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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-507 - Employer's responsibilities

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You must comply with the requirements of all safety and health
				regulations and must:
(1) Provide
			 safety training for each employee.
(2) Take additional precautions to ensure
			 safe operations when extreme weather or other extreme conditions create
			 hazards. If the operation cannot be made safe, the work must be discontinued
			 until safe to resume.
(3) Ensure
			 that danger trees within reach of landings, rigging, buildings, or work areas
			 are either fell before regular operations begin, or arrange work so that
			 employees are not exposed to the related hazards.
(4) Develop and maintain a hazard
			 communication program as required by WAC
			 296-901-140. The program must
			 provide information to all employees about hazardous chemicals or substances to
			 which they are exposed, or may become exposed, in the course of their
			 employment.
(5) Ensure that
			 intoxicating beverages and narcotics are prohibited on or near the worksite.
			 You must remove from the worksite any employee under the influence of alcohol
			 or narcotics.
Note: Narcotics do not include prescription drugs taken under a
				doctor's direction if the use does not endanger any employee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-07-142, §
				  296-54-507, filed 3/21/06, effective 5/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-54-507, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 99-17-117, §
				  296-54-507, filed 8/18/99, effective 12/1/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter
				  49.17 RCW. 94-16-145, § 296-54-507, filed 8/3/94, effective 9/12/94;
				  89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-54-507, filed 5/15/89, effective 6/30/89.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.240,
				  chapters
				  43.22 and
				  42.30 RCW. 80-11-057 (Order 80-15),
				  § 296-54-507, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-507, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-509 - Employee's responsibility

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(1)
			 Employees must coordinate and cooperate with you and other employees in an
			 attempt to eliminate accidents.
(2)
			 Employees must be aware of and follow all safe practices that apply to their
			 work.
(3) Employees should offer
			 safety suggestions that may contribute to a safer work environment.
(4) Intoxicating beverages and narcotics must
			 not be permitted or used by employees in or around the worksites. Employees
			 under the influence of alcohol or narcotics must not be permitted on the
			 worksite.
EXCEPTION:
This rule does not apply to employees taking
							 prescription drugs and/or narcotics as directed by a physician if the use does
							 not endanger the employee or others.
(5)
			 Employees must conduct themselves in a workmanlike manner while on the
			 worksite.
(6) Employees must make
			 prompt report to their immediate supervisor of each industrial injury or
			 occupational illness, regardless of the degree of severity.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-509, filed 8/18/99, effective 12/1/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-509, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-511 - Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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(1) Protective equipment, including personal
			 protective equipment for eyes, face, head, hearing and extremities, protective
			 clothing, respiratory devices and protective shields and barriers, must be
			 used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is
			 necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards,
			 radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable
			 of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through
			 absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
(2) Personal protective equipment, including
			 any personal protective equipment provided by an employee, must be maintained
			 in a serviceable condition.
(3) All
			 personal protective equipment must be of safe design and construction for the
			 work to be performed.
(4) Personal
			 protective equipment, including any personal protective equipment provided by
			 an employee, must be inspected before initial use during each workshift.
			 Defects or damage must be repaired or the unserviceable personal protective
			 equipment must be replaced before work is commenced.
(5) Personal protective equipment required by
			 this standard must be provided at no cost to the employee.
Note: The employer is not required to provide logging boots for
				employees. The cost of logging boots may be borne by employees. The employer
				must ensure, however, that logging boots as well as all PPE provided by the
				employer, are worn by employees and are in serviceable condition and meet the
				requirements in subsection (5) of this section.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 09-05-071, §
				  296-54-511, filed 2/17/09, effective 4/1/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-511, filed 8/18/99, effective 12/1/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,[49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
				  96-22-013, § 296-54-511, filed 10/28/96, effective 1/1/97. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-20-057 (Order 94-16), § 296-54-511, filed
				  9/30/94, effective 11/20/94. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 83-24-013 (Order
				  83-34), § 296-54-511, filed 11/30/83. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.240,
				  chapters
				  43.22 and
				  42.30 RCW. 80-11-057 (Order 80-15),
				  § 296-54-511, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-511, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51110 - Head protection

