Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-358 - Temporary worker housing
Section 246-358-050 - TWH management plan
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-358-050
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) An operator shall develop and implement a written TWH management plan that must include:
(a) A safety plan that includes:
(i) Emergency information, including site
name and address, emergency contact phone numbers, location of local emergency
services, and the department of health multilingual TWH complaint
line;
(ii) A plan for contacting a
first-aid trained person or emergency services within a reasonable amount of
time; and
(iii) Those designated
actions operators and occupants shall take to ensure occupant safety from fire
and other emergencies, including the following:
(A) Emergency escape procedures and emergency
escape route assignments;
(B)
Procedures to account for all occupants after emergency evacuation has been
completed;
(C) The preferred means
of reporting fires and other emergencies; and
(D) Names or regular job titles of those who
can be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the
plan.
(iv) A requirement
to designate and train a sufficient number of people to assist in the safe and
orderly emergency evacuation of occupants; and
(v) A requirement to regularly and properly
maintain, according to established procedures, equipment and systems installed
on heat producing equipment to prevent accidental ignition of combustible
materials.
(b) Residency
rules that describe to the occupants expectations for maintaining a safe and
orderly TWH.
(2) The operator shall make available:
(a) A written
copy of the TWH management plan, in English and the language commonly
understood by the occupants, to the department of health or the department of
labor and industries upon request; and
(b) A written copy of the residency rules to
occupants, in English and the language commonly understood by the occupants by:
(i) Posting it in a central location visible
to the occupants; and
(ii)
Providing individual copies to each occupant, if requested.
(3) When changes are made to the TWH management plan, the operator shall submit the revised TWH management plan to the department of health within 10 calendar days of the effective date and comply with the requirements in subsection (2)(b) of this section.
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