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Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-849 - Benzene
Section 296-849-130 - Rules for exposure control areas

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-849-130

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Current through Register Vol. 24-16, August 15, 2024
Section 296-849-130 - Rules for exposure control areas

Summary:

Your responsibility:

To protect employees from exposure to benzene by using feasible exposure controls and appropriate respirators.

IMPORTANT:

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

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

OR

* The fifteen-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 5 ppm.

You must meet the requirements...in this section:
Exposure control plan WAC 296-849-13005
Exposure controls WAC 296-849-13020
Respirators WAC 296-849-13045

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-849-130

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. 05-01-172, § 296-849-130, filed 12/21/04, effective 3/1/05.