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You must provide, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that
				all employees wear a hard hat whenever there is a potential exposure to danger
				of flying or falling objects, unless the employees are protected by FOPS, cabs,
				or canopies meeting the requirements of this chapter.
(1) Head protection (hard hats) must 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"; or
(c) ANSI Z89.1-1997, "American National
			 Standard for Personnel Protection - Protective Headwear for Industrial Workers
			 - Requirements."
Note: You may use protective helmets that do not meet these
				ANSI standards if you can demonstrate that they are equally effective as those
				constructed in accordance with the above ANSI standards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51120 - Eye and face protection

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You must provide, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that
				each employee wears:
(1) Eye
			 protection meeting the requirements of WAC
			 296-800-160, where there is
			 potential for eye injury from falling or flying objects; and
(2) Face protection meeting the requirements
			 of WAC 296-800-160, where there is
			 potential for facial injury such as, but not limited to, operating a chipper.
			 An employee using a chain saw may use either eye or face protection.
Note:
The employee does not have to wear separate eye
							 protection when the face protection also covers the eyes.
Note:
Mesh type screen goggles or face shields, which
							 conform to ANSI Z87.1, may be used while operating a chain saw or during
							 chipping operations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-54-51120, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 99-17-117,
				  § 296-54-51120, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51130 - Hearing protection

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You must provide hearing protection when required by chapter
				296-817 WAC, Hearing loss prevention (noise).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-11-060, §
				  296-54-51130, filed 5/19/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,[49.17].040 and [49.17].050.
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-51130, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51140 - Hand protection

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(1)
			 You must provide, and make sure that each employee handling wire rope or other
			 rough materials uses hand protection that provides adequate protection from
			 puncture wounds, cuts, and lacerations.
(2) Hand protection must be maintained in
			 serviceable condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-07-142, §
				  296-54-51140, filed 3/21/06, effective 5/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,[49.17].040 and [49.17].050.
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-51140, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51150 - Respiratory protection

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You must provide respiratory protection when required by
				chapter 296-842 WAC, Respirators.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-20-055, §
				  296-54-51150, filed 10/3/05, effective 12/1/05; 05-03-093, § 296-54-51150,
				  filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,[49.17].040 and [49.17].050.
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-51150, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51160 - Leg protection

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(1)
			 You must provide, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that each employee who
			 operates a chain saw wears leg protection meeting the requirements of ASTM
			 F1897-1998 "American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification
			 for Leg Protection for Chain Saw Users." The leg protection must cover the full
			 length of the thigh to the top of the boot on each leg to protect against
			 contact with a moving chain saw.
Note:
You may use leg protection that meets newer versions
							 of the ASTM standard.
EXCEPTION:
This requirement does not apply to an employee
							 working aloft in trees when supported by climbing spurs and climbing belt, or
							 when an employee is working from a vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work
							 platform meeting the requirements of chapter 296-869 WAC, Elevating work
							 platforms.
(2)
			 Leg protection must be maintained in serviceable condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.440,
				  49.17.060, and 29 C.F.R. 1926,
				  Subpart CC. 12-01-086, § 296-54-51160, filed 12/20/11, effective 2/1/12.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-54-51160, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 99-17-117,
				  § 296-54-51160, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51170 - Foot protection

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(1)
			 Each employee must wear foot protection that covers and supports the ankle,
			 such as heavy-duty boots.
(2) Each
			 employee who operates a chain saw must wear cut resistant foot protection that
			 will protect the employee against contact with a running chain saw.
For example:
Leather logging boots, insulated rubber pacs, and
							 rubber boots with cut protection will meet the cut-resistant requirement of
							 this section.
(3)
			 All employees whose duties require them to walk on logs or boomsticks must wear
			 sharp-calked boots, or the equivalent.
EXCEPTION 1:
When calks are ineffective because of ice, snow, or
							 other conditions and other footwear does not provide suitable protection,
							 employees must be prohibited from working on logs or boomsticks.
EXCEPTION 2:
The employer may allow employees to wear nonslip
							 boots instead of calks when the nonslip boots provide greater employee
							 protection than calks (such as at scaling stations, log sorting yards, etc.).
							 The nonslip boots must still provide firm ankle support and secure
							 footing.
(4)
			 Foot protection must be maintained in serviceable condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-51170, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51190 - Highly visible clothing

