Section 296-800-230. Summary.

Your responsibility:

To provide safe drinking (potable) water, bathrooms, washing facilities, eating areas and garbage and waste disposal in your workplace.

You must:

General requirements for all workplaces.

Drinking water

Provide safe drinking (potable) water in your workplace.

WAC 296-800-23005.

Clearly mark water outlets that are not fit for drinking (nonpotable).

WAC 296-800-23010.

Make sure systems delivering not fit for drinking (nonpotable) water prevent backflow into drinking water systems.

WAC 296-800-23015.

Bathrooms and washing facilities

Provide bathrooms for your employees.

WAC 296-800-23020.

Provide convenient, clean washing facilities.

WAC 296-800-23025.

Eating areas and food service

Make sure eating areas are safe and healthy.

WAC 296-800-23040.

Follow these requirements if you provide food service to your employees.

WAC 296-800-23045.

Garbage and waste disposal

Dispose of garbage and waste safely.

WAC 296-800-23050.

Remove garbage and waste in a way that does not create a health hazard.

WAC 296-800-23055.

Lunchrooms and personal service rooms

Provide a separate lunchroom if employees are exposed to toxic substances if they are allowed to eat and drink on the job site.

WAC 296-800-23060.

Provide showers when required for employees working with chemicals.

WAC 296-800-23065.

Provide change rooms when required.

WAC 296-800-23070.

Make sure any work clothes you provide are dry.

WAC 296-800-23075.

Note:	Some industries may have additional rules on bathrooms and washing facilities. Some examples include:

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 03-18-090, § 296-800-230, 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, § 296-800-230, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-230, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 03-18-090, § 296-800-230, 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, § 296-800-230, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-230, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.

Rules

296-800-23005,296-800-23010,296-800-23015,296-800-23020,296-800-23025,296-800-23040,296-800-23045,296-800-23050,296-800-23055,296-800-23060,296-800-23065,296-800-23070,296-800-23075,