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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60087 - Winches

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(1) You must guard
			 moving winch parts which present hazards to employees .
(2) You must make sure winches have clearly
			 identifiable and readily accessible stop controls.
(3) You must secure portable winches against
			 accidental shifting while in use.
(4) You must fit portable winches with limit
			 switches if employees have access to areas from which it is possible to be
			 drawn into the winch.
(5) The
			 provisions of WAC
			 296-56-60083(6)(l)
			 apply to winches.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040. 99-02-024, § 296-56-60087,
				  filed 12/30/98, effective 3/30/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60087, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60087, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60089 - Conveyors

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(1) You must meet
			 the following requirements for guards:
(a)
			 Danger zones at or adjacent to conveyors must be guarded to protect
			 employees.
(b) An elevated walkway
			 with guardrail or equivalent means of protection must be provided where
			 employees cross over moving conveyors. Suitable guarding must be provided when
			 employees pass under moving conveyors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60091 - Spouts, chutes, hoppers, bins, and associated equipment

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(1) You must
			 inspect standing and running rigging and associated gear used as a permanent
			 part of spouts, chutes or similar devices before each use and must not be used
			 if it has any functional defects. (See WAC
			 296-56-60093 for certification
			 requirements.)
(2) You must provide
			 direct communication between the discharge or shipboard control end of loading
			 spouts or chutes, and the point in the terminal from which the flow of cargo is
			 controlled.
(3) You must guard
			 chute and hopper openings which present a hazard to prevent employees from
			 falling through.
(4) You must equip
			 the hopper with a safe walkway and safe means of access when employees are
			 working on hoppers.
(5) You must
			 equip chutes with sideboards to afford protection from falling objects when
			 necessary for the safety of employees.
(6) You must firmly place and secure chutes
			 to prevent them from falling.
(7)
			 You must make provisions for braking objects other than bulk commodities at the
			 delivery end of the chute when necessary for the safety of employees.
(8) You must make sure that before an
			 employee enters an empty bin:
(a) Personnel
			 controlling the flow of cargo into the bin must be notified of the entry;
			 and
(b) The power supply to the
			 equipment carrying the cargo to the bin must be turned off, locked out and
			 tagged.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60095 - Advisory crane certification panel

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(1) Any person desiring a certificate of
			 competency for crane inspection or certification must make application to the
			 assistant director of the division of consultation and compliance for the
			 certificate of competency. The application must include documentation of all
			 qualifications, including all past experience, education, training and any
			 other factors deemed to be relevant to the application.
(2) The advisory crane certification panel
			 must assist the assistant director of the division of consultation and
			 compliance in their duties under this chapter. The panel must consist of six
			 members. Two members must represent labor, two members must represent
			 management, and one member must be a crane expert. The sixth member must be
			 chair of the panel. The chair must be the assistant director of consultation
			 and compliance or the chair's designee. The panel must be responsible for
			 advising the assistant director as to the issuance of any certificate of
			 competency. The panel must review all applications for certificates of
			 competency. Minutes of meetings must be kept.
(3) In addition, the panel must, upon request
			 by the assistant director, render advice concerning any matter which is
			 relevant to crane safety. The panel must meet twice yearly or more often as
			 deemed necessary by the chairman of the panel. Any panel member who is not an
			 employee of the state of Washington must serve voluntarily.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 95-04-007, §
				  296-56-60095, filed 1/18/95, effective 3/1/95. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60095, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60095, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60099 - Hand tools

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(1) You must
			 maintain hand tools used by employees in safe operating condition.
(2) You must make sure hand-held portable
			 electric tools are equipped with switches that must be manually held in a
			 closed position to operate the tool.
(a)
			 Portable power-driven circular saws must be equipped with guards above and
			 below the base plate or shoe.
(b)
			 The upper guard must cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the
			 minimum arc needed to permit the base to be tilted for bevel cuts.
(c) The lower guard must cover the saw to the
			 depth of the teeth, except for the minimum arc needed to allow proper
			 retraction and contact with the work. When the tool is withdrawn from the work,
			 the lower guard must automatically and instantly return to the covering
			 position.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60100 - Specialized terminals

