AGENDA
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Semi-Annual Rule Development Agenda
(January 1, 1999-July 1, 1999)
| WAC CHAPTER | CHAPTER TITLE | AGENCY CONTACT | TIMING | SCOPE OF RULE CHANGES |
| WASHINGTON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (WISHA) | ||||
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General safety and health standards | Ken Lewis, 902-4568 | CR-101: 6/2/98 CR-102XA: 12/22/98 CR-103: 2/23/99 Effective: 4/26/99 | To adopt WISHA written program requirements on accident prevention to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory improvement. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General occupational health standards | Ken Lewis, 902-4568 | CR-101: 6/2/98 CR-102: 10/21/98 Hearing: 12/10/98 CR-103: 3/17/99 Effective: 6/17/99 | To amend the requirements for emergency eyewashing facilities, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory improvement. |
| Chapters 296-305 and 296-24 WAC | Safety standards for fire fighters | Cindy Ireland, 902-5522 | CR-101: 5/19/98 CR-102: 8/18/98 Hearing: 9/22/98 CR-103: 2/17/99 Effective: 6/1/99 | To adopt federal OSHA
requirements to make the state’s
requirements at least as
effective as OSHA’s. Changes
include: •Narrowing the scope and application of the fire brigade standard. •Clarifying eye and face protection. •Clarifying physical requirements. •Clarifying the 2-in, 2-out requirement. |
| Chapter 296-54 WAC | Safety standards for logging operations | Cindy Ireland, 902-5522 | CR-101: 5/7/97 CR-102: 9/22/98 Hearing: To be deter- mined CR-103: 8/11/99 Effective: 11/18/99 | To amend the logging standards, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory improvement. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General occupational health standards | Ken Lewis, 902-4568 | CR-101: 6/2/98 CR-102XA: 12/22/98 CR-103: 3/23/99 Effective: 6/23/99 | To adopt rules on hazardous
waste operations and emer- gency response requirements, and to comply with EO 97-02 on regulatory improvement. |
| Chapter 296-79 WAC | Pulp, paper, paper- board mills and con- verters | Ken Lewis, 902-4568 | CR-101: 8/24/94 CR-102: 3/2/99 Hearing: 4/7/99 CR-103: 8/3/99 Effective: 11/3/99 | To adopt the pulp and paper
standard with the assistance of
an industry labor/management
committee and an advisory
committee. The rule is also
necessary to comply with EO
97-02 on regulatory improve- ment. |
| Chapters 296-62 and 296-65 WAC | General occupational health standards and asbestos removal and encapsulation | Christy Wood, 902-5524 | CR-101: 12/1/98 CR-102: 4/6/99 Hearings: 5/14/99 Adoption: 8/10/99 Effective: 11/10/99 | To adopt federal OSHA requirements on the asbestos standard. |
| Chapters 296-24, 296-62, 296-56, 296-78, 296-155, 296-304, and 296-305 WAC | General safety and
health standards;
General occupational
health standards; Safety
standards--Longshore,
stevedore and related
waterfront operations;
Sawmills and wood- working operations; Construction work; Ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking; and Fire fighters | Christy Wood, 902-5524 | CR-101: 4/1/98 CR-102: 11/17/98 Hearings: 1/5/99 (Tumwater), 1/6/99 (Spokane) and 1/7/99 (Yakima) Adoption: 5/3/99 Effective: 9/1/99 | To adopt a federal OSHA
respiratory protection require- ment. |
| Chapter 296-45 WAC | Safety standards for electrical workers | Jennie Hays, 902-5523 | CR-102XA: 2/2/98 Adoption: 4/20/99 Effective: 8/1/99 | To adopt federal OSHA requirements on the electrical standard in order to be as effective as the federal final rule. |
| Chapters 296-24, 296-62, 296-32, 296-52, 296-78, 296-79, 296-155, and 296-301 WAC | General safety and
health standards;
General occupational
safety and health
standards; Safety
standards--Telecom- munications; Handling of explosives; Wood- working, pulp and papermills, construc- tion work; Textile industry | Jennie Hays, 902-5523 | CR-101: 2/3/99 CR-102: 5/18/99 Hearing: To be deter- mined CR-103: 8/17/99 Effective: 12/1/99 | To adopt federal miscellaneous OSHA requirements to be as effective as the federal final rule. |
| ADMINISTRATION - LEGAL SERVICES | ||||
| Chapter 296-06 WAC | Public records | Joseph Molenda, 902-4544 | CR-101: 5/31/ 99 CR-102: 7/30/99 Public hearings: 9/15/99 CR-103: 10/29/99 Effective date: 12/1/99 | Rule is to be updated to reflect new organizational structure, locations and simplification of rule language. Minor policy revisions may also occur. |
| OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR | ||||
| WAC 296-20-0270 -296-20-0275 and 296-20-0285 | Medical aid rules | Jami Lifka, 902-4941 | CR-101: 6/3/98 CR-102: 3/99 Public Hearings 4: 5/99 CR-103: 6/99 Effective date: 8/99 | To adopt the criteria which are used to make medical coverage decisions. |
