PDFWAC 296-800-110

Employer responsibilities: Safe workplace—Summary.

Your responsibility:
To provide a safe and healthy workplace free from recognized hazards.
IMPORTANT:
Use these rules where there are no specific rules applicable to the particular hazard.
You must meet the requirements …
in this section:
Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards
Provide and use means to make your workplace safe
Prohibit employees from entering, or being in, any workplace that is not safe
Construct your workplace so it is safe
Prohibit alcohol and narcotics from your workplace
Prohibit employees from using tools and equipment that are not safe
Establish, supervise, and enforce rules that lead to a safe and healthy work environment that are effective in practice
Control chemical agents
Protect employees from biological agents
Note:
Employees may discuss and participate in any WISHA safety and health related practice and may refuse to perform dangerous tasks without fear of discrimination. Discrimination includes: Dismissal, demotion, loss of seniority, denial of a promotion, harassment, etc. see chapter 296-360 WAC, Discrimination pursuant to RCW 49.17.160, for a complete description of discrimination and the department's responsibility to protect employees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 18-22-116, § 296-800-110, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18; WSR 03-18-090, § 296-800-110, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 02-16-047, § 296-800-110, filed 8/1/02, effective 10/1/02; WSR 01-23-060, § 296-800-110, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-110, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]