Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations › Section 296-56-60079 - General rules applicable to vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The requirements of this section apply to
			 general vehicle use within marine terminals except in cases where the
			 provisions of subsections (3) and (13) of this section are preempted by
			 regulations of the department of transportation.
(2) You must allow private vehicle parking in
			 marine terminals only in designated areas.
(3) You must not disconnect trailers from
			 tractors at loading docks until the road wheels have been immobilized. The road
			 wheels must be immobilized from the time the brake system is disconnected until
			 braking is again provided. Supplementary front end support must be employed as
			 necessary to prevent tipping when a trailer is entered by a material handling
			 vehicle. Rear end support must be employed if rear wheels are so far forward as
			 to allow tipping when the trailer is entered.
(4) You must direct motor vehicle operators
			 to comply with any posted speed limits, other traffic control signs or signals,
			 and written traffic instructions.
(5) You must post stop signs at main
			 entrances and exits of structures where visibility is impaired, and at blind
			 intersections, unless direct traffic control, warning mirror systems or other
			 systems of equivalent safety are provided.
(6) You must establish, identify, and use
			 vehicular routes, traffic rules and parking areas .
(7) You must make sure vehicle drivers warn
			 anyone in traffic lanes of the vehicle's approach.
(8) You must clearly post signs indicating
			 pedestrian traffic at vehicular check-in and check-out lines and similar
			 locations where employees may be working.
(9) You must maintain a distance of not less
			 than twenty feet (6.1 m) between the first two vehicles in a check-in,
			 check-out, road ability, or vessel loading/discharging line. This distance must
			 be maintained between any subsequent vehicles behind which employees are
			 required to work.
(10) You must
			 make sure no unattended vehicle shall be left with its engine running unless
			 secured against movement (see WAC
			 296-56-60077 for powered
			 industrial trucks).
(11) You must
			 provide and secure a ramp when the rear of a vehicle is elevated to facilitate
			 loading or discharging. The vehicle must be secured against accidental movement
			 during loading or discharging.
(12)
			 You must make sure only vehicle floors in safe condition are used.
(13) You must make sure when flatbed trucks,
			 platform containers or similar conveyances are loaded or discharged and the
			 cargo consists of pipe or other products which could spread or roll to endanger
			 employees, the cargo is contained to prevent movement.
(14) You must maintain vehicles used to
			 transport employees within a terminal in safe working order and safety devices
			 not be removed or made inoperable.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040. 99-02-024, § 296-56-60079,
				  filed 12/30/98, effective 3/30/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW and
				  RCW
				  49.17.040, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
				  92-22-067 (Order 92-06), § 296-56-60079, filed 10/30/92, effective
				  12/8/92. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order
				  86-02), § 296-56-60079, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), §
				  296-56-60079, filed 12/11/84.