Washington Administrative Code

Note:1. You may already have an emergency response plan, such as required by chapter 296-843 WAC, Hazardous waste operations or by state and locally coordinated response efforts (Section 303 of Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Title III). You may use those pla…

Your responsibility:To make sure employees participating in emergency response operations are appropriately trained for their assigned roles and duties.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050, and [49.17].060. WSR 02-20-034, § 296-824-300, filed 9/24/02, eff…

Note:1. Use Tables 3 through 6 to identify your employees' training competencies. 2. You may conduct training internally, or use outside training services to comply with this section. 3. When outside trainers are hired, you are still responsible for making sure the requirements o…

Summary.Your responsibility:To provide and document medical surveillance for your employees.You must meet the requirements…in this section:Provide medical surveillance to employeesWAC 296-824-40005Keep recordsWAC 296-824-40010[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.…

(1) You must provide medical surveillance for employees to comply with Tables 7 and 8, and the following:(a) Make medical surveillance available at:(i) Reasonable times and places;(ii) No cost to employees, including travel associated costs such as mileage, gas or bus fare if the…

You must keep a record of:(1) Name and Social Security number of the employee receiving medical surveillance;(2) Physicians' written opinions, recommended limitations, and results of examinations and tests;(3) Any employee medical complaints regarding hazardous substance exposure…

Summary.Your responsibility:To conduct and manage emergency response operations so employees are protected from hazardous substances and conditions.You must meet the requirements…in this section:Recognize emergencies and initiate a responseWAC 296-824-50005Implement and maintain …

You must make sure employees follow procedures in your emergency response plan to:(1) Recognize when an emergency response must be initiated;(2) Notify employees, and others designated in your plan, of the release;(3) Follow immediate emergency procedures; and (4) Prevent the inc…

(1) You must make sure a single individual, acting as the incident commander (IC), is in charge of the site-specific incident command system (ICS) and acts within their designated role and training level.Note:1. For multiemployer worksites: a. The IC has responsibility for contro…

Note:The duties of skilled support personnel are described in Table 1, Roles and Duties of Emergency Responders.(1) You must make sure that your skilled support personnel (including those employees who are not regularly employed by you) who could be exposed to on-scene hazards ar…

The employer of the incident commander (IC) must:(1) Identify all hazardous substances and conditions present, within their training level, using site analysis and maximum exposure limits, when appropriate.(2) Implement emergency response procedures appropriate to the hazardous s…

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:(a) Immediately dangerous to…

(1) You must provide stand-by employees equipped with the same level of personal protective equipment (PPE) as the entrants, for assistance or rescue.Note:1. The buddy system applies to stand-by employees (see WAC 296-824-50025). 2. One of the two stand-by employees can be assign…

Summary.Your responsibility:To provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and make sure it is used properly.You must meet the requirements…in this section:Personal protective equipmentWAC 296-824-60005Control hazards created by personal protective equipment (PPE)WAC …

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).Note:1. Only properly trained employees should select PPE. Hazardous materials technicians and hazardous materials specialists can select PPE within the competencies specified in Table 4. 2. Selection requirements in other PPE r…

You must control hazards created by the use of PPE, including:(1) Heat stress due to extremely high temperatures.(2) Any other employee health hazard and consideration.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 17-18-075, § 296-824-60010, filed …

(1) You must make sure employees inspect PPE before, during and after use, following your plan's procedures.(2) You must make sure employees put on (don) and remove (doff) PPE following your plan's procedures.(3) You must make sure employees do not interchange self-contained brea…

Your responsibility:To protect employees during postemergency response activities by following appropriate work practices, training and other requirements.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050, and [49.17].060. WSR 02-20-034, § 296-824-700, filed 9/24/02, …

Important:1. Postemergency response is the stage of the emergency response where the immediate threat from the release has been stabilized or eliminated, and cleanup of the site has started.2. When cleanup is done by the employees who were part of the initial emergency response, …

Appurtenance. All devices that are added onto the system such as pumps, compressors, safety relief devices, liquid-level gauging devices, valves, and pressure gauges.Capacity. The total volume of the container measured in U.S. gallons, unless otherwise specified.Container. All ve…

This chapter applies to employers who use, handle, store, distribute, or transport anhydrous ammonia. (1) Operations covered by this chapter include, but are not limited to:(a) All distributors of anhydrous ammonia, including distributors who store and transport anhydrous ammonia…

Your responsibility:To protect employees who use, handle, store, distribute, or transport anhydrous ammonia.You must meet the requirements …in this section:Personal protective equipment (PPE)WAC 296-826-20005TrainingWAC 296-826-20010Chemical reactionsWAC 296-826-20015EmergenciesW…

(1) You must provide the following PPE, at no cost to employees, at all stationary storage installations:(a) Two respirators in readily accessible locations as required by WAC 296-842, Respirators.(b) One pair of protective gloves, boots, pants, a protective slicker, and a jacket…

You must train employees who handle ammonia on all of the following:(1) Safe operating practices;(2) Emergency procedures;(3) Proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-826-20010, filed 11/17/1…

You must prohibit the use of ammonia with other chemicals unless the possible reactions have been adequately investigated.Note:Under some circumstances, ammonia and ammonium compounds can form explosive products with other chemicals. For additional information, refer to the follo…

