PDFWAC 296-800-230
Summary.
Your responsibility:
You must provide safe drinking (potable) water, bathrooms, washing facilities, eating areas and garbage and waste disposal in your workplace.
General requirements for all workplaces.
You must meet the requirements… | in this section: |
Drinking water | |
Provide safe drinking (potable) water in your workplace | WAC 296-800-23005 |
Clearly mark water outlets that are not fit for drinking (nonpotable) | WAC 296-800-23010 |
Make sure that systems delivering not-fit-for-drinking (nonpotable) water prevent backflow into drinking water systems | WAC 296-800-23015 |
Bathrooms and washing facilities | |
Provide bathrooms for your employees | WAC 296-800-23020 |
Provide convenient and clean washing facilities | WAC 296-800-23025 |
Eating areas and food service | |
Make sure eating areas are safe and healthy | WAC 296-800-23040 |
Follow these requirements if you provide food service to your employees | WAC 296-800-23045 |
Garbage and waste disposal | |
Dispose of garbage and waste safely | WAC 296-800-23050 |
Remove garbage and waste in a way that does not create a health hazard | WAC 296-800-23055 |
Lunchrooms and personal service rooms | |
Provide a separate lunchroom if employees are exposed to toxic substances if they are allowed to eat and drink on the job site | WAC 296-800-23060 |
Provide showers when required for employees working with chemicals | WAC 296-800-23065 |
Provide change rooms when required | WAC 296-800-23070 |
Make sure any work clothes you provide are dry | WAC 296-800-23075 |
Note: | Some industries may have additional rules on bathrooms and washing facilities. Some examples include: |
Industry | WAC |
Agriculture; indoor sanitation and temporary labor camps | chapter 296-307 WAC |
Carcinogens; general regulated area requirements | WAC 296-62-07308 |
Charter boats | WAC 296-115-050 |
Compressed air work | WAC 296-36-160(5) |
Construction | WAC 296-155-140 |
Temporary labor camps | WAC 296-24-12507 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 18-22-116, § 296-800-230, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18; WSR 03-18-090, § 296-800-230, filed 9/2/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-23-060, § 296-800-230, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-230, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]