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Summary
This section applies to all specialized terminals in your
				workplace.
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from
				hazards in specialized terminals in your workplace.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
General
WAC
						296-56-60101
Terminals handling inter-modal containers or roll-on
						roll-off operations
WAC
						296-56-60103
Grain elevator terminals
WAC
						296-56-60105
Terminal facilities handling menhaden and similar species
						of fish
WAC
						296-56-60107
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60101 - General

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The provisions of this part apply to specialized
				terminals.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60101, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60101, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60103 - Terminals handling intermodal containers or roll-on roll-off operations

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(1) You must make
			 sure every intermodal container is legibly and permanently marked with:
(a) The weight of the container when empty,
			 in pounds;
(b) The maximum cargo
			 weight the container is designed to carry, in pounds; and
(c) The sum of the maximum weight of the
			 container with cargo, in pounds (gross container capacity).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60105 - Grain elevator terminals

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Reserved.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 85-01-022 (Order
				  84-24), § 296-56-60105, filed
				  12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60107 - Terminal facilities handling menhaden and similar species of fish

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(1) You must make
			 sure tanks in terminal areas used for receiving or storing bail-water for
			 recirculating into vessel holds in discharging operations are opened or
			 ventilated to minimize contamination of water circulated to the vessel.
(a) Bailwater tanks must be thoroughly
			 drained upon completion of each day's operations and must be left open to the
			 air. Drainage is unnecessary when bailwater has been treated to remove hydrogen
			 sulfide-producing contaminants and the efficiency of such treatment has been
			 established.
(b) Before employees
			 enter a dock tank, it shall first be drained, rinsed and tested for hydrogen
			 sulfide and oxygen deficiency. Employees must not enter the tank when the
			 hydrogen sulfide level exceeds twenty ppm or oxygen content is less than
			 nineteen and one-half percent, except in emergencies such as to affect a rescue
			 in accordance with terminal's emergency action plan complying with WAC
			 296-56-60010(2)(d).
(c) Tests must be conducted by designated
			 personnel with suitable test equipment and respiratory protective equipment
			 complying with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 296-842
			 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60108 - Personal protection

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Summary
This section applies to all personal protection equipment in
				your workplace.
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from
				hazards in your workplace.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Eye protection
WAC
						296-56-60109
Respiratory protection
WAC
						296-56-60110
Head protection
WAC
						296-56-60111
Foot protection
WAC
						296-56-60113
Other protective measures
WAC
						296-56-60115
Payment for protective equipment
WAC
						296-56-60116
Maintenance and load limits
WAC
						296-56-60117
Protection from falling
WAC
						296-56-60119
Minimum safety requirements for docks and dock facilities
WAC
						296-56-60121
Access to vessels
WAC
						296-56-60122
Guarding of edges
WAC
						296-56-60123
Clearance heights
WAC
						296-56-60125
Cargo doors
WAC
						296-56-60127
Platforms and skids
WAC
						296-56-60129
Elevators and escalators
WAC
						296-56-60131
Manlifts
WAC
						296-56-60133
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60109 - Eye protection

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(1)
			 You must provide eye protection equipment that complies with ANSI Z87.1,
			 American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and
			 Face Protection, edition 1989, revision 1998, or edition 2003 when employees
			 perform work hazardous to the eyes.
(a) You
			 may provide alternate eye and face protection if they can demonstrate such
			 devices are at least as effective as those constructed in accordance with one
			 of the above consensus standards.
(b) For employees wearing corrective
			 spectacles, eye protection equipment required by (a) of this subsection must be
			 of a type which can be worn over spectacles. Prescription ground safety lenses
			 may be substituted if they provide equivalent protection.
(c) For additional requirements covering eye
			 protection against radiant energy, see WAC
			 296-56-60235(8).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60110 - Respiratory protection

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The respiratory protection requirements of chapter 296-842 WAC,
				Respirators, apply.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-20-055, §
				  296-56-60110, filed 10/3/05, effective 12/1/05; 05-03-093, § 296-56-60110,
				  filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60110, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60110, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60111 - Head protection