(1) You must make sure only trained personnel designated to respond if a leak occurs in an ammonia system do all of the following:(a) Evacuate affected personnel to noncontaminated areas.(b) Shut off appropriate valves.(c) Put on all of the following PPE in concentrated ammonia a…

Your responsibility:To make sure containers and tanks used for storing, distributing, or transporting anhydrous ammonia meet design, construction and installation requirements.Requirements for this topic …begin in this section:Container location and markingWAC 296-826-30005Nonref…

(1) You must locate containers either:(a) In buildings or parts of the building provided for ammonia storage; or(b) Outside, away from densely populated areas.(2) You must locate containers according to Table 1, Minimum Distances for Container Location.Table 1Minimum Distances fo…

Important:This section applies to systems that use cylinders, portable tanks (DOT-51), or "ton containers" (DOT-106A, DOT-110A), constructed according to DOT specifications.(1) You must locate containers aboveground, never buried below the ground.(2) You must put containers on fi…

(1) You must construct and test containers according to the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code.(2) You must make sure the minimum design pressure of the container is 250 psig.(3) You must make sure all containers with a capacity exceeding two hundred fifty gallons are constructed to me…

(1) You must make sure the minimum design temperature is the same as the refrigerated temperature of the tank.(2) You must construct and test containers, with a design pressure exceeding 15 psig, according to the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code.(3) You must select construction mater…

(1) You must construct and test containers, when transported within the state of Washington, according to both of the following:(a) A minimum design pressure of 250 psig;(b) The Unfired Pressure Vessel Code. (2) You must construct containers used for interstate transport accordin…

You must construct and test containers, with a design pressure exceeding 15 psig, according to the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-826-30030, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW …

You must construct and test containers according to the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code.Nonrefrigerated containers.You must meet the requirements …in this section:DOT containersWAC 296-826-30040InstallationWAC 296-826-30045ReinstallationWAC 296-826-30050[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.…

You must make sure containers meet DOT specifications.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-826-30040, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 06-10-067, § 296-826-30040…

(1) You must provide a minimum distance of five feet between aboveground and underground containers that have more than a twelve hundred gallon capacity each. (2) You must protect containers from floating away, in areas with a potential for high flood waters, by providing either:…

(1) You must prohibit the reinstallation of nonrefrigerated, previously installed underground, containers unless they meet both of the following:(a) Pass a hydrostatic pressure retest using the original pressure specified by the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code under which the tank w…

You must meet the requirements …in this section:InstallationWAC 296-826-30055ReinstallationWAC 296-826-30060(1) You must support tanks on noncombustible foundations designed for the type of tank. (2) You must provide protection against flotation or other water damage, where high …

You must make sure moved and reinstalled containers of a size to require field fabrication are reconstructed and reinspected to meet the original Unfired Pressure Vessel Code under which the tank was manufactured and do the following according to the same code:(1) A pressure rete…

Your responsibility:To make sure all equipment and systems are operated and maintained safely. You must meet the requirements …in this section:ElectricalWAC 296-826-40005Hose specificationsWAC 296-826-40010[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, …

(1) You must use electrical equipment and wiring on ammonia installations that is either of the following:(a) General purpose; or(b) Weather resistant. (2) You must follow the electrical requirements found in another chapter, chapter 296-24 WAC, Part L for Class 1, Group D locati…

(1) You must make sure hose used in ammonia service and subject to container pressure meets both of the following:(a) The Joint Rubber Manufacturers Association, RMA-IP-14, Specifications for Anhydrous Ammonia Hose 7th Edition 2003; and(b) The Fertilizer Institute's Hose Specific…

You must meet the requirements …in this section:General requirements for all systemsWAC 296-826-40015Nonrefrigerated systemsWAC 296-826-40020Systems mounted on trucks, semi-trailers, and trailersWAC 296-826-40025(1) You must prohibit the use of cast iron fittings.The use of malle…

(1) You must make sure piping on nonrefrigerated systems is:(a) ASTM A-53-2004 Electrical Resistance Welded and Electric Flash Welded Pipe or equal.(b) At least schedule 80 when joints are threaded.(c) At least schedule 40 when joints are either welded or welded and flanged. (2) …

You must make sure all piping, tubing, and fittings are:(1) Securely mounted;(2) Protected against physical damage.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-826-40025, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49…

You must meet the requirements …in this section:Refrigerated storage compressorsWAC 296-826-40030Refrigeration loadWAC 296-826-40035Separators for refrigerated storageWAC 296-826-40040Automatic control equipment for refrigerated storageWAC 296-826-40045Other refrigerated storage …

(1) You must make sure the total refrigeration load includes the loads imposed by all of the following:(a) Heat flow into the container caused by the temperature difference between both:(i) The ambient temperature; and(ii) The design storage temperature.(b) Heat flow into the tan…

You must install an entrainment separator, of suitable size and design pressure, in the compressor suction line that is equipped with both of the following:(1) A drain valve; and(2) A gauging device.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-8…

(1) You must install an emergency alarm to detect minimum and maximum allowable operating pressure changes. (2) You must install an emergency alarm and shut off in the condenser system to detect excess discharge pressure caused by the failure of the cooling medium.[Statutory Auth…

(1) You must discharge ammonia to storage by using either:(a) A receiver with an automatic float valve; or(b) A high pressure liquid drain trap of suitable capacity.(2) You must make sure receivers are:(a) Designed for at least 250 psig; and(b) Equipped with all of the following:…