(1) All sections of this chapter which include WAC
296-62-073 in the section number apply to the manufacturing,
processing, repackaging, releasing, handling or storing of carcinogens.
(2) This section shall not apply to solid or liquid mixtures
containing less than 0.1 percent by weight or volume of the carcinogens
listed in WAC
296-62-07302.
(1) Absolute filter - is one capable of retaining 99.97
percent of a mono disperse aerosol of 0.3 micron size particles.
(2) Authorized employee - an employee whose duties require
him to be in the regulated area and who has been specifically
assigned to those duties by the employer.
(3) Clean change room - a room where employees put on
clean clothing and/or protective equipment in an environment free
of carcinogens listed in WAC
296-62-07302. The clean change room shall be contiguous to
and have an entry from a shower room, when the shower room facilities
are otherwise required in this section.
(4) Closed system - an operation involving carcinogens
listed in WAC
296-62-07302 where containment prevents the release of carcinogens.
(5) Decontamination - the inactivation of a carcinogen
listed in WAC
296-62-07302 or its safe disposal.
(6) Disposal - the safe removal of a carcinogen listed
in WAC
296-62-07302 from the work environment.
(7) Emergency - an unforeseen circumstance or set of circumstances
resulting in the release of a carcinogen which may result in exposure
to or contact with any carcinogen listed in WAC
296-62-07302.
(8) External environment - any environment external to
regulated and nonregulated areas.
(9) Isolated system - a fully enclosed structure other
than the vessel of containment of a listed carcinogen which is
impervious to the passage of listed carcinogens and which would
prevent the entry of carcinogens into regulated areas, nonregulated
areas, or the external environment, should leakage or spillage
from the vessel of containment occur.
(10) Laboratory-type hood - a device enclosed on three
sides and the top and bottom, designed and maintained so as to
draw air inward at an average linear face velocity of 150 feet
per minute with a minimum of 125 feet per minute, designed, constructed
and maintained such that an operation involving a listed carcinogen
within the hood does not require the insertion of any portion
of any employees' body other than his hands and arms.
(11) Nonregulated area - any area under the control of
the employer where entry and exit is neither restricted nor controlled.
(12) Open-vessel system - an operation involving listed
carcinogens in an open vessel, which is not in an isolated system,
a laboratory-type hood, nor in any other system affording equivalent
protection against the entry of carcinogens into regulated areas,
nonregulated areas, or the external environment.
(13) Protective clothing - clothing designed to protect
an employee against contact with or exposure to listed carcinogens.
(14) Regulated area - an area where entry and exit is
restricted and controlled.
WAC
296-62-07306 Requirements for areas containing carcinogens
listed in WAC 296-62-07302.
(1) A regulated area shall be established by an employer where
listed carcinogens are manufactured, processed, used, repackaged,
released, handled or stored.
(2) All such areas shall be controlled in accordance with the
requirements for the following category or categories describing
the operation involved:
(a) Isolated systems. Employees working with carcinogens within
an isolated system such as a “glove box.” shall
wash their hands and arms upon completion of the assigned task
and before engaging in other activities not associated with
the isolated system.
(b) Closed system operation. Within regulated areas where carcinogens
are stored in sealed containers, or contained in a closed system
including piping systems with any sample ports or openings closed
while carcinogens are contained within:
(i) Access shall be restricted to authorized employees only;
(ii) Employees shall be required to wash hands, forearms,
face and neck upon each exit from the regulated areas, close
to the point of exit and before engaging in other activities.
(c) Open vessel system operations. Open vessel system operations
as defined in WAC
296-62-07304(12) are prohibited.
(d) Transfer from a closed system. Charging or discharging
point operations, or otherwise opening a closed system. In operations
involving “laboratory-type hoods,” or in locations
where a carcinogen is contained in an otherwise “closed
system,” but is transferred, charged, or discharged into
other normally closed containers, the provisions of this section
shall apply.
(i) Access shall be restricted to authorized employees only.