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(1)
			 You must make sure employees exposed to impact, falling or flying objects, or
			 electric shocks or burns wear protective hats.
(2) You must ensure that all protective
			 helmets comply with any of the following consensus standards:
(a) ANSI Z89.1-2009, American National
			 Standard for Industrial Head Protection.
(b) ANSI Z89.1-2003, American National
			 Standard for Industrial Head Protection.
(c) ANSI Z89.1-1997, American National
			 Standard for Industrial Head Protection.
(d) ANSI Z89.1-1986, American National
			 Standard for Personnel Protection-Protective Headwear for Industrial
			 Workers-Requirements.
(e) You may
			 use alternate head protection if you can demonstrate such devices are at least
			 as effective as those constructed in accordance with one of the above consensus
			 standards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60113 - Foot protection

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(1)
			 You must ensure that each affected employee wears protective footwear when
			 working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or
			 rolling objects or objects piercing the sole.
(2) You must ensure that all protective
			 footwear complies with one of the following consensus standards:
(a) ASTM F-2412-2005, Standard Test Methods
			 for Foot Protection, and ASTM F-2413-2005, Standard Specification for
			 Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear.
(b) ANSI Z41-1999, American National Standard
			 for Personal Protection-Protective Footwear.
(c) ANSI Z41-1991, American National Standard
			 for Personal Protection-Protective Footwear.
(d) You may use alternate footwear if you can
			 demonstrate it is at least as effective as those constructed in accordance with
			 one of the above consensus standards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60115 - Other protective measures

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(1) You must meet the following requirements
			 for protective clothing:
(a) Employees
			 performing work that requires special protective clothing must be directed by
			 the employer to wear the necessary special protective clothing.
(b) When necessary, protective clothing
			 previously worn must be cleaned and disinfected before reissuance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60116 - Payment for protective equipment

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(1) You must provide the protective
			 equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with
			 this part, at no cost to your employees, except at provided by subsections (2)
			 through (6) of this section.
(2)
			 You are not required to pay for nonspecialty safety-toe protective footwear
			 (including steel-toe shoes or steel-toe boots) and nonspecialty prescription
			 safety eyewear, provided that you permit such items to be worn off the job
			 site.
(3) You are not required to
			 reimburse the employee for shoes or boots when you provide metatarsal guards
			 and allow the employee, at their request, to use shoes or boots with built-in
			 metatarsal protection.
(4) You are
			 not required to pay for:
(a) Everyday
			 clothing, such as long-sleeve shirts, long pants, street shoes, and normal work
			 boots; or
(b) Ordinary clothing,
			 skin creams, or other items, used solely for protection from the weather, such
			 as winter coats, jackets, gloves, parkas, rubber boots, hats, raincoats,
			 ordinary sunglasses, and sunscreen.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60117 - Maintenance and load limits

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(1)
			 You must maintain the structural integrity of docks, piers, wharves, terminals
			 and working surfaces.
(2) You must
			 conspicuously post maximum safe load limits, in pounds per square foot
			 (kilograms per square meter), of floors elevated above ground level, and pier
			 structures over the water in all cargo areas.
Exception:
Pier structures used primarily for vehicle traffic may be
						posted in maximum pounds per axle weight.
(3) You
			 must make sure maximum safe load limits are not exceeded.
(4) You must maintain all walking and working
			 surfaces in the terminal area in good repair.
(5) You must secure all steel plates, boards,
			 etc., used to temporarily cover small holes or weakened surfaces in such a
			 manner as to prevent movement.
(6)
			 You must barricade all large openings or weakened surfaces on all exposed sides
			 with barricades equipped with blinkers, flashing lights, or
			 reflectors.
(7) You must light
			 areas around bitts or cleats where workers perform their duties as required in
			 this section and have a nonslip surface around each bitt or cleat.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60117, filed 1/17/86; 85-10-004 (Order 85-09), §
				  296-56-60117, filed 4/19/85; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), § 296-56-60117,
				  filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60119 - Protection from falling

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The employer must ensure all employees are protected in
				accordance with the requirements in chapter 296-880 WAC, Unified safety
				standards for fall protection.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60119, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60119, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60121 - Minimum safety requirements for docks and dock facilities

