Section 296-800-17005. Develop, implement, maintain, and make available a written Chemical Hazard Communication Program.

You must:

• Develop, implement, maintain, and make available a written Chemical Hazard Communication Program specific to your workplace. The Chemical Hazard Communication Program must, at a minimum, include:

– A list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in your workplace.

– Procedures for making sure all containers are properly labeled.

– A description of how you are going to obtain and maintain your material safety data sheets (MSDSs).

– A description of how you are going to train and inform your employees about hazardous chemicals in their workplace.

– A description of how you are going to inform your employees about:

♦ Chemical hazards used during nonroutine tasks.

♦ The hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in employee work areas.

You must:

• Make your Chemical Hazard Communication Program available to your employees.

Note:	• WAC 296-800-170, Employer chemical hazard communication rule has been changed and replaced by WAC 296-901-140, Hazard communication. However, there are several implementation dates which are listed below and during this transition employer can comply with this chapter or WAC 296-901-140, Hazard communication until completion of each effective date.

	• You must make the written Chemical Hazard Communication Program available, upon request, to employees, their designated representatives, the department and NIOSH, in accordance with the requirements of chapter 296-802 WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
	• Where employees must travel between workplaces during a workshift, that is, if their work is carried out at more than one geographical location, the written Chemical Hazard Communication Program may be kept at the primary workplace facility.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 15-13-097, § 296-800-17005, filed 6/16/15, effective 8/3/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 04-10-026, § 296-800-17005, filed 4/27/04, effective 8/1/04; WSR 03-18-090, § 296-800-17005, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-23-060, § 296-800-17005, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-17005, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 15-13-097, § 296-800-17005, filed 6/16/15, effective 8/3/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 04-10-026, § 296-800-17005, filed 4/27/04, effective 8/1/04; WSR 03-18-090, § 296-800-17005, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-23-060, § 296-800-17005, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-17005, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.

Rules

296-800-170,296-901-140,296-901-140,296-802,