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RCW 49.70.010 Legislative findings.
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The legislature finds and declares that the proliferation of hazardous substances in the environment poses a growing threat to the public health, safety, and welfare; that the constantly increasing number and variety of hazardous substances, and the many routes of exposure to the…
RCW 49.70.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of labor and industries. (2) "Employee" means an employee of an employer who is employed in the business of his or her employer whet…
RCW 49.70.100 Employee may request workplace survey or material safety data sheet.
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An employee or employee representative may request, in writing, from the employer, a copy of a workplace survey or a material safety data sheet, filed pursuant to this chapter for the employee's work area. The employer shall supply this material within three working days of the r…
RCW 49.70.105 Foreign language translation of written materials.
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(1) The department shall prepare and make available to employers or the public, upon request, a translation in any of the five most common foreign languages used in the workplace, of a written hazard communication program, a material safety data sheet, or written materials prepar…