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Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-05		Apprenticeship	The Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Act (chapter 49.04 RCW) establishes the Washington state apprenticeship and training council (WSATC) and designates as its administrative arm the apprenticeship section of the department of labor and industries.
296-06		Public records	Ensures compliance with the provisions of chapter 42.17 RCW, in particular with sections of that act dealing with public records.
296-07		State Environmental Policy Act guidelines	The rules contained in this chapter are to carry out the policy and procedures of SEPA and the SEPA guidelines, and shall govern the application of SEPA requirements to the department.
296-08		Practice and procedure	Various rules about practice and procedure for dealing with L&I, including: appearance and practice before agency, service of process, subpoenas, and petitions for rule making
296-09		Board of boiler rules -- procedure	Various rules about the practice and procedures for the board of boiler rules.
296-14		Industrial insurance	Various rules for industrial insurance.
296-14	100 - 150	Worker Benefit Definitions	The definitions of worker benefits terminology used in this rule.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-14	200	Waiver of Worker Overpayments	Waiver of recovery for worker compensation benefits overpayments.
296-14	300	Mental Conditions and Disabilities Benefits	Various rules about mental conditions and mental disabilities.
296-14	310 - 330	Firefighter Benefits	Various rules about industrial insurance benefits for firefighters.
296-14	400 - 420	Worker Benefit Eligibility	Various rules on the eligibility benefit for workers.
296-14	520 - 530	Calculating a Worker's Wage
296-14	600	Asbestos Benefits	Rule on the payment of benefits on asbestos-related disease claims.
296-14	900 - 940	Special Assistant Attorneys General	Various rules on Special Assistant Attorneys General.
296-14	970	Worker's Claim File Confidentiality	Rules on the confidentiality of a worker's claim file.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-15		Workers' compensation self-insurance rules and regulations	Various workers' compensation self-insurance rules and regulations.
296-15A		Industrial insurance discrimination	Rules for filing a complaint of discrimination.
296-16	100 - 170	Preferred Worker Program	Various rules on employment of preferred workers.
296-17		General reporting rules, classifications, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance
296-17A		Classifications for Washington Workers' Compensation Insurance
296-19A		Vocational rehabilitation	Various rules for vocational rehabilitation.
296-20		Medical aid rules	Various rules for medial aid and procedures.
296-21		Reimbursement policies: Psychiatric services, biofeedback, physical medicine	Various rules for specific therapeutic procedures
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-23		Physician Assistants and Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Massage Therapy
296-23	135 - 145	Radiology	Various requirements for radiology
296-23	155	Pathology - General Information and Instructions	Various requirements for pathology information and instructions
296-23	160	Dental - General information and Instructions	Various requirements for dental information and instructions.
296-23	165 - 180	Miscellaneous Services and Appliances	Various requirements for services and appliances
296-23	195	Chiropractic consultations	Various regulations for chiropractic consultations
296-23	205 - 215	Naturopathic Physicians	Various regulations for naturopathic physicians
296-23	220	Physical Therapy	Various regulations for physical therapy
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-23	230 - 235	Occupational Therapy	Various regulations for occupational therapy
296-23	241	Nursing	Various regulations for nursing
296-23	250	Massage Therapy
296-23	302 - 392	General Rules for Independent Medical Examinations and Approved Examiners for Independent Medical Examinations
296-23A		Hospitals	Various regulations for hospitals in dealing with L&I
296-23B		Ambulatory surgery center payment	Billing, procedures covered, and payment regulations for abulatory surgery centers.
296-24		General Safety and Health Standards	Designed to protect the safety and health of employees by creating a healthy work environment by establishing requirements to control safety hazards in the workplace.
296-24	003 - 012	General Safety Standards - Purpose and Scope	Consolidation of all safety rules of general application for employers including organization, purpose, and definitions applicable to Chapter 24, General Safety and Health Rules
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-24	21501	Use of Mechanical Equipment and Clearance limits	Allows for safe clearances when using mechanical equipment for material handling
296-24	21511	Rolling railroad cars	Rules for working with rolling railroad cars
296-24	21513	Open area guarding	Requirements to make sure that covers and/or guardrails are provided for open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.
