PDFWAC 296-307-70450

Use the buddy system in danger areas.

You must:
• Make sure operations and tasks (including limited actions) in danger areas are conducted using the buddy system in teams of two or more.
Definition:
Danger areas are areas where conditions pose a serious danger to employees, such as areas where:
• Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) conditions could exist.
or
• High levels of exposure to toxic substances could exist.
or
• There is a potential for exceeding the lower explosive limit (LEL), also known as the lower flammability limit (LFL) of a hazardous substance.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-70450, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.]