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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24522 - Hoistway doors and gates

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Gates may
				  be constructed of wood slat, steel wire grill, expanded metal or solid material
				  provided that all openings reject a 50.8 mm (2 in.) diameter ball and resist a
				  250 lb. horizontal thrust.
(a) Steel wire and
				  expanded metal gates shall be constructed of at least No. 13 U.S. gauge
				  steel.
(b) Wood slat gates shall
				  have slats at least 50.8 mm (2 in.) wide and 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) thick, nominal
				  size.
(c) Solid material gates
				  shall be constructed of at least 3.175 mm (0.125 in.) reinforced sheet steel or
				  12.7 mm (0.5 in.) plywood.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24525 - Car enclosures and frames

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Elevator cars shall be fully enclosed to the car height or
					 to a height of at least 1981.2 mm (78 in.), whichever is greater.
(1) If constructed of solid materials, cars
				  shall be capable of withstanding a horizontal thrust of 75 lbs. while
				  deflecting no more than 6.35 mm (0.25 in.).
(2) If constructed of perforated materials,
				  all openings shall be capable of rejecting at least a 25.4 mm (1 in.) diameter
				  ball.
(3) Car frames shall be of
				  substantial metal or wood construction.
(a)
				  Metal frames shall have a safety factor of 4.
(b) Wood frames shall have a safety factor of
				  6.
(c) Wood frames shall be
				  constructed with gussets and bolts secured with large washers, lock washers and
				  nuts.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24528 - Car doors and gates

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(1) All
				  electric manlifts shall have car doors, 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.
(2) Car doors shall be:
(a) Constructed of solid or perforated
				  material capable of resisting a 75 lb. thrust without deflecting 6.35 mm (0.25
				  in.). If perforated material is used, it shall reject a 1 in. diameter
				  ball.
(b) Biparting or otherwise
				  horizontally swung provided the door swings within the elevator car.
(c) All car doors or gates equipped with an
				  electric contact.
(d) An electrical
				  and mechanical interlock provided when a safe means of self-evacuation (a
				  ladder) is not provided.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24531 - Counterweight enclosures, counterweight and fastenings

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All counterweights shall be fully enclosed at landings or
					 at the path of travel where inadvertent contact can occur.
(1) At the bottom of a counterweight
				  enclosure, there shall be an inspection opening large enough to allow the
				  inspection of cable fastenings, counterweight and buffer.
(2) Sectional rectangular shaped
				  counterweights shall be secured by at least two, 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) mild steel
				  bolts with lock nuts.
(3) Sectional
				  round counterweights shall be fastened with a center bolt at least 19.05 mm
				  (0.75 in.) in diameter and secured with a lock nut.
(4) All bolt eyes shall be welded
				  closed.
(5) Cable fastening shall
				  be by babbitted tapered elevator sockets or other acceptable methods. If cable
				  clamps are used, a minimum of three cable clamps shall be provided. U-shaped
				  clamps shall not be acceptable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24534 - Guide rails

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Each elevator shall be equipped with at least 2 guide
					 rails. Guide rails shall:
(1) Extend
				  at least 152.4 mm (6 in.) beyond the maximum travel distance of the car with
				  the buffers compressed.
(2) Be
				  securely fastened to a vertical support for the full length of the elevator's
				  travel.
(3) Be constructed of
				  vertical grain fir or steel:
(a) If
				  constructed with vertical grain fir, the rails shall be at least 38.1 mm (1.5
				  in.) x 38.1 mm (1.5 in.) and not vary in thickness by more than 4.7752 mm
				  (0.188 in.) on brake surfaces.
(b)
				  If constructed of steel, it shall meet the requirements of subsections (4) and
				  (5) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24537 - Suspension means

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(1) There shall
				  be at least 2 hoisting ropes. Each rope shall be:
(a) Made of a good grade of elevator traction
				  wire rope;
(b) At least 9.525 mm
				  (0.75 in.) in diameter and possessing a safety factor of 5;
(c) Fastened by babbitted tapered elevator
				  sockets or other acceptable methods. If cable clamps are used, a minimum of 3
				  fist grip or equivalent clamps shall be provided. U-shaped clamps shall not be
				  acceptable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24540 - Habitable space below elevator

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There shall not be habitable space below an elevator
					 hoist-way or counterweight shaft unless the floor above the space can withstand
					 an impact 125 percent greater than the impact generated by a free falling car
					 with rated load or counterweight falling from the full height of the
					 hoistway.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24543 - Car safeties

