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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2647

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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Reardon, Scott, Cooper, Conway, Linville, Cairnes, Dunshee, Kagi, Campbell, Sullivan, Keiser, Kenney, Santos, Haigh and Hurst)

Read first time 02/03/2000. Referred to Committee on .

AN ACT Relating to safety devices for flaggers; adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

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:

(1) The director shall adopt rules that take effect no later than July 1, 2000, revising the signs, signals, and barricades standards governing flaggers used in traffic control operations. The rules must be designed to improve options available to ensure the safety of the traffic control operations.

(2) The director may take the necessary steps to ensure that the rules required by subsection (1) of this section take effect no later than July 1, 2000. In developing the rules, the department must consult with the Washington state department of transportation and other persons with an interest in improving the safety of traffic control operations.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The director of the department of labor and industries must report, by September 15, 2000, to the senate labor and workforce development committee and the house commerce and labor committee on the rules adopted under section 1 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Section 1 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act shall be known and cited as the "Kim Vendl Worker Safety Act."