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                                  HOUSE BILL 2488

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Thompson, Koster, D. Schmidt, Cairnes, McMahan, Cooke, Reams, Crouse, Chandler, Buck, Fuhrman, McMorris, Hatfield, Sheldon, Kessler and Mulliken

Read first time 01/11/96.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Establishing the standard of review for certain investigations.

     AN ACT Relating to investigations, inspections, or reviews by the department of labor and industries; and adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 49.17 RCW to read as follows:

     When an investigation, inspection, or review of any decision, action, or operation is undertaken by the director or the director's designee, the measure of performance or standard of review for determining a reasonably safe and healthful work environment is as follows:  Was the decision, action, or operation reasonable under the circumstances and conditions, as measured by the standard of a reasonable and prudent person with similar training, experience, responsibility, and authority?

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