Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS › Part W - Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts) › Section 296-307-52047 - Maintaining powered industrial trucks

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Powered industrial trucks must be removed
				  from service when not in safe operating condition. All repairs must be made by
				  an authorized employee.
(2) No
				  repairs may be made in Class I, II, and III locations.
(3) When repairs to fuel and ignition systems
				  of industrial trucks involve fire hazards, the repairs must be conducted only
				  in designated locations.
(4) Trucks
				  in need of repairs to the electrical system must have the battery disconnected
				  prior to repair.
(5) Industrial
				  truck parts must be replaced only by parts of equivalent safety.
(6) Industrial trucks must not be altered so
				  that the relative positions of parts are different from when they were
				  manufactured. Industrial trucks must not have parts added or eliminated, except
				  as provided in WAC
				  296-307-52005.
				  Fork trucks must not have additional counterweighting added unless approved by
				  the truck manufacturer.
(7)
				  Industrial trucks must be examined at least daily before being placed in
				  service. Industrial trucks must not be placed in service if the examination
				  shows any unsafe condition.
Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock
					 basis, they must be examined after each shift. Defects must be immediately
					 reported and corrected.
(8)
				  Water mufflers must be filled daily or as frequently as necessary to prevent
				  the water supply from dropping below 75 percent. Vehicles must not be operated
				  if muffler screens or other parts are clogged. Any vehicle that emits hazardous
				  sparks or flames from the exhaust system must immediately be removed from
				  service until the emission of such sparks and flames has been
				  eliminated.
(9) When the
				  temperature of any part of any truck exceeds its normal operating temperature,
				  the vehicle must be removed from service until the cause for overheating has
				  been eliminated.
(10) Industrial
				  trucks must be kept clean and free of excess accumulations of combustible
				  materials, oil, and grease. Noncombustible agents should be used for cleaning
				  trucks. Low flash point (below 100°F) solvents must not be used. High flash
				  point (at or above 100°F) solvents may be used. Take precautions regarding
				  toxicity, ventilation, and fire hazard according to the agent or solvent
				  used.
(11) Industrial trucks
				  originally approved to use gasoline fuel may be converted to use LP-gas fuel if
				  the converted truck has the features specified for LP or LPS designated trucks.
				  The converted equipment must be approved. The employer may find a description
				  of the conversion system and the recommended method of installation in the
				  "listed by report" of a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
						00-01-176, § 296-307-52047, filed 12/21/99, effective 3/1/00. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-52047,
						filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-52047,
						filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and[49.17.]060 .
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-52047, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.