# RCW 43.22.050: RCW 43.22.050: Powers and duties

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S050

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 43.22.050
- **Heading:** RCW 43.22.050: Powers and duties
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 050

## Text

The director of labor and industries shall: (1) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law in relation to the inspection of factories, mills, workshops, storehouses, warerooms, stores and buildings, and the machinery and apparatus therein contained, and steam vessels, and other vessels operated by machinery, and in relation to the administration and enforcement of all laws and safety standards providing for the protection of employees in mills, factories, workshops, and in employments subject to the provisions of Title 51 RCW, and in relation to the enforcement, inspection, certification, and promulgation of safe places and safety device standards in all industries: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, This section shall not apply to railroads; (2) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law in relation to the inspection of tracks, bridges, structures, machinery, equipment, and apparatus of street railways, gas plants, electrical plants, water systems, telephone lines, telegraph lines, and other public utilities, with respect to the safety of employees, and the administration and enforcement of all laws providing for the protection of employees of street railways, gas plants, electrical plants, water systems, telephone lines, telegraph lines, and other public utilities; (3) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law in relation to the enforcement, amendment, alteration, change, and making additions to, rules and regulations concerning the operation, placing, erection, maintenance, and use of electrical apparatus, and the construction thereof.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 43.22.005 RCW 43.22.005: Deputy directors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S005.md)
- [RCW 43.22.010 RCW 43.22.010: Divisions of department—Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S010.md)
- [RCW 43.22.020 RCW 43.22.020: Supervisor of industrial insurance—Appointment—Authority—Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S020.md)
- [RCW 43.22.030 RCW 43.22.030: Powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S030.md)
- [RCW 43.22.035 RCW 43.22.035: Printed materials—Department's duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S035.md)
- [RCW 43.22.040 RCW 43.22.040: Supervisor of industrial safety and health—Appointment—Authority—Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S040.md)
- [RCW 43.22.050 RCW 43.22.050: Powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S050.md)
- [RCW 43.22.051 RCW 43.22.051: Rule making restricted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S051.md)
- [RCW 43.22.052 RCW 43.22.052: Five-year formal review process of existing rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S052.md)
- [RCW 43.22.053 RCW 43.22.053: Supervisor of building and construction safety inspection services—Appointment—Authority—Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S053.md)
- [RCW 43.22.260 RCW 43.22.260: Supervisor of industrial relations—Appointment—Authority—Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S260.md)
- [RCW 43.22.270 RCW 43.22.270: Powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S270.md)
- [RCW 43.22.282 RCW 43.22.282: Industrial welfare committee abolished—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S282.md)
- [RCW 43.22.290 RCW 43.22.290: Reports by employers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T43_C22_S290.md)

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