Wash. Admin. Code § 296-900-12005 - DOSH inspections
(1) DOSH conducts
the following types of programmed inspections:
(a) Hazardous workplaces.
DOSH identifies hazardous workplaces using objective criteria and inspection-scheduling systems that may include any of the following factors:
(i) Type of
industry.
(ii) Injury and illness
data that identifies hazards.
(iii)
Employer's industrial insurance experience.
(iv) Number, type, and toxicity of
contaminants in the workplace.
(v)
Degree of exposure to hazards.
(vi)
Number of employees exposed.
(vii)
Other factors, such as history of employee complaints.
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DOSH periodically reviews the scheduling systems and may adjust the type or significance of each criteria. |
(b) High hazard industries that include the
following:
(i) Agriculture.
(ii) Asbestos renovation and
demolition.
(iii)
Construction.
(iv) Electrical
utilities and communications.
(v)
Logging.
(vi) Maritime.
(2) DOSH conducts the
following types of unprogrammed inspections of workplaces that may
be in violation of DOSH safety or health requirements or chapter 49.17 RCW,
Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act. These inspections may focus only
on certain areas or processes in a workplace or, depending on initial findings,
may be expanded to include the entire workplace. Unprogrammed inspections may
occur because of:
(a) Complaints from current
employees or employee representatives who believe they have been exposed to a
hazard because of a violation.
(b)
Referrals from anyone, including former employees, who reasonably believes that
workers under DOSH jurisdiction are being, or have been, exposed to a hazard
because of a violation.
(c)
Workplace deaths, catastrophic events, or serious injury or illness.
(d) A reason to believe that employees may be
in imminent danger of serious injury or death.
(e) Follow-up inspections to verify that
hazards identified in a previous inspection have been corrected.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-06-020, § 296-900-12005, filed 2/21/06, effective 6/1/06.
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