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(1)
			 Employees working on landings or in log sorting yards on or from the ground,
			 must wear at least one piece of highly visible equipment, whether it be their
			 hard hat, yellow or orange vests, or other similarly colored garments, to make
			 employees more visible to equipment operators.
Note:
The department recommends that hard hats and vests
							 or outer garments be luminous or reflective.
(2) An
			 employee working as a flagger must wear a hard hat and vest or other garment of
			 high visibility colors. Warning vests and hard hats worn at night must be
			 reflective.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and [49.17].050.
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-51190, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-513 - Arrangement of work areas and emergency contact

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(1) Employee work areas must be spaced and
			 employee duties organized so the actions of one employee do not create a hazard
			 for any other employee.
(2) Work
			 areas must be assigned so that:
(a) Trees
			 cannot fall into an adjacent occupied work area;
(b) The distance between work areas is at
			 least two tree lengths of the trees being fell;
(c) The distance between work areas reflects
			 the degree of slope, the density of the growth, the height of the trees, the
			 soil structure and other hazards reasonably anticipated at the worksite;
			 and
(d) A distance of more than two
			 tree lengths is maintained between work areas on any slope where rolling or
			 sliding of trees or logs is reasonably foreseeable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-515 - Accident prevention program

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(1) You must develop a formal accident
			 prevention program, tailored to the needs of the particular workplace or
			 operation and to the type of hazards involved. The program must be implemented
			 in a manner that is effective in practice.
(2) The accident prevention program must be
			 in writing.
(3) The accident
			 prevention program must cover at least the following elements:
(a) A safety training program that describes
			 the employer's total safety program.
(b) How and when to report
			 injuries;
(c) The location of
			 first-aid supplies;
(d) Safe use,
			 operation and maintenance of tools, machines and vehicles the employee uses or
			 operates;
(e) How to report unsafe
			 conditions and practices;
(f) The
			 use and care of required personal protective equipment;
(g) An on-the-job review of the practices
			 necessary to perform job assignments safely; and
(h) Recognition of safety and health hazards
			 associated with the employee's specific work tasks, including using measures
			 and work practices to prevent or control those hazards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51510 - Safety and health meetings

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(1)
			 You must hold safety and health meetings at least monthly.
(2) A safety and health meeting must be held
			 each time you move logging or timber felling operations to a new job site.
Note:
When moving to a new job site, site specific hazards
							 should be identified and discussed during the prejob safety
							 meeting.
(3)
			 Safety and health meetings may be conducted individually, in crew meetings, in
			 larger groups, or as part of other staff meetings.
(4) Attendance and subject(s) must be
			 documented.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-51510, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51520 - First-aid training

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(1) At logging
			 worksites, each employee, including supervisors, must hold a valid certificate
			 of first-aid and CPR training. New employees not holding a valid certificate of
			 training must be trained within six months of being hired and they must be
			 working on a crew where at least one person holding a valid certificate of
			 first-aid and CPR training is present at all times.
EXCEPTION:
Log truck drivers are not required to receive
							 first-aid and CPR training if they are not involved with falling, yarding,
							 loading, or processing logs.
(2) At
			 road construction and maintenance worksites, whenever two or more employees are
			 present, a person or persons holding a valid certificate of first-aid and CPR
			 training must be present at all times.
(3) At least two persons holding a valid
			 certificate of first-aid training must be present or available at all times in
			 sorting yard operations.
(4)
			 First-aid and CPR training must cover at least the following:
(a) The definition of first aid.
(b) Legal issues of applying first aid (Good
			 Samaritan Laws).
(c) Basic
			 anatomy.
(d) Patient assessment and
			 first aid for the following:
(i) Respiratory
			 arrest.
(ii) Cardiac
			 arrest.
(iii) Hemorrhage.
(iv) Lacerations/abrasions.
(v) Amputations.
(vi) Musculoskeletal injuries.
(vii) Shock.
(viii) Eye injuries.
(ix) Burns.
(x) Loss of consciousness.
(xi) Extreme temperature exposure
			 (hypother-mia/hyperthermia).
(xii)
			 Paralysis.
(xiii)
			 Poisoning.
(xiv) Artificial
			 ventilation.
(e)
			 CPR.
(f) Applying dressings and
			 slings.
(g) Treating strains,
			 sprains, and fractures.
(h)
			 Immobilizing injured persons.
(i)
			 Handling and transporting injured persons.
(j) Treating bites, stings, or contact with
			 poisonous plants or animals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-51530 - First-aid kits

