Section 296-848-40040. Personal protective equipment (PPE).

You must:

• Provide at no cost to employees, make sure employees use, and maintain PPE as follows:

– Provide clean and dry protective clothing to employees who could experience eye or skin irritation from exposure to inorganic arsenic or who work in exposure control areas.

– Provide impervious protective clothing to employees exposed to arsenic trichloride.

Note:	• Arsenic trichloride is corrosive and can be rapidly absorbed through skin.
	• Examples of protective clothing appropriate for inorganic arsenic exposures include:
	– Coveralls or similar full-body work clothing.
	– Gloves, and shoes or coverlets.
	– Face shields or vented goggles when necessary to prevent eye irritation.

You must:

– Make sure employees do not remove inorganic arsenic from PPE by blowing or shaking.

– Make sure protective clothing is removed:

■ In change rooms;

AND

■ At the end of the work shift.

– Make sure contaminated protective clothing that will be cleaned, laundered, or disposed of, is placed in a closed container located in the change room.

■ Make sure the container prevents the release of inorganic arsenic.

– Launder protective clothing:

■ At least weekly if employees work in areas where exposure monitoring results of inorganic arsenic are below an eight-hour time-weighted average concentration of 100 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3);

OR

■ Daily if employees work in areas where either exposure monitoring results of inorganic arsenic are above an eight-hour time-weighted average concentration of 100 µg/m3 or when more frequent washing is needed to prevent skin irritation.

– Maintain the effectiveness of PPE by repairing or replacing it, as needed:

■ Dispose of protective clothing if it will not be repaired.

• Inform individuals who clean or launder protective clothing about the possible health effects associated with inorganic arsenic, including carcinogenic effects, by doing the following:

– Provide the information in writing;

AND

– Label containers of contaminated PPE with the following warning:

– Prior to June 1, 2015, employers may include the following information on containers of protective clothing and equipment in lieu of the labeling requirements listed above in this section:

Reference:	To see additional Personal protective equipment requirements go to the Safety and health core rules, chapter 296-800 WAC, and find the section titled, PPE, WAC 296-800-160.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060 and 29 C.F.R. 1910 Subpart Z. WSR 14-07-086, § 296-848-40040, filed 3/18/14, effective 5/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 09-05-071, § 296-848-40040, filed 2/17/09, effective 4/1/09; WSR 05-01-173, § 296-848-40040, filed 12/21/04, effective 5/1/05.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060 and 29 C.F.R. 1910 Subpart Z. WSR 14-07-086, § 296-848-40040, filed 3/18/14, effective 5/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 09-05-071, § 296-848-40040, filed 2/17/09, effective 4/1/09; WSR 05-01-173, § 296-848-40040, filed 12/21/04, effective 5/1/05.

Rules

296-800,296-800-160,