Section 296-304-06001. Housekeeping.

(1) Good housekeeping conditions shall be maintained at all times. Adequate aisles and passageways shall be maintained in all work areas. All staging platforms, ramps, stairways, walkways, aisles, and passageways on vessels or dry docks shall be kept clear of all tools, materials, and equipment except that which is in use, and all debris such as welding rod tips, bolts, nuts, and similar material. Hose and electric conductors shall be elevated over or placed under the walkway or working surfaces or covered by adequate crossover planks. While a walkway is being used as a working surface, that portion shall be cordoned off to prevent it from being used as a walkway.

(2) All working areas on vessels and dry docks shall be:

(a) Cleared of tools, materials, and equipment that are not necessary to perform the job in progress;

(b) Cleared of debris, including solid and liquid wastes, at the end of each workshift or job, whichever occurs first;

(c) Maintained, so far as practicable, in a dry condition. When a wet process is used, the employer shall maintain drainage and provide false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places. When the employer demonstrates that this procedure is not practicable, the employer shall provide each employee working in the wet process with protective footgear, in accordance with WAC 296-304-09013.

(3) Slippery conditions on walkways or working surfaces shall be eliminated as they occur. If it is not practicable for the employer to remove slippery conditions, the employer either shall:

(a) Restrict employees to designated walkways and working surfaces where the employer has eliminated slippery conditions; or

(b) Provide slip-resistant footwear in accordance with WAC 296-304-09013.

(4) Free access shall be maintained at all times to all exits and to all fire-alarm boxes or fire-extinguishing equipment.

(5) All oils, paints, thinners, solvents waste, rags, or other flammable substances shall be disposed of or kept in fire resistant covered containers when not in use.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 12-12-060, § 296-304-06001, filed 6/5/12, effective 8/1/12; Order 74-25, § 296-304-06001, filed 5/7/74.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 12-12-060, § 296-304-06001, filed 6/5/12, effective 8/1/12; Order 74-25, § 296-304-06001, filed 5/7/74.

Rules

296-304-09013,296-304-09013,