The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) updated its rulemaking website
Rules filed?June 14, 2023
For information on all L&I meetings and public hearings related to rulemaking, please visit our?public participation calendar.
Division:?Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH)
Topic:?Proposal Continuance (CR-102) ? Wildfire Smoke
Brief Description:?The purpose of this continuance is to add an additional virtual public hearing for the proposed wildfire smoke rules under chapter 296-820 WAC, Wildfire smoke, and to duplicate these new requirements into chapter 296-307 WAC, Safety standards for agriculture, Part G-1. Six in-person hearings are scheduled for Spokane, Kennewick, Bellingham, Vancouver, Tukwila, and Yakima?between July 18 through July 27, 2023, and one virtual public hearing is scheduled for July 28, 2023. This continuance adds an additional virtual hearing scheduled for July 31, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., with a pre-hearing overview starting at 5:30 p.m.
Public hearing dates: July 18, 2023 (Spokane) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?July 19, 2023 (Kennewick) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?July 20, 2023 (Bellingham) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?July 25, 2023 (Vancouver) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?July 26, 2023 (Tukwila) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?July 27, 2023 (Yakima) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?July 28, 2023 (Virtual and Telephonic) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?July 31, 2023 (Virtual and Telephonic)
Written comments due: August 4, 2023 Intended adoption date: August 18, 2023
The link below provides additional information about this rulemaking: Rulemaking Activity at L&I - Wildfire Smoke
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