DOC Policies - Glossary

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2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
6. F
7. H
8. I
9. L
10. M
11. N
12. O
13. P
14. Q
15. R
16. S
17. T
18. U
19. V
20. W

Terms Starting with P

Packages

A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel or bundle containing one or more objects; or a container in which something is packed for storage, transport, or mailing.

Referenced by

• 450.100 - Mail for Offenders

Parent Facility

First facility that an offender is assigned after leaving WCC/WCCW Recieving Units.

Referenced by

• 300.380 - Classification and Custody Facility Plan Review

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

The maximum eight hour time weighted average of an airborne contaminant(s) to which an employee may be exposed. At no time shall the exposed level exceed the ceiling level concentration or excursion value.

Referenced by

• 890.090 - Respirator Program

Persistent Prison Misbehavior

A crime committed by an offender who is serving a sentence for an offense committed on or after August 1, 1995, and knowingly commits a serious infraction, that does not constitute a class A or class B felony, after losing all potential earned early release time credit.

Referenced by

• 320.150 - Disciplinary Sanctions

Personal Legal Documents/Papers

Includes items essential to the preparation of formal legal pleadings such as: 1. All handwritten/typewritten drafts of pending briefs or petitions; 2. Materials that the offender intends to include in the completed pleading to the court; 3. Copies of formal discovery documents relating to pending litigation including transcripts of depositions and verbatim court proceedings. 4. Copies of completed and signed complaints, petitions, motions, or briefs which have been filed with the court and are pending a court decisions or order; 5. Any item of legal mail previously received through any prison facility mail procedure and relating to a pending legal pleading.

Referenced by

• 590.500 - Legal Access for Offenders

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Devices for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices and protective shields and barriers used wherever it is necessary, by reason of hazard of processes or environment, chemical hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.

Referenced by

• 890.130 - Hazard Assessments and Personal Protective Equipment
• 890.140 - Electrical Safety
• 890.600 - Bloodborne Pathogens Employee Protection

Physical Fitness

The general capacity to adapt and respond favorably to physical effort. A physically fit person is one who is healthy and can meet the ordinary as well as unusual demands of daily life safely and effectively without being overly fatigued.

Referenced by

• 540.105 - Recreation Program for Offenders

Primary Law Library

Will contain legal research materials consistent with the guidelines established by the American Association of Law Libraries for Prisons and Located at designated facilities.

Referenced by

• 590.500 - Legal Access for Offenders

Public Building

Any building, and adjacent outdoor space, that is owned or leased by the state of Washington. (WAC 67-36-030[16])

Referenced by

• 200.190 - Vending Machines

PULHESDXT

Offender based tracking system for health services. The PULHESDXT section is a series of medical ratings of an offender which indicates on a scale of 1-5 their medical and mental health condition or treatment needs; and to evaluate the function of various organs, systems, and integral parts of the body: P - Physical Capability, U - Upper Extremities, L - Lower Extremities, H - Hearing, E - Vision, S - Mental Functioning, D - Dental, X - Functional Capacity, T - Transportation Demand.

Referenced by

• 630.500 - Mental Health Services