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All cars suspended or operated from overhead machinery
					 shall be equipped with an approved car safety capable of stopping and holding
					 the car while carrying its rated load.
(1) Car safeties shall be mechanically
				  operated and not be affected by any interruptions in the electrical
				  circuit.
(2) Car safeties and
				  governor controlled safeties shall operate automatically and the control
				  circuit shall be interrupted in the event the safeties set.
(3) All electric manlifts shall be equipped
				  with an overspeed governor that shall not exceed 0.889 m/s (175 ft./min.) and
				  shall deenergize the brake control and motor drive circuits simultaneously when
				  the car safety mechanism is activated.
(4) Winding drum type machines shall have a
				  manual-reset slack rope device that interrupts the drive motor and brake
				  circuits.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24547 - Drive machine brakes

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All elevators shall be equipped with brakes that engage
					 mechanically and release electrically.
(1) Brakes shall be located on the final
				  drive of all elevator machines;
(2)
				  The brake activating circuit shall be designed so that interruption of power by
				  the slack cable switch, control switch, and limit switches disconnect power to
				  the brake;
(3) The brakes shall
				  activate under short circuit, phase failure, or reverse phase
				  conditions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24550 - Car controls

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(1)
				  Car controls shall be permitted to be automatic push button, constant pressure
				  push button or momentary push button types. Hand rope and car switch controls
				  shall not be used.
(2) If a car is
				  not equipped with constant pressure push button controls, then it shall be
				  equipped with a manually operated emergency stop switch that is clearly marked
				  "emergency stop."
(3) Terminal
				  limiting devices shall operate independently of car controls and shall
				  automatically stop the car at the top and bottom terminal landings.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24553 - Drive machines

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(1) Electric
				  manlifts shall be driven by approved-type units.
(a) On direct drive or approved worm gear
				  driven type, a mechanically actuated, electrically released brake shall be
				  installed on the driving unit.
(b)
				  On V belt driven types, a minimum of 4 belts, 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) minimum size,
				  shall be used to transmit power from the motor to the drive shaft and a
				  mechanically activated, electrically released brake shall be installed on the
				  final drive shaft.
(c) All winding
				  drum machine type elevators shall be equipped with top and bottom final limit
				  switches.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24557 - Buffers

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(1) All elevator
				  cars shall be equipped with adequate car buffers.
(2) All elevators using counterweights shall
				  be equipped with adequate counterweight buffers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XI - Electric Manlifts › Section 296-96-24560 - Additional applicable requirements

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(1) Car speeds
				  shall not exceed 0.635 m/s (125 ft./min.).
(2) Alterations shall conform with the
				  applicable requirements in WAC
				  296-96-24519 through
				  296-96-24557.
(3) Electric manlift controls and disconnects
				  shall be accessible and labeled.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24600 - Scope

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This section covers hand-powered manlifts that have the
					 capacity of 1 person and are installed in a facility prior to January 1, 1999,
					 in which agricultural products are stored, food products are processed, goods
					 are manufactured, energy is generated, or similar industrial or agricultural
					 processes are performed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24611 - Maintenance and test requirements

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(1) Maintenance and tests shall comply with
				  the applicable requirements found in ASME A17.1/CSA B44, Section 8.6.
(a) Test tag(s) shall be attached to the
				  inside of the car.
(b) Manlifts
				  with wooden rails shall be safety tested with no load annually. There is not a
				  full load testing requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24620 - Landings and entrances

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(1) Every
				  landing shall be protected on all sides other than the landing opening side
				  with a standard guard rail and intermediate guard rail. All landings except the
				  bottom landing shall have a toe board installed on all sides except the landing
				  opening side.
(2) All entrances
				  shall be not less than 1981.2 mm (78 in.) in height and in no case may the
				  width exceed the corresponding car dimensions.
(3) All entrances shall be provided with an
				  approved maze or with a hoistway gate which shall:
(a) Be at least 914.4 mm (36 in.) in
				  height;
(b) Extend downward to
				  within 25.4 mm (1 in.) 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 101.6
				  mm (4 in.) of the edge of the landing sill;
(e) Have a "DANGER" sign conspicuously posted
				  on the landing side of the hoistway gate; and
(f) Withstand a 250 lb. horizontal
				  thrust.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24630 - Habitable space beneath the car and counterweight

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
There shall not be habitable space below an elevator
					 hoistway or counterweight shaft unless the floor above the space can withstand
					 an impact 125 percent greater than the impact generated by a free falling car
					 with rated load or counterweight falling from the full height of the
					 hoistway.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24635 - Guide rails

