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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29007 - Bleach plant

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(1) Work areas
			 used for preparation and processing of bleaching mixtures must be equipped with
			 properly designed exhaust ventilation systems capable of clearing the area of
			 toxic gases. See chapters 296-62 and 296-841 WAC.
(2) Bleaching containers, such as cells,
			 towers, etc., except the Bellmer type, must be completely covered on the top,
			 with the exception of one small opening large enough to allow filling but too
			 small to admit a person.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-20-055, §
				  296-79-29007, filed 10/3/05, effective 12/1/05; 05-03-093, § 296-79-29007,
				  filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29007, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29007, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29009 - Audible alarm in bleach plant

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An audible alarm system must be installed and it must be
				activated whenever a serious leak or break develops in the bleach plant area
				which creates a health or fire hazard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29009, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29009, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29011 - Pocket grinder doors

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Doors of pocket grinders must be so designed and arranged as to
				keep them from closing accidentally.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29011, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29011, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29013 - Pulping device procedures

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Each company must develop a safe procedure which must be
				followed for feeding, clearing jams, or removing foreign objects from any
				pulping device. These procedures must comply with applicable provisions of this
				standard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29013, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29013, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29015 - Off machine repulping devices

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(1) When fed manually from the floor above,
			 conveniently located emergency stop devices must be provided at the top
			 level.
(2) When fed from floor
			 above:
(a) The chute opening, if less than
			 standard guardrail height from the feed platform or floor, must be provided
			 with a complete guardrail or other enclosure to standard guardrail height;
			 and
(b) Openings for manual feeding
			 must be sufficient only for entry of stock and must be provided with at least
			 two permanently secured crossrails, in accordance with, the general safety and
			 health standards, WAC
			 296-24-75003.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29017 - Pulping device cleaning, inspection and repairing

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When cleaning, inspecting or performing other work that
				requires that persons enter pulping devices, all control devices must be locked
				or tagged out in accordance with the requirements of this
				standard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29017, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29017, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29021 - Shredders and blowers

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(1) On
			 manually fed broke shredders, the feed table must be of a height and distance
			 from the knives as to prevent the operator from reaching or falling into the
			 knives or the operator must be safeguarded by other acceptable means.
(2) A smooth-pivoted idler roll resting on
			 the stock or feed table must be provided in front of feed rolls except when
			 arrangements prevent the operator from standing closer than 36 inches to any
			 part of the feed rolls.
(3) Any
			 manually fed cutter, shredder, or duster must be provided with an idler roll as
			 specified in (2) of this section or the operator must use special hand-feeding
			 tools.
(4) Blowers used for
			 transporting materials must be provided with feed hoppers having outer edges
			 located not less than 48 inches from the fan.
(5) The blower discharge outlets and work
			 areas must be arranged to prevent material from falling on workers.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29021, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29021, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29023 - Clearing shredder jams

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To clear jams or blockage to the machine, the operator must use
				objects which will not create a hazard. The use of metal bars for such purposes
				is prohibited.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29023, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29023, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29027 - Guillotine type roll splitters

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(1) The engaging control for activating the
			 guillotine blade must be a "deadman type" switch that demands continuous
			 operator activation and must be:
(a) A
			 positive two-hand operating control; or
(b) Located far enough from the cutting
			 location so that the operator cannot reach the blade during the cutting
			 process.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29029 - Broke hole

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(1) An alarm
			 bell or flashing light must be actuated or other suitable warning must be given
			 before dropping material through a broke hole when persons working below may be
			 endangered.
(2) Broke holes must be
			 guarded to the fullest extent possible consistent with operational necessities.
			 The degree of guarding provided by standard height and strength guardrails will
			 be considered as a minimum acceptable level of protection.
(3) When repulping devices or feed conveyor
			 systems for repulping devices are located beneath broke holes, special
			 precautions must be used:
(a) The broke hole
			 opening must be reduced to the smallest practical dimension;
(b) If the broke hole opening is large enough
			 to permit a worker to fall through and is not guarded at least to the
			 equivalent degree of protection provided by standard guardrails, any employee
			 pushing broke down the broke hole must wear a safety belt or harness attached
			 to a lanyard; and
(c) The lanyard
			 must be fastened in such a manner that it is impossible for the person to fall
			 into the repulping device.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29031 - Industrial kiln guns and ammunition

