{"id":"DUT-WA-018","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":"Chapter 49.17 RCW (WISH Act); chapter 296-800 WAC (WAC 296-800-11005, 296-800-140, 296-800-22005, 296-800-23025); chapter 296-842 WAC; WAC 296-155-040; Proclamation 20-25.14; Chapter 252, Laws of 2021 (ESSB 5115)","instrument":"DOSH Directive 1.70 (Updated July 7, 2021)","title":"General Coronavirus Prevention Under Stay Safe - Stay Healthy Order [Washington Ready]","dateIssued":"2021-07-07","effective":"2021-07-07","end":"in force through 2021Q3 (later updates 2021-2022)","startDate":"2021-07-07","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","MASK","COND","QUAR"],"addressees":["employers (every employer in Washington); DOSH staff"],"clause":"Under the WISH Act and existing DOSH rules, employers are required to protect workers from hazards and implement programs to address known hazards in the workplace.... There are five basic categories of prevention elements that must be addressed... Employers must institute these prevention program elements or equivalent protections","enforcement":"Citations under chapter 296-800 WAC with civil penalties under RCW 49.17.180","functions":[],"notes":"The Q3 2021 enforcement policy: after the capacity restrictions ended on June 30, 2021, every employer remained bound to five categories of mandatory prevention elements (screening and exclusion of sick and exposed workers, masks for unvaccinated and required settings, distancing or other controls, cleaning frequency, hazard education), inspected under WAC 296-800-11005 and 296-800-140, with the HELSA anti-retaliation duty recited.","sourceUrl":"https://lni.wa.gov/safety-health/safety-rules/enforcement-policies/DD170.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210716193543/https://lni.wa.gov/safety-health/safety-rules/enforcement-policies/DD170.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":141706,"grade":"primary","character":"guidance_incorporated","description":"","collection":"DUT-WA","url":"/library/DUT-WA-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WA-018","citation":"Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, DOSH Directive 1.70 (Updated July 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-WA-018)","stateName":"Washington","related":["DUT-WA-016","DUT-WA-017"]}