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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-28058 - Construction of overhead rope and chain-drive guards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Overhead-rope and chain-drive guard
				  construction must meet the requirements for overhead-belt guard construction of
				  similar width.
Exception:
The filler material must be solid, according to Table
							 P-2, unless fire hazard demands the use of open construction.
(2) A side guard member of the same solid
				  filling material should extend 2 inches above the level of the lower run of the
				  rope or chain drive and 2 inches within the periphery of the pulleys that the
				  guard encloses, forming a trough.
(3) The side filler members should be
				  reinforced on the edges with 1-1/2-inch by 1/4-inch flat steel, riveted to the
				  filling material at 8 inch centers or less. The reinforcing strip should be
				  fastened or bolted to all guard supporting members with at least one 3/8-inch
				  rivet or bolt at each intersection, and the ends should be secured to the
				  ceiling with lag screws or bolts.
(4) The filling material must be fastened to
				  the framework of the guard and the filler supports by 3/16-inch rivets spaced
				  on 4-inch centers. Measure the width of a multiple drive from the outside of
				  the first to the outside of the last rope or chain in the group accommodated by
				  the pulley.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-28058, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-28058, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-28062 - Shafting maintenance

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(1)
				  Shafting must be kept in alignment, and free from rust and excess oil or
				  grease.
(2) Where explosives,
				  explosive dusts, flammable vapors or flammable liquids exist, guards must take
				  into account the hazard of static sparks from shafting.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-28062, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-28062, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-28064 - Pulley maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				  Pulleys must be kept in proper alignment to prevent belts from running
				  off.
(2) Any pulley carrying a
				  nonshifting belt should have a crowned face.
(3) Cast-iron pulleys should be tested
				  frequently with a hammer to detect cracks in rim or spokes. The sound is
				  different depending on whether the belt is or is not on the pulley.
(4) Split pulleys should be inspected to be
				  sure that all bolts holding together the sections of the pulley are
				  tight.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-28064, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-28064, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-28066 - Belt maintenance

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(1)
				  Quarter-twist belts without an idler can be used on drives running in one
				  direction only. They will run off a pulley when direction is
				  reversed.
(2) The employer must
				  inspect belts, lacings, and fasteners to be sure they are kept in good
				  repair.
(3) Dressing should not be
				  applied when the belt or rope is in motion; but, when necessary, it should be
				  applied where belts or rope leave the pulley, not where they approach. The same
				  precautions apply to lubricating chains. In the case of V-belts, belt dressing
				  is neither necessary nor advisable.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-28066, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-28066, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-28068 - Maintenance for other equipment

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(1) The employer must inspect all
				  power-transmission equipment at least every sixty days and ensure that it is
				  kept in good working condition at all times.
(2) Bearings must be kept in alignment and
				  properly adjusted.
(3) Hangers must
				  be inspected to ensure that all supporting bolts and screws are tight and that
				  supports of hanger boxes are adjusted properly.
(4) The oilers must wear tightfitting
				  clothing and should use cans with long spouts to keep their hands out of
				  danger. Machinery must be oiled when not in motion, wherever
				  possible.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-28068, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-28068, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-290 - Auger conveying equipment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-290, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-290, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-29005 - Requirements that apply to auger conveying equipment

