296-06

Public records.

Angie Wharton

Public Records

(360) 902-5542

TBD

TBD

TBD

Revise rules to update the public record WACs with the current agency organizational information, statutory references, web links, and records request information.

296-30

Rules for the administration of the CVC program.

Maty Brimmer

CVC

(360) 902-6707

TBD

Sept – Oct 2013

TBD

TBD

Adopt some worker compensation rules for the administration of the CVC program.

All DOSH WACs

All DOSH WACs.

Cathy Julian

DOSH

(360) 902-5401

(CR-105 filed 6/18/13,

objection received)

WSR

13-13-064

TBD

TBD

Reorganize, renumber, make plain language changes, and easier e-access via smart phones, etc. The WISHA advisory committee is urging DOSH to proceed with this work.

296-32

Safety standards for telecommunications.

Cindy Ireland

DOSH

(360) 902-5522

8/20/13

TBD

TBD

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

296-36

296-155, Part Q

Safety standards—Compressed air work.

Cindy Ireland

DOSH

(360) 902-5522

9/18/12

WSR

12-19-075

TBD

TBD

Update current rules related to compressed air work based on industry developments and technology.

296-37

Standards for commercial diving operations.

Cindy Ireland

DOSH

(360) 902-5522

TBD

TBD

TBD

Possibly update rule in response to recent accidents.

296-45

Safety standards for electrical workers (helicopters).

Jeff Killip

DOSH

(360) 902-5530

3/5/13

WSR

13-06-055

TBD

TBD

Address for the first time safety standards addressed for lineman working from a basket attached to a helicopter.

296-52

Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives.

Cindy Ireland

DOSH

(360) 902-5522

NA

(CR-105)

9/3/13

TBD

Initiate expedited rule making to align DOSH regulations with a 2013 adopted Washington state statute.

296-xxx

Head protection.

Cindy Ireland

DOSH

(360) 902-5522

TBD

(CR-105)

9/3/13

TBD

Initiate rule making in response to OSHA rule change. Discussions underway regarding type and scope of rule making needed.

296-155

Safety standards for construction work.

Jeff Killip

DOSH

(360) 902-5530

NA

(CR-105)

8/20/13

TBD

Initiate expedited rule making to address an external broken link referenced in current DOSH regulation.

296-307

Safety standards in agriculture – REDON fit testing.

Jeff Killip

DOSH

(360) 902-5530

TBD

TBD

TBD

Put respirator requirements for the controlled negative pressure REDON fit testing protocol into the agriculture rule.

296-901

Globally harmonized system (GHS) for hazard communication – PHASE 2.

Beverly Clark

DOSH

(360) 902-5516

5/21/13

WSR

13-11-109

TBD - Fall 2013

TBD - Winter 2013

Align over thirty WACs with GHS and incorporate additional OSHA rule changes made on February 8, 2013. Phase 2 of 2.

296-46B

Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation.

Sally Elliott

Field Services and Public Safety

(360) 902-6411

5/21/13

WSR

13-11-126

TBD

TBD

Amend language in chapter 296-46B WAC, regarding scope of work requirements for load bank testing.

296-46B

Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation.

Sally Elliott

Field Services and Public Safety

(360) 902-6411

9/17/13

2/2014

5/2014

Adopt the 2014 national electrical code to ensure that rules are consistent with the national consensus standards and industry practice.

296-96

Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances.

Sally Elliott

Field Services and Public Safety

(360) 902-6411

11/20/12

WSR

12-23-075

8/20/13

11/5/13

• Adopt the current national conveyance safety standards for elevators and escalators, platform lifts and chair lifts, belt man lifts, and personnel hoists.

• Amend language for consistency and to clarify statutory requirements.

• Adopt proposals requested and supported by stakeholders.

• Amend the rules for clarification and safety.

• Amend language for general housekeeping, grammatical and reference corrections to bring the rules up-to-date.

296-150M

Manufactured homes.

Sally Elliott

Field Services and Public Safety

(360) 902-6411

10/13

TBD

TBD

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

296-05

Apprenticeship rules.

Sally Elliott

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6411

10/13

TBD

TBD

Make the final rule changes in response to the federal review to align the department's rules with the federal rules.

296-127

Prevailing wage.

Sally Elliott

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6411

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.

Sally Elliott

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6411

9/13

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.

Sally Elliott

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6411

9/13

TBD

TBD

Adopt 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.

Sally Elliott

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6411

8/16/10

WSR

10-17-087

TBD

TBD

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

296-200A

Contractor certificate of registration renewals—Security—Insurance.

Sally Elliott

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6411

TBD

TBD

TBD

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

296-400A

Plumber certification rules.

Sally Elliott

Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards

(360) 902-6411

TBD

TBD

TBD

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

296-17 and 296-17B

2014 workers' compensation premium rates.

Jo Anne Attwood

Employer Services

902-4777

6/19/13

WSR

13-13-062

9/17/13

11/30/13

Set rates for 2014 workers' compensation insurance.

