IMPORTANT:
The requirements in this section are in addition to
the requirements found in another chapter, Respirators, chapter
296-842 WAC.
Medical evaluations meeting all requirements of WAC
296-855-30030,
will fulfill the medical evaluation requirement found in another
chapter, Respirators, chapter 296-842 WAC.
(1) You must provide each employee
with an appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of
this section, and require that employees use them in circumstances
where exposure is above either PEL, such as when:
(a) Feasible exposure controls are
being put in place.
(b)
Employees conduct work operations such as maintenance and repair
activities or vessel cleaning for which exposure controls are not
feasible.
(c) Feasible
exposure controls do not reduce exposures to or below the
PELs.
(d) Employees are
responding to emergencies.
(2) You must ensure all respirator
use is accompanied by eye protection either through the use of
full-facepiece respirators, hoods, or chemical goggles.
(3) You must develop, implement,
and maintain a respirator program that meets the requirements of
another chapter, Respirators, chapter
296-842 WAC, which covers each
employee required by this chapter to use a respirator.
(a) You must select and provide to
employees appropriate respirators according to this section and WAC
296-842-13005
in the respirator rule.
(b) You must limit selection and
use of respirators, including escape respirators, to those with a
full-facepiece or another type of respirator providing eye
protection. This is necessary to prevent eye irritation or injury
from EtO exposure.
(c)
You must equip full-facepiece air-purifying respirators, including
escape respirators, with a front- or back-mounted canister certified
for protection against ethylene oxide.
