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Contents TFREC Occupational Illness and Injury Prevention Plan Section 1. Facilities, Laws and Responsibilities, Disciplinary Policy, Organization and Communication, Safety Program Elements (pdf) 1.1 Facilities... 1-2 1.2 Laws and Responsibilities (WAC 296-800)... 1-2 1.3 Disciplinary Policy... 1-3 1.4 Organization and Communication... 1-4 1.4.1 General... 1-4 1.4.2 Health and Safety Committee (WAC 296-800-130)... 1-4 1.4.2.1 Scope of Activities... 1-5 1.4.2.2 Safety Bulletin Boards (WAC 296-800-190)... 1-5 1.5 Safety Program Elements... 1-6 1.5.1 Safety Orientation for New Employees... 1-6 1.5.2 Safety Training... 1-7 1.5.3 Specific Training Topics... 1-8 1.5.4 First Aid Training and Certification (WAC 296-155-120):... 1-9 1.5.5 First Aid Kit Locations (WAC 296-800-15020)... 1-9 1.5.6 Emergency Services (Ambulance, Fire, (Police)... 1-9 1.5.7 Accident Reporting (SPPM 2.24)... 1-10 1.5.7.1 Major Accidents and Illnesses... 1-10 1.5.7.2 Work-Related Accidents and Illnesses... 1-10 1.5.7.3 Investigation... 1-11 1.5.7.4 Worker s Compensation (SPPM 2.30)... 1-11 Section 2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (WAC 296-800-160) (SPPM 3.10); Workplace Hazard Assessment (pdf) 2.1 Personal Protective Equipment... 2-1 2.2 Workplace Hazard Assessment... 2-2 2.3 Selection Guideline... 2-2 2.4 Fitting the User... 2-3 2.5 Employee Responsibilities... 2-3 2.6 Prescription Eyewear Program... 2-3 SECTION 0: Contents, Page i

2.7 Other Protective Equipment... 2-3 2.8 Training... 2-3 2.9 PPE Training Certification... 2-4 2.10 Workplace Hazard Assessment Certification Form... 2-5 Section 3. Respiratory Protection Plan (SPPM 3.24) (pdf) 3.1 Respiratory Protection Plan Objective... 3-1 3.2 Respiratory Hazard Assessment... 3-2 3.3 Medical Evaluation... 3-2 3.4 Respirator Selection... 3-2 3.5 Fit Test... 3-3 3.6 Change Schedule for Cartridges and Filters... 3-3 3.6.1 Pesticide Use... 3-4 3.6.2 Organic Vapor Special Instructions... 3-4 3.7 Employee Training... 3-4 3.8 User Seal Check Procedures... 3-5 3.9 Respirator Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedure... 3-5 3.10 Respirator Storage Procedure... 3-6 3.11 Respirator Inspection... 3-6 3.12 Respirator Repair... 3-6 3.13 Voluntary Respirator Use... 3-7 3.14 Respirator Program Evaluation... 3-7 Section 4. Hearing Protection and Hearing Conservation Program (WAC 296-817-200), Noise Level Survey (pdf) 4.1 Hearing Conservation Program... 4-1 4.1.1 Intensity and Duration... 4-1 4.1.2 How the Ear Works... 4-2 4.1.3 Warning Signs... 4-2 4.2 Monitoring... 4-2 4.2.1 Noise Exposure... 4-2 4.2.2 Engineering Controls... 4-2 4.2.3 Supervisor Responsibilities... 4-2 4.3 Hearing Protection Devices... 4-2 4.3.1 Ear Muffs... 4-2 4.3.2 Foam Ear Plugs... 4-3 4.4 Annual Hearing Tests... 4-3 SECTION 0: Contents, Page ii

