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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 473

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Lux, Cole, Jacobsen, R. King, Todd and Allen

Read first time 1/30/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to workplace safety; and adding a new chapter to Title 49 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The legislature finds that certain hours of employment are more hazardous than others.  These hazardous hours of work expose employees to substantial danger of injury and may result in an economic burden for both employers and employees because of lost work time, wage loss, medical expenses, and payment of industrial insurance benefits.  Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements for work during hazardous hours to ensure so far as possible safe working conditions for all employees.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     Employers who require employees to be on duty at any time between the hours of 11:00 p.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m. the following day are required to provide one of the following at the workplace during those hours:

          (1) Have more than one employee on duty at the workplace;

          (2) Equip the workplace with surveillance or alarm equipment that can be activated from any location in the workplace and that immediately signals the police or sheriff department of the jurisdiction within which the workplace is located;

          (3) Have security personnel who patrol the workplace on a regular basis, no less than once every one-half hour; or

          (4) Demonstrate that the police or sheriff's department of the jurisdiction within which the premises is located patrol the premises on a regular basis, no less than once every one-half hour.

          Franchisors who require franchisees to remain open at any time between the hours of 11:00 p.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m. the following day shall be liable for any costs associated with the franchisee's compliance with this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 49 RCW.