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(1) You must
			 provide first-aid kits at all worksites.
(2) Worksite first-aid kits must contain the
			 following minimum supplies at all times:
Note:
The contents of the first-aid kit listed should be
							 adequate for small worksites of two or three employees. For larger or multiple
							 logging operations conducted at the same location, the employer should provide
							 additional first-aid kits or additional quantities of supplies in the first-aid
							 kits.
(a) Gauze pads
			 (at least 4 x 4 inches).
(b) Two
			 large gauze pads (at least 8 x 10 inches).
(c) Box adhesive bandages
			 (band-aids).
(d) One package gauze
			 roller bandage at least 2 inches wide.
(e) Two triangular bandages.
(f) Wound cleaning agent such as sealed
			 moistened towelettes.
(g)
			 Scissors.
(h) At least one
			 blanket.
(i) Tweezers.
(j) Adhesive tape.
(k) Latex gloves.
(l) Resuscitation equipment such as
			 resuscitation bag, airway, or pocket mask.
(m) Two elastic wraps.
(n) Splint.
(o) One stretcher or equivalent weather proof
			 litter at any three or more person worksite, and at all logging
			 sites.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-517 - Lockout/tagout procedures

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(1)
			 You must establish and implement written procedures for lockout/tagout to
			 prevent the accidental start up or release of stored energy of machinery that
			 is shut down for repairs, maintenance, or adjustments.
(2) Lockout/tagout procedures must contain
			 specific steps for:
(a) Shutting down,
			 blocking, and securing machines to control hazardous energy;
(b) Locking and/or tagging out machinery;
			 and
(c) Release from
			 lockout/tagout.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-519 - Miscellaneous requirements

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(1)
			 Spikes, drift bolts, nails, or other metal must not be left in any recoverable
			 log.
(2) You must provide and
			 maintain portable fire extinguishers on each machine and vehicle.
(3) Machines, vehicles, and portable powered
			 tools (unless diesel powered) must not be fueled while the motors are running.
Note: See WAC
				296-54-58130(3)
				for exceptions related to helicopters.
(4) Flammable liquids must be stored,
			 handled, transported, and used according to the requirements of chapter 296-24
			 WAC, Part E, and the following:
(a) Flammable
			 liquids must not be transported in the driver compartment or in any
			 passenger-occupied area of a machine or vehicle.
(b) Flammable liquids, including chain-saw
			 and diesel fuel, may be used to start a fire, if the employer ensures that in
			 the particular situation its use does not create a hazard for an
			 employee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-520 - Chain shot awareness and prevention

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"Chain shot" is the high velocity separation and ejection of a
				piece or pieces of cutting chain from the end of a broken chain in mechanized
				timber harvesting. Chain shot exposes both machine operators and bystanders to
				a risk of serious injury or death. Chain shot typically occurs near the drive
				end of the cutting system but can also come from the bar tip area.
A chain shot consists of two breaks in a chain. First, the loop
				of the chain breaks and forms two ends. One end moves past the drive sprocket
				or bar tip and is rapidly accelerated due to a whip-like motion of the chain
				end. The whip action causes the second break, releasing small parts at
				extremely high speed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-52001 - Chain shot awareness and prevention training

