WAC 296-800-230
WAC 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
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
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