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(1) There shall
				  be a minimum of 2 opposing guide rails extending to a point 152.4 mm (6 in.)
				  beyond the full height of travel of the car when the counterweight buffer is
				  fully compressed.
(2) All rails
				  shall be attached by bolts, lag screws or other approved methods to a vertical
				  supporting member which shall not exceed 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) deflection with the
				  application of a 250 lb. horizontal thrust at any point.
(3) Wood guide rails shall be at least 38.1
				  mm (1.5 in.) x 38.1 mm (1.5 in.) vertical grain fir or equivalent and shall not
				  vary more than 4.7752 mm (0.188 in.) in thickness on the sides which the brakes
				  contact. All joints shall be kept smooth and even.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24640 - Buffers

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(1) Spring
				  buffers shall be installed below the car and counterweights.
(2) The maximum run-by of the car shall not
				  exceed 203.2 mm (8 in.) above the top landing when the counterweight buffer
				  spring is fully compressed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24645 - Car construction

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(1) The car
				  shall be built to the following specifications:
(a) The car platform shall be no greater than
				  762 mm (30 in.) on either side (6.25 ft2);
(b) The car frame and platform shall be of
				  steel or sound seasoned wood construction and be designed with a safety factor
				  of not less than 4 for metal and 6 for wood, based on a maximum capacity of 250
				  lbs.;
(c) All frame members shall
				  be securely bolted, riveted or welded and braced. If bolted, lock washers or
				  lock nuts shall be used;
(d) Where
				  wooden frame members are bolted, large washers or metal plates shall be used to
				  minimize the possibility of splitting or cracking the wood.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24650 - Counterweights

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(1) The
				  assembly of sectional counterweights shall conform to the following
				  requirements:
(a) Rectangular counterweights
				  shall be held together by at least 2 tie rods 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) in diameter
				  fastened with lock washers and double nuts or other approved means;
(b) One 19.05 mm (0.75 in.) rod may be used
				  to hold the sections of a round counterweight together. Any additional sections
				  or weights shall be secured by an approved means.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24655 - Sheaves and supporting members

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(1) The minimum
				  sheave diameter shall be 40 times the diameter of the rope used. For example, a
				  9.525 mm (0.375 in.) rope requires a 381 mm (15 in.) diameter sheave.
(2) The overhead supporting members shall be
				  designed, based upon impact loads, with a safety factor of:
(a) 9 If wood; and
(b) 5 If steel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24660 - Suspension means

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(1) Hoisting
				  ropes shall be of good grade traction elevator wire rope and shall:
(a) Be not less than 9.525 mm (0.375 in.) in
				  diameter.
(b) Provide a safety
				  factor of 5 based on the maximum weight supported.
(c) Be of sufficient length to prevent the
				  counterweight from striking the overhead structure when the car is at the
				  bottom, and prevent the car from striking the overhead before the counterweight
				  is at its lower limit of travel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24665 - Operating ropes

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The operating rope shall be of soft hemp, nylon or cotton
					 at least 19.05 mm (0.75 in.) in diameter. It shall be securely fastened at each
					 end and shall be in proper vertical alignment to prevent bending or cutting
					 where it passes through the openings in the platform or the protective top of
					 the car.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XII - Hand-Powered Manlifts › Section 296-96-24670 - Hoistway requirements

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(1) Escape
				  ladders shall be installed and shall extend the full length of the hoistway.
(a) Ladders shall be installed in a manner to
				  provide access to an emergency exit and shall be located in a position so that
				  in an emergency a person can safely transfer from the car platform to the
				  ladder.
Note:
Transfer is considered safe when a person can
								maintain 3 points of contact while making the transfer.
(b) An "IMPAIRED CLEARANCE" sign shall be
				  posted at the bottom of a ladder when the face of the ladder is less than 762
				  mm (30 in.) from any structure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24700 - Scope

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24703 - Minimum maintenance requirements

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24706 - Machine rooms and machinery space

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24709 - Equipment in machine rooms/spaces

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24712 - Electrical wiring, pipes and ducts in hoistways and machine rooms

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24715 - Pits

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24718 - Hoistway door openings

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24721 - Hoistway door installation

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24724 - Hoistway door clearances

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part D - REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS, WAC MATERIAL LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS › Subpart XIII - Casket Lifts › Section 296-96-24727 - Hoistway door locking devices

