296-809

Construction confined spaces

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

1/5/16

September 2016

April 2017

Changing rule to align with OSHA's recent changes to their 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart AA, which covers confined space issues in construction.

296-45

Electrical workers

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

12/2/14

12/8/15

4/5/16

Rule making necessary to revise chapter 296-45 WAC to comply with changes in OSHA 29 C.F.R. Parts 1910 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution and 1926, Subpart V, Power Transmission and Distribution.

296-62-500

Part R

Hazardous drugs

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

5/6/14

1/19/16

5/3/16

Amending sections of chapter 296-62 WAC relating to hazardous drugs for increased clarification, streamlining and conforming to the federal global harmonization rule requirements.

296-45

High voltage/helicopters

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

3/5/13

12/8/15

4/5/16

Updating the safety requirements in chapter 296-45 WAC that relate to electrical work with helicopter assistance.

296-32

Telecommunications

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

8/6/13

September 2016

TBD

Updating current telecommunications standard and bringing it up-to-date with industry standards. DOSH has been working with a stakeholder group to develop draft language.

296-36,

296-155

Part Q

Compressed air (tunnels)

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

9/18/12

June 2016

TBD

Rule making in response to petitions and other requests from labor and business industry stakeholders to update the compressed air work requirements in chapters 296-36 and 296-155 WAC Part Q.

296-54

Logging operations

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

11/16/10

TBD

TBD

Resuming rule-making efforts initiated in 2010 based on a petition from the logging industry.

296-155

Fall protection

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

3/22/16

TBD

TBD

Correct Part C-1 in construction rule.

296-155

Demolitions standards

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

April 2016

TBD

TBD

Update based on nonworker fatality.

296-27

296-800

Recordkeeping and reporting, Phase 2

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

April 2016

TBD

TBD

Rule making necessary to revise chapters 296-27 and 296-800 WAC to comply with changes in OSHA 29 C.F.R. Part 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Phase 1 of rule adopted on May 19, 2015, effective July 1, 2015. Phase 2 will be to submit CR-105 to add bloodborne pathogens and firefighters; as well as housekeeping.

296-62

Lead

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

March/April 2016

TBD

TBD

DOSH is currently holding stakeholder meetings in response to a public petition received that requested we update our lead rule to provide better protection for workers.

296-307

296-800

296-839

296-901

Globally harmonized system (GHS) for hazard communication for agriculture Phase 2

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

February 2016

TBD

TBD

Correcting minor sections that were not modified during the original rule making.

296-155

eRules reformatting,

Phase 5

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

6/2/15

1/5/16

4/5/16

Fifth of ten staged filing packages to reformat all DOSH rules for easier use, clearer understanding, and greater stakeholder access.

296-54, 296-65, 296-301, 296-303, 296-304, 296-803, 296-811, 296-816, 296-818, 296-824, 296-835, 296-841, 296-842, 296-863, 296-900

eRules reformatting,

Phase 6

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

8/18/15

3/22/16

6/21/16

Sixth of ten staged filing packages to reformat all DOSH rules for easier use, clearer understanding, and greater stakeholder access.

296-305, 296-800, 296-802, 296-833, 296-839, 296-843, 296-848, 296-849, 296-855, 296-856

eRules reformatting,

Phase 7

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

12/1/15

5/31/16

8/23/16

Seventh of ten staged filing packages to reformat safety and health rules for easier use, clearer understanding, and greater stakeholder access.

296-27, 296-32, 296-36, 296-37, 296-45, 296-52, 296-59, 296-63, 296-67, 296-78, 296-79, 296-99, 296-155

eRules reformatting,

Phase 8

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

3/1/16

5/31/16

8/23/16

Eighth of ten staged filing packages to reformat safety and health rules for easier use, clearer understanding, and greater stakeholder access.

296-62

eRules reformatting,

Phase 9

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

4/19/16

5/31/16

8/23/16

Ninth of ten staged filing packages to reformat safety and health rules for easier use, clearer understanding, and greater stakeholder access.

296-829, 296-876, 296-878

Change log

Phase 1

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

2/16/16

TBD

TBD

Housekeeping to rules that have corrections listed in the change log that are not currently open in eRules.

296-24, 296-56, 296-806, 296-807, 296-809, 296-817, 296-823, 296-826, 296-828, 296-860, 296-864, 296-865, 296-869, 296-870, 296-874

Change log

Phase 2

Chris Miller

DOSH

Standards Program

(360) 902-5516

March/April 2016

TBD

TBD

Housekeeping to rules that have corrections listed in the change log that are not currently open in eRules.

296-127

Prevailing wage

Beverly Clark

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6272

TBD

TBD

TBD

Review prevailing wage rules, which have not gone through a comprehensive review since the early 90s. Amendments will:

• Reflect court decisions;

• Integrate administrative policies;

• Streamline current processes;

• Create consistency with the statute; and

• Make housekeeping changes.

296-127

Prevailing wage—Scope of work descriptions for dredge workers, truck drivers, and ready mix truck drivers

Beverly Clark

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6272

1/5/16

TBD

TBD

Adopt scope of work descriptions for dredge workers, truck drivers, and ready mix drivers.

296-127

Prevailing wage—Scope of work description for fabricated precast concrete products

Beverly Clark

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6272

TBD

TBD

TBD

L&I is currently working with the prevailing wage advisory committee on the scope of work definition for fabricated precast concrete products.

