Washington Administrative Code

(1) Department of licensing intrastate medical waiver. A contract crew transportation company may use a driver that is not physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under 49 C.F.R. Part 391.41, if the driver:(a) Only operates motor vehicles intrastate, wholly withi…

(1) Companies operating a contract crew transportation vehicle must meet the following minimum insurance requirements:(a) Five million dollars combined single limit coverage for bodily injury and property damage liability coverage.(b) One million dollars uninsured and underinsure…

Companies operating a contract crew transportation vehicle must post adequate notice in a conspicuous location in all vehicles that advises passengers of:(1) Their right to submit a complaint to the commission regarding alleged unsafe driver or vehicle conditions.(2) The informat…

(1) Companies providing contract crew transportation must provide at least eight hours of safety training that includes, but is not limited to:(a) Vehicle safety awareness.(b) Passenger safety awareness.(c) Rail yard safety.(d) Grade crossing safety.(e) Load securement.(f) Distra…

(1) The commission will investigate safety complaints related to contract crew transportation. Information included in safety complaints that identifies the employee who submitted the complaint is exempt from public inspection and copying pursuant to RCW 42.56.330.(2) The commiss…

Companies operating a contract crew transportation vehicle must, at the request of the commission, provide data relevant to any complaints and accidents, including:(1) Location;(2) Time of day;(3) Visibility;(4) Description of the event;(5) Any resulting property damage or person…

A contract crew transportation company must keep and provide or make available to the commission on request, and within forty-eight hours, the following records for the specified time periods:(1) All documents related to driver hours of service for a period of at least six months…

(1) The surface transportation board annual report form R1 must be used by Class I railroad companies in addition to the annual report form published by the commission. Class II and Class III railroad companies must use report forms periodically published by the commission.(2) An…

This rule is not intended to cover immediate safety hazards or emergencies.(1) At least ten days prior to taking any planned action that may have a significant impact on a community, railroad companies must notify, in writing, the governing authority of the community and the comm…

(1) A railroad company must make a telephone report to the commission's designee, the Washington state emergency operations center's twenty-four-hour duty officer (duty officer) at 1- 800-258-5990 of any event connected to the operation of the railroad company that results in the…

(1) Within thirty days of a request from the commission, every railroad company must report to the commission on the sales, transfers or abandonments of all trackage which crosses a public road. The report must contain a description of the transaction, clear identification of the…

(1) Railroad companies, including logging and industrial railroad companies, must report to the commission their intention to create or enlarge a remote-control area at least thirty days before remote-control operations begin. Reports must include:(a) The name of the railroad com…

(1) Every railroad company that has employees who are commissioned as railroad police officers pursuant to chapter 81.60 RCW must send written notice to the commission within thirty days after the effective date of these rules. (2) When any person is commissioned as a railroad po…

(1) As authorized by chapter 81.53 RCW, this chapter prescribes the manner in which a public, private or nonprofit entity may apply to the commission for grants from the grade crossing protective fund, and to prescribe a program for the award of such grants. (2) Grade crossing pr…

(1) Any public, private or nonprofit entity may submit an application to the commission for a grant from the grade crossing protective fund. The commission will consider applications that propose projects that are within one of the following categories:(a) Grade crossing signals …

The commission may set aside a specific amount for the category that includes public grade crossing signals and other warning devices. It may designate a portion of the total available funds for each of the other project categories. The commission may limit the amount of funding …

(1) The commission will evaluate each petition for a project involving grade crossing signals or other warning devices at a public crossing when it is filed. The commission will evaluate projects in other categories after the deadline specified in a call for grant applications. W…

(1) As a condition of every grant award, award recipient must sign an agreement provided by the commission specifying the terms of the grant. (2) If it appears that an award recipient is not meeting the timelines specified in the application, commission order, or agreement, the c…

WAC 480-62-999In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference all or portions of regulations and standards identified below. They are available for inspection at the commission library. The publications, effective dates, references within this chapter, and availability of the…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise."Bunk or section house" means the portion of any building in which employees are provided sleeping or living accommodations, except family dwellings."Caboose" means any car…

The rules in this chapter apply to all railroads operating within the state of Washington.[Statutory Authority: RCW 81.04.160 and 80.01.040. WSR 00-04-011 (Order No. R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-110, filed 1/21/00, effective 2/21/00.]

