Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-841 - Airborne contaminants
Section 296-841-100 - Scope

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 296-841-100

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

This chapter applies when your employees are, or could be, exposed to an airborne hazard.

(1) The following are examples of airborne contaminants that may become airborne hazards in some workplaces:

(a) Chemicals listed in Table 3, Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for Airborne Contaminants;

(b) Any substance:
(i) Listed in the latest edition of the NIOSH Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances;

(ii) For which positive evidence of an acute or chronic health hazard exists through tests conducted by, or known to, the employer;

(iii) That may pose a hazard to human health as stated on a safety data sheet (SDS) kept by, or known to, the employer.

(c) Biological agents such as harmful bacteria, viruses or fungi.

Examples include:

(i) TB aerosols;

(ii) Anthrax;

(iii) Pesticides;

(iv) Chemicals used as crowd control agents, such as pepper spray; and

(v) Chemicals present at clandestine drug labs.

(2) Airborne contaminants exist in a variety of physical forms such as dusts, fibers, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smoke, sprays, vapors, or aerosols.

Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 07-05-062, § 296-841-100, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; 06-08-087, § 296-841-100, filed 4/4/06, effective 9/1/06; 05-17-168, § 296-841-100, filed 8/23/05, effective 1/1/06; 04-18-079, § 296-841-100, filed 8/31/04, effective 11/1/04; 03-20-115, § 296-841-100, filed 10/1/03, effective 1/1/04.

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