Helpful Tools provide optional information that can be customized or printed for your use. They may include:
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| Name | Description | Use With |
| Abrasive Wheel Illustrations (Machine Safety) | Illustrations of abrasive wheels, flanges, mounting instructions, and maximum exposure angles. | Machine Safety Chapter 296-806, WAC |
| Abrasive Wheel Illustrations (Portable Power Tools) | Illustrations of abrasive wheels, flanges, mounting instructions, and maximum exposure angles. | Portable Power Tools Chapter 296-807, WAC |
| Accident Prevention Program Guide | Information to help you develop an Accident Prevention Program (APP) that meets the requirements of the Core Rules. It includes samples of an APP for several industries. | Accident Prevention WAC 296-800-140 |
| Accident/Incident Table | A table to help you determine, after a workplace accident or incident, whether you need to contact L&I or do an investigation. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Additional Program Requirements Table | A table to help you determine whether you need to create a total safety and health plan, beyond the Accident Prevention Program required in the Core Rules. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Arsenic Contamination in Soil Information and Guidance for Employers | Optional forms to help you meet WISHA requirements if your employees are exposed to dust or soil. | Arsenic Chapter 296-848, WAC |
| Atmospheric Testing of Permit-required Confined Spaces | Information to help you do the following for permit-required confined spaces: - Evaluate potential atmospheric hazards - Verify that acceptable atmospheric entry conditions exist | Confined Spaces Chapter 296-809, WAC |
| Boom Supported Elevated Work Platforms | Illustrations of various examples of boom supported elevated work platforms | Elevating Work Platforms Chapter 296-869, WAC |
| Calendar Stopping Distances Chart | A guide to help you calculate calender roll surface speed and determine acceptable stopping distances. | Machine Safety Chapter 296-806, WAC |
| Center Punch Test | Information to help you determine whether a powder actuated fastener is suitable for your base material. | Portable Power Tools Chapter 296-807, WAC |
| Center Punch Test | Information to help you determine whether a powder actuated fastener is suitable for your base material. | Accident reporting and investigation WAC 296-800-320 |
| Confined Space Entry Program Template | Examples of confined space entry programs, including a fill-in-the-blank form, for different workplace situations. | Confined Spaces Chapter 296-809, WAC |
| Criminal Evidence | Forms to help law enforcement agencies collect and preserve criminal evidence. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Declination Form for NonEmergency Related Medical Evaluations | Forms that can help you meet requirements if your employees may be exposed to arsenic. | Arsenic Chapter 296-848, WAC |
| Determining Tire Safety | Provides two methods you can use to tell if your tires are worn beyond the point of safety. | Motor Vehicles Chapter 296-865, WAC |
| Developing Emergency Response Plans | Information to help you develop an Emergency Response Plan. | Emergency Response Chapter 296-824, WAC |
| Dip Tank PPE Selection Tool | A table to help you select appropriate PPE for dipping and coating operations. | Dip Tanks Chapter 296-835, WAC |
| Eliminating Noise | Information to help you eliminate noise when employees are exposed to harmful levels. | Hearing Loss Prevention (Noise) Chapter 296-817, WAC |
| Employee Rights under WISHA | A table that describes specific rights under WISHA for employees who report information about safety and health issues. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Evaluating Rescue Teams or Services | Information about permit-required confined spaces that help you do both of the following: Determine the type of rescue services you might need, and evaluate the performance of rescue teams or services. | Confined Spaces Chapter 296-809, WAC |
| Example Confined Space Entry Program | Sample confined space entry programs for different industries to help you: Design your confined space entry program. | Confined Spaces Chapter 296-809, WAC |
| Examples of Typical Platform Stabilization Systems | The three drawings in this helpful tool illustrate typical platform stabilization systems which are addressed in the Powered Platform rule. | Powered Platforms Chapter 296-870, WAC |
| Exposure Control Plan | A model for developing your written bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Policies | Offers you ideas and recommendations for establishing or improving motor vehicle safety policies in your workplace. | Motor Vehicles Chapter 296-865, WAC |
| Hazard Assessment Checklist | A checklist to help you assess hazards when evaluating whether employees need to use personal protective equipment (PPE). | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Hazard Assessment Checklist | A checklist to help you assess hazards when evaluating whether employees need to use personal protective equipment (PPE). | Personal protective equipment (PPE) WAC 296-800-160 |
| Health Care Professional's Written Opinion for Post-Exposure Evaluation | A sample form for health care professionals who evaulate employees exposed to bloodborne pathogens. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Health Care Provider's Written Opinion for Hepatitis B Vaccination | A form for health care professionals who provide: Written opinions about the need for hepatitis B vaccination when employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Hearing Protection Additional Information | Information to help you evaluate hearing protection | Hearing Loss Prevention (Noise) Chapter 296-817, WAC |
| Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination Form | A form to document that an employee declined a Hepatitis B vaccination. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Information About Respirator Selection and Classification | Information to help you select and classify respirators. | Respirators Chapter 296-842, WAC |
| Information Resources for Preparing Material Safety Data Sheets and Labels | A list of publications to help you evaluate chemical hazards you import or produce. | Material Safety Data Sheets and Label Preparation Chapter 296-839, WAC |
| Job-Made Wooden Ladders Design and Construction | Provides information concerning the design and construction of job-made wooden ladders. | Ladders, Portable and Fixed Chapter 296-876, WAC |