296-127

Prevailing wage—Scope of work descriptions for utilities construction and laborers in utilities construction

Beverly Clark

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6272

8/16/10

TBD

TBD

Repeal scope of work definitions for utilities construction and laborers in utilities construction.

296-150M

Manufactured homes

Beverly Clark

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6272

TBD

TBD

TBD

Make housekeeping changes and update language for clarity and consistency.

296-200A

Contractor certificate of registration renewals—Security—Insurance

Beverly Clark

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6272

TBD

TBD

TBD

Make housekeeping changes and update language for clarity and consistency with industry practices. Clarify definitions.

296-400A

Plumber certification rules

Beverly Clark

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6272

6/16/15

10/7/15

2/16/16

Make housekeeping changes and update language for clarity and consistency with industry practices.

296-14

Pension discount rate

Suzy Campbell

Claims Specialty Services

(360) 902-5003

11/3/15

12/22/15

2/16/16

Consider whether to reduce the current pension discount rate of 6.4 percent lower for 2016.

296-17

296-17A

General classification rule making with reporting rule option

Annie Peeples Employer Services

(360) 902-4733

10/20/15

1/5/16

7/5/16

Changes to a variety of classifications and reporting rules to improve clarity and potentially consolidate subclassifications to better address homogeneity. Employer rates will not change as a result of this rule making.

296-17

296-17A

2016 Miscellaneous reporting and classification change

Jo Anne Attwood Employer Services

(360) 902-4777

1/19/16

3/22/16

5/17/16

• Correct typographical and other errors (such as invalid telephone numbers and out-of-date references),

• Revise wording and formatting to make the rules easier to understand and apply, and

• Incorporate and formalize existing agency practices (such as expressly including in a risk classification employment that the department currently includes by interpretation or analogy).

296-17

296-17B

2017 Workers' compensation premium rates

Jo Anne Attwood Employer Services

(360) 902-4777

6/21/16

9/20/16

11/29/16

Set rates for 2017 workers' compensation insurance.

296-17A

Classifications for schools and churches

Dick Bredeson Employer Services

(360) 902-4985

TBD

TBD

TBD

Consider creating separate classifications for schools and churches. Presently they are subclassifications of the same basic classification.

296-17A

Retail stores

Dick Bredeson Employer Services

(360) 902-4985

5/17/16

8/23/16

3/7/17

Consider classification changes if supported by insurance principals.

296-17A

Entertainers

Julia Sweeney Employer Services

(360) 902-4799

TBD

TBD

TBD

Update classifications for reporting entertainers so that they are fair, equitable and easily applied.

296-17A

Merchandising/audio installation

Julia Sweeney Employer Services

(360) 902-4799

TBD

TBD

TBD

Correct possible inconsistencies with some subclassifications to insure businesses with similar operations are classified together.

296-17

296-17A

Janitorial division of hours

Annie Peeples Employer Services

(360) 902-4733

TBD

TBD

TBD

Amends reporting and classification rules to improve clarity regarding the division of hours between classification 6602 and construction classifications, and creates special exception subclassification for preoccupancy cleanup.

296-20-135 296-23-220 296-23-230

Medical aid rules rate updates

Emily Stinson

Health Services Analysis

(360) 902-5974

12/22/15

2/16/16

4/19/16

The affected rules describe elements used in the process of updating the maximum allowable payments for most professional health care services.

296-20

Interchangeable biological products

Jaymie Mai

Office of the

Medical Director

(360) 902-6792

Jami Lifka

Office of the

Medical Director

(360) 902-4941

TBD

TBD

TBD

ESB 5935 "Concerning biological products" passed during the 2015 legislative session. This bill authorizes pharmacists to substitute FDA-approved "interchangeable biological products," similar to generics, for brand biologicals. WAC 296-20-03011 should be amended to reflect this change. This may be an expedited rule-making process.

296-19A

Option 2 benefits

Laurinda Grytness Return to Work Partnerships

(360) 902-6362

8/4/15

9/22/15

1/19/16

Changes needed to implement SHB 1496. Increases the vocational award to an amount equal to nine months of temporary total disability benefits, allows up to ten percent of retraining funds to be used for vocational assistance, and gives Option 1 participants the ability to switch to Option 2 through the first academic quarter or three months of training.

296-16

Employer—Worker reemployment incentives

Laurinda Grytness

Return to Work Partnerships

(360) 902-6362

8/4/15

TBD

TBD

Changes needed to implement SHB 1496. Employers participating in the preferred worker program could receive financial incentives similar to the existing stay at work program. They could also receive a new "durable employment" bonus, and the premium discount would be extended to include the employer of injury.

296-19A

Vocational rehabilitation

Laurinda Grytness

Return to Work Partnerships

(360) 902-6362

3/1/16

TBD

TBD

Further changes as needed to implement SHB 1496, such as providing clarification about Option 2 vocational counseling and job placement services.

296-15-4316

Vocational Option 2 benefits

James Nylander

Self-Insurance

(360) 902-6907

10/6/15

TBD

TBD

This rule making changes an existing rule, to allow a longer period of time for workers who are eligible for vocational retraining to decline further vocational services and instead select vocational Option 2 benefits.

296-15

Electronic data interchange

James Nylander

Self-Insurance

(360) 902-6907

12/22/15

TBD

TBD

L&I has agreed to change from the current method of self-insurance claim data reporting to an electronic data interchange (EDI). Existing rules must be modified to establish the reporting requirements for the EDI method of data submittal.