| WAC 296-20-01002 | Definitions | Jami Lifka, 902-4941 | CR-101: 5/99 CR-102: Public Hearing: CR-103: Effective date: | To review the definitions according to the governor's executive order and making any changes on regulatory improvement found to be necessary. |
| SPECIALTY COMPLIANCE SERVICES DIVISION | ||||
| WAC 296-400A-045 | Plumber certification | Kevin Morris, 902-5578 | CR-102XA: 1/20/99 Public Hearing: n/a CR-103: 3/20/99 Effective date: 4/20/99 | To reduce fees that were raised in excess of the amount allowed by I-601. |
| Chapter 296-96 WAC | Elevators | Richard Atkinson, 902-6369 | CR-101: 6/17/98 CR-102: 3/24/99 Public Hearing: 4/27/99 CR-103: 5/28/99 Effective date: 6/28/99 | Adopt new chapter that incorporates all existing elevator chapters, plus the electric manlift chapter from WISHA. |
| WAC 296-104-700 | Fees; Unfired pressure vessels | Pat Carlson-Brown, 902-5271 | CR-101: 12/2/98 CR-102: 1/27/99 Public Hearing: 3/16/99 CR-103: 3/30/99 Effective date: 4/30/99 | To increase boiler fees by
4.18%. The 4.18% rate is the
Office of Financial Manage- ment's maximum allowable fiscal growth rate factor for fiscal year 1999. The general fee increases are necessary to maintain the fiscal health and operational effectiveness of the program. Deleting WAC 296-104-285 to eliminate unnecessary duplication. |
| Chapter 296-150T WAC | Factory-built temporary worker housing structures | Dan Wolfenbarger, 902-5225 | CR-101: 12/23/98 CR-102: 3/3/99 Public Hearing(s): 4/7 and 4/8/99 (Yakima and Olympia) CR-103: 4/30/99 Effective date: 6/1/99 | To adopt a new chapter to implement the statutory requirements of SB 6268 which directed the DOH to adopt by rule a "temporary worker building code” and for L&I to adopt the rules implementing the temporary worker building code on structures built in a factory. |
| SPECIALTY COMPLIANCE SERVICES DIVISION | ||||
| Chapters 296-150C, 296-150F, 296-150M, 296-150P and 296-150R WAC | Factory assembled structures | Dan Wolfenbarger, 902-5225 | CR-101: 2/17/99 CR-102: 4/2/99 Public Hearing: 5/11/99 CR-103: 6/1/99 Effective date: 7/1/99 | Amend FAS rules for clarification and housekeeping and to incorporate a number of existing policies into WAC rules. |
| Chapter 296-403 WAC | Amusement rides or structures | Janet Lewis, 902-5249 | CR-101: 3/3/99 CR-102: 4/16/99 Public Hearing: 5/25/99 CR-103: 6/15/99 Effective date: 7/25/99 | Change permit process to allow issuance of temporary short-term permits to amusement rides. |
| Chapter 296-200A WAC Chapters 296-150C, 296-150F, 296-150M, 296-150P, and 296-150R WAC Chapter 296-86A WAC | Contractor registration; Factory assembled structures; Electrical permit; Elevators; Electrical licensing | Pete Schmidt, 902-5571 | CR-101: 12/23/98 CR-102: 3/3/99 Public Hearing(s): 4/7 and 4/8/99 (Yakima and Olympia) CR-103: 4/30/99 Effective date: 6/1/99 | Increase fees by 4.18%. The
4.18% rate is the Office of
Financial Management's
maximum allowable fiscal
growth rate factor for fiscal year
1999. The general fee in- creases are necessary to maintain the fiscal health and operational effectiveness of the program. New fees are established to cover the cost of FAS medical gas plan review and for duplicate electrical licenses and certificates. |
| BOILER BOARD | ||||
| Chapter 296-104 WAC | Boilers and unfired pressure vessel law | Pat Carlson-Brown, 902-5271 | CR-101: 2/10/99 CR-102: 6/30/99 Public Hearing: 9/21/99 CR-103: 9/20/99 Effective date: 11/2/99 | Rule-making activity is primarily for the purposes of clear rule writing, housekeeping and editing. |
| RETROSPECTIVE RATING | ||||
| Chapter 296-17 WAC | General reporting rules, classifications, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for workers' compensation insurance | Frank Romero, 902-4835 | CR-101: 2/17/99 CR-102: 8/4/99 Public Hearing: 9/13/99 CR-103: 10/31/99 Effective date: 1/1/2000 | Rules applicable to the industrial insurance retrospective rating program including provisions to implement JLARC performance audit recommendations and requirements of RCW 51.16.035 applicable to workplace safety, accident prevention and claims management. |
| CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION | ||||
| Chapters 296-30 and 296-31 WAC | Crime victims compensation | Valerie Estes, 902-5369 | CR-101: 4/21/99 CR-102: 6/16/99 Public Hearing: 7/27/99 CR-103: 9/2/99 Effective date: 10/3/99 | The rules above are the second
segment of rules being reviewed
by the program for regulatory improvement. We are review- ing and rewriting all CVC rules, which have been broken out into three segments. In addi- tion, the following rules will be affected by the standards of treatment task force, and will also be written to comply with recommendations that come out of the task force. The timelines for these will be determined based on the recommendations and implementation of those recommendations, but are expected to also take place in the next six months. |