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(1) Employees who will be working on or
			 around any kind of machinery equipped with a hydraulic driven bar and chain are
			 to receive chain shot awareness training appropriate to their job. This
			 training must include:
(a) Clearance
			 distances for workers around the machine. All bystanders and nonessential
			 personnel should stay clear of the shot cone. Chain shot can travel in excess
			 of 250 feet from the saw. See Illustration 1 for an explanation of the impact
			 area for chain shot awareness.
(b)
			 Personnel expected to maintain chains are to be trained in the proper repair,
			 assembly, inspection, and sharpening as specified by the chain
			 manufacturer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-52003 - Cutting system inspection

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(1)
			 The cutting system must be inspected before initial use during each workshift.
			 Inspections must include:
(a) The lubrication
			 system for leaks or damage.
(b) The
			 chain for cracks or worn/damaged parts.
(c) The bar for wear and straightness and
			 ensure the tip is properly secured.
(d) Sprocket.
(e) Chain catcher if equipped; and
(f) Chain shot guard if equipped.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-52005 - Cutting system maintenance

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(1) Sharpen chains to the manufacturer's
			 specifications.
(2) Maintain proper
			 bar and chain lubrication, making sure to use the right type and amount of
			 lubricant.
(3) Replace the drive
			 sprocket when it has excessive wear.
(4) Clean guide bar grooves and oil port
			 holes regularly.
(5) To keep wear
			 even the bar should be flipped regularly.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-52007 - Cutting system operation

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(1)
			 When possible, keep the chain shot cone clear of the operator and other
			 persons.
(2) Follow the chain
			 manufacturer's recommendation for chain speed. "Boosting" or exceeding the
			 manufacturer's recommendation is prohibited.
(3) Maintain proper chain tension.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-521 - Motor vehicles

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(1)
			 The seats of each vehicle must be securely fastened.
(2) Each school bus type vehicle that will
			 transport nine or more passengers must have a substantial barricade behind the
			 driver. The barricade must extend from the floor to at least a level even with
			 the top of the driver's head.
(3)
			 Adequate provisions must be made for safe entrances and exits. Each vehicle
			 must have mounting steps and handholds wherever it is necessary to prevent an
			 employee injury when entering or leaving the vehicle.
(4) When equipment or tools are carried
			 inside the vehicle, you must provide and use racks, boxes, holsters or other
			 means to transport tools so that a hazard is not created for any vehicle
			 operator or passenger.
(5) No one
			 may enter or exit any vehicle until the vehicle is completely
			 stopped.
(6) Employees must keep
			 all parts of the body within the vehicle.
(7) Heat and light must be available in the
			 passenger area of the vehicle. Use of stoves in vehicles is
			 prohibited.
(8) Vehicles designed
			 to transport nine or more passengers must have an emergency exit that:
(a) Is at least six and one-half square feet
			 in area, with the smallest dimension being at least eighteen inches;
(b) Is placed at the back of the vehicle or
			 near the back on the side opposite the regular entrance; and
(c) Has an unobstructed route to and from the
			 exit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-523 - Inspection and repair of equipment and vehicles

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(1) Defective equipment in need of repair
			 must be reported to management as soon as possible and such equipment must not
			 be used until repairs are completed if there is a possible hazard to safety of
			 the operator or other employees.
(2) Each vehicle used to perform any logging
			 operation must be inspected before initial use during each workshift. Defects
			 or damage must be repaired or the unserviceable vehicle must be replaced before
			 work is commenced.
(3) Each
			 vehicle, machine and piece of equipment used to perform any logging operation
			 must be maintained in serviceable condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, amended and recodified as § 296-54-523, filed 8/18/99,
				  effective 12/1/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
				  96-22-013, § 296-54-521, filed 10/28/96, effective 1/1/97. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-521, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-527 - Seat belts