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You must ensure that there are written instructions, including
				safety procedures, for storing and operating industrial kiln guns and
				ammunition. All personnel working with this equipment must be instructed in
				these procedures and must follow them.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29031, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29031, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29033 - Chlorine dioxide system

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See chapter 296-62 WAC, Part P and chapter 296-67 WAC, process
				safety management.
(1) Sodium
			 chlorate.
(a) Personnel handling and working
			 with sodium chlorate must be thoroughly instructed in precautions to be used in
			 handling and special work habits.
(b) Facilities for storage and handling of
			 sodium chlorate must be constructed so as to eliminate possible contact of dry
			 or evaporated sodium chlorate with wood or other material which could cause a
			 fire or explosion.
(c) Sodium
			 chlorate facilities should be constructed with a minimum of packing glands,
			 stuffing boxes, etc.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29035 - Piling and unpiling pulp

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(1)
			 Piles of wet lap pulp (unless palletized) must be stepped back one-half the
			 width of the sheet for each 8 feet of pile height. Sheets of pulp must be
			 interlapped to make the pile secure. Pulp must not be piled over pipelines to
			 jeopardize pipes, or so as to cause overloading of floors, or to within 18
			 inches below sprinkler heads.
(2)
			 Piles of pulp must not be undermined when being unpiled.
(3) Floor capacities must be clearly marked
			 on all floors.
(4) When sprinklers
			 are used for fire protection in the storage area, baled paper and rags must be
			 stored in stable piles which do not extend into the area necessary for the
			 proper function of sprinkler systems.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29035, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 76-7, § 296-79-29035,
				  filed 3/1/76; Order 74-24, § 296-79-29035, filed
				  5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-29037 - Chocking rolls

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Rolls must be secured by chocks or other means to prevent
				movement when stored horizontally.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-29037, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-29037, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-300 - Machine room equipment and procedures

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(1) Pulp and paper machines must be equipped
			 with emergency stopping control(s) which can be actuated quickly from all
			 normal operating stations. If useful for the safety of personnel, the stopping
			 control(s) must be interlocked with adequate retarding or braking action to
			 stop the machine as quickly as is practical. The devices must consist of push
			 buttons for electric motive power (or electrically operated engine stops), pull
			 cords connected directly to the prime mover, control clutches, or other
			 devices.
(2) Steps and footwalks
			 along the fourdrinier/forming and press section must have nonslip surfacing and
			 be complete with standard handrails, when practical.
(3) If a machine must be lubricated while in
			 operation an automatic lubricating device must be provided or oil cups and
			 grease fittings must be provided which can be serviced safely without exposing
			 the worker to any hazards.
(4) All
			 levers carrying weights must be so constructed that weights will not slip or
			 fall off.
(5) Guarding inrunning
			 nip points. The drums on pulp and paper machine winders must be provided with
			 suitable guards to prevent a person from being caught between the roll and the
			 front drum on the winder when the pinch point is on the operator's side.
(a) Such guards must be interlocked with the
			 drive mechanism to prevent the winder from running while the guard is not in
			 place. Except that the winder may be wired to allow it to run at thread or jog
			 speed only for adjustment and start up purposes while the guard is not in
			 position.
(b) A zero speed switch
			 or locking device must be installed to prevent the guard from being removed
			 while the roll is turning above thread or jog speed.
(c) Rewinders.
When rewinding large rolls and the nip point is adjacent to the
				normal work area)):
(i) The nip point
			 must be protected by a barrier guard ;
(ii) Such guard must be interlocked with the
			 drive mechanism to prevent operating the machine above thread or jog speed
			 without the guard in place; and
(iii) A zero speed switch must be installed
			 to prevent the guard from being raised while the roll is turning.
(d) Inrunning nips where paper is
			 not being fed into a calender must be guarded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-310 - Converting operations (bag and container manufacturing, printing, coating, finishing and related processes)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-310, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, § 296-79-310,
				  filed 5/6/74; Order 70-6, § 296-79-310, filed 7/10/70, effective
				  8/10/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-31001 - General requirements for converting operations (bag and container manufacturing, printing, coating, finishing and related processes)

