WAC 296-36-270. Routine examination of employees—Physical fitness requirements

(1) Only persons who are able to readily equalize the pressure in their ears shall be accepted for work in compressed air. (2) Persons having chronic alcoholism shall not be permitted to work in compressed air. (3) Persons having chronic systemic disease or any impairing physical deformity or abnormality including excessive obesity shall not be engaged for work in compressed air. (4) Persons having any disease of the ear or any systemic disease including skeletal, cardio-vascular, respiratory, genital urinary, or gastrointestinal, which may be aggravated by work in compressed air or which may prevent safe performance of such work, shall not be permitted to work in compressed air. (5) A person engaged for work in compressed air shall demonstrate his ability to read, speak and comprehend the English language.