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Important:
No provision of this section shall be
				construed to imply that an employer or employees are responsible for repair,
				construction or otherwise bringing into compliance facilities over which they
				have no control.
(1) You must not
			 allow employees to perform work on docks or dock facilities which you should
			 know do not meet the minimum safety requirements of this section.
(2) Employees must not work on docks or dock
			 facilities which they should know do not meet the minimum safety requirements
			 of this section.
(3) You must
			 install a safety bulletin board at each dock, pier, warehouse or designated
			 area at the job site.
(4) You must
			 post at prominent places in or adjacent to the work area, legible notices
			 stating:
(a) The location of stretchers,
			 blankets, first-aid equipment and telephones. (Where possible, directional
			 arrows should point to locations.)
(b) The phone numbers of doctors, ambulance
			 services and hospitals within the area and the phone numbers of the police
			 department or other law enforcement agency. (Where possible these numbers must
			 also be posted on or inside the cover of first-aid cabinets and
			 kits.)
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60123 - Guarding of edges

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(1) You must
			 meet the following requirements for vehicle protection:
(a) Vehicle curbs, bull rails, or other
			 effective barriers at least six inches (15.24 cm) in height and six inches in
			 width, must be provided at the waterside edges of aprons and bulkheads, except
			 where vehicles are prohibited. Curbs or bull rails installed after January 1,
			 1985, must be at least ten inches (22.9 cm) in height.
(b) The provisions of (a) of this subsection
			 also apply at the edge of any fixed level above the common floor area from
			 which vehicles may fall, except at loading docks, platforms and skids where
			 cargo is moved by vehicles.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60125 - Clearance heights

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You must prominently post clearance heights where the height
				is insufficient for vehicles or equipment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60125, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60125, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60127 - Cargo doors

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(1) You must
			 meet the following requirements for mechanically operated cargo doors:
(a) You must guard cargo door counterweights
			 .
(b) Lift trucks and cranes must
			 not be used to move mechanically operated doors except when necessary during
			 repair to the doors. Ropes or other guarding must be provided to prevent entry
			 into any area if the door may fall or slide.
(c) Vertically operated doors partially
			 opened for work or ventilation must be secured to prevent accidental
			 closing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60129 - Platforms and skids

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(1)
			 You must provide guardrails meeting the requirements of WAC
			 296-56-60123(3)
			 on all open sides of platforms and skids extending from piers, transit sheds or
			 lofts and used for landing or hooking drafts. Alternate means, such as nets or
			 safety belts and lifelines, may be used if guardrails are
			 impractical.
(2) You must protect
			 any employee working below a second-story platform or skid from falling
			 objects.
(3) You must make sure
			 platforms and skids are strong enough to bear the loads handled and are
			 maintained in safe condition. Safe working loads, which must be posted or
			 marked on or adjacent to platforms and skids, must have a minimum safety factor
			 of five for all parts, based upon maximum anticipated static loading conditions
			 and the ultimate strength of the construction material.
(4) You must provide and maintain platform
			 and skid attachments that will prevent accidental movement of the skid or
			 platform.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60129, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60129, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60131 - Elevators and escalators

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(1)
			 You must prohibit an elevator or escalator with a defect which affects safety
			 from being used.
(2) You must make
			 sure elevator safety devices shall not be overridden or made
			 inoperable.
(3) You must thoroughly
			 inspect elevators and escalators at intervals not exceeding one year.
			 Additional monthly inspections for satisfactory operation must be conducted by
			 designated persons. Records of the results of the latest annual elevator
			 inspections must be posted in elevators. Records of annual escalator
			 inspections must be posted in the vicinity of the escalator or be available at
			 the terminal.
(4) You must make
			 sure elevator landing openings are provided with doors, gates, or equivalent
			 protection, which must be in place when the elevator is not at that landing, to
			 prevent employees from falling into the shaft.
(5) You must post and make sure the elevator
			 or escalator maximum load limits are not exceeded. Elevator load limits must be
			 posted conspicuously both inside and outside of the car.
(6) You must make sure elevators are operated
			 only by designated persons except for automatic or door interlocking elevators
			 which provide full shaft door closing and automatic car leveling.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW and
				  RCW
				  49.17.040, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
				  92-22-067 (Order 92-06), § 296-56-60131, filed 10/30/92, effective
				  12/8/92. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60131, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60131, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60133 - Manlifts