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Augers
.
Screw conveyors and
					 related accessories designed primarily for conveying agricultural materials on
					 farms.
(1) Power take-off shafts must
				  be guarded according to WAC
				  296-307-28046.
(2) All augers must be covered or guarded
				  when exposed to contact.
(3) The
				  employer must ensure that each sweep auger has its top half shielded by a
				  guard. All guard openings must be no larger than 4 3/4 inches across.
(4) The employer must ensure that the exposed
				  auger at the hopper and the intake is guarded or designed to prevent accidental
				  contact with the rotating inlet area. The guard must extend at least 2 1/2
				  inches above and below the exposed auger. Openings in the guard, for the free
				  flow of material, must be no larger than 4 3/4 inches across and must be strong
				  enough to support 250 pounds at mid span.
(5) The hand raising winch must have a
				  control that will hold the auger at any angle, and that will only respond to
				  the control. The employer must ensure that the operator is able to lower the
				  auger without disengaging the control. The maximum force required on the handle
				  to raise or lower the auger manually must be 50 pounds.
(6) The wire rope lifting pulleys must be
				  grooved to fit the wire rope used.
(7) In order to avoid separation, the
				  employer must provide a positive restraint between the auger tube and the
				  under-carriage lifting arm. The employer must provide stops that restrict the
				  maximum raised angle and minimum lowered angle.
(8) Wire ropes (cables) must be rust
				  resistant and selected for the design load and service intended.
(9) The employer must provide the auger
				  operator with service and operation instructions that include safe operation
				  and servicing practices.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-29005,
						filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-29005,
						filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-29005, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-29010 - Other requirements that apply to auger conveying equipment manufactured after October 25, 1976

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The employer must ensure that auger conveying equipment
					 manufactured after October 25, 1976, is guarded as follows:
(1) Sweep-arm material-gathering mechanisms
				  used on the top surface of materials within silo structures are guarded. The
				  lower or leading edge of the guard is no more than 12 inches above the material
				  surface and no less than 6 inches in front of the leading edge of the rotating
				  member of the gathering mechanism. The guard is parallel to and extends the
				  fullest practical length of the material gathering mechanism.
(2) Exposed auger flighting on portable grain
				  augers is guarded with either grating type guards or solid baffle style covers
				  as follows:
(a) The largest dimensions or
				  openings in grating type guards through which materials flow is 4-3/4 inches.
				  The opening area is a maximum of 10 square inches. The opening is least 2-1/2
				  inches from the rotating flighting.
(b) Slotted openings in solid baffle style
				  covers are a maximum of 1-1/2 inches wide, or less than 3-1/2 inches from the
				  exposed flighting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-300 - Guarding farmstead equipment

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-300, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-300, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-30003 - Scope

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WAC
					 296-307-300
					 applies to the guarding and care of farmstead equipment.
Farmstead equipment
.
Agricultural
					 equipment normally used in a stationary manner. This includes, but is not
					 limited to, materials handling equipment and accessories for such equipment
					 whether or not the equipment is an integral part of a
					 building.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-30003,
						filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-30003,
						filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-30003, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-30006 - Guarding power takeoff shafts of farmstead equipment

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(1) The employer must ensure that all power
				  takeoff shafts, including rear-mounted, mid-mounted or side-mounted shafts, are
				  guarded either by a master shield or by other protective guarding. The master
				  shield must be strong enough to prevent damaging the shield when a 250-pound
				  operator mounts or dismounts the tractor using the shield as a step.
(2) Power takeoff driven equipment must be
				  guarded to prevent employee contact with rotating parts of the power drive
				  system. Where power takeoff driven equipment requires removal of the tractor
				  master shield, the equipment must also include protection from any portion of
				  the tractor power takeoff shaft that protrudes from the tractor.
(3) Signs must be placed at prominent
				  locations on power takeoff driven equipment specifying that power drive system
				  safety shields must be kept in place.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-30006, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-30006, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-30009 - Guarding other power transmission components of farmstead equipment

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(1) All power
				  transmission parts must be guarded according to WAC
				  296-307-280.
(2) Smooth shafts and shaft ends (without any
				  projecting bolts, keys, or set screws) may be unguarded if they:
(a) Revolve at less than 10 RPM;
				  and
(b) Are part of feed handling
				  equipment used on the top surface of materials in bulk storage
				  facilities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-30012 - Guarding functional components of farmstead equipment

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The following functional components must be shielded to a
					 degree consistent with the intended function and operator's vision of the
					 component:
(1) Snapping or husking
				  rolls;
(2) Straw spreaders and
				  choppers;
(3) Cutterbars;
(4) Flail rotors;
(5) Rotary beaters;
(6) Mixing augers;
(7) Feed rolls;
(8) Rotary tillers; and
(9) Similar units that must be exposed for
				  proper function.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-30012, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-30012, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-30015 - Removing guards on farmstead equipment