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-005 - What definitions apply to this chapter? Choked leg

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Excess material buildup that stops the movement of grain and
				of the bucket elevator. A bucket elevator is not considered choked if it moves
				and the boot and discharge are clear.
Flat storage structure.
A grain storage structure
				that:
(a) Cannot empty by gravity alone;
(b) Can be entered through an opening at ground level;
				and
(c) Must be entered to remove leftover grain.
Fugitive
				grain dust.
Combustible grain dust particles, accumulated inside storage
				structures, that are small enough to pass through a U.S. standard 40 mesh sieve
				(425 microns or less).
Grain.
Raw and processed grain of cereal grass
				seeds and grain products handled in facilities within the scope of WAC
				296-99-015(1).
Grain elevator.
A facility in which bulk raw
				grains are stored by means of elevating machinery for later shipment.
Hot work.
Work that involves electric or gas
				welding, cutting, brazing or similar heat-producing tasks that could be a
				source of ignition.
Inside bucket elevator.
A bucket elevator with the
				boot and more than twenty percent of the total leg height (above grade or
				ground level) inside a grain elevator structure. Bucket elevators used inside
				of rail or truck dump sheds are not considered inside bucket elevators.
Jogging.
To start and stop drive motors repeatedly
				over short intervals.
Lagging.
A covering on drive pulleys used to
				increase the driving friction between the pulley and the
				belt.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-010 - What safety hazards does this chapter require the employer to control?

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This chapter directs you to control dust fires, explosions and
				other safety hazards in grain handling facilities including the waterfront dock
				areas at marine terminals (chapter 296-56 WAC will not apply).
All provisions from chapters 296-24, 296-62, and 296-800 WAC
				also apply. If rules in either of these chapters conflict with rules in chapter
				296-99 WAC, chapter 296-99 WAC will prevail.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040, and
				  49.17.050. 01-11-038, §
				  296-99-010, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
				  RCW. 97-22-065, § 296-99-010, filed 11/3/97, effective 1/1/98; 88-23-054
				  (Order 88-25), § 296-99-010, filed
				  11/14/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-015 - What grain-handling operations does this chapter cover?

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(1) WAC
			 296-99-010 through
			 296-99-070 apply to:
(a) Dry grinding operations of
			 soycake;
(b) Dry corn
			 mills;
(c) Dust pelletizing
			 plants;
(d) Feed mills;
(e) Flour mills;
(f) Flat storage structures;
(g) Grain elevators;
(h) Rice mills; and
(i) Soybean flaking operations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-020 - What definitions apply to this chapter?

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 97-22-065, §
				  296-99-020, filed 11/3/97, effective 1/1/98; 88-23-054 (Order 88-25), §
				  296-99-020, filed 11/14/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-025 - What are the requirements for an emergency action plan?

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You must develop and implement an emergency action plan that
				meets the requirements of WAC
				296-24-567.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 97-22-065, §
				  296-99-025, filed 11/3/97, effective 1/1/98; 88-23-054 (Order 88-25), §
				  296-99-025, filed 11/14/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-030 - What training must an employer provide for employees?

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(1) You must train employees:
(a) Annually; and
(b) Whenever a new job assignment exposes an
			 employee to a new hazard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-035 - When must an employer issue a hot work permit?

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(1) Before allowing an employee to start any
			 hot work, you must:
(a) Issue to the employee
			 a permit that states that all safety precautions required by WAC
			 296-24-695 are in place;
			 and
(b) Keep the permit on file
			 until the hot work is complete.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-040 - What practices must an employer follow for entry into grain storage structures?

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This section applies to employee entry into all grain storage
				structures.
(1) You must ensure that
			 the practice of walking down grain is prohibited. "Walking down grain" means an
			 employee walks on grain to make it flow within or out from a grain storage
			 structure, or an employee is on moving grain.
(2) You must ensure that during the entry and
			 occupation of a storage structure the employee uses:
(a) A body harness with a lifeline;
			 or
(b) A boatswain's chair that
			 meets the requirements of chapter 296-874 WAC, Scaffolds:
(i) The employee is exposed to a fall hazard
			 such as when entering from the top or above the level of the stored grain;
			 or
(ii) The employee is exposed to
			 an engulfment hazard such as when entering at the level of the stored grain, or
			 while walking or standing on the grain. The lifeline must be rigged so that its
			 position and length will prevent the employee from sinking below waist
			 level.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-045 - What information must an employer provide to contractors?