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(1) Guillotine-type
			 trimmers must be designed in a manner which will require the operator to use
			 both hands simultaneously to activate the cutting blade. If machine helpers are
			 employed in the control function of the cutter, separate two-hand controls must
			 be provided for the control function performed by the helper.
(2) Guillotine-type trimmers must be designed
			 in a manner that the trimming blade will not repeat unless manually
			 reactivated.
(3) Sorting and
			 counting tables must be smooth and free from splinters, with edges and corners
			 rounded.
Paddles must be smooth and free from splinters.
(4) Devices (i.e., mirrors) must
			 be installed to assist the converting machine operator in viewing blind work
			 stations where a hazard exists.
(5)
			 Mechanical lifting devices must be provided for placing and removing rolls from
			 rewinders. Rolls must not be left suspended overhead while the controls are
			 unattended.
(6) When using a crane
			 or hoist to place rolls into a backstand and the operator cannot see both ends
			 of the backstand, assistance will be provided or appropriate devices will be
			 installed to eliminate the hazards involved. The operator must ascertain that
			 rolls are properly seated at winder stand or at roll arms before disengaging
			 the hooks.
(7) Slitters, slotters,
			 and scorers not in use must be properly stored so a hazard is not
			 created.
(8) All power closing
			 sections must be equipped with an audible warning system which will be
			 activated when closing the sections.
(9) Roll-type embosser. The nipping point
			 located on the operator's side must be guarded by either automatic or manually
			 operated barrier guards interlocked with the drive.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-31001, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 76-7, § 296-79-31001,
				  filed 3/1/76; Order 74-24, § 296-79-31001, filed
				  5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-31003 - Corrugator

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(1) Every recessed
			 floor conveyor system must be identified by standard color coding, and so
			 designed and installed to minimize tripping hazards.
(2) All areas subject to wet processes must
			 be provided with drains.
(a) Drain trenches
			 must be provided with gratings flush with the adjoining floor.
(b) Use of curbing in work areas should be
			 avoided in new installations. If the use of curbing cannot be avoided, the
			 design must be such that the curbs do not constitute a tripping hazard in
			 normal working areas. When curbing exists and constitutes a hazard, it must be
			 color coded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-31009 - Die cutting

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Bobst type die cutters.
A minimum of 4 inches must be provided between the end of the
				slat and the guide bar.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-31009, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, §
				  296-79-31009, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-79 - Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters › Section 296-79-320 - Sulfite recovery furnace area requirements

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(1) You must have a program to train all
			 personnel associated with recovery boiler operations in safe operating
			 procedures and emergency shutdown procedures.
(2) An audible warning system must be
			 installed in kraft and soda base sulfite recovery furnace areas and must be
			 actuated whenever an emergency exists.
(3) All personnel who enter the recovery
			 furnace area must understand the emergency evacuation procedure.
(4) Warning system maintenance. Emergency
			 warning systems in the recovery furnace areas must be kept in proper working
			 condition and must be tested or checked weekly.
(5) Personnel must stand to the side while
			 opening a furnace or boiler firebox door.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-16-083, §
				  296-79-320, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, § 296-79-320,
				  filed 5/6/74; Order 70-6, § 296-79-320, filed 7/10/70, effective
				  8/10/70.
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 A - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-96-00500 - Scope, purpose, and authority

