PDFWAC 296-62-07611

Regulated areas.

(1) Establishment.
(a) Airborne exposures. The employer must establish regulated areas where airborne concentrations of MDA exceed or can reasonably be expected to exceed, the permissible exposure limits.
(b) Dermal exposures. Where employees are subject to dermal exposure to MDA the employer must establish those work areas as regulated areas.
(2) Demarcation. Regulated areas must be demarcated from the rest of the workplace in a manner that minimizes the number of persons potentially exposed.
(3) Access. Access to regulated areas must be limited to authorized persons.
(4) Personal protective equipment and clothing. Each person entering a regulated area must be supplied with, and required to use, the appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with WAC 296-62-07615 and 296-62-07617.
(5) Prohibited activities. The employer must ensure that employees do not eat, drink, smoke, chew tobacco or gum, or apply cosmetics in regulated areas.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 19-01-094, § 296-62-07611, filed 12/18/18, effective 1/18/19. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 93-04-111 (Order 92-15), § 296-62-07611, filed 2/3/93, effective 3/15/93.]