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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5405

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Parks & Ecology (originally sponsored by Senators Talmadge, Bluechel, Newhouse, Sellar, Benitz, McDonald and Cantu)

Read first time 3/4/87.

AN ACT Relating to hazardous substance information; and adding a new section to chapter 49.70 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 49.70 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) It is the intent of the legislature that this chapter shall not apply to products that are generally made available to the noncommercial consumer:  PROVIDED, That such "consumer" products used by employees in the workplace are used in substantially the same manner, form, and concentration as they are used by noncommercial consumers, and that the product exposure is not substantially greater to the employee than to the noncommercial consumer during normal and accepted use of that product.

          (2) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.04 RCW to implement this section.  This section shall not affect the department's authority to implement and enforce the federal occupational safety and health act.