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Chapter 296-842, WAC |
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Date: 04/01/07 |
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WAC 296-842-19005
Provide standby assistance
in immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) conditions
Important:
WISHA currently uses the IDLH
values in the 1990 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
to determine the existence of IDLH conditions. You may use more
recent editions of this guide. Visit www.cdc.gov/niosh for more
information.
(1) Provide at least 2 standby
employees outside the IDLH area.
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Note:
You need only one standby employee if
the IDLH condition is well characterized, will remain stable
and you can show one employee can adequately
do all of the following:
– Monitor employees in the IDLH
area
– Implement communication
– Initiate rescue duties.
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(2) Train and equip standby
employees to provide effective emergency rescue. Equip them with:
(a) A pressure-demand SCBA
or a pressure-demand air-line respirator with an auxiliary SCBA,
for each standby employee
(b) Appropriate retrieval
equipment, when it would help with the effective rescue of the
entrant, or an equivalent means of rescue
(3) Make sure standby employees
maintain visual, voice, or signal line communication with employees
in the IDLH area
(4) Make sure that in the event of an emergency:
(a) Standby employees notify
you or your designee before they enter the IDLH area to provide
emergency rescue
(b) You provide necessary
assistance when notified
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