Section 296-307-70460. Personal protective equipment.

Note:	• Only properly trained employees should select PPE. Hazardous materials technicians and hazardous materials specialists can select PPE within the competencies specified in Table 4.
	• Selection requirements in other PPE rules also apply, including:
	– Chapter 296-307 WAC, Part Y-5, Respirators.
	– Chapter 296-305 WAC, Safety standards for firefighting.

You must:

• Provide employees with appropriate PPE and make sure it is used if hazards could be present.

• Select PPE (such as respirators, gloves, protective suits and other PPE) based on:

– An evaluation of the performance characteristics (such as breakthrough time and hazardous substance-specificity of the material or item) relevant to the requirements and limitations of the site.

– Task-specific conditions and durations.

– The hazards and potential hazards of the site (see Table 9, Selecting PPE for Specific Hazards).

• Select totally encapsulating chemical protective (TECP) suits, as specified in Table 9, that:

– Maintain positive air pressure.

– Prevent inward test gas leakage of more than 0.5 percent.

Note:	Follow the manufacturer's recommended procedure for testing a TECP suit's ability to maintain positive air pressure and prevent inward gas leakage. Other established test protocols for these suits, for example NFPA 1991 and ASTM F1052-97, may also be used.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-70460, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-70460, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.

Rules

296-307,296-305,