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(1) Guards, shields and access doors must be
				  in place when the equipment is in operation.
(2) Where removal of a guard or access door
				  will expose an employee to any component that continues to rotate after the
				  power is disengaged, the employer must provide in the immediate area, a safety
				  sign warning the employee:
(a) To look and
				  listen for evidence of rotation; and
(b) To refrain from removing the guard or
				  access door until all components have stopped.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-30018 - Requirements that apply to electrical control used for maintaining and servicing farmstead equipment

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(1)
				  The employer must ensure that only the employee maintaining or servicing
				  equipment has control of the electrical power source by:
(a) Providing an exclusive, positive locking
				  means on the main switch that can be operated only by the employee performing
				  the maintenance or service; or
(b)
				  For material handling equipment in a bulk storage structure, by providing on
				  the equipment an electrical or mechanical means to disconnect the power.
				  Minimum lockout means must meet the requirements of WAC
				  296-307-320.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part P - Guarding Power Transmission Machinery › Section 296-307-30021 - Additional guarding requirements that apply to farmstead equipment

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(1) The employer
				  must ensure that carton or bag stitching machines are properly safeguarded to
				  prevent anyone from coming in contact with the stitching head and other pinch
				  or nip points.
(2) The point of
				  operation of all machines must be guarded. The guard must be designed and
				  constructed to prevent the operator from having any part of the body in the
				  danger zone during the operating cycle.
Note:
The distance from the point-of-operation guards to
								the danger line depends on the size of the opening. The required distances are
								outlined in the table below:
Guarding line or distance of opening from point of
							 operation hazard (inches)
Maximum width of opening (inches)
1/2 to 1 1/2
1/4
1 1/2 to 2 1/2
3/8
2 1/2 to 3 1/2
1/2
3 1/2 to 5 1/2
5/8
5 1/2 to 6 1/2
3/4
6 1/2 to 7 1/2
7/8
7 1/2 to 12 1/2
1 1/4
12 1/2 to 15 1/2
1 1/2
15 1/2 to 17 1/2
1 7/8
17 1/2 to 31 1/2
2 1/8
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-30021, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-30021, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-320 - Control of hazardous energy (lockout-tagout)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-320, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-320, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32001 - Scope

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(1) WAC
				  296-307-320
				  covers the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment in which the
				  unexpected start up of the machine or equipment or release of stored energy
				  could cause injury to employees. This standard establishes minimum performance
				  requirements for the control of such hazardous energy.
(2) Normal production operations are not
				  covered by this standard. Servicing and/or maintenance that takes place during
				  normal production operations is covered by this standard only if:
(a) An employee is required to remove or
				  bypass a guard or other safety device; or
(b) An employee is required to place a body
				  part into a point of operation or where an associated danger zone exists during
				  a machine operating cycle.
Exception:
Minor servicing activities, that take place during
							 normal production operations, are not covered by this standard if they are
							 routine, repetitive, and integral to the use of the equipment for production,
							 provided that the work is performed using alternative measures that provide
							 effective protection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32003 - Operations not in scope

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(1)
				  WAC
				  296-307-320
				  does not apply to work on cord and plug connected electric equipment when:
(a) Unexpected energization or start up of
				  the equipment is controlled by unplugging the equipment from the energy source;
				  and
(b) The plug is under the
				  exclusive control of the employee performing the servicing or
				  maintenance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32007 - Required elements of an energy control program

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The employer must establish a written energy control
					 program consisting of:
(1) An energy
				  control procedure;
(2) Employee
				  training; and
(3) Periodic
				  inspections.
The purpose of the program is to ensure that before any
					 employee services or maintains a machine or equipment where the unexpected
					 energizing, start up, or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury,
					 the machine or equipment is isolated from the energy source, and rendered
					 inoperative.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32007, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32007, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32009 - Employer requirements for determining when to use lockout vs tagout