296-24	235	Overhead and gantry cranes	Rules for overhead and gantry cranes
296-24	237	Hoists	Rules for the construction, use and maintenance of chain and electric hoists; Rules for air hoists
296-24	240	Crawler locomotive and truck cranes	Rules for crawler locomotive and truck cranes
296-24	245	Derricks	Rules for derricks
296-24	293	A-frames	Rules for A-frames used for material handling.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-24	294	Rigging	Rules for all types of rigging including slings.
296-24	295 - 325	Compressed gases	General requirements for handling, storage and utilization of compressed gases. Also, contains specific requirements for: Acetylene; Hydrogen; Oxygen; Nitrous oxide
296-24	330	Flammables and combustibles	Requirements for safe handling, storage and use of flammable and combustible liquids.
296-24	370	Spray Finishing	Rules that apply to spray finishing operations that use flammable and combustible material
296-24	475	Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)	To protect employees against the hazards of storing and handling liquefied petroleum gases through design, construction, location, and installation and operation requirements.
296-24	56525	Automatic sprinkler systems	Requirements for automatic sprinkler systems
296-24	56527	Fire alarm signaling systems	Requirements for fire alarm signaling systems
296-24	567	Employee emergency plans and fire prevention plans	Requirements for employee emergency plans and fire prevention plans
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-24	592 - 635	Fire suppression & detection	Requirements for fire suppression equipment: Standpipe and hose systems; Automatic sprinkler systems; Fixed extinguishing systems; General; Dry chemical; Gaseous agent; Water spray and foam; Fire detection systems.
296-24	680 - 722	Welding, Cutting and Brazing	To protect employees from the workplace hazards of welding, cutting and brazing and welding gases.
296-24	73501 - 73507	Walking and Working Surfaces	Requirements for safeguarding walking and working surfaces.
296-24	73511	Steam Piping	Requirements for safeguarding of steam pipes.
296-24	750	Floor & wall openings & holes, guarding	Requirements for safeguarding walking & working surfaces, floor and wall openings and holes.
296-24	75011	Guardrails	Railing, toeboards, and cover specifications.
296-24	765	Stairs, Fixed Stairs	Requirements for design, location, and safeguarding of fixed stairways.
296-24	900	Man lifts	Requirements for the construction, maintenance, inspection and operation of manlifts.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-24	920 - 940	Compressed gas cylinders	Requirements for determining the safe condition of compressed gas cylinders under an employer’s control.
296-24	956 - 985	Electrical workers, safety standards for - Hazardous locations	Requirements for safeguarding employees against electrical hazards in their workplace; Requirements for electric equipment and wiring in locations classified as hazardous.
296-27		Recordkeeping and Reporting	Requirements for employers to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.
296-30		Rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program	Various rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program.
296-31		Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees	Various regulations for Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees
296-32		Telecommunications, safety standards for.	Rules for employees working with telecommunication systems
296-33		Attendant services	Regulations for attendant services, including insurance coverage and who may receive attendant services.
296-36		Compressed air work, Safety standards	Rules for protecting workers when working with compressed air.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-37		Commercial diving operations, standards for	Rules for commercial diving operations
296-43		Heating installations -- Cable, radiant, soil, etc.	Regulations for heating cables and heating elements, including those embedded in soil, sand and driveways
296-45		Electrical workers, safety standards for	Rule to protect workers when using electrical power generation, control, transmission, and distribution lines and equipment.
296-46B		Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation	Various regulations for electrical safety standards, administration and installation.
296-49A		Director's factory assembled structures advisory board	Establishes a uniform means of communication between the department and persons, firms or corporations engaged in the manufacture of factory assembled structures.
296-52		Explosives, safety standards for the possession and handling of	Covers all aspects of manufacture, possession, storage, selling, purchase, transportation, and use of explosives or blasting agents.
296-54		Logging operations, Safety standards	Rules for logging
296-56		Longshore, Stevedore and Waterfront Related Operations	Rules for longshore, stevedore and related waterfront operations.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-59		Ski area facilities and operations, Safety standards for	Rules for ski areas
296-62		General Occupational Health Standards	The rules in this chapter are designed to protect the health of employees and help to create a healthy workplace by establishing requirements to control health hazards. Requirements for chemical hazard communication programs, workplace lighting levels and exposure records are in chapter 296-800 WAC, the safety and health core rules.
