Employer responsibility:
To make sure employees who are required to use respirators understand and can demonstrate proper respirator use and maintenance.
important:
This section applies to employees who voluntarily use respirators only when training is necessary to prevent the respirator from creating a hazard. See WAC
296-307-598 for voluntary use requirements.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050, and
49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-608, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20; WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-608, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.]