(1)
Provision and use. If an employee is exposed to asbestos above
the permissible exposure limits, or where the possibility of eye irritation
exists, or for which a required negative exposure assessment is not produced
and for any employee performing Class I operations, the employer must provide
at no cost to the employee and require that the employee uses appropriate
protective work clothing and equipment such as, but not limited to:
(a) Coveralls or similar full-body work
clothing;
(b) Gloves, head
coverings, and foot coverings; and
(c)
Face shields, vented goggles, or other appropriate protective
equipment which complies with WAC
296-800-160.
(2) Removal and storage.
(a) The employer must ensure that employees
remove work clothing contaminated with asbestos only in change rooms provided
in accordance with WAC
296-62-07719(1).
(b) The employer must ensure that no
employee takes contaminated work clothing out of the change room, except those
employees authorized to do so for the purpose of laundering, maintenance, or
disposal.
(c) Contaminated
clothing. Contaminated clothing must be transported in sealed impermeable bags,
or other closed, impermeable containers, and be labeled in accordance with WAC
296-62-07721.
(d) The employer must ensure that containers
of contaminated protective devices or work clothing which are to be taken out
of change rooms or the workplace for cleaning, maintenance, or disposal, bear
labels in accordance with WAC
296-62-07721(5).
(3) Cleaning and replacement.
(a) The employer must clean, launder,
repair, or replace protective clothing and equipment required by this paragraph
to maintain their effectiveness. The employer must provide clean protective
clothing and equipment at least weekly to each affected employee.
(b) The employer must prohibit the removal
of asbestos from protective clothing and equipment by blowing or
shaking.
(c) Laundering of
contaminated clothing must be done so as to prevent the release of airborne
fibers of asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure limits prescribed in
WAC
296-62-07705.
(d) Any employer who gives contaminated
clothing to another person for laundering must inform such person of the
requirement in (c) of this subsection to effectively prevent the release of
airborne fibers of asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure
limits.
(e) The employer must
inform any person who launders or cleans protective clothing or equipment
contaminated with asbestos of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to
asbestos.
(f) The employer must
ensure that contaminated clothing is transported in sealed impermeable bags, or
other closed, impermeable containers, and labeled in accordance with WAC
296-62-07721.
(4) Inspection of protective
clothing for construction and shipyard work.
(a)
The competent person must examine work-suits worn by employees at
least once per workshift for rips or tears that may occur during performance of
work.
(b) When rips or tears are
detected while an employee is working, rips and tears must be immediately
mended, or the worksuit must be immediately replaced.
Notes
Wash. Admin.
Code §
296-62-07717
Amended by
WSR
14-07-086, filed 3/18/14, effective 5/1/2014
Amended by
WSR
19-01-094, Filed 12/18/2018, effective
1/18/2019
Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
01-11-038, § 296-62-07717, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
Authority:
RCW
49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and[49.17.]060 .
97-19-014, § 296-62-07717, filed 9/5/97, effective 11/5/97; 97-01-079,
§ 296-62-07717, filed 12/17/96, effective 3/1/97. Statutory Authority:
Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-62-07717, filed 7/20/94,
effective 9/20/94; 89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-62-07717, filed 5/15/89,
effective 6/30/89; 87-24-051 (Order 87-24), § 296-62-07717, filed
11/30/87. Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.050(2) and
49.17.040. 87-10-008 (Order
87-06), § 296-62-07717, filed
4/27/87.