296-62	005 - 050	Occupational Health - General Information	General information for Chapter 62
296-62	053	Trade Secrets (Agriculture Only)	Requirements for employer protection of trade secrets. The requirements in WAC 296-62-05305 through 296-62-05325 apply only to agriculture. The requirements for all other industries relating to trade secrets have been moved to chapter 296-816 WAC, Protecting trade secrets.
296-62	073 - 07316	Carcinogens (General)	General requirements for protecting employees from contact with known carcinogens (cancer causing agents).
296-62	07329	Vinyl chloride	Requirements for protecting employees from contact with vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing agent.
296-62	07336 - 7340	Acrylonitrile	Requirements for protecting employees from contact with vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing agent.
296-62	07342 - 07346	1, 2-Dibromo- 3-chloropropane	Requirements for protecting employees from contact with 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane, a cancer-causing agent.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-62	074 - 07451	Cadmium	Requirements for protecting employees from contact with Cadmium, a cancer-causing agent.
296-62	07450 - 07477	Methylene Chloride	Requirements for protecting employees from contact with Methylene chloride a cancer-causing agent.
296-62	07460	Butadiene	Requirements for protecting employees from contact with Butadiene, a cancer-causing agent.
296-62	075 - 7515	Air contaminants - General (Agriculture only)	Permissible exposure limits (PELs) for employees when exposed to different types of air contaminants.
296-62	07519	Thiram	Specific requirements for protecting employees from occupational chemical exposure to Thiram.
296-62	07521	Lead	Specific requirements for protecting employees from occupational chemical exposure to lead.
296-62	076	Methylenedianiline	Specific requirements for protecting employees from occupational chemical exposure to Methylenedianiline.
296-62	077	Actinolite	To protect employees from occupational exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite, and Actinolite.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-62	077	Anthophyllite	To protect employees from occupational exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite, and Actinolite.
296-62	077	Asbestos	To protect employees from occupational exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite, and Actinolite.
296-62	077	Tremolite	To protect employees from occupational exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite, and Actinolite.
296-62	08003 - 08029	Hexavalent Chromium	Applies to occupational exposures to chromium (VI) in all forms and compounds in general industry; construction; shipyards, marine terminals, and longshoring, with some exceptions
296-62	09005	Non-Ionizing Radiation Hazards	Requirements to protect workers from exposure to hazardous levels of nonionizing radiation.
296-62	095	Outdoor Heat Exposure (Heat Stress)	Requirements for protection of workers from outdoor heat exposure.
296-62	14533 - 14543	Cotton Dust	Protecting employees from occupational exposure to cotton dust.
296-62	200	Coke Ovens	To protect employees from occupational exposure to coke (carbonized coal) oven emissions.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-63		Right-to-Know fee assessment.	Rules for the department to assess and collect Right-to-Know fees.
296-65		Asbestos removal and encapsulation.	Rules for certification of removers & testing.
296-67		Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, Safety standards for	Rules for employers who have highly hazardous chemicals.
296-78		Sawmills and woodworking operations, Safety standards for	Rules for sawmills and woodworking operations
296-79		Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters, Safety standards for	Rules for the pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.
296-96		Elevators	The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Provide for the safe mechanical and electrical operation, construction, installation, alteration, inspection, relocation, and repair of conveyances; and (2) Ensure that all such operation, construction, installation, alteration, inspection, and repair subject to the provisions of this chapter will be reasonably safe to persons and property and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the applicable statutes of the state of Washington.
296-99		Grain handling facilities, Safety standards for	Rules for all grain handling facilities including the waterfront dock areas at marine terminals.
296-104		Board of boiler rules -- Substantive	Apply to all boilers and unfired pressure vessels except those exempt under RCW 70.79.080
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-115		Charter boats, Safety requirements for	Rules for charter boats not covered by the United States Coast Guard
296-125		Nonagricultural employment of minors	Applies to every person that employs one or more minors, or who permits, allows, or suffers one or more minors to work at a site or workplace, on premises, or under work conditions controlled by that employer, except for those employers statutorily exempted.
