(1) Surface
conditions. You must ensure:
(a) All places
of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working
surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
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Note:
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Sanitary condition covers hazard exposures other
than slips, trips, and falls. Examples of this include the prevention of
illness/disease, and the prevention of fire and explosion resulting from
combustible dust accumulations.
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(b)
The floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent
feasible, in a dry condition. When wet processes are used, drainage must be
maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false
floors, platforms, and mats must be provided.
(c) Walking-working surfaces are maintained
free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion,
leaks, spills, snow, and ice.
(2) You must ensure that each walking-working
surface can support the maximum intended load for that surface.
(3) You must provide, and ensure each
employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working
surfaces.
(4) Inspection,
maintenance, and repair. You must ensure:
(a)
Walking-working surfaces are inspected, regularly and as necessary, and
maintained in a safe condition.
(b)
Hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected or repaired
before an employee uses the walking-working surface again. If the correction or
repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard must be guarded to prevent
employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected
or repaired.
(c) When any
correction or repair involves the structural integrity of the walking-working
surface, a qualified person performs or supervises the correction or
repair.
Notes
Wash. Admin.
Code §
296-24-73505
Amended by
WSR
15-24-100, Filed 12/1/2015, effective
1/5/2016
Amended by
WSR
20-09-146, Filed 4/21/2020, effective
10/1/2020
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order
94-07), § 296-24-73505, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; 89-11-035 (Order
89-03), § 296-24-73505, filed 5/15/89, effective 6/30/89; Order 73-5,
§ 296-24-73505, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-73505, filed
5/7/73.