| Key information About NIOSH Certified Respirators | Information to help you understand how to find and use NIOSH respirator certification information. | Respirators Chapter 296-842, WAC |
| Manually Propelled Elevated Work Platforms | Illustrations of various examples of manually propelled elevated work platforms | Elevating Work Platforms Chapter 296-869, WAC |
| Mill Stopping Distances Chart | A guide to help you: Calculate Mill roll surface speed and Determine acceptable stopping distances. | Machine Safety Chapter 296-806, WAC |
| Noise Computation Examples | Examples of noise computations and actions to take based on specific noise computation results. | Hearing Loss Prevention (Noise) Chapter 296-817, WAC |
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guide | A guide to help you follow requirements for personal protective equipment. | Personal protective equipment (PPE) WAC 296-800-160 |
| Planning for Medical Evaluation | Information to help you plan for employee medical evaluations for respirator use. | Respirators Chapter 296-842, WAC |
| Pocket Guide to Safety - for the Roofing Industry | A guide to help employers and employees in residential construction, to be used as a companion to the actual rules. | Construction, Safety Standards for Chapter 296-155, WAC |
| Record Retention | A list of WISHA rules that require medical surveillance, with retention information. | Employee Medical and Exposure Records Chapter 296-802, WAC |
| References | A list of publications about bloodborne pathogens. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Report of a Workplace Hazard | A form that either an employee or employer can use to report a hazard. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Report of a Workplace Hazard | A form that either an employee or employer can use to report a hazard. | Accident Prevention WAC 296-800-140 |
| Required Procedures for Respiratory Protection Program | A questionnaire for conducting medical evaluations. | Respirators Chapter 296-842, WAC |
| Ring Test (Machine Safety) | Information on how to perform a ring test before mounting an abrasive wheel. | Machine Safety Chapter 296-806, WAC |
| Ring Test (Portable Power Tools) | Information on how to perform a ring test before mounting an abrasive wheel. | Portable Power Tools Chapter 296-807, WAC |
| Rules in Other Chapters that Cover Confined Spaces | A lists of all other WISHA requirements for confined spaces. | Confined Spaces Chapter 296-809, WAC |
| Safety Meeting Minutes | A form to document the minutes of safety committees or safety meetings. | Safety committees/meeting WAC 296-800-130 |
| Safety Meeting Minutes | A form to document the minutes of safety committees or safety meetings. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Sample Authorization Letter for Release of Medical Information | Sample letter for releasing medical records | Access to Records WAC 296-062-052 |
| Sample Authorization Letter for Release of Medical Information | A sample form authorizing release of medical records. | Employee Medical and Exposure Records Chapter 296-802, WAC |
| Sample Confined Space Entry Permits | Three fill-in-the-blank confined space entry permits that can be modified to fit your particular entry. | Confined Spaces Chapter 296-809, WAC |
| Sample Hazardous Chemical Communication Program | A form you can use for a Chemical Communication Program. | Hazard Communication (Pre-GHS) WAC 296-800-170 |
| Sample Hazardous Chemical Communication Program | A form you can use for a Chemical Communication Program. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Sample Labels for Hazardous Chemical Containers | Sample labels for containers of hazardous chemicals. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Sample Labels for Hazardous Chemical Containers | Sample labels for containers of hazardous chemicals. | Hazard Communication (Pre-GHS) WAC 296-800-170 |
| Sample Letter for Requesting a MSDS | A sample form letter for requesting Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) from a manufacturer or distributor. | Hazard Communication (Pre-GHS) WAC 296-800-170 |
| Sample Letter for Requesting a MSDS | A sample form letter for requesting Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) from a manufacturer or distributor. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Sample Lockout Procedures | A fill-in-the-blank procedure that contains the minimum information necessary to meet WISHA requirements for controlling hazardous energy. | Lockout/Tagout Chapter 296-803, WAC |
| Sample Medical Evaluation Declination Form | Sample medical evaluation declination form for tests for potential exposures to ethylene oxide. | Ethylene Oxide Chapter 296-855, WAC |
| Sample Tag for Cited Moveable Equipment | Use this sample tag for marking hazardous equipment. | Administrative Rules Chapter 296-900, WAC |
| Scaffold Illustrations | Illustrations of different types of scaffolds. | Scaffolds Chapter 296-874, WAC |
| Self Propelled Elevated Work Platforms | Illustrations of various examples of self propelled elevated work platforms | Elevating Work Platforms Chapter 296-869, WAC |
| Service and Recovery Plan (Window Cleaning) | A form to help you develop a site-specific service and emergency recovery plan for window cleaning. | Window Cleaning Chapter 296-878, WAC |
| Sewer System Entry | Information about entering sewer systems. | Confined Spaces Chapter 296-809, WAC |
| Sharps Injury Log | A sample format for recording sharps injuries. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Training Checklist (Split Rims) | Use this optional form to help you document that each employee has received and demonstrated training as required by WAC 296-864-60010, Make sure employees demonstrate and retain the ability to service rim wheels safely. | Split Rims Chapter 296-864, WAC |
| Training Documentation Form (Bloodborne Pathogens) | A sample form for documenting bloodborne pathogen training. | Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-823, WAC |
| Training Documentation Form (Core Rules) | A sample form for documenting employee training. | Core Rules Chapter 296-800, WAC |
| Training Documentation Form (Window Cleaning) | An employee training documentation sample form for window-cleaning equipment. | Window Cleaning Chapter 296-878, WAC |
| Using Assigned Protection Factors (APFs) for Respirator Selection | Information to help you use the assigned protection factors. | Respirators Chapter 296-842, WAC |