(ii) Each operation shall be provided with continuous local
exhaust ventilation so that air movement is always from ordinary
work areas to the operation. Exhaust air shall not be discharged
to regulated areas, nonregulated areas or the external environment
unless decontaminated. Clean makeup air shall be introduced
in sufficient volume to maintain the correct operation of
the local exhaust system.
(iii) Employees shall be provided with, and required to wear,
clean, full body protective clothing (smocks, coveralls, or
long-sleeved shirt and pants), shoe covers and gloves prior
to entering the regulated area.
(iv) Employees engaged in handling operations involving the
following carcinogens must be provided with and required to
wear and use a full-face, supplied-air respirator, of the
continuous flow or pressure-demand type as required in chapter
296-842
WAC:
Methyl Chloromethyl Ether;
bis-Chloromethyl Ether;
Ethylenemine;
beta-Propiolactone;
4-Amino Diphenyl.
(v) Employees engaged in handling operations involving:
4-Nitrobiphenyl;
alpha-Naphthylamine;
4,4'Methylene bis (2-Chloroaniline);
3,3'Dichlorobenzidine (and its salts);
beta-Naphthylamine;
benzidine;
2-acetylamino fluroene;
4-imethylaminoazobenzene;
n-nitrosodimethylamine.
must be provided with, and required to wear and use, a half-face,
filter-type respirator certified for solid or liquid particulates
with minimum efficiency rating of 95% as required in chapter
296-842
WAC. A respirator affording higher levels of protection
than this respirator may be substituted.
(vi) Prior to each exit from a regulated area, employees
shall be required to remove and leave protective clothing
and equipment at the point of exit and at the last exit of
the day, to place used clothing and equipment in impervious
containers at the point of exit for purposes of decontamination
or disposal. The contents of such impervious containers shall
be identified, as required under WAC
296-62-07310 (2), (3) and (4).
(vii) Employees shall be required to wash hands, forearms,
face and neck on each exit from the regulated area, close
to the point of exit, and before engaging in other activities.
(viii) Employees shall be required to shower after the last
exit of the day.
(ix) Drinking fountains are prohibited in the regulated area.
(e) Maintenance and decontamination activities. In clean up
of leaks or spills, maintenance or repair operations on contaminated
systems or equipment, or any operations involving work in an
area where direct contact with carcinogens could result, each
authorized employee entering the area shall:
(i) Be provided with and required to wear, clean, impervious
garments, including gloves, boots and continuous-air supplied
hood in accordance with WAC
296-800-160, and respiratory protective equipment required
by this chapter 296-842
WAC;
(ii) Be decontaminated before removing the protective garments
and hood;
(iii) Be required to shower upon removing the protective
garments and hood.
(f) Laboratory activities. The requirements of this subdivision
shall apply to research and quality control activities involving
the use of carcinogens listed in WAC
296-62-07302.
(i) Mechanical pipetting aids shall be used for all pipetting
procedures.
(ii) Experiments, procedures and equipment which could produce
aerosols shall be confined to laboratory-type hoods or glove
boxes.
(iii) Surfaces on which carcinogens are handled shall be
protected from contamination.
(iv) Contaminated wastes and animal carcasses shall be collected
in impervious containers which are closed and decontaminated
prior to removal from the work area. Such wastes and carcasses
shall be incinerated in such a manner that no carcinogenic
products are released.
(v) All other forms of listed carcinogens shall be inactivated
prior to disposal.
(vi) Laboratory vacuum systems shall be protected with high
efficiency scrubbers or with disposable absolute filters.
(vii) Employees engaged in animal support activities shall
be:
(A) Provided with, and required to wear, a complete protective
clothing change, clean each day, including coveralls or
pants and shirt, foot covers, head covers, gloves, and appropriate
respiratory protective equipment or devices; and
(B) Prior to each exit from a regulated area, employees
shall be required to remove and leave protective clothing
and equipment at the point of exit and at the last exit
of the day, to place used clothing and equipment in impervious
containers at the point of exit for purposes of decontamination
or disposal. The contents of such impervious containers
shall be identified as required under WAC
296-62-07310 (2), (3) and (4).