4.5 Recordkeeping... 4-3 4.6 Noise Level Survey... 4-3 4.6.1 How to Use the Chart... 4-3 4.6.2 Noise Level Survey Chart... 4-4 4.7 Noise Exposure with Hearing Protection... 4-5 Section 5. Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan (WAC 296-823), Hepatitis Vaccine Declination Form (pdf) 5.1. Introduction... 5-1 5.2. Exposure Control Plan... 5-1 5.2.1. Employees Covered... 5-1 5.2.2. Engineering and Work Practice Controls... 5-1 5.2.3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)... 5-2 5.2.4. Disposal of Materials Contaminated with Bloodborne Pathogens and OPIMs... 5-3 5.2.5. Training Requirements... 5-3 5.2.6. Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Follow-Up... 5-4 5.2.7. Recordkeeping... 5-5 5.3. Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination... 5-6 Section 6. Emergency Planning (Emergency Escape Procedure, Chemical Spills/Release of Toxic Fumes, Earthquake, Electrical Power Outages, Bomb Threats) 6.1 FORM 1: DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM... 6-3 6.2 FORM 2: HEADQUARTERS AND SUPPLY LOCATIONS... 6-4 6.3 FORM 3: CONTACT INFORMATION... 6-5 6.4 FORM 4: COMMUNICATIONS PLANS... 6-6 6.5 FORM 5: COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH COLLEGE/DIVISION LEADERS (C/DMT)... 6-7 6.6 FORM 6: DEPARTMENT EVACUATION ROUTES... 6-8 6.7 FORM 7: EVACUATION PLANNING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES... 6-14 6.8 FORM 8 DEPARTMENTAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVENTORY AND SECURITY, RELEASE, AND DAMAGE PREVENTION FORM... 6-15 6.9 FORM 9: DEPARTMENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN ANNEXES... 6-17 6.9.1 Fire Response Planning... 6-17 6.9.2 Chemical Spills/Releases... 6-20 6.9.3 Earthquake... 6-23 6.9.4 Electrical Power Outages... 6-24 SECTION 0: Contents, Page iii

6.9.5 Bomb Threats... 6-25 6.9.6 Biohazards... 6-26 6.9.7 Dealing with a Problem Person... 6-26 6.9.8 Chelan County Emergency Management System... 6-27 Section 7. Motor Vehicle Operation, Procedure for Reporting Motor Vehicle Accidents (pdf) 7.1 Maintenance and Operation of Motorized Vehicles and Equipment... 7-1 7.2 Procedures for Changing, Charging, or Jump Starting Lead Acid Batteries... 7-2 7.2.1 PPE for Battery Handling... 7-2 7.2.2 Supplies and Precautions for Charging a Battery... 7-2 7.2.2.1 Supplies... 7-3 7.2.2.2 Precautions... 7-3 7.2.3 Charging a Battery... 7-3 7.2.4 Jump Starting a Vehicle... 7-3 7.3 Motor Vehicle Accident (SPPM 7.20)... 7-3 Section 8. Ordering, Receiving and Storing Pesticides and Other Hazardous Chemicals, Flammable/Combustible Liquid Storage Information (pdf) 8.1 Pesticide Regulations... 8-1 8.1.1 Washington State Department of Ecology... 8-1 8.1.2 Washington State Department of Agriculture... 8-1 8.1.3 U.S. Department of Transportation... 8-1 8.2 Ordering and Receiving Pesticides and Hazardous Materials... 8-2 8.2.1 Buyer Responsibilities... 8-2 8.2.2 Receiving Packages... 8-2 8.2.3 Secondary Containment... 8-2 8.2.4 Safe Storage... 8-2 8.2.5 Safe Handling... 8-3 8.2.6 Disposal... 8-3 8.3 Allowable Amount of Chemicals in Storage... 8-4 8.4 Special Precautions for Class 1 Flammable Liquids... 8-6 SECTION 0: Contents, Page iv

