rules.(2) A log dump must be constructed at each log pond or decking ground. Log trucks must not be unloaded by use o…

(1) Every log haul used as a walkway must have at least one walkway with standard railing to enable workers to stand clear of the logs in the chute. Cleats must be installed to provide safe footing on sloping walkways.(2) Workers must not stand under or dangerously near to logs t…

(1) The applicable provisions of the Standard for Fire Protection for Motorcraft, NFPA No. 302-1994, must be complied with. Prior to starting the boat motor, any spilled fuel must be removed and vapors must be exhausted from any area in which they may accumulate.(2) The bilge are…

(1) Dry deck storage.(a) Dry deck storage areas must be kept orderly and must be maintained in a condition which is conducive to safe operation of mobile equipment.(b) Logs must be stored in stabilized piles, and roadways and traffic lanes must be maintained at a width adequate f…

(1) Rotary barkers. Rotary barking devices must be guarded so as to protect employees from flying chips, bark, or other extraneous material.(2) Elevating ramp. If an elevating ramp or gate is used, it must be provided with a safety chain, hook, or other means of suspension while …

(1) A clear walkway must be provided along the upper side of the log deck and around the head rig unless an overhead walkway is provided.(2) The sawyer must be primarily responsible for the safety of the carriage crew and off-bearers. They must exercise due care in the operation …

(1) Carriages upon which employees are required to work must be solidly decked over.(2) Dogs. Dogging devices must be adequate to secure logs, cants, or boards, during sawing operations.(3) The feed control lever of friction or belt driven carriage feed works must be arranged to …

(1) Band head rigs must be given a thorough daily inspection and any deficiency reported and corrected.(2) Any band saw found to have developed a crack greater than one-tenth the width of the saw must be removed from service until the width of the saw is reduced to eliminate the …

(1) Single circular head saws. Circular head saws must not be operated at speeds in excess of those specified by the manufacturer. Maximum speed must be etched on the saw.(2) On all circular saw mills, the horizontal distance from the side of the saw to the nearest post of the hu…

(1) Edgers must be guarded by a metal housing of ten gauge sheet metal, ten gauge by one-half inch mesh wire, screen, or by a baffle of not less than two inch wood material.(2) Openings in end frames must be enclosed with sheet metal, wire screen or wood and may be hinged or arra…

(1) Equalizer saws for bolts, staves, heading, etc., must have the saws encased, except that portion immediately adjacent to the feeding device.(2) Feeding devices on all such equipment must be provided with guards to prevent contact with the feeding device by employees.[Statutor…

(1) Gang saws and resaws must be fully guarded or housed in accordance with conditions. Cranks, pitman rods, and other moving parts must be guarded.(2) Feed rolls must be enclosed by a cover over the top, front, and open ends except where guarded by location. Drive mechanism to f…

(1) Jump saws must have guards below the top of the table or roll case. A guard must be placed over the roll casing to prevent persons from walking into or over the saw.(2) Jump saws, underhung swing saws, or bed trimmers must be arranged so the saws are fully enclosed when not i…

(1) Trimmer and slasher saws must be guarded in front by a flat or round steel framework with a rigid metal screen or light iron bars attached thereto, or by wood baffles of not less than two inch wood material securely bolted to the frame.Maximum speed. Trimmer saws must not be …

(1) Manually operated swing cut-off saws of the following types must be set up, guarded and operated in accordance with chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety:(a) Saws into which materials to be cut are fed or positioned and/or held in position by hand pressure during the cutting st…

(1) Circular saws must not be operated at speeds in excess of that specified by the manufacturer. Speeds must be etched on all new saws. When saws are repaired, remanufactured or retensioned in any way to change their operating speeds, such change of speed must be etched on the s…

(1) Approaches to filing rooms must be kept free from material and equipment at all times.(2) Enclosed grinding and filing rooms must be ventilated as specified in the general occupational health standard, WAC 296-62-110 through 296-62-11019.(3) Each filing and grinding room must…

(1) Each planing, molding, sticking and matching machine must have all cutting heads, and saws if used, covered by a solid metal guard. If such guard is constructed of sheet metal, the material used must be not less than one-sixteenth inch in thickness, and if cast iron is used, …

(1) Each planer (stave and heading) must have all cutting heads, and saws if used, covered by a solid metal guard.(2) Stave and heading planers must be provided with exhaust fans, hoods and dust conveyors to remove the harmful dusts, etc., from the vicinity of the operator. Such …

(1) Stave croziers must have the heads guarded completely by the exhaust hood or other device, except that portion which actually embeds itself in the stock.(2) Each stave crozier must have all feed chains and sprockets completely enclosed.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.…

(1) Each hand feed jointer or buzz planer with horizontal head must be provided with an automatic guard over the cutting head both in front of and in back of the guide.(2) Each jointer or buzz planer with horizontal head must be equipped with a cylindrical cutting head, the throa…

(1) Stave and heading jointers and matchers must have the heads guarded completely by the exhaust hood or other device, except that portion where the stock is applied.(2) Foot power stave jointing machines must have the knife effectively guarded to prevent the operator's fingers …

(1) The cutting head of each wood shaper, hand feed panel raiser, or other similar machine not automatically fed, must be guarded with a cage or pulley guard or other device so designed as to keep the operator's hands away from the cutting edge. In no case will a warning device o…

(1) Boring and mortising machines must be provided with safety bit chucks without projecting set screws. Automatic machines must be provided with point of operation guards. When necessary to prevent material from revolving with the bit, clamps or stops must be provided and used t…

(1) Each tenoning machine must have all cutting heads, saws if used, and all exposed moving parts guarded. In the case of cutting heads and saws, the guard must be of solid metal.(2) If sheet metal is used, it must not be less than ten U.S. gauge in thickness. If cast metal is us…

(1) Each profile, swing-head and back-knife lathe must have all cutting heads covered by a solid metal guard.(2) If sheet metal is used, it must be not less than ten U.S. gauge in thickness. If cast metal is used, it must be not less than three-sixteenths inch thick, or if alumin…

(1) Each belt sanding machine must have both pulleys enclosed in such a manner as to guard the points where the belt runs onto the pulleys. The edges of the unused run of belt must be enclosed or otherwise guarded from contact by employees.(2) Each drum sanding machine must be pr…

(1) Personal protective equipment as required by the safety and health core rules, WAC 296-800-160, and the general occupational health standard, WAC 296-62-11021, and proper washing facilities with noncaustic soap and sterilizers, must be provided for all employees handling glue…

(1) Lath mills must be so arranged that stock pickers must be protected from slabs and blocks from slasher and trimmers.(2) Bolters and lath machines must be provided with a wall or shield of not less than two inch wood material or equivalent, constructed in front of the machines…

(1) Where peeling or barking pits are located directly under the log cranes, logs must not be moved over workers.(2) Single spiked hooks without a bell must not be used for handling logs. Hooks must be equipped with hand holds and must be maintained in condition to safely perform…

(1) The elevating ramp (gate) must be provided with a safety chain and hook or other positive means of suspension while employees are working underneath same.(2) The area under the tipple from lathe to stock trays must be provided with railings or other suitable means of preventi…

(1) Each veneer slicer and each rotary veneer cutter must have all revolving and other moving knives provided with guards.(2) The requirements of chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety, must be applicable to veneer slicers and cutters.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, …