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.]