Section 9. Hazardous Materials Communication Program (WAC 296-800-170), Laboratory Safety Plan, Hazard Communication Training Certificate Form (pdf) 9.1 General Information... 9-1 9.2 Container Labeling... 9-1 9.3 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)... 9-2 9.4 Employee Training and Information... 9-2 9.5 Laboratory Safety Plan... 9-3 9.6 What NOT to do in the Event of a Hazardous Chemical Spill... 9-3 9.7 Hazardous Non-Routine Tasks... 9-3 9.8 List of Hazardous Chemicals... 9-3 9.9 Special Notice for Supervisors... 9-4 9.10 Hazard Communication Training Certification... 9-4 Section 10. Worker Protection Standards (WAC 16-233) (pdf) 10.1 Definitions... 10-2 10.2 Duties for All Employers... 10-2 10.2.1 Anti-Retaliation... 10-2 10.2.2 Information at a Central Location... 10-2 10.2.3 Pesticide Safety Training... 10-2 10.2.4 Decontamination Sites... 10-3 10.2.5 Employer Information Exchange... 10-4 10.2.6 Emergency Assistance... 10-4 10.3 Additional Duties for Worker Employers... 10-5 10.3.1 Restrictions during Applications... 10-5 10.3.2 Restricted-Entry Intervals (REIs)... 10-5 10.3.3 Notice about Applications... 10-5 10.3.4 Posted Warning Signs:... 10-5 10.3.5 Oral Warnings:... 10-6 10.4 Additional Duties for Handler Employers... 10-6 10.4.1 Application Restrictions and Monitoring... 10-6 10.4.2 Specific Instructions for Handlers... 10-6 10.4.3 Equipment Safety... 10-6 10.4.4 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Duties Related to PPE:... 10-6 10.4.5 Care of PPE... 10-7 10.4.6 Replacing Respirator Purifying Elements... 10-7 SECTION 0: Contents, Page v

10.4.7 Disposal of PPE... 10-8 10.4.8 Instructions for People who Clean PPE... 10-8 10.5 Cholinesterase Monitoring (WAC 296-307-148)... 10-8 10.5.1 Employer Responsibility... 10-8 10.5.2 Definition... 10-8 10.5.3 Medical Services... 10-8 10.5.4 Monitoring Requirements... 10-8 Section 11. Ladder/Orchard Ladder Safety, Orchard Ladder Checklist in English and Spanish (pdf) 11.1 Ladder Use... 11-1 11.2 Ladder Inspection... 11-1 11.3 Ladder Maintenance... 11-1 11.4 Ladder Storage... 11-2 11.5 Ladder Training... 11-2 11.6 Construction/Industrial use of Ladders... 11-2 11.7 Orchard Ladder Use... 11-3 11.8 Safety Training Checklist (English)... 11-4 11.9 Safety Training Checklist (Spanish)... 11-5 Section 12. Tractor Safety, Tractor Safety Training Form and All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Guide (pdf) 12.1 Tractor Safety... 12-1 12.2 Training... 12-2 12.3 Safety Guards... 12-2 12.4 Safe Operation... 12-3 12.5 Maintenance... 12-3 12.6 Tractor Safety Training Documentation... 12-4 12.7 All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Guide... 12-5 Section 13. Outdoor Heat and Cold Stress Prevention Plan (pdf) 13.1 Policy Statement... 13-2 13.2 Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses... 13-2 13.2.1 Program Responsibility... 13-2 13.2.2 Evaluating and Controlling Outdoor Heat Stress Factors... 13-3 13.2.3 Drinking Water... 13-3 SECTION 0: Contents, Page vi