(C) Required to wash hands, forearms, face and neck upon
each exit from the regulated area close to the point of
exit, and before engaging in other activities; and
(D) Required to shower after the last exit of the day.
(viii) Employees, other than those engaged only in animal
support activities, each day shall be:
(A) Provided with and required to wear a clean change of
appropriate laboratory clothing, such as a solid front gown,
surgical scrub suit, or fully buttoned laboratory coat.
(B) Prior to each exit from a regulated area, employees
shall be required to remove and leave protective clothing
and equipment at the point of exit and at the last exit
of the day, to place used clothing and equipment in impervious
containers at the point of exit for purposes of decontamination
or disposal. The contents of such impervious containers
shall be identified as required under WAC
296-62-07310 (2), (3) and (4).
(C) Required to wash hands, forearms, face and neck upon
each exit from the regulated area close to the point of
exit, and before engaging in other activities.
(ix) Air pressure in laboratory areas and animal rooms where
carcinogens are handled and bioassay studies are performed
shall be negative in relation to the pressure in surrounding
areas. Exhaust air shall not be discharged to regulated areas,
nonregulated areas or the external environment unless decontaminated.
(x) There shall be no connection between regulated areas
and any other areas through the ventilation system.
(xi) A current inventory of the carcinogens shall be maintained.
(xii) Ventilated apparatus such as laboratory-type hoods,
shall be tested at least semi-annually or immediately after
ventilation modification or maintenance operations, by personnel
fully qualified to certify correct containment and operation.
(1) Respirator program. The employer must implement a respiratory
protection program as required in chapter 296-62 WAC, Part E (except
WAC 296-62-07130(1) and (5) and 296-62-07131).
(2) Emergencies. In an emergency, immediate measures including,
but not limited to, the requirements of (a), (b), (c), (d) and
(e) of this subsection shall be implemented.
(a) The potentially affected area shall be evacuated as soon
as the emergency has been determined.
(b) Hazardous conditions created by the emergency shall be
eliminated and the potentially affected area shall be decontaminated
prior to the resumption of normal operations.
(c) Special medical surveillance by a physician shall be instituted
within twenty-four hours for employees present in the potentially
affected area at the time of the emergency. A report of the
medical surveillance and any treatment shall be included in
the incident report, in accordance with WAC
296-62-07312(2).
(d) Where an employee has a known contact with a listed carcinogen,
such employee shall be required to shower as soon as possible,
unless contraindicated by physical injuries.
(e) An incident report on the emergency shall be reported as
provided in WAC
296-62-07312(2).
(3) Hygiene facilities and practices.
(a) Storage or consumption of food, storage or use of containers
of beverages, storage or application of cosmetics, smoking,
storage of smoking materials, tobacco products or other products
for chewing, or the chewing of such products, are prohibited
in regulated areas.
(b) Where employees are required by this section to wash, washing
facilities shall be provided in accordance with WAC
296-800-230.
(c) Where employees are required by this section to shower,
shower facilities shall be provided.
(i) One shower shall be provided for each ten employees of
each sex, or numerical fraction thereof, who are required
to shower during the same shift.
(ii) Body soap or other appropriate cleansing agents convenient
to the showers shall be provided as specified in WAC
296-800-230, of the safety and health core rules.
(iii) Showers shall be provided with hot and cold water feeding
a common discharge line.
(iv) Employees who use showers shall be provided with individual
clean towels.
(d) Where employees wear protective clothing and equipment,
clean change rooms shall be provided and shall be equipped with
storage facilities for street clothes and separate storage facilities
for the protective clothing for the number of such employees
required to change clothes.
(e) Where toilets are in regulated areas, such toilets shall
be in a separate room.
(4) Contamination control.
(a) Regulated areas, except for outdoor systems, shall be maintained
under pressure negative with respect to nonregulated areas.
Local exhaust ventilation may be used to satisfy this requirement.
Clean makeup air in equal volume shall replace air removed.
(b) Any equipment, material, or other item taken into or removed
from a regulated area shall be done so in a manner that does
not cause contamination in nonregulated areas or the external
environment.