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(1) You must
			 inspect manlifts monthly by a designated person. Safety switches must be
			 checked weekly. Manlifts found to be unsafe must not be operated until
			 repaired. Inspections must include at least the following:
(a) Step fastenings;
(b) Rails;
(c) Rail supports and fastenings;
(d) Roller and slides;
(e) Belt and belt tension;
(f) Handholds and fastenings;
(g) Floor landings;
(h) Guardrails;
(i) Lubrication;
(j) Safety switches;
(k) Warning signs and lights;
(l) Illumination;
(m) Drive pulley;
(n) Bottom (boot) pulley and clearance;
(o) Pulley supports;
(p) Motor;
(q) Drive mechanism;
(r) Brake;
(s) Electrical switches;
(t) Vibration and misalignment;
(u) "Skip" on up or down run when mounting
			 the step (indicating worn gears); and
(v) Emergency exit ladders.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60135 - Manlifts - Electric

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Summary
This section applies to all electric manlifts in your
				workplace.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Manlifts-Electric
WAC
						296-56-60135
Hoistway enclosures and landings
WAC
						296-56-60139
Scope and application
WAC
						296-56-60141
Hoistway gates
WAC
						296-56-60143
Elevator car
WAC
						296-56-60145
Elevator doors
WAC
						296-56-60147
Counterweight, enclosures, and fastenings
WAC
						296-56-60149
Guide rails
WAC
						296-56-60151
Hoisting ropes
WAC
						296-56-60153
Space under hoistway
WAC
						296-56-60155
Car safeties
WAC
						296-56-60157
Brakes
WAC
						296-56-60159
Car controls and safety devices
WAC
						296-56-60161
Hoisting machine mechanisms
WAC
						296-56-60167
Elevator car and counterweight buffers
WAC
						296-56-60169
General requirements
WAC
						296-56-60171
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60135, filed 1/17/86; 85-10-004 (Order 85-09), §
				  296-56-60135, filed 4/19/85; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), § 296-56-60135,
				  filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60139 - Hoistway enclosures and landings

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You must fully enclose hoistways or make sure they are
				enclosed on all landings to a height of six feet above the landing floor or six
				feet above highest working level or stair level adjacent to the hoistway.
				Perforated hoistway enclosures can be used where fire resistance is not
				required, provided:
(1) Steel wire
			 grill or expanded metal grill must be at least thirteen U.S. gauge steel
			 wire.
(2) Openings in the enclosure
			 must reject a one inch steel ball.
(3) All hoistway landings must be properly
			 and adequately lighted.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60139, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60139, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60141 - Scope and application

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WAC
				296-56-60141 through
				296-56-60171 apply to the
				installation, design, and use of all one man capacity, electric elevators
				subject to inspection under
				RCW
				49.17.120.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60141, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60141, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60143 - Hoistway gates

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(1) You may
			 construct hoistway gates of wood slat, steel wire grill, expanded metal or
			 solid material, providing all openings reject a two inch ball and resist a two
			 hundred fifty pound horizontal thrust.
(a)
			 Steel wire and expanded metal gates must be of at least thirteen gauge
			 steel.
(b) Wood slats must be not
			 less than two inches wide and one-half inch thick, nominal size.
(c) Solid material must be not less than
			 one-eighth inch reinforced sheet steel or one-half inch plywood.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60145 - Elevator car

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(1) You must fully
			 enclose elevator cars to car height or to a height of not less than six feet
			 six inches whichever is greater. Elevator cars may be of perforated or solid
			 material provided the material will withstand a horizontal thrust of
			 seventy-five pounds without deflecting one-quarter inch and all openings will
			 reject a one inch ball.
(a) Car frames must
			 be of substantial metal or wood construction with a safety factor of four for
			 metal frames and six for wood frames.
(b) Wood frames must be gusseted and bolted
			 or otherwise secured with large washers and lock washers.
(c) The car platform must not exceed thirty
			 inches inside dimension on each side (6.25 square foot area).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60147 - Elevator doors

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You must provide elevator car doors on all elevators, except
				on fully enclosed hoistways equipped with hoistway gates and enclosed from the
				top of the hoistway opening to the ceiling on the landing side.
(1) Car doors may be of solid or perforated
			 construction and must be capable of resisting a seventy-five pound thrust
			 without deflecting one-quarter inch.
(2) Car doors may be biparting or otherwise
			 horizontally swung provided the door swings within the elevator car.
(3) A positive locking latch device which
			 resists a two hundred fifty pound thrust must be provided.
(4) Interlocks or mechanical locks and
			 electric contacts must be provided on cars operating in open
			 hoistways.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60147, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60147, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60149 - Counterweight, enclosures, and fastenings

