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PDFWAC 296-307-65010

Provide, maintain, and use proper equipment.

(1) The employer must provide the equipment in Table 2, when needed and at no cost to employees.
(2) The employer must make sure that employees use provided equipment properly.
(3) The employer must maintain the provided equipment.
Table 2
Equipment Provided to Employees at No Cost
Type of equipment
For
Testing and monitoring equipment
Evaluating permit-required confined space conditions
Ventilating equipment
Obtaining and maintaining acceptable entry conditions
Communication equipment
Effective communication between the attendant and the entrants and to initiate rescue when required
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Protecting employees from hazards of the space or the work performed
Lighting equipment
Employees to see well enough to work safely and to exit the space quickly in an emergency
Barriers or shields, such as pedestrian, vehicle or other barriers
Protecting employees from hazards outside of the space
Ladders
Safe entry and exit by entrants
Rescue and emergency equipment, except for equipment provided by the rescue service provider
Safe and effective rescue
Any other equipment
Safe entry into and rescue from permit-required confined spaces
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-65010, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20; WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-65010, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.]
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