(c) Decontamination procedures shall be established and implemented
to remove carcinogens from the surfaces of materials, equipment
and the decontamination facility.
(a) Entrances to regulated areas shall be posted with signs
bearing the legend:
CANCER SUSPECT AGENT
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
(b) Entrances to regulated areas containing operations covered
in WAC
296-62-07306 (2)(e) shall be posted with signs bearing the
legend:
CANCER-SUSPECT AGENT EXPOSED IN THIS AREA
IMPERVIOUS SUIT INCLUDING GLOVES,
BOOTS, AND AIR-SUPPLIED HOOD
REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
(c) Appropriate signs and instructions shall be posted at the
entrance to, and exit from, regulated areas, informing employees
of the procedures that must be followed in entering and leaving
a regulated area.
(2) Container contents, identification.
(a) Containers of carcinogens named in WAC
296-62-07302 and containers required in WAC
296-62-07306 (2)(d)(v) and 296-62-07306
(2)(f)(vii)(B) and 296-62-07306
(2)(f)(viii)(B) which are accessible only to, and handled only
by authorized employees, or by other employees training in accordance
with WAC
296-62-07310(5), may have contents identification limited
to a generic or proprietary name, or other proprietary identification
of the carcinogen and percent.
(b) Containers of carcinogens and containers required under
WAC
296-62-07306 (2)(d)(v) and 296-62-07306
(2)(f)(vii)(B) and 296-62-07306
(2)(f)(viii)(B) which are accessible to, or handled by employees
other than authorized employees or employees trained in accordance
with WAC
296-62-07310(5) shall have contents identification which
includes the full chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service
Registry number as listed in WAC
296-62-07302.
(c) Containers shall have the warning words “cancer-suspect
agent” displayed immediately under or adjacent to the
contents identification.
(d) Containers which have carcinogenic contents with corrosive
or irritating properties shall have label statements warning
of such hazards, noting, if appropriate, particularly sensitive
or affected portions of the body.
(3) Lettering. Lettering on signs and instructions required by
WAC
296-62-07310(1) shall be a minimum letter height of two inches.
Labels on containers required under this section shall not be
less than one-half the size of the largest lettering on the package,
and not less than eight point type in any instance: Provided,
that no such required lettering need be more than one inch in
height.
(4) Prohibited statements. No statements shall appear on or near
any required sign, label, or instruction which contradicts or
detracts from the effect of any required warning, information
or instruction.
(5) Training
and indoctrination.
(a) Each employee prior to being authorized to enter a regulated
area, shall receive a training and indoctrination program including,
but not necessarily limited to:
(i) The nature of the carcinogenic hazards of listed carcinogens,
including local and systemic toxicity;
(ii) The specific nature of the operation involving carcinogens
which could result in exposure;
(iii) The purpose for and application of the medical surveillance
program, including, as appropriate, methods of self-examination;
(iv) The purpose for and application of decontamination practices
and purposes;
(v) The purpose for and significance of emergency practices
and procedures;
(vi) The employee's specific role in emergency procedures;
(vii) Specific information to aid the employee in recognition
and evaluation of conditions and situations which may result
in the release of listed carcinogens;
(viii) The purpose for and application of specific first-aid
procedures and practices;
(ix) A review of this section at the employee's first training
and indoctrination program and annually thereafter.
(b) Specific emergency procedures shall be prescribed, and
posted, and employees, shall be familiarized with their terms,
and rehearsed in their application.
(c) All materials relating to the program shall be provided
upon request to the director.
(1) Operations. Not later than October 30, 1974, the information
required in WAC
296-62-07312 (1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section must
be reported in writing to the Department of Labor and Industries,
WISHA Services Division, Policy and Technical Services, P.O. Box
44610, Olympia, WA 98504-4610. Any changes in the information
must also be reported in writing within 15 calendar days of the
change.
(a) A brief description and in plant location of the area(s)
regulated and the address of each regulated area;
(b) The name(s) and other identifying information as to the
presence of listed carcinogens in each regulated area;
(c) The number of employees in each regulated area, during
normal operations including maintenance activities; and
(d) The manner in which a carcinogen is present in each regulated
area; e.g., whether it is manufactured, processed, used, repackaged,
released, stored, or otherwise handled.
