Painting Hazards
Rules
Rules for Specific Activities or Workplaces
- Airborne Contaminants, Evaluate and Control Employee Exposure (WAC 296-841-200)
- Construction, Lead (WAC 296-155-176)
- Diptanks (WAC 296-835-130)
- Methylene Chloride (WAC 296-62-07470)
- Shipbuilding, Shiprepairing, Shipbreaking (WAC 296-304)
- Spray finishing using flammable and combustible materials (WAC 296-24-370)
- Spray Finishing, Ventilation (WAC 296-62 Part L)
- Spray Painting, Waterfront Operations (WAC 296-56-60237)
- Welding, Cutting and Brazing (WAC 296-24 Part I)
Policies
Preventing Lead Exposure When Welding, etc., in Enclosed or Confined Spaces (WIIM 98-1-L)- Washington Administrative Code 296-155-176, Lead Exposure in Construction—Inspection and Compliance Guidelines (WRD 95-1 )
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