Wash. Admin. Code § 296-843-11005
You must complete a preliminary site evaluation by doing all the following:
| Collect or develop the following information to the extent available: | * The site location and approximate size * A description of the response activity and the job tasks to be performed * The time needed to cover all planned activities * The site's topography and all ways to access the site * The current status and capabilities of any emergency response team assisting during an emergency * The safety and health hazards expected at the site * The hazardous substances and health hazards at the site, including their chemical and physical properties * All hazardous substance dispersion pathways * An emergency response plan |
| Have a qualified person evaluate the preliminary site information to identify: | * Potential site hazards and risks * The most appropriate methods to protect employees * Conditions that have the potential to cause death or serious harm, including potential inhalation or skin absorption hazards that are immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) - Examples include: * Confined space entry * Potentially explosive or flammable environments * Visible vapor clouds * Areas where plants or animals have died * Risks related to specific on-site hazardous substances and health hazards - Examples include: * Exposures exceeding the permissible exposure limits (PELs) or published exposure levels * IDLH concentrations * Potential skin absorption and irritation sources * Potential eye irritation sources * Explosion sensitivity and flammability ranges * Oxygen deficient atmospheres |
| Have a qualified person prepare an initial site characterization and analysis for the site to: | * Identify known and suspected health and safety hazards for the site * Aid in selecting control methods to protect employees from site hazards * Brief employees on site conditions before any work starts * Initiate the site-specific health and safety plan (HASP) |
| Note: | Characterization and analysis of site hazards is an ongoing process for work on the hazardous waste site. |
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-843-11005
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-02-053, § 296-843-11005, filed 1/5/04, effective 5/1/04.