WSR 97-24-070

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

[Filed December 2, 1997, 11:14 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Air contaminants corrections; chapter 296-62 WAC, General occupational health standard.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Federally-initiated amendments will be proposed to improve consistency with national standards. State-initiated amendments may be proposed to improve the protection of worker safety and health.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Federal OSHA is the only other agency regulating this subject.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department must adopt rules that are identical or at-least-as-effective-as OSHA rules as required by the OSHA/WISHA state plan agreement. Amendments will be proposed in response to the Federal Register notice, Volume 62, Number 149, published August 4, 1997, (correcting amendments).

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Christy Wood, Standards Project Manager, Department of Labor and Industries, WISHA Services Division, P.O. Box 44620, Olympia, WA 98504-4620, phone (360) 902-5524.

December 2, 1997

Gary Moore