PDFWAC 296-811-40010

Protective clothing.

You must provide appropriate protective clothing for fire brigade members who do interior structural firefighting. Make sure protective clothing is:
(1) Provided at no cost.
(2) Meets the requirements for foot, body, hand, eye, face, and head protection found in another chapter, Safety standards for firefighters, chapter 296-305 WAC.
Exemption:
Protective clothing requirements do not apply to the following fire brigade members:
 
1. Those who do not perform interior structural firefighting.
 
2. Those who use only standpipe systems or portable fire extinguishers to control or put out fires that are in the incipient stage only.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 17-18-075, § 296-811-40010, filed 9/5/17, effective 10/6/17; WSR 06-01-073, § 296-811-40010, filed 12/20/05, effective 3/1/06.]