Respirators

Chapter 296-842, WAC

Effective Date: 04/01/07

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Respirator Program Administrator

 

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Designate a program administrator

 

Rules

WAC 296-842-10505
Designate a program administrator

Exemption

Exemption:

You don’t need to designate a program administrator if employees use only filtering-facepiece respirators and do so only as voluntary use.

Definition

Definition:

Voluntary use is respirator use that's requested by the employee and permitted by the employer when no respiratory hazard exists.

• Designate a program administrator who has overall responsibility for your program and has sufficient training or experience to oversee program development and coordinate implementation and conduct required evaluations of program effectiveness outlined in WAC 296-842-12005.

 


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