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Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department ofChapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agricultureSPECIALIZED OPERATIONS
Part Y-4 - Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Office
Section 296-307-59005 - Prohibit tobacco smoke in the office work environment

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-307-59005

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Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 296-307-59005 - Prohibit tobacco smoke in the office work environment

Exemption: The minimum criteria specified in this rule do not apply to outdoor structures provided for smokers such as gazebos or lean-tos that maintain the twenty-five-feet distance from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited.

(1) The employer must prohibit smoking in the office work environment.
(2) The employer must use administrative controls to prevent tobacco smoke from entering the office from outside the building.
(3) The employer must make sure that outside smoking areas used by their employees are at least twenty-five feet from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited.

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-307-59005

Amended by WSR 20-21-091, Filed 10/20/2020, effective 11/20/2020

Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-22-023, § 296-307-59005, filed 10/24/06, effective 12/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010,[49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 01-17-033, § 296-307-59005, filed 8/8/01, effective 9/1/01.