296-126		Employment standards	Apply to any person employed in any industry or occupation within the state of Washington, unless: (1) Exempted by the provisions of chapter 49.12 RCW (newspaper vendors or carriers, domestic or casual labor in or about private residences, agricultural labor as defined in RCW 50.04.150, as now or hereafter amended, and sheltered workshops, are all exempt from these provisions); (2) Otherwise exempted in rules and regulations adopted by the industrial welfare committee of the state of Washington; (3) Exempted by a variance issued under the provisions in WAC 296-126-130; (4) Such person is an employee of the state or any political subdivision, or municipal corporation to the extent that these rules conflict with any statute, rule or regulation adopted under the authority of the appropriate legislative body.
296-126	025 - 030	Payroll Deduction	The current payroll deductions rules (WAC 296-126-025) are in conflict with the statute and have been since the ruling of University of Washington v. Pope. This Court case addressed which deductions are permitted and that they were only permitted from the worker’s termination wages. The proposed wording also includes two new sections (WAC 296-126-028 and WAC 296-126-030) for wage deductions during on-going employment and adjustments for overpayments.
296-127		Prevailing wage	Various administrative and other requirements for prevailing wage rules. Coveres and defines different types of contractors.
296-128		Minimum wages	Provisions for wage recordkeeping, and minimum wage regulations for handicapped workers, students, and apprentices
296-130		Family care	Serves to establish a minimum standard allowing an employee to use the employee's sick leave or other paid time off to care for a sick family member.
296-131		Agricultural employment standards	Apply to persons employed in agricultural labor. The standards in this chapter beginning at WAC 296-131-100 apply only to minors employed in agricultural labor. The standards in this chapter do not apply to the immediate family members of the officers of any business engaged in agricultural production of crops or livestock.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-133		Procedural rules supplementary to the Health Care Activities Labor Relations Act, chapter 156, Laws of 1972 ex. sess.	Rules of procedure to aid and assist the department of labor and industries, its authorized agents, and interested parties in proceedings under the act.
296-134		Parental (family) leave.	Serves to implement chapter 11, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess., establishing a minimum standard for employee leave in furtherance of family stability and economic security.
296-150		Manufactured homes	Requires that any alteration to a manufactured home be approved by the department.
296-150C		Commercial coaches	Applies to the approval of commercial coach manufacturers, dealers and to any person who manufactures or alters the plumbing, mechanical, or electrical system or the body or frame of a commercial coach.
296-150F		Factory-built housing and commercial structures	Applies to the approval: (a) Of factory-built structures used for residences or commercial purposes; and (b) After occupancy of a factory-built house or commercial structure, all inspections are done by the local enforcement agency.
296-150M		Factory Assembled Structures, Factory-built Housing & Commercial Structures
296-150P		Recreational park trailers	Applies to: (a) Manufacturers, dealers and individuals who build for sale, sell, or lease recreational park trailers in Washington state; and (b) Manufacturers, dealers, and individuals who alter recreational park trailers for sale or lease in Washington state.
296-150R		Recreational vehicles	Applies to: (a) Manufacturers, dealers and individuals who build for sale, sell, or lease recreational vehicles in Washington state; and (b) Manufacturers, dealers, and individuals who alter recreational vehicles for sale or lease in Washington state.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-150T		Factory-built temporary worker housing structures	Applies to the approval: (a) Of factory-built temporary worker housing structures; and (b) After occupancy of a factory-built temporary worker housing structure, all inspections are done by the department of health.
296-150V		Conversion vendor units and medical units	Applies to the approval of conversion vendor unit and medical unit manufacturers, dealers, and to any person who manufactures or alters the plumbing, mechanical, or electrical system of a conversion vendor unit or medical unit.
296-155		Construction, Safety Standards for	Rules for the construction industry
296-155	245 - 24525	Fall Restraint and Fall Arrest	Requirements for employers to provide and enforce the use of fall protection for employees in construction, alteration, repair, maintenance (including painting and decorating), demolition workplaces, and material handling
296-200A		Contractor registration	The goal of this chapter is to: (1) Reduce the paperwork required for contractor registrations. (2) Clarify issues related to suits against contractors and the collection of court judgments. (3) Ensure that the contractors registration law (chapter 18.27 RCW) is efficiently and properly administered.
