Wash. Admin. Code § 296-855-400

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 296-855-400 - Exposure control

Summary:

Your responsibility:

To protect employees from exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) by using feasible exposure controls and appropriate respirators.

IMPORTANT:

These sections apply when employee exposure monitoring results are above either of the following permissible exposure limits (PELs):

1. The eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA₈) of one part per million (ppm); or

2. The fifteen-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL) of five ppm.

You must meet the requirements...	in this section:
Exposure control plan	WAC 296-855-40010
Exposure controls	WAC 296-855-40030
Respirators	WAC 296-855-40040

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-855-400

Amended by WSR 18-22-116, Filed 11/6/2018, effective 12/7/2018

Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-17-168, § 296-855-400, filed 8/23/05, effective 1/1/06.