WAC 296-62-51030. Surgical smoke program

(1) Employers must have a written surgical evacuation smoke program for any procedure that may generate surgical smoke. (2) The surgical smoke evacuation program must have the following elements: (a) Selection of surgical smoke evacuation systems. (b) Required use of a surgical smoke evacuation system during any planned surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke which would otherwise make contact with the eyes or respiratory tract of the occupants of the room.