Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 49 Labor Regulations - Chapter 49.70 Worker And Community Right To Know Act

49.70.010 Legislative findings
The legislature finds and declares that the proliferation of hazardous substances in the environment poses a growing threat to the public health, safety, and welfare; ...

49.70.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of labor and industries. (2) ...

49.70.100 Employee may request workplace survey or material safety data sheet
An employee or employee representative may request, in writing, from the employer, a copy of a workplace survey or a material safety data sheet, filed ...

49.70.105 Foreign language translation of written materials
(1) The department shall prepare and make available to employers or the public, upon request, a translation in any of the five most common foreign ...

49.70.110 Discharge or discipline of employee prohibited -- Application of discrimination statutes
No employer may discharge, cause to be discharged, or otherwise discipline, penalize, or discriminate against any employee because the employee or the employee's representative has ...

49.70.115 Agricultural employees -- Information and training on hazardous chemicals
(1) An employer shall provide employees engaged in agricultural production of crops or livestock or agricultural services with information and training on hazardous chemicals in ...

49.70.119 Agricultural employees -- Pesticides -- Records
(1) An employer who applies pesticides in connection with the production of an agricultural crop, or who causes pesticides to be applied in connection with ...

49.70.140 Educational brochures and public service announcements
The department shall produce educational brochures and public service announcements detailing information available to citizens under this chapter. These educational materials shall be sent to ...

49.70.150 Civil action authorized
A person may bring a civil action on his or her own behalf against a manufacturer, supplier, employer, or user to compel compliance with the ...

49.70.160 Request for additional information -- Confidentiality
The department may request from an employer submitting surveys to it further information concerning the surveys, and the employer shall provide the additional information upon ...

49.70.165 Trade secret exemptions
(1) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW establishing criteria for evaluating the validity of trade secret claims and procedures for ...

49.70.170 Worker and community right to know fund -- Employer assessments -- Audits -- Appeal of assessment
(1) The worker and community right to know fund is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer. The department shall deposit all moneys ...

49.70.175 Worker and community right to know fund -- Expenditure -- Disbursements
Funds in the worker and community right to know fund established under RCW 49.70.170 may be spent by the department of ecology to implement RCW ...

49.70.177 Penalties for late payment of fees -- Collection of fees and penalties
If payment of any fee assessed under RCW 49.70.170 is not received by the department by the due date, there shall be assessed a penalty ...

49.70.180 Application of enforcement and administrative procedures of Washington industrial safety and health act
Unless reference is specifically made to another chapter, this chapter shall be implemented and enforced including penalties, violations, citations, and other administrative procedures pursuant to ...

49.70.190 Compliance with chapter -- Notice -- Fines -- Injunctive relief
If a manufacturer, supplier, employer, or user refuses or fails to provide the department with any data sheets, workplace surveys, or other papers, documents, or ...

49.70.200 Adoption of rules
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the department, after consultation with the department of agriculture, shall adopt any rules necessary to carry out its ...

49.70.210 Application of chapter to consumer products
(1) It is the intent of the legislature that this chapter shall not apply to products that are generally made available to the noncommercial consumer: ...

49.70.900 Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "worker and community right to know act."[1984 c 289 § 1.] ...

49.70.905 Severability -- 1984 c 289
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...