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Ex. DUT-WA-012 Standing duty Primary source read

WAC 296-800-140 through 296-800-14025 (Accident prevention program)

Accident prevention program (WAC 296-800-14005 Develop a formal, written accident prevention program; 296-800-14020 Develop, supervise, implement, and enforce safety and health training programs; 296-800-14025 Make sure your accident prevention program is effective in practice)

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (DOSH) · Washington (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060
Issued
2018-11-06 Nov. 6, 2018
Effective
standing (read as 2018-11-06)
End
standing (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing since Nov. 6, 2018 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesStanding duty
Addressees
  • employers (every employer in Washington)
Character
workplace duty
Collection
Standing duties: Washington DUT-WA

Operative words

You must establish, supervise and enforce an accident prevention program (APP) that is effective in practice.... You must meet the requirements in this section: Develop a formal, written accident prevention program WAC 296-800-14005; Develop, supervise, implement, and enforce safety and health training programs that are effective in practice WAC 296-800-14020

Penalty

RCW 49.17.180 civil penalties

What it required

Every employer must maintain a written, effective accident prevention program and safety training; the vehicle by which the written COVID-19 exposure-control, hazard-education and screening elements demanded by DOSH Directive 1.70 became part of every employer's standing WISHA obligations.

Retrieval note

Listed in DOSH Directive 1.70 § III References (both versions) as a rule applied in COVID-19 inspections. WAC 296-800-14035 (the COVID-19 emergency section of this same part) is held as Exs. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-050 to -056, -078, WA-099, WA-067.