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(1) You must inform
			 contractors working at the grain handling facility of:
(a) General safety rules; and
(b) Specific fire and explosion hazards
			 related to the contractor's work and work area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-050 - What elements must an employer include in the housekeeping program?

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(1) You must
			 develop and enforce a written housekeeping program that:
(a) Establishes frequency and methods for
			 reducing and cleaning up hazardous accumulations of fugitive grain
			 dust;
(b) Identifies priority areas
			 for clean up of hazardous accumulations of fugitive grain dust, including floor
			 areas:
(i) Within thirty-five feet (10.7 m) of
			 inside bucket elevators;
(ii) Of
			 enclosed grinding equipment; and
(iii) Of enclosed grain dryers located inside
			 the facility.
(c)
			 Requires that fugitive grain dust is cleaned up immediately whenever
			 accumulations exceed one-eighth inch (.32 cm) at priority housekeeping areas,
			 or provide protection against fire and explosion that is equal to the required
			 clean up.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-055 - What is the maximum allowable grate opening size?

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You must ensure that receiving-pit feed openings, such as
				truck or railcar receiving-pits, are covered by grates with maximum openings of
				two and one-half inches (6.35 cm).
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 97-22-065, §
				  296-99-055, filed 11/3/97, effective 1/1/98; 88-23-054 (Order 88-25), §
				  296-99-055, filed 11/14/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-060 - How must filter collectors be installed?

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(1) You must ensure that, on a pneumatic dust
			 collection system, each fabric dust filter collector has a monitoring device
			 that will show a pressure drop across the surface of its filter.
(2) You must ensure that each filter
			 collector installed after March 30, 1988, is:
(a) Located outside the facility;
			 or
(b) When located inside the
			 facility, protected by an explosion suppression system; or
(c) Isolated by a structure with at least a
			 one hour fire-resistance rating:
(i) Next to
			 an exterior wall;
(ii) Vented to
			 the outside; and
(iii) The vent and
			 ductwork must resist rupture from intense heat.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-065 - What preventive maintenance program must an employer implement?

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(1) You must
			 implement a written program that covers the requirements of chapter 296-803
			 WAC, Lockout/tagout (control of hazardous energy).
(2) You must implement preventive maintenance
			 procedures that include the following:
(a)
			 Conducting regularly scheduled inspections for specified machinery.
(b) Preparing written inspection reports kept
			 on file that include:
(i) The date of each
			 inspection;
(ii) The name of the
			 inspector; and
(iii) The serial
			 number, or other identification of the machinery as described next in (c) of
			 this subsection.
(c)
			 Conducting regularly scheduled inspections and completing immediate repairs of
			 the mechanical equipment and safety controls of the following machinery:
(i) Grain dryers;
(ii) Grain stream processing
			 equipment;
(iii) Dust collection
			 systems including their filter collectors that malfunction or operate below
			 designed efficiency;
(iv)
			 Overheated bearings; and
(v)
			 Slipping or misaligned belt drives for inside bucket elevators.
When immediate repairs are not feasible, then the affected
				machine must be taken out of service.
(d) Performing lubrication and other
			 maintenance according to manufacturers' recommendations or more often when
			 needed, such as when operating records indicate that a more stringent schedule
			 is necessary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-070 - How must grain stream processing equipment be equipped?

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You must ensure that the following grain stream processing
				equipment has an effective means of removing ferrous material from the incoming
				grain:
(1) Hammer mills;
(2) Grinders; and
(3) Pulverizers.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 97-22-065, §
				  296-99-070, filed 11/3/97, effective 1/1/98; 88-23-054 (Order 88-25), §
				  296-99-070, filed 11/14/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-075 - How many means of emergency escape must an employer provide?

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You must provide the following number of emergency escape
				means:
Structure
Number of escape means
Galleries (bin decks)
Two
Tunnels of grain elevators constructed after
						November 14, 1988
Two
Tunnels of grain elevators constructed on or
						before November 14, 1988
One
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 97-22-065, §
				  296-99-075, filed 11/3/97, effective 1/1/98; 88-23-054 (Order 88-25), §
				  296-99-075, filed 11/14/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-99 - Safety standards for grain handling facilities › Section 296-99-080 - How must continuous-flow bulk raw grain dryers be equipped and installed?

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(1)
			 You must ensure that all direct-heat grain dryers have automatic controls that:
(a) Shut off the fuel supply in case of
			 power, flame, or ventilation airflow shutoff; and
(b) Stop the grain flow into the dryer if the
			 dryer exhaust gets too hot.