Wash. Admin. Code § 246-358-135

Current through Register Vol. 24-12, June 15, 2024

Section 246-358-135 - Cots, beds, bedding and personal storage

The operator shall:

(1) Provide beds, cots, or bunks furnished with clean mattresses in good condition for the maximum occupancy approved by the department of health for operator-supplied housing.

(2)Ensure cots are sturdy and stable and without:

(a)Mold;

(b)Rips or tears;

(c)Insect infestation;

(d)Stains from bodily fluids; or

(e)Rodents or rodent droppings.

(3) In TWH other than cherry harvest camps, provide beds and bunks with clean mattresses in good repair and without:

(a)Mold;

(b)Rips or tears;

(c)Insect infestation;

(d)Stains from bodily fluids; or

(e)Rodents or rodent droppings.

(4) Maintain bedding, if provided by the operator, in a clean and sanitary condition.

(5)Locate all beds and bedding at least thirty-six inches from cooking surfaces.

(6) Provide a minimum of twelve inches of clearance between each bed , bunk, or cot and the floor .

(7) Allow space to separate beds or cots laterally and end to end by at least thirty-six inches when single beds or cots are used.

(8) Meet the following requirements when bunk beds are used:

(a)Allow space to separate beds laterally and end to end by at least forty-eight inches;

(b)Maintain a minimum space of twenty-seven inches between the upper and lower bunks; and

(c)Prohibit triple bunks.

(9) Provide all occupants suitable storage space including personal storage space for clothing and personal articles . Storage space must be located in the occupant's room used for sleeping.

(10) Effective January 1, 2017, for each temporary worker housed in a common sleeping facility, provide suitable storage space that must:

(a) Ensure all or a portion of the storage space is enclosed and lockable;

(b)Be anchored in a manner which adequately prevents the storage space from being removed from the building; and

(c)Be accessible to the temporary worker.

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-358-135

Amended by WSR 15-13-091, Filed 6/15/2015, effective see below

Statutory Authority: RCW 70.114A.065 and 70.114A.110. 00-06-082, § 246-358-135, filed 3/1/00, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.54.110. 96-02-014, § 246-358-135, filed 12/21/95, effective 1/1/96; 93-03-032 (Order 326B), § 246-358-135, filed 1/12/93, effective 2/12/93; 92-04-082 (Order 242B), § 246-358-135, filed 2/5/92, effective 3/7/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-358-135, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 88-10-027 (Order 309), § 248-63-135, filed 5/2/88.