296-301		Textile industry, Safety standards for the	Rules for the textile industry
296-303		Laundry machinery and operations Safety standards for.	Rules for laundries
296-304		Ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking, Safety standards for	Rules for shipyards, ship building and other similar operations
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-305		Fire fighters, Safety standards for	Rules for fire fighters.
296-307		Agriculture, Safety standards for	Safety rules for agriculture
296-310		Farm labor contracting	Various licensing and contract requirements for farm labor contracting
296-360		Discrimination, pursuant to RCW 49.17.160.	Rules that give direction to the department in enforcing RCW 49.17.160, ; Discrimination against employee filing complaint, instituting proceedings, or testifying prohibited -- Procedure -- Remedy.
296-400A		Plumbers certification	Various rules about certifcation and permits for plumbers
296-403A		Amusement rides or structures	Various requirements for amusement rides and structures
296-800		Core Rules	The basic safety and health rules needed by most employers in Washington State.
296-800	130	Safety committees/meeting	Rules for your safety committee or safety meetings
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-800	140	Accident Prevention	Requirements for your safety and health plan
296-800	150	First aid	Rules to make sure your employees get fast and effective first aid.
296-800	15030 - 15040	Emergency Washing	Requirements for emergency showers, eye/face washing, hand-held drench hoses, or other similar units used in Agriculture
296-800	160	Personal protective equipment (PPE)	Minimum requirements for personal protective equipment
296-800	170	Hazard Communication (Chemical)	Rules to make sure employees understand and know the hazards of the chemicals they work with.
296-800	190	Safety Bulletin Board	Rule for having a safety bulletin board.
296-800	200	WISHA Poster	Rule for having and posting a Job Safety & Health Poster
296-800	210	Lighting	Minimum requirements for lighting
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-800	220	Housekeeping	Rules for housekeeping, drainage and storage
296-800	230	Sanitation	Rules for drinking water, bathrooms, washing facilities and waste disposal.
296-800	240	Tobacco Smoke	Rules for environmental tobacco smoke.
296-800	250	Stairs	Minimum requirements for stairs and stair railings
296-800	260	Floors	Rules for guarding holes and openings in floors
296-800	270	Structural integrity	Rules for the minimum requirements for workplace structural integrity
296-800	280	Electrical, Basic Requirements (Core Rules)	Basic rules for electrical
296-800	300	Fire extinguishers	Minimum requirements for portable fire extinguishers
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-800	310	Exit Routes and Employee Alarm Systems	Minimum requirements for exit routes and alarm systems.
296-800	320	Accident reporting and investigation	Rules about the reporting of a death or a hospitalization of 2 or more employees and investigating accidents.
296-800	330	Releasing accident investigation reports	Rules telling what and how the department will release information in their accident investigation reports
296-800	340	Protecting sources	Tells who and how the department protects sources who report occupational safety and health concerns
296-802		Employee Medical and Exposure Records	The purpose of this chapter is to provide employees and their designated representatives the right to access relevant medical and exposure records. It also describes the procedures WISHA will follow when accessing confidential medical information.
296-803		Lockout/Tagout	This chapter applies to the service and maintenance of machines and equipment, including piping systems, if employees could be injured by the: unexpected energization or start up of the machine or equipment or release of stored energy.
296-806		Machine Safety	This chapter applies if you have machines or machine operations in your workplace.
296-806	420	Conveyors	Applies to hazards related to conveyors and conveying systems, including bulk material, package, or unit handling types. These requirements are designed to protect employees operating, maintaining, cleaning, and working around conveyors.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-807		Portable Power Tools	This chapter applies to the tools and equipment shown in Table 1 of this chapter.
296-807	140	Compressed Air Tools	This section applies to portable, hand-held compressed air powered tools. It also applies to airhose and plastic pipe used to supply compressed air to these tools.
296-807	150	Powder Actuated Fastening Systems	This section applies to any powder actuated fastening system designed to use the expanding gases from a powder load to propel a stud, pin, fastener, or other object into hard structural material.
