{"id":"DUT-WA-011","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (Division of Occupational Safety and Health)","authority":"RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060","instrument":"WAC 296-800-110 through 296-800-11045 (Safety and Health Core Rules)","title":"Employer responsibilities: Safe workplace—Summary (WAC 296-800-11005 Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards; 296-800-11035 Establish, supervise, and enforce rules that lead to a safe and healthy work environment that are effective in practice; 296-800-11045 Protect employees from biological agents)","dateIssued":"2018-11-06","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2018-11-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers (every employer in Washington)"],"clause":"You must meet the requirements in this section: Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards WAC 296-800-11005... Establish, supervise, and enforce rules that lead to a safe and healthy work environment that are effective in practice WAC 296-800-11035... Protect employees from biological agents WAC 296-800-11045","enforcement":"RCW 49.17.180 civil penalties (to $7,000 per serious violation; to $70,000 per willful or repeated violation)","functions":[],"notes":"The standing L\u0026I core rules, in the imperative \u0027You must\u0027, requiring every employer to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards, to establish and enforce effective safety rules, and to protect employees from biological agents; DOSH Directive 1.70 lists WAC 296-800-11045 (2020) and 296-800-11005 (2021) as the rules under which COVID-19 prevention was inspected and cited.","sourceUrl":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=296-800-110\u0026full=true","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":88843,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-WA","url":"/library/DUT-WA-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WA-011","citation":"Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (Division of Occupational Safety and Health), WAC 296-800-110 through 296-800-11045 (Safety and Health Core Rules) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-011)","stateName":"Washington","related":["DUT-WA-017","WA-072"]}