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WACs > Title 296 > Chapter 296-824 > Section 296-824-50025











296-824-50020    

296-824-50030







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WAC 296-824-50025









Use the buddy system in danger areas.









You must:
• Make sure operations and tasks (including limited actions) in danger areas are conducted using the buddy system in teams of two or more.
Definition:
Danger areas are areas where conditions pose a serious danger to employees, such as areas where:
• Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) conditions could exist.
OR
• High levels of exposure to toxic substances could exist.
OR
• There is a potential for exceeding the lower explosive limit (LEL), also known as the lower flammability limit (LFL), of a hazardous substance.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050, and [49.17].060. WSR 02-20-034, § 296-824-50025, filed 9/24/02, effective 10/1/02.]