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This chapter is authorized by chapter 70.87 RCW covering
				  elevators, lifting devices, moving walks, and other conveyances. The purpose of
				  this chapter is to:
(1) Provide for
				the safe design, installation, mechanical and electrical operation,
				maintenance, examinations, safety tests and inspection of conveyances, and the
				performance of conveyance work.
(2)
				Ensure that all such operation, design inspection, and conveyance work subject
				to the provisions of this chapter will be reasonably safe to persons and
				property and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the
				applicable statutes of the state of Washington.
(3) Establish and ensure compliance with the
				minimum standards for becoming a licensed elevator contractor and/or licensed
				elevator mechanic performing work on elevators or other conveyances covered by
				chapter 70.87 RCW and this chapter.
(4) In any case where the national standards
				codes adopted by reference in chapter 296-96 WAC conflict with the requirements
				of national standards adopted, this chapter supersedes.
(5) When no applicable standard exists to
				address subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section the department will issue
				a ruling or interpretation that outlines the intent of this chapter.
(6) The exemption for lifts, hoists for
				persons, or material hoists under
				RCW
				70.87.200(1)(b) does not
				apply to construction personnel hoists covered under ANSI/ASSP A10.4 or
				material hoists covered under ANSI/ASSP A10.5.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185,
					 70.87.190, 2002 c 98, 2003 c 143
					 and 2004 c 66. 04-12-047, § 296-96-00500, filed 5/28/04, effective
					 6/30/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185 and
					 chapter
					 70.87 RCW. 01-02-026,
					 § 296-96-00500, filed 12/22/00, effective
					 1/22/01.
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 A - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-96-00600 - Application of adopted standards and rules

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Conveyances are required to comply with rules and standards
				  that:
(1) Were in effect at the time
				of the original installation or at the time of any alteration;
(2) Apply to new and existing elevators (see
				ASME A17.1/CSA B44 1.1.3); and
(3)
				Apply to ASME A17.3, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators and
				chapter 296-96 WAC, Part D.
Copies of previous rules adopted by the department are
				  available upon request.
If the department determines that a conveyance was installed
				  or altered without a permit and inspection, the installation or alteration will
				  be required to comply with the applicable rules and standards adopted by the
				  department at the time the noncompliant installation or alteration was
				  identified.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185,
					 70.87.190, 2002 c 98, 2003 c 143
					 and 2004 c 66. 04-12-047, § 296-96-00600, filed 5/28/04, effective
					 6/30/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185 and
					 chapter
					 70.87 RCW. 01-02-026,
					 § 296-96-00600, filed 12/22/00, effective
					 1/22/01.
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 A - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-96-00675 - Amendments to adopted standards

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The department amends the following adopted standards:
(1) ASME A17.1/CSA B44, all amendments to
				this standard are as follows:
(a) Section 1.2
				Purpose and Exceptions amended as follows: The purpose of this code is to
				provide for the safety of life and limb, and to promote the public welfare.
				Compliance with these rules shall be achieved by:
(i) Conformance with the requirements in ASME
				A17.1/CSA B44 as amended by this chapter; or
(ii) Conformance with a combination of
				requirements in ASME A17.1/CSA B44, this chapter, and ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 with
				the following ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 inclusions:
(A) All system or component certifications
				performed by an Accredited Elevator/Escalator Certification Organization (AECO)
				under ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 shall be approved by the department before any such
				system or component is allowed to be permitted or installed in the state of
				Washington.
(B) The applicant shall
				provide the certificate of certification for the device or system evaluated by
				an AECO.
(C) The department has the
				final authority regarding acceptance of any item in ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7. The
				department may remove approval if a design has changed or unforeseen or
				undisclosed information is obtained.
(D) The department will post the specific
				ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 AECO certificate including exceptions agreed upon. At that
				time the certificate and exceptions become part of the adopted rule in the
				state of Washington and not subject to a variance process. The installer shall
				include the certificate and exceptions and all required information on each
				conveyance installed utilizing the ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 method in the
				Maintenance Control Program documentation.
(E) The department may charge an additional
				fee for each item in review based upon the variance fee table.
(iii) Additions or modifications
				to adopted standards and/or this chapter shall require approval from the
				department.
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 A - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-96-00700 - Chapter definitions

