Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
Chapter 296-855. Ethylene oxide. |
Section 296-855-400. Exposure control.
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- Summary:Your responsibility:To protect employees from exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) by using feasible exposure controls and appropriate respirators.IMPORTANT:• These sections apply when employee exposure monitoring results are above either of the following permissible exposure limits (PELs):– The eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA8) of one part per million (ppm);OR– The fifteen-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL) of five ppm.