Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-36 - Safety standards - Compressed air work
Section 296-36-110 - Compression and decompression of workmen - Decompression - General
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Working period. The "working period" shall include the time or period or the sum of periods during which, since last subject to ordinary atmospheric pressure for at least 8 consecutive hours, a workman has been under pressure in a working chamber or chambers.
(2) Work pressure. The "work pressure" means the highest pressure to which the workman has been exposed in the course of his working period: Provided, That,
(3) Decompression required. No person employed in compressed air shall be permitted to pass from the place in which the work is being done to atmospheric pressure, except after decompression in accordance with the procedures hereinafter established.
Rules (Part IV C), filed 12/28/62; §§ 1 and 2, filed 3/23/60.