296-807	160	Power Lawnmowers
296-807	170	Jacks	This section applies to portable hand- or power-operated: Hydraulic jacks; Mechanical ratchet jacks; Mechanical screw jacks.
296-809		Confined Spaces	Protecting employees from occupational hazards related to permit-required confined spaces such as tanks, pits, or storage bins.
296-811		Fire Brigades	Applies to any workplace that chooses to establish a fire brigade.
296-816		Trade Secrets	This chapter applies to both withholding trade secret information from material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and employee exposure records; and providing trade secret information in medical emergencies and nonemergency situations.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-817		Hearing Loss Prevention (Noise)	We are reviewing the hearing conservation rules, updating, and rewriting the rules for clarity, ease of use, and understanding.
296-818		Abrasive Blasting	Applies to all abrasive blasting operations where an abrasive is forcibly applied to a surface using any of the following: Pneumatic pressure; Hydraulic pressure; Centrifugal force.
296-823		Bloodborne Pathogens	Provides requirements to protect employees from exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) that may contain bloodborne pathogens. Examples of bloodborne pathogens are the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV).
296-824		Emergency Response	To protect employees who work in emergency response operations for the releases or threat of releases of hazardous substances without regard to the location of the hazard.
296-826		Anhydrous Ammonia	Applies to employers who use, handle, store, distribute, or transport anhydrous ammonia.
296-828		Labs	Applies to the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals.
296-829		Helicopters Used as Lifting Machines	Chapter 296-829 WAC applies to helicopters when used to carry loads, suspended with a cargo sling, powered hoist, or other attaching methods.
296-832		Late Night Retail Worker Crime Prevention	Crime protection requirements for a retail establishment operating between 11pm and 6am. (Does not include restaurants, hotels, taverns, or any lodging facilities)
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-833		Temporary Worker Housing	Rules for employers who provide or require their employees to live in temporary housing.
296-835		Dip Tanks	The requirements for guarding against the hazards of dip tanks.
296-839		Material Safety Data Sheets and Label Preparation	This chapter sets minimum requirements for content and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and labels for hazardous chemicals.
296-841		Airborne Contaminants	Applies to any workplace with potential or actual employee exposure to respiratory hazards
296-842		Respirators	Applies to all use of respirators at work.
296-843		Hazardous Waste	Rules for hazardous waste sites and operations.
296-848		Arsenic	This chapter applies to all occupational exposure to inorganic arsenic.
296-849		Benzene	This chapter applies to all occupational exposure to benzene.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-855		Ethylene Oxide	Applies to all occupational exposure to ethylene oxide.
296-856		Formaldehyde	Applies to all occupational exposure to formaldehyde. Formaldehyde includes formaldehyde gas, its solutions, and materials that release formaldehyde.
296-860		Railroads	Requirements for railroad clearances and walkways in rail yards and plants including logging railroad yards such as mill yards, maintenance yards and sorting yards
296-863		Forklifts and Other Powered Industrial Trucks	This chapter applies to powered industrial trucks that use electric motors or internal combustion engines.
296-864		Split Rims	Applies to the protection of employees who service split rim wheels and single-piece rim wheels used on large vehicles.
296-865		Motor Vehicles	Rules for safe care and use of motor vehicles and trailers
296-869		Elevating Work Platforms	Applies to the following types of elevating work platforms: Aerial lifts; Manually propelled elevating work platforms; Self-propelled elevating work platforms; Boom-supported elevating work platforms.
296-870		Powered Platforms	Covers permanent powered platform installations dedicated to interior or exterior building maintenance of a specific structure or group of structures.
Chapter WAC #	Section	Rule Title/Topic	Scope of Rule
296-874		Scaffolds	This chapter applies to suspended and supported scaffolds, including their supporting structures and anchorage points.
296-876		Ladders, Portable and Fixed	Applies to portable and fixed ladders, including job-made wooden ladders.
296-878		Window Cleaning	Safe window cleaning requirements.
296-900		Administrative Rules	This chapter applies to the requirements and information regarding administration of the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), chapter 49.17 RCW.

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