(2) Incidents. Incidents which result in the release of a listed
carcinogen into any area where employees may be potentially exposed
shall be reported in accordance with this subsection.
(a) The occurrence of the incident, including facts obtainable
at that time, as well as a report on any medical treatment of
affected employees, must be reported within 24 hours to the
Department of Labor and Industries, WISHA Services Division,
Policy and Technical Services, P.O. Box 44610, Olympia, WA 98504-4610.
(b) A written report must be filed with the Department of Labor
and Industries, WISHA Services Division, Policy and Technical
Services, P.O. Box 44610, Olympia, WA 98504-4610 within 15 calendar
days after the incident occurs, and must include:
(i) A specification of the amount of material released, the
amount of time involved, and an explanation of the procedure
used in determining this figure;
(ii) A description of the area involved, and the extent of
known and possible employee exposure and area contamination;
(iii) A report of any medical treatment of affected employees,
and any medical surveillance program implemented; and
(iv) An analysis of the circumstances of the incident, and
measures taken or to be taken, with specific completion dates,
to avoid further similar releases.
(1) At no cost to the employee, a program of medical surveillance
must be established and implemented for employees considered for
assignment to enter regulated areas, and for authorized employees.
(2) Examinations.
(a) Before an employee is assigned to enter a regulated area,
a preassignment physical examination by a physician must be
provided and shall include a personal history of the employee
and/or his/her family and occupational background, including
genetic and environmental factors.
(i) Taking of employees' medical history and background history
must be considered to be a routine part of standard medical
practice.
(ii) This provision does not require “genetic testing”
of any employee.
(iii) This provision does not require the exclusion of otherwise
qualified employees from jobs on the basis of genetic factors.
(b) Authorized employees must be provided periodic physical
examination, not less often than annually, following the preassignment
examination.
(c) In all physical examinations, the examining physician must
be requested to consider whether there exist conditions of increased
risk, including reduced immunological competence, pregnancy,
cigarette smoking, and those undergoing treatment with steroids
or cytoxic agents.
(3) Records.
(a) Employers of employees examined pursuant to this subdivision
must maintain complete and accurate records of all such medical
examinations. Records must be maintained for the duration of
the employee's employment. Upon termination of the employee's
employment, including retirement or death, or in the event that
the employer ceases business without a successor, records, or
notarized true copies thereof, must be forwarded by registered
mail to the director.
(b) Records required by this section must be provided upon
request to employees, designated representatives, and the director
in accordance with chapter
296-802 WAC.
(c) Any employer who requests a physical examination of an
employee or prospective employee as required by this section
must obtain from the physician a statement of the employee's
suitability for employment in the specific exposure.
(1) Where 4,4'-Methylene bis (2-chloroaniline) is present only
in a single solution at a temperature not exceeding 220°F. the
establishment of a regulated area is not required; however,
(a) Only authorized employees shall be permitted to handle
such materials.
(b) Each day employees shall be provided with and required
to wear a clean change of protective clothing (smocks, coveralls,
or long-sleeved shirts and pants), gloves and other protective
garments and equipment necessary to prevent contact with the
solution in the process used.
(c) Employees shall be required to remove and leave protective
clothing and equipment when leaving the work area at the end
of the work day, or at any time solution is spilled on such
clothing or equipment. Used clothing and equipment shall be
placed in impervious containers for purposes of decontamination
or disposal. The contents of such impervious containers shall
be identified, as required under WAC
296-62-07310 (2), (3) and (4).
(d) Employees shall be required to wash hands and face after
removing such clothing and equipment and before engaging in
other activities.
(e) Employees assigned to work covered by this section shall
be deemed to be working in regulated areas for the purposes
of WAC
296-62-07308 (1), (2)(a) and (b), and (3)(c) and (d), WAC
296-62-07310, 296-62-07312
and 296-62-07314.
(f) Work areas where solution may be spilled shall be:
(i) Covered daily or after any spill with a clean covering;
or
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