296-17

Change of ownership—Experience modification factor.

Julia Sweeney

Employer Services

902-4799

TBD

TBD

TBD

Simplify change of ownership – experience modification factor rule, based on employer services strategic initiative.

296-17A

Classifications for tree services.

Dick Bredeson

Employer Services

902-4985

TBD

TBD

TBD

Possibly create separate classifications for tree trimmers.

296-17A

Classifications for schools and churches.

Dick Bredeson

Employer Services

902-4985

TBD

TBD

TBD

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

296-17A

Classifications for stores.

Dick Bredeson

Employer Services

902-4985

TBD

TBD

TBD

Reorganize multiple classifications to better address like business exposures.

296-17A

Classifications for nursing and boarding homes.

Dick Bredeson

Employer Services

902-4985

TBD

TBD

TBD

Reorganize multiple classifications to better address like business exposures.

296-17A

Classifications for optical stores.

Dick Bredeson

Employer Services

902-4985

TBD

TBD

TBD

Reorganize multiple classifications to better address like business exposures.

296-17A

Classifications for durable medical equipment.

Julia Sweeney

Employer Services

902-4799

TBD

TBD

TBD

Reorganize multiple classifications to better address like business exposures and eliminate existing contradictions in classification language.

296-17

Independent contractors reporting.

Colleen Nelson

Employer Services

902-4773

TBD

TBD

TBD

Clarify RCWs defining independent contractors.

296-17

Multiple classifications reporting.

Colleen Nelson

Employer Services

902-4773

TBD

TBD

TBD

Clarify existing rules on when employers qualify for multiple basic classifications.

296-17B

Retrospective rating.

Diane Doherty

Retrospective Rating

902-5903

4/30/13

WSR

13-10-066

8/20/13

11/15/13

Address extending requirements for businesses that enroll in individual retro plans and revising enrollment requirements for businesses under common majority ownership.

296-17A

Classifications for entertainers.

Patti Phillips

Employer Services

902-4723

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

296-17A

Classifications for agriculture and reforestation.

Karen Chamberlain

Employer Services

902-4772

TBD

TBD

TBD

Reformat classifications for clarity.

296-20

296-23

Medical aid conversion factors, physical therapy rules, and occupational therapy rules.

Erik Landaas

Health Services Analysis

(360) 902-4244

Tom Davis

Health Services Analysis

(360) 902-6687

12/17/13

February 2014

April 2014

Update conversion factors used to determine payments to medical providers, and to update the maximum daily fees payable to physical and occupational therapists.

296-14

Industrial insurance—Confidentiality of workers' compensation claim files.

Mark Rosen

Integrated Claims Services

(360) 902- 6570

11/16/04

WSR

04-23-080

TBD

TBD

Define the responsibility of employers, workers, and other parties who have access to workers' compensation claim files for confidentiality and release of claim information.

296-14

Industrial insurance—Definition of temporary partial disability (loss of earning power).

Mark Rosen

Integrated Claims Services

(360) 902- 6570

1/2/13

WSR

13-02-092

TBD

TBD

Amend the definition of temporary partial disability (loss of earning power) in the medical aid rules and add a corresponding definition in the industrial insurance rules.

296-14

Industrial insurance—Pension discount rates and mortality assumptions.

Mark Rosen

Integrated Claims Services

(360) 902- 6570

6/20/01

WSR

01-13-096

TBD

TBD

Update the mortality assumptions used to determine pension reserves and actuarial benefit reductions.

296-14

Industrial insurance—Wages.

Mark Rosen

Integrated Claims Services

(360) 902- 6570

4/22/08

WSR

08-09-115

TBD

TBD

Amend existing rules for consistency with RCW 51.08.178 (2007 SHB 1244). In addition, a new rule will be added to clarify when the value of health care benefits is included in determining the worker's monthly wage.

296-14

296-15

Industrial insurance—Suppressing workers' compensation claims.

Mark Rosen

Integrated Claims Services

(360) 902- 6570

6/5/07

WSR

07-12-079

TBD

TBD

Define, under RCW 51.28.010 and 51.28.025 (2007 SSB 5443), "bona fide workplace safety," "accident prevention program," and "first aid," and establish the penalty structure for employers when there is a finding of claim suppression. Consideration will be given to when and how employers may be required to notify workers of a finding of claim suppression. In addition, the rule making may address additional issues identified in the rule development process.

296-15

Self-insurance—Housekeeping changes.

Ginny Klapstein

Self-Insurance

(360) 902-6748

8/20/08

WSR

08-17-117

TBD

TBD

Review chapter 296-15 WAC for any corrections and to ensure consistency with statute. Affected rules will also be rewritten using plain language.

296-15

Self-insurance—Certified claims administrators and continuing education requirements.

Ginny Klapstein

Self-Insurance

(360) 902-6748

3/19/13

WSR

13-07-060

August 2013

TBD

Define the term "certified claims administrator" and reclassify some continuing education credits to a "general education" category.