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The following definitions apply to this chapter (see
				  RCW
				  70.87.010 and ASME A17.1/CSA B44 for
				  additional definitions necessary for use with this chapter):
(1)
"ANSI"
means the American
				National Standard Institute.
(2)
"ASA"
means the American Safety Association.
(3)
"ASME"
means the American
				Society of Mechanical Engineers.
(4)
"Acceptable proof"
refers to
				the documentation that is required to be provided to the department during the
				elevator contractor and mechanic license application and renewal
				process.
(5)
"Alteration"
means an intended change to the original design of
				elevator equipment.
(6)
"Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)"
means the organization,
				office, or individual responsible for enforcement of this code. Where
				compliance with this code has been mandated by legislation or regulation, the
				"authority having jurisdiction" is the regulatory authority.
(7)
"Code"
refers to nationally
				recognized codes (i.e., ASME, ANSI, ICC, and NFPA) and the Washington
				Administrative Code.
(8)
"Conveyance work"
means the alteration, construction, dismantling,
				erection, installation, maintenance, relocation, and wiring of a
				conveyance.
(9)
"Construction
				personnel hoist (CPH)"
refers to equipment installed inside or outside
				buildings or structures during construction, alteration, demolition or
				operations and are used to raise and lower workers and other personnel
				connected with or related to the structure. The hoist may also be used for
				transportation of materials. These personnel hoists are exclusively covered in
				ANSI/ASSP A10.4.
(10)
"Controller"
shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) A device or group of devices that serves
				to control in a predetermined manner the apparatus to which it is
				connected.
(b) Controller, motion:
				An operative unit comprising a device or group of devices for actuating the
				moving member.
(c) Controller,
				motor: The operative units of a motion control system comprising the starter
				devices and/or power conversion equipment required to drive an electric
				motor.
(d) Controller, operation:
				An operative unit comprising a device or group of devices for actuating the
				motion control.
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 A - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-96-00800 - Advisory committee on conveyances

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(1) The purpose of the advisory committee is
				to advise the department on the adoption of regulations that apply to
				conveyances; methods of enforcing and administering the elevator law, chapter
				70.87 RCW; and matters of concern to the conveyance industry and to the
				individual installers, owners and users of conveyances.
(2) The advisory committee consists of not
				less than seven persons nor more than nine persons appointed by the director or
				his or her authorized representative.
(3) The committee members shall serve four
				years. However, if a member is unable to fulfill his or her obligations, a new
				member may be appointed to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.
(4) The committee shall meet on the third
				Tuesday of February, May, August, and November of each year, and at other times
				at the discretion of the chief of the elevator section.
(5) The chief of the elevator section shall
				be the secretary for the advisory committee.
(6) An advisory committee member may appoint
				an alternate to attend meetings in case of conflict or illness.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185,
					 70.87.190, 2002 c 98, 2003 c 143
					 and 2004 c 66. 04-12-047, § 296-96-00800, filed 5/28/04, effective
					 6/30/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185 and
					 chapter
					 70.87 RCW. 01-02-026,
					 § 296-96-00800, filed 12/22/00, effective
					 1/22/01.
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 A - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-96-00805 - Appeal rights and hearings

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(1) Chapter 70.87 RCW provides the authority
				for the duties and responsibilities of the department. Except as provided in
				chapter 70.87 RCW and this chapter, all appeals and hearings will be conducted
				according to chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act and chapter
				10-08 WAC, Model Rules of Procedure.
(2) A person who contests a notice of
				violation or infraction issued by the department may request a hearing. The
				request for a hearing shall be:
(a) In
				writing;
(b) Accompanied by a
				certified or cashier's check, payable to the department, for the amount
				specified in the RCW; and
(c)
				Postmarked or received by the department within 15 days after the person
				receives the department's violation notice.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00900 - General license requirements

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(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm,
				  partnership, corporation, or other entity to advertise, offer to do work,
				  submit a bid, engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing,
				  repairing or maintaining conveyances without having a current and valid
				  elevator contractor or mechanic license, issued by the department in accordance
				  with this chapter.
(2) Any person,
				  firm, or company wishing to engage in the business of conveyance work regulated
				  under chapter 70.87 RCW and this chapter shall be a licensed elevator
				  contractor.
(3) Any person wishing
				  to perform conveyance work regulated under chapter 70.87 RCW and this chapter
				  shall be a licensed elevator mechanic employed by a licensed elevator
				  contractor except as allowed in
				  RCW
				  70.87.270 and WAC
				  296-96-00902.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00902 - Exceptions to elevator mechanic license requirements