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You must fully enclose all counterweights for their full
				length of travel except in closed hoistways where counterweight guide rails
				have been provided.
(1) Counterweight
			 enclosures must provide an inspection opening in the bottom of the enclosure
			 large enough to provide for the inspection of cable fastenings, counterweight
			 and buffer. Counterweights of rectangular shape must be secured by not less
			 than two one-half inch mild steel bolts with locknuts. Round counterweights
			 must be fastened with a center bolt not less than three-quarter inch diameter
			 and secured with a locknut.
(2)
			 Bolt eyes must be welded closed.
(3) Cable fastenings must be not less than
			 three U-shaped clamps with U's on the dead side of the rope or babbitted
			 tapered elevator sockets.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 85-01-022 (Order
				  84-24), § 296-56-60149, filed
				  12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60151 - Guide rails

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You must provide a minimum of two car guide rails. They
				must:
(1) Extend at least six inches
			 beyond the maximum travel of the car with buffers compressed.
(2) Be securely fastened to a vertical
			 supporting member for the full length of elevator travel.
(3) Be not less than one and one-half inch by
			 one and one-half inch vertical grain fir or equivalent, one-quarter inch by two
			 inch by two inch angle iron or equivalent.
(4) Not vary more than three-sixteenths inch
			 thickness on brake surfaces for wood guide rails.
(5) Be secured to resist more than one-half
			 inch total deflection on car safety application and resist a two hundred fifty
			 pound horizontal thrust.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60151, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60151, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60153 - Hoisting ropes

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You must make sure hoisting ropes are of good grade elevator
				traction wire rope and must:
(1) Be at
			 least two ropes of not less than three-eighths inch diameter providing a safety
			 factor of five.
(2) Be fastened by
			 at least three U-type cable clamps with the U on the dead return end of the
			 rope or by approved elevator sockets of the babbitted type.
(3) Be of such length that the car platform
			 will not be more than six inches above the top landing when the counterweight
			 buffer is fully compressed. The counterweight must be six inches or more away
			 from the counterbalance sheave when the car buffer is fully
			 compressed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60153, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60153, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60155 - Space under hoistway

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
You must make sure there is no habitable space below the
				elevator hoistway and counterweight shaft unless the floor is designed to
				withstand an impact one hundred twenty-five percent greater than the impact
				generated by a free fall of either the car or counterweight from the full
				height of the hoistway.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60155, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60155, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60157 - Car safeties

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You must equip all cars suspended or operated from overhead
				machinery with an approved car safety capable of stopping and holding the car
				with rated load.
(1) Car safeties must
			 operate mechanically and be independent of interruption of any electrical
			 circuit.
(2) Car safeties and
			 governor controlled safeties must automatically operate and the control circuit
			 must be broken in the event of cable breakage.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60157, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60157, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60159 - Brakes

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
You must equip all elevators with brakes designed to engage
				mechanically and release electrically.
(1) Brakes must be located on the final drive
			 of all elevator machines.
(2) The
			 brake actuating circuit must be so designed that interruption of power by slack
			 cable switch, control switch, and limit switches actuate the brake.
(3) The brakes must actuate under short
			 circuit, phase failure, or reverse phase conditions.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60159, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60159, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60161 - Car controls and safety devices

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(1) You must make sure car controls are of
			 automatic pushbutton, constant pressure pushbutton or momentary pushbutton
			 types. Hand rope and car switch controls must not be used.
(2) You must install manually operated
			 emergency stop switches in all cars not equipped with constant pressure
			 pushbutton controls. The switch must be clearly marked "emergency
			 stop."
(3) You must make sure
			 terminal limiting devices operate independently of the car controls and
			 automatically stop the car at the top and bottom terminal landings.
(4) You must equip all winding drum machine
			 type elevators with top and bottom final limit switches.
(5) You must require a slack rope device of
			 manual reset design on all winding drum type machines. The device must be
			 designed to deener-gize the circuit to the drive motor and brake.
(6) You must equip all installations with an
			 overspeed governor. This governor must be set not to exceed one hundred
			 seventy-five feet per minute and must be designed to deenergize the brake
			 control and motor drive circuits simultaneously with the activation of the car
			 safety mechanism. Car speeds for these types of installations must not exceed a
			 speed of one hundred twenty-five feet per minute.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60161, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60161, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60167 - Hoisting machine mechanisms