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Each machine equipped with ROPS or FOPS and each vehicle
				(whether provided by the employee or you) must meet the following
				requirements:
(1) A seat belt must be
			 provided for each vehicle, vehicle occupant, and all machines equipped with
			 ROPS.
Note:
An employer is not required to retrofit a vehicle
							 that was not equipped with seat belts at the time of manufacture.
(2)
			 Each employee must use the available seat belt while the vehicle or machine is
			 being operated.
(3) Each employee
			 must securely and tightly fasten the seat belt to restrain the employee within
			 the vehicle or machine cab.
(4)
			 Each machine seat belt must meet the requirements of the Society of Automotive
			 Engineers Standard SAE J386, June 1985, "Operator Restraint Systems for
			 Off-Road Work Machines." Seat belts need not be provided for equipment that is
			 designed
only
for stand-up operations.
(5) Seat belts must not be removed from any
			 vehicle or machine. You must replace each seat belt that was removed from any
			 vehicle or machine that was equipped with seat belts at the time of
			 manufacture.
(6) Each seat belt
			 must be maintained in a serviceable condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-07-142, §
				  296-54-527, filed 3/21/06, effective 5/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, amended and recodified as § 296-54-527, filed 8/18/99,
				  effective 12/1/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
				  96-22-013, § 296-54-529, filed 10/28/96, effective 1/1/97. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.240,
				  chapters
				  43.22 and
				  42.30 RCW. 80-11-057 (Order 80-15),
				  § 296-54-529, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-529, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-529 - Overhead electrical lines clearance

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One of the following conditions must exist in work areas where
				equipment or machines are operated near electrical distribution and
				transmission lines:
(1) The lines have
			 been deenergized and visibly grounded at the point of work;
(2) Insulating barriers that are not a part
			 of or an attachment to the equipment or machinery are erected to prevent
			 physical contact with the lines; or
(3) All of the following requirements are
			 met:
Line Voltage
Required minimum clearance
between lines and any part of
equipment or machine
(a)
50 kV or below
ten feet
(b)
over 50 kV
ten feet plus 0.4 inch for each 1 kV over 50
						kV, or twice the length of the line insulator, but never less than ten feet
For equipment or machinery in transit with no
						load and any boom or extended equipment lowered:
(c)
50 kV or below
four feet
(d)
50-345 kV
ten feet
(e)
345-750 kV
sixteen feet
(4)
			 Someone must be designated to observe proper clearance and to give timely
			 warning for all operations where it is difficult for the operator to see well
			 enough to maintain the clearance.
(5) All overhead wires must be considered
			 energized unless the line owner or the electrical utility authorities ensure
			 that it is not an energized line and has been visibly grounded.
(6) Special precautions must be taken to
			 prevent trees from falling into power lines. You must notify the power company
			 immediately if a felled tree makes contact with any power line. Before falling
			 any tree that appears will hit a power line, the employer must notify the power
			 company. If a tree does contact a power line, all employees must remain clear
			 of the area until the power company ensures that there is no electrical
			 hazard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, amended and recodified as § 296-54-529, filed 8/18/99,
				  effective 12/1/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.240,
				  chapters
				  43.22 and
				  42.30 RCW. 80-11-057 (Order 80-15),
				  § 296-54-527, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-527, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-531 - Truck roads

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(1) Haul road
			 grades must not exceed 20 percent unless:
(a)
			 Special equipment and safety measures are used to accommodate the steep grade;
			 or
(b) The logging equipment or
			 truck is specifically designed and approved by the manufacturer for operation
			 on grades over twenty percent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-533 - Road pioneering and earthwork

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(1) Banks at the borrow area must be sloped
			 to prevent slides.
(2) Backfill
			 must be firmly compacted.
(3)
			 Roadside banks must be sloped or stabilized to prevent slides.
(4) Overhanging banks, large rocks and debris
			 must be removed or secured.
(5)
			 Where riprap is used, the material and design must ensure containment of
			 material.
(6) Trees or snags that
			 may fall into the road must be fell.
(7) Root wads, logs, and other unstable
			 debris must not be placed against standing timber or otherwise placed so as to
			 create a hazard for timber falling or other logging operations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, amended and recodified as § 296-54-533, filed 8/18/99,
				  effective 12/1/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
				  96-22-013, § 296-54-535, filed 10/28/96, effective 1/1/97. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.240,
				  chapters
				  43.22 and
				  42.30 RCW. 80-11-057 (Order 80-15),
				  § 296-54-535, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-535, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-535 - Hand and portable powered tools