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(1) An elevator mechanic license issued under
				  chapter 70.87 RCW and this chapter is not required for:
(a) Individuals who install signal systems,
				  fans, electric light fixtures, illuminated thresholds, finished cab flooring
				  materials that are identical to existing materials and feed wires to the
				  terminals on the elevator main line control provided that the individual does
				  not require access to the pit, hoistway, or top of the car for the installation
				  of these items.
(b) An owner or
				  regularly employed employee of the owner performing only maintenance work of
				  conveyances in accordance with
				  RCW
				  70.87.270.
(c) Permanent removal of a stairway chair
				  lift or platform lift in a private residence in accordance with
				  RCW
				  70.87.270 when performed by:
(i) Homeowners;
(ii) Persons employed by homeowners who are
				  registered as required by chapter 18.27 RCW.
"Permanent removal" means to take away and not replace a
					 stairway chairlift or platform lift.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00903 - Exceptions to elevator contractor license requirements

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Elevator contractor licenses issued under chapter 70.87 RCW
					 and this chapter are not required for:
(1) An owner or regularly employed employee
				  of the owner performing only maintenance work of conveyances in accordance with
				  RCW
				  70.87.270.
(2) Permanent removal of a stairway chair
				  lift or platform lift located in a private residence in accordance with
				  RCW
				  70.87.270 performed by:
(a) Homeowners;
(b) Persons hired by homeowners, who are
				  registered as required by 18.27 RCW.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00905 - Primary point of contact

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(1) Duties of
				  the primary point of contact are as follows:
(a) Enrolling in the department of labor and
				  industries elevator program distribution email system via website;
(b) Ensuring the primary point of contact
				  information is updated and correct. This ensures you may be reached during
				  regular working hours regarding:
(i) Actions
				  of the company and/or mechanics;
(ii) Company licensing renewal; and
(iii) Unpaid invoices prior to
				  relicensing.
(c) Staying
				  informed and up to date on RCW, WAC, codes, policies, and technical
				  clarifications adopted and used by the state. This includes WAC
				  296-96-01010 Installation and
				  alteration permit fees and their methods of calculation;
(d) Attending virtually or in person elevator
				  safety advisory committee meetings held once each quarter.
(i) If the primary point of contact is not
				  able to attend, they shall assign an alternate in their place. The alternate
				  shall adhere to the same communication standards in (e) of this
				  subsection.
(ii) If the primary
				  point of contact or their alternate is not present at more than two of any four
				  sequential elevator safety advisory committee meetings, the contractor will
				  have 90 days to apply for new primary point of contact.
(iii) If multiple licenses are held by the
				  same company, only one primary point of contact of that company is required to
				  attend.
(e)
				  Disseminating information to impacted employees of contractor received from:
(i) Elevator safety advisory committee
				  meetings; and
(ii) Communications
				  received via department of labor and industries elevator program distribution
				  email system.
(f)
				  Signing and certifying the Temporary Mechanic License form as the company
				  representative.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00904 - License requirements for elevator contractors

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(1) Any sole
				  proprietor, firm or corporation wishing to engage in the business of
				  installation, alteration, service, replacement of maintenance of equipment
				  covered by this chapter within the state of Washington shall apply for a
				  license with the department of labor and industries.
The entities above shall obtain and maintain a valid
					 specialty or general contractor registration under chapter 18.27 RCW to engage
					 in the business of conveyance work.
(2) The potential licensee shall complete and
				  submit a department-approved application. As part of the application the
				  following shall be provided:
(a) The employee
				  who is the licensed elevator contractor's primary point of contact.
(b) The number of years the applicant has
				  been engaged in the business of installing, constructing, altering, replacing,
				  maintaining, removing, dismantling and/or servicing conveyances.
(c) Documentation that at least one licensed
				  elevator mechanic is employed by the applicant.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00906 - License requirements for elevator mechanics