You may contact the commission in writing, in person, by telephone, by email, or by facsimile.The commission's location, mailing address, email address, and telefax numbers are found in WAC 480-07-125. The commission's internet home page address is found in WAC 480-040-035 [ 480-…

The commission's rules governing administrative practices and procedures are in chapter 480-07 WAC. When a rule in this chapter conflicts with a rule in chapter 480-07 WAC, the rule in this chapter applies to railroad companies.[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. W…

(1) The commission may grant an exemption of any rule in this chapter, if consistent with the public interest, the purposes underlying regulation, and applicable statutes.(2) To request a rule exemption, a person must file with the commission a written request identifying the rul…

Any interested person who believes that available sanitary or shelter facilities are inadequate or unsatisfactory under the rules in this chapter may file an informal or formal complaint with the commission pursuant to WAC 480-07-910 and 480-07-370 requesting the responsible part…

Railroads must report to the commission, upon request, concerning the company's sanitation and shelter facilities and servicing programs required by these rules.[Statutory Authority: RCW 81.04.160 and 80.01.040. WSR 00-04-011 (Order No. R-469, Docket No. TR-981101), § 480-66-170,…

(1) The company is responsible for providing employees with all items required by these rules. (2) The company must, at all times, maintain all items required in these rules in proper working order and in a condition which is sanitary, free from vermin and rodents, and which is n…

(1) During use, locomotive cabs must be heated to a minimum of 50 degrees Fahrenheit.(2) When required by the season of the year, doors and windows of all locomotives must be equipped with adequate protection to occupants from the elements by means of weather stripping, or other …

(1) Bed linen furnished by the railroad must be changed, and fresh, clean linen supplied at least once a week and for each new occupant.(2) Adequate shelter must be furnished and maintained for watchmen. The shelter must be adequately heated, sealed and insulated against cold and…

(1) Toilet rooms and washrooms must not be used for storage.(2) Floors in all buildings and movable facilities must be maintained in a clean, and so far as reasonably possible, dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and false floors, platforms, m…

(1) An adequate supply of cool drinking water must be made available to all employees wherever they may be working.(2) Drinking water must meet all standards of the Washington state department of health.(3) Containers used to furnish drinking water must meet all specifications of…

(1) An adequate number of wash basins or lavatories for maintaining personal cleanliness must be provided within reasonable access for all employees normally assigned to office work areas, stations, yards, terminals, shops, engine houses, lunch rooms, bunk houses, and section hou…

Showers must be required when the commission determines that they are necessary at a specific location to protect employees whose work involves exposure to poisonous, infectious or irritating material or to excessive dirt, heat fumes, vapors, or other materials or substances inju…

(1) Separate dressing rooms must be provided for men and women in all places of employment where it is necessary for employees to change clothing. Dressing rooms must be separated from toilet rooms by solid partitions and doors. Dressing rooms must have at least eighty square fee…

(1) Where running water and sewer or septic tank connections are reasonably available, flush-type toilets and urinals must be maintained.(2) Chemical toilets or privies may only be used where it is impractical to install inside toilet and urinal facilities.(3) No privy, urinal, c…

(1) Every flush toilet must have a rim flush bowl or be so constructed as to prevent the accumulation of fecal matter on the bowl. The bowl must be constructed of a smooth finished material impervious to moisture.(2) Every bowl must be installed in a manner which allows surroundi…

(1) Every urinal must be made of a smooth finished material impervious to moisture.(2) Every urinal must be located within a toilet room.(3) Twenty-four inches of trough urinal is equivalent to an individual urinal.(4) Wherever a slab urinal is installed, the floor must be sloped…

All chemical toilets installed must be of a type approved by the commission. Containers must be charged with chemical solution of proper strength and their contents must be agitated daily with proper devices provided for that purpose. When containers are more than two-thirds full…

(1) All incinerator toilets used on railroad equipment in the state of Washington must be of a type approved by the commission.(2) The installation and method of venting must be approved by the commission.(3) Clear and concise instructions must be provided by the railroad company…

(1) All privies must be located, constructed, and maintained to avoid contaminating any water of the state.(2) A suitable approach, such as concrete, gravel or cinder walk must be provided.(3) Privies must be constructed and maintained to be insect and rodent proof.(4) Every priv…

(1) Separation.(a) No toilet room must have direct communication with any room in which unwrapped food products are prepared, stored, handled, or sold, unless separated by a self-closing door maintained in operating condition.(b) Separate toilet facilities must be provided for me…

General.(1) Adequate toilet facilities must be provided for all employees, and for each sex. Facilities must be conveniently located and accessible, and must be maintained at all times in a usable and sanitary condition and in a condition which is not offensive to a reasonable pe…

(1) An adequate supply of toilet paper with holder must be maintained.(2) In all toilet rooms used by women dispensing machines for sanitary napkins must be provided if requested.[Statutory Authority: RCW 81.04.160 and 80.01.040. WSR 00-04-011 (Order No. R-469, Docket No. TR-9811…

(1) Movable facilities. Flush, chemical, or incinerator type toilets must be provided on the following movable facilities:(a) The lead locomotive of all trains except when used in yard service.(b) Baggage and express cars where employees are required to work en route.(c) Cabooses…

(1) At all permanent and semi-permanent installations, an acceptable place with adequate space for eating meals must be provided for employees who bring their meals to their place of employment, or eat meals prepared at the camp facilities. An acceptable place with adequate space…

(1) In lunch rooms where food is served for employees, the food, equipment, and facilities are subject to the rules and regulations of the state department of health pertaining to public food establishments.(2) Employees and workers handling and serving food are subject to those …

(1) General. The minimum area of lunch rooms, or the amount of space to be added to that required for a locker room where a lunch room is not provided, must be based upon the maximum number of employees using the room or added space at any one time, in accordance with the followi…