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(1) Each hand and portable powered tool,
			 including any tool provided by an employee, must be maintained in serviceable
			 condition.
(2) Each tool, including
			 any tool provided by an employee, must be inspected before initial use during
			 each workshift. The inspection must include at least the following:
(a) Handles and guards, to ensure that they
			 are sound and tight-fitting, (properly shaped, free of splinters and sharp
			 edges, and in place);
(b) Controls,
			 to ensure proper function;
(c)
			 Chain saw chains, to ensure proper adjustment;
(d) Chain saw mufflers, to ensure that they
			 are operational and in place;
(e)
			 Chain brakes and/or nose shielding devices, to ensure that they are in place
			 and function properly;
(f) Heads of
			 shock, impact-driven and driving tools, to ensure that there is no
			 mushrooming.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-537 - Chain saws

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(1) Operators
			 must inspect chain saws daily to ensure that handles and guards are in place,
			 and controls and other moving parts are functional.
(a) Each chain saw placed into initial
			 service after February 9, 1995, must be equipped with a chain brake and, shall
			 otherwise meet the requirements of ANSI B175.1-1991 "Safety Requirements for
			 Gasoline-Powered Chain Saws" and the requirements of this chapter;
(b) Each chain saw placed into service before
			 February 9, 1995, must be equipped with a protective device that minimizes
			 chain saw kickback, i.e., reduced kickback bar, chains, bar tip guard, or chain
			 brake;
(c) No chain saw kickback
			 device shall be removed or otherwise disabled; and
(d) Chain saws must be operated and adjusted
			 in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-539 - Falling and bucking-General

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(1)
			 You must assign work areas so that:
(a) Trees
			 cannot fall into an adjacent occupied work area;
(b) The distance between work areas is at
			 least two tree lengths of the trees being fell (see Figure 1: Distance Between
			 Work Areas);
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Figure 1: Distance Between Work Area
(c) The distance between work
			 areas reflects the degree of slope, the density of the growth, the height of
			 the trees, the soil structure and other hazards reasonably anticipated at the
			 worksite; and
(d) A distance of more
			 than two tree lengths is maintained between work areas on any slope where
			 rolling or sliding of trees or logs is reasonably foreseeable.
EXCEPTION:
This rule does not apply to a team of cutters
							 working on the same tree.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-53910 - Falling and bucking-Falling

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(1)
			 Where felled trees are likely to roll and endanger workers, cutting must
			 proceed from the bottom toward the top of the slope, and uphill from previously
			 fell timber.
(2) A cutter must not
			 be placed on a hillside immediately below another cutter or below other logging
			 operations where there is probable danger.
(3) Cutters must be informed of the movement
			 and location of other employees placed, passing, or approaching the vicinity of
			 trees being fell.
(4) Before
			 falling trees, cutters must :
(a) Ensure that
			 all personnel are out of reach of the tree; and
(b) Ensure that all personnel are in the
			 clear of logs, fallen trees, snags, or other trees that may be struck by the
			 falling tree.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-53920 - Falling and bucking-Bucking

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(1)
			 The tree (and root wad if applicable) must be carefully examined to determine
			 which way the logs (and root wad) will roll, drop, or swing when the cut is
			 completed. No worker shall be allowed in this danger zone during cutting. The
			 cut must be made from a position that will not expose the cutter to potential
			 injury.
(2) Logs must be completely
			 bucked through whenever possible. If it becomes hazardous to complete a cut,
			 then the log must be marked and identified by a predetermined method. Rigging
			 crews must be instructed to recognize such marks and when possible, cutters
			 must warn the rigging crew of locations where unfinished cuts remain.
(3) Cutters must give a timely warning to all
			 persons within range of any log that may have a tendency to roll after being
			 cut off.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-53920, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-53930 - Falling and bucking-Danger trees