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(1) If an energy
				  isolating device is not capable of being locked out, the employer's energy
				  control program must use a tagout system.
(2) If an energy isolating device is capable
				  of being locked out, the employer's energy control program must use lockout
				  unless a tagout system will provide full employee protection according to WAC
				  296-307-32011.
(3) Whenever major replacement or
				  major repair, renovation, or modification of a machine or equipment is
				  performed, and whenever new machines or equipment are installed, energy
				  isolating devices for such machines or equipment must be designed to accept a
				  lockout device.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-32009,
						filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32009,
						filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32009, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32011 - Requirements that must be met to substitute tagout for lockout

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(1) The employer
				  must ensure that when a tagout device is used on an energy isolating device
				  that is capable of being locked out, the tagout device is attached at the same
				  location that the lockout device would have been attached. The employer must
				  also ensure that the tagout program will provide safety that is equivalent to a
				  lockout program.
(2) To demonstrate
				  that a tagout program provides safety that is equivalent to a lockout program,
				  the employer must demonstrate full compliance with all tagout requirements and
				  any other measures necessary to provide equivalent safety. Other measures
				  include:
(a) Implementing additional safety
				  measures such as the removal of an isolating circuit element;
(b) Blocking a controlling switch;
(c) Opening an extra disconnecting device;
				  or
(d) Removing a valve handle to
				  reduce the likelihood of inadvertent energization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32013 - Required elements for energy control procedures

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(1) The employer must develop, document, and
				  use procedures to control potentially hazardous energy when employees are
				  engaged in activities covered by this section.
Exception:
The employer is exempt from documenting procedures
								for a particular machine or equipment only when all of the following elements
								exist:
(a)The machine or equipment has no potential for
								stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down
								that could endanger employees;
(b) The machine or equipment has a single energy
								source that can be readily identified and isolated;
(c) The isolation and locking out of that energy
								source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or
								equipment;
(d) The machine or equipment is isolated from that
								energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance;
(e) A single lockout device will achieve
								lockout;
(f) The lockout device is under the exclusive
								control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or
								maintenance;
(g) The servicing or maintenance does not create
								hazards for other employees; and
(h) The worksite has experienced no accidents
								involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or
								equipment during servicing or maintenance.
(2) The procedures must clearly and
				  specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques
				  for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance
				  including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) A specific statement of the intended use
				  of the procedure;
(b) Specific
				  procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking, and securing machines
				  or equipment to control hazardous energy;
(c) Specific procedural steps for the
				  placement, removal, and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the
				  responsibility for them; and
(d)
				  Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and
				  verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy
				  control measures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32015 - Requirements that apply to lockout and tagout devices and materials

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(1) The employer
				  must provide locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins,
				  self-locking fasteners, or other hardware for isolating, securing, or blocking
				  machines or equipment from energy sources.
(2) Lockout and tagout devices must be
				  singularly identified; must be the only device(s) used for controlling energy;
				  must not be used for other purposes.
(3) Lockout and tagout devices must be
				  durable and meet the following requirements:
(a) Lockout and tagout devices must be able
				  to withstand the environment to which they are exposed for the maximum period
				  of time that exposure is expected.
(b) Tagout devices must be constructed and
				  printed so that exposure to weather conditions or wet and damp locations will
				  not deteriorate the tag or make the tag's message illegible.
(c) Tags must not deteriorate when used in
				  corrosive environments such as areas where acid and alkali chemicals are
				  handled and stored.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32017 - Inspecting the energy control procedure

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(1) The employer must conduct an inspection
				  of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure
				  and the requirements of this standard are followed.
(a) An authorized employee, other than the
				  one(s) using the energy control procedure, must perform the
				  inspection.
(b) The inspection must
				  be conducted to correct any deviations or inadequacies identified.
(c) Where lockout is used for energy control,
				  the inspection must include a review, between the inspector and each authorized
				  employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control
				  procedure.
(d) Where tagout is used
				  for energy control, the inspection must