Summary:
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from exposure to benzene by using feasible exposure controls and appropriate respirators.
IMPORTANT:
These sections apply when existing or potential employee exposure monitoring results are above either of the following permissible exposure limits (PELs):
* The eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA8) of 1 part per million (ppm);
OR
* The fifteen-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 5 ppm.
You must meet the requirements... | in this section: |
Exposure control plan | WAC 296-849-13005 |
Exposure controls | WAC 296-849-13020 |
Respirators | WAC 296-849-13045 |
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-849-130
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-01-172, § 296-849-130, filed 12/21/04, effective 3/1/05.