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(1) Each danger tree must be carefully
			 checked for signs of loose bark, broken branches and limbs, or other damage
			 before they are fell or removed. Accessible loose bark and other damage that
			 may create a hazard for an employee must be removed or held in place before
			 falling or removing the tree. When a danger tree has elevated loose bark that
			 cannot be removed, the buddy system must be used to watch for and give warning
			 of falling bark or other hazards.
(2) Danger trees that are unsafe to cut must
			 be blown down with explosives or fell by other safe methods.
(3) To avoid use of wedges, which might
			 dislodge loose bark or other material, danger trees should be fell in the
			 direction of lean unless other means (mechanical or dynamite) are
			 used.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-53930, filed 8/18/99, effective
				  12/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-53940 - Falling and bucking-Springboards and tree jacking

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(1) Springboards must be:
(a) Made of clear, straight grained sound
			 stock;
(b) Long enough, wide
			 enough, and strong enough; and
(c)
			 Replaced when they will no longer safely support the expected load at the
			 extreme end.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-541 - Tree pulling

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(1) The cutter
			 must be responsible for determining if a tree can be safely pulled. If, for any
			 reason, the cutter believes the tree pulling cannot be completed safely, the
			 tree must be conventionally fell.
(2) When using a radio, positive radio
			 communications must be maintained at all times between the tree pulling machine
			 and cutter when tree pulling. An audible signal must be blown when the initial
			 pull is made on the tree and the line is tightened. Hand signals, instead of
			 radio communications and an audible signal, may be used only if the cutter is
			 clearly visible to the tree puller operator.
(3) A choker with bell, or a line and sleeve
			 shackle must be used as the means of attachment around the tree when tree
			 pulling. (See also WAC
			 296-54-54710(4).)
			 The bight on the line must be the minimum necessary to hold the choker or line
			 around the tree.
(4) The tree
			 pulling machine must be equipped with a torque converter, fluid coupler, or an
			 equivalent device to ensure a steady even pull on the line attached around the
			 tree.
(5) The tree pulling line
			 must have as straight and direct path from the machine to the tree as possible.
			 Physical obstructions that prevent a steady even pull on the tree pulling line
			 must be removed or the line must be rerouted.
(6) Using a physical object such as a stump
			 or tree in lieu of a block, in order to change tree pulling lead, is
			 prohibited.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-541, filed 8/18/99, effective 12/1/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-541, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-543 - Mechanized falling

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(1) A
			 flagger(s) must be assigned on roads where hazardous conditions are created
			 from falling trees. Where there is no through traffic, such as on a dead end
			 road, warning signs or barricades may be used instead of a
			 flagger(s).
(2) Self-propelled
			 mobile falling equipment used for falling trees must be designed, or have
			 auxiliary equipment installed, that will cause the tree to fall in the intended
			 direction.
(3) Until the machine
			 operator has acknowledged that it is safe to do so, no employee will approach a
			 mechanical falling operation closer than a minimum of two tree lengths of the
			 trees being fell.
(4) Mechanized
			 falling must be conducted in a way that does not endanger people or
			 equipment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-117, § 296-54-543, filed 8/18/99, effective 12/1/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.240,
				  chapters
				  43.22 and
				  42.30 RCW. 80-11-057 (Order 80-15),
				  § 296-54-543, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.150 and
				  49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order
				  79-14), § 296-54-543, filed
				  9/21/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-54 - Safety standards-Logging operations › Section 296-54-545 - Climbing equipment and passline

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(1) Standard climbing equipment must be
			 furnished by you. However, the climber may use personal equipment, if it meets
			 the requirements of this section and is permitted by you.
(a) The climber may fasten climbing rope by
			 passing it through "D" rings fastened to the belt and around his body before
			 tying it to itself.
(b) An extra
			 set of climbing equipment must be kept at the job site and another person with
			 climbing experience must be present.