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(1) You must make sure elevator machines are
			 driven by approved type units.
(a) On direct
			 drive or approved worm gear driven type, a mechanically actuated, electrically
			 released brake must be installed on the driving unit.
(b) On V belt driven types, a minimum of four
			 belts, one-half inch minimum size, must be used to transmit power from the
			 motor to the drive shaft and a mechanically actuated, electrically released
			 brake must be installed on the final drive shaft.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60169 - Elevator car and counterweight buffers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) You must provide elevator cars with
			 adequate car buffers.
(2) You must
			 provide all elevators using a counterweight with adequate counterweight
			 buffers.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60169, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60169, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60171 - General requirements

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(1)
			 You must provide adequate lighting at each landing and in the
			 shaftway.
(2) You must
			 conspicuously post a sign within the car bearing the following information:
(a) Maximum capacity one person;
(b) Total load limit in pounds;
(c) For authorized personnel use
			 only.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60179 - Manlifts - Hand power

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Summary
This section applies to the installation, design, and use of
				all one-man capacity, hand power counterweighted elevators subject to
				inspection under
				RCW
				49.17.120.
Your responsibility:
To protect workers from
				hazards associated with hand power manlifts in your workplace.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Scope and application
WAC
						296-56-60180
Hoistway landings
WAC
						296-56-60183
Hoistway clearances
WAC
						296-56-60185
Habitable space under hoist-ways
WAC
						296-56-60187
Hoistway guide rails
WAC
						296-56-60189
Buffer springs and over-travel of car
WAC
						296-56-60191
Car specifications
WAC
						296-56-60193
Counterweights
WAC
						296-56-60195
Sheaves
WAC
						296-56-60197
Hoisting ropes
WAC
						296-56-60199
Operating rope
WAC
						296-56-60201
Lighting
WAC
						296-56-60203
Overhead supports
WAC
						296-56-60205
General requirements
WAC
						296-56-60207
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60180 - Scope and application

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WAC
				296-56-60180 through
				296-56-60207 apply to the
				installation, design, and use of all one man capacity, hand power
				counterweighted elevators subject to inspection under
				RCW
				49.17.120.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60180, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60180, filed 12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60183 - Hoistway landings

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(1) You must
			 protect every hoistway landing on all sides other than the landing opening side
			 with a standard guard rail and intermediate guard rail. All landings except the
			 bottom landing must have a toe board installed on all sides except the landing
			 opening side.
(2) You must make
			 sure all hoistway entrances are not less than six feet six inches in height and
			 in no case shall the width exceed the corresponding car dimensions.
(3) You must provide all hoistway entrances
			 with an approved maze or with a hoistway gate which must:
(a) Be at least thirty-six inches in
			 height.
(b) Extend downward to
			 within one inch of the landing sill.
(c) Be of the self-closing type, designed to
			 swing horizontally out from the hoistway and closing against a full jam
			 stop.
(d) Be located within four
			 inches of the hoistway edge of the landing sill.
(e) Have a "DANGER" sign conspicuously posted
			 on the landing side of the hoistway gate.
(f) Withstand a two hundred fifty pound
			 horizontal thrust.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60185 - Hoistway clearances

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(1)
			 You must make sure the minimum clearance between the side of the car and a
			 hoistway enclosure is one inch.
(2)
			 You must make sure the clearance between the car platform and the landing sill
			 is not less than one-half inch and not more than one and one-half
			 inches.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 85-01-022 (Order
				  84-24), § 296-56-60185, filed
				  12/11/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60187 - Habitable space under hoistways

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
You must make sure there is no habitable space below the
				elevator hoistway or counterweight shaft unless the floor is supported to
				withstand any impact caused by the car or counterweight dropping freely onto
				the floor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 85-01-022 (Order
				  84-24), § 296-56-60187, filed
				  12/11/84.