13.2.4 Procedures for Responding to a Heat-Related Illness... 13-3 13.3 Heat Illness Training... 13-5 13.3.1 Supervisor Training... 13-5 13.3.2 Employee/Student Training... 13-5 13.3.3 Refresher Training... 13-5 13.3.4 Additional Training Programs and Materials... 13-5 13.4 Preventing Cold-Related Illnesses... 13-6 13.4.1 The Cold Environment... 13-6 13.4.2 Other Major Risk Factors for Cold-Related Stresses... 13-6 13.4.3 Harmful Effects of Cold... 13-6 13.4.3.1 Frostbite... 13-7 13.4.3.2 Trench Foot... 13-7 13.4.3.3 Hypothermia... 13-7 13.4.4 Preventing Cold-Related Disorders... 13-8 13.4.4.1 Personal Protective Clothing... 13-8 13.4.4.2 Environmental Protection... 13-8 13.4.4.3 Safe Work Practices... 13-8 13.4.5 Worker Health and Education... 13-9 13.4.6 Supervisor Responsibility... 13-9 13.4.7 Employee Responsibility... 13-9 13.4.8 NOAA Wind Chill Chart... 13-10 13.4.9 Work/Warm-up Schedule for Outside Workers based on a Four-Hour Shift... 13-11 Section 14. Forklift Safety (pdf) 14.1 Operator Safety... 14-1 14.2 Inspection and Maintenance... 14-2 14.3 Handling the Load... 14-3 14.4 Fueling Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gas Forklifts... 14-3 14.5 Training... 14-4 14.5.1 Truck related topics... 14-4 14.5.2 Workplace-related topics... 14-5 Section 15. Miscellaneous Safety Tips (pdf) 15.1 On-the-Job Safety... 15-1 15.2 Off-the-Job Safety... 15-2 SECTION 0: Contents, Page vii

Section 16. Maintenance (pdf) 16.1 Lockout and Tagout Program... 16-2 16.1.1 Lock Distribution and Lockout Procedures... 16-2 16.1.1.1 What work practices must be followed for work on exposed deenergized parts?... 16-2 16.1.1.2 Must an employer have a written copy of lockout-tagout procedures?... 16-3 16.1.1.3 What work practices must be followed for deenergizing equipment?... 16-3 16.1.1.4 How must locks and tags be applied?... 16-3 16.1.1.5 What work practices must be followed to verify deenergization?... 16-4 16.1.1.6 What work practices must be followed when reenergizing equipment?... 16-4 16.1.2 Working On or Near Exposed Energized Parts... 16-5 16.1.3 Example Lockout Form... 16-8 16.2 Fall Protection... 16-10 16.2.1 Personal Factors... 16-10 16.2.2 Environmental Factors... 16-10 16.2.3 At What Level is Fall Protection Required?... 16-10 16.2.4 Fall Protection at TFREC... 16-10 16.2.4.1 Fall restraint... 16-10 16.2.4.2 Fall arrest system... 16-11 16.2.5 Fall Protection Work Plan Requirements... 16-12 16.2.6 Care and Inspection of Fall Protection Equipment... 16-13 16.2.7 Rescue... 16-13 16.2.8 TFREC Fall Protection Work Plan... 16-14 16.2.9 TFREC Fall Protection Work Plan Training Checklist... 16-16 16.3 Excavation, Trenching and Shoring... 16-17 16.3.1 Excavation Hazards... 16-17 16.3.2 Before Entering and Excavation... 16-17 16.3.3 Evacuation Safety Checklist... 16-19 16.4 Confined Space Entry... 16-21 16.4.1 Training... 16-21 16.4.2 Resources... 16-21 16.4.3 Contact... 16-21 16.5 Welding Safety... 16-22 16.5.1 Protective Equipment Can Safeguard... 16-22 SECTION 0: Contents, Page viii

16.5.2 Body Protection... 16-24 16.5.3 Fire Hazards... 16-24 16.5.4 Fumes and Gases... 16-25 16.5.5 Gas Cylinder Handling and Storage... 16-26 16.5.5.1 Instructions for Lighting Oxy-Acetylene Torch... 16-26 16.5.5.2 When Oxy-Acetylene welding is finished:... 16-26 16.5.5.3 Cylinder Storage... 16-27 16.5.6 Arc Welder Handling and Storage... 16-27 16.5.7 Tripping and Failing Hazards... 16-27 16.6 Overhead Crane Safety... 16-28 16.6.1 Knowing the Dangers... 16-28 16.6.2 Training is Essential... 16-28 16.6.3 Frequent Inspections... 16-28 16.6.4 Commonsense Rules... 16-28 16.6.5 Operating Rules... 16-29 16.6.6 Crane Maintenance Safety Rules... 16-30 16.6.7 Monthly Crane Inspection Form... 16-31 SECTION 0: Contents, Page ix