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(1) Any person wishing to engage in the
				  installation, alteration, service, replacement or maintenance of equipment
				  covered by this chapter within the state of Washington shall apply for a
				  license with the department of labor and industries.
(2) Applicants for a category (01) license as
				  identified under WAC
				  296-96-00910
				  shall demonstrate at least one of the following qualifications in order to
				  obtain a license without an exam:
(a)
				  Successfully completed an apprenticeship training program for elevator
				  mechanics and have passed the final examination required by such program;
				  or
(b) Performed at least five
				  thousand four hundred hours of acceptable work experience in construction,
				  installation, maintenance, service or repair of elevators or other conveyances
				  subject to this chapter, as verified by current and prior employers, and have
				  passed a nationally recognized elevator mechanic's examination, such as that
				  administered by the National Elevator Industry Education Program or as approved
				  by the department; or
(c) Possess
				  an elevator mechanic's license from another state that has standards
				  substantially equal to those established in this chapter.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00907 - Making safety devices in effective

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If a required safety device or electrical protective
					 device is found ineffective during normal operation the conveyance shall be
					 immediately taken out of service. If the authorized mechanic or elevator
					 company is found responsible for disabling the device(s) and placing the
					 conveyance back into service they may have their license(s) suspended until
					 they can demonstrate conformity to this chapter (examples include, but are not
					 limited to: Safety circuit, door and gate, terminal slowdowns, door reopening
					 devices, anti-egress devices, or over current protection
					 devices).
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00908 - Elevator mechanic experience and education requirements

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(1)
General.
(a) Applicants for an elevator mechanic
				  license shall have an acceptable combination of documented experience and
				  education credits in the category of license sought as prescribed in Table 1 of
				  this section to qualify for licensing.
(b) An acceptable combination of documented
				  experience and education credits is determined by the department.
(c) The total number of hours for acceptable
				  years' experience performing conveyance work is determined by the
				  department.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00910 - Elevator mechanic license categories

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The following are the licensing categories for qualified
					 elevator mechanics or temporary elevator mechanics:
(1)
Category (01):
A general
				  elevator mechanic license encompasses the installation, alteration,
				  maintenance, inspection, relocation, decommission, removal, and repair of all
				  types of elevators and other conveyances in any location covered under chapter
				  70.87 RCW and this chapter.
(2)
Category (02):
This license is limited to the installation,
				  alteration, maintenance, inspection, relocation, decommission, removal, and
				  repair of the following commercial and residential conveyances:
(a) Residential conveyances:
(i) Wheelchair lifts*;
(ii) Dumbwaiters;
(iii) Incline chairlifts*; and
(iv) Residential elevators.
*License is not required to remove these.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 1 - Licensing Requirements › Section 296-96-00912 - License renewal requirements

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(1) An elevator contractor or elevator
				  mechanic license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of
				  two years and may be renewed by submission of a renewal application to the
				  department, payment of a renewal fee as specified in WAC
				  296-96-00922 and
				  proof of compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(a) Elevator contractor licenses expire on
				  the calendar date two years from issuance.
Upon applying for renewal the elevator contractor shall
					 verify the primary point of contact information is correct.
(b) Elevator mechanic licenses expire on the
				  licensee's birth date in the calendar year two years from the year of
				  application. It is noted that the initial license term may be valid for a
				  longer or shorter period of time depending on when the licensee's birthday
				  falls compared to the date on which the initial license was issued.
(i) If a license is issued in an
				  even-numbered year, the license will expire on the license holder's birth date
				  in the next even-numbered year.
(ii) If a license is issued in an
				  odd-numbered year, the license will expire on the license holder's birth date
				  in the next odd-numbered year.
(c) Renewal of an elevator mechanic license
				  shall be conditioned upon completion of not less than eight hours of
				  instruction within one year immediately preceding a license renewal application
				  and submission of a certificate of completion for the course. Continuing
				  education courses and instructors shall be approved by the
				  department.
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 B - ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR AND CONVEYANCE MECHANIC LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AND FEES › Subpart 2 - Continuing Education › Section 296-96-00914 - Continuing education course providers

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The department shall produce a list of all approved
					 training course providers and/or course contact persons that provide continuing
					 education courses required under chapter 70.87 RCW and this chapter. This list
					 will be available to all renewal applicants who request it.
The department may also provide continuing education
					 training.