PDFWAC 296-800-23025

Provide convenient and clean washing facilities.

Exemption:
You do not have to provide washing facilities for:
 
• Mobile crews or work locations not normally attended by employees, if there is immediately available transportation to nearby washing facilities that meet the requirements of this rule.
You must provide convenient and clean washing facilities for employees including:
(1) Sinks or basins for personal washing.
(2) Hot and cold water, or lukewarm (tepid), running water in each sink and basin.
(3) Hand soap or similar cleaning agents.
(4) One of the following:
(a) Individual paper or cloth hand towels.
(b) Individual sections of clean continuous cloth toweling.
(c) Air blowers for drying hands, located near the sinks and basins.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 18-22-116, § 296-800-23025, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060 and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 12-24-071, § 296-800-23025, filed 12/4/12, effective 1/4/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 03-18-090, § 296-800-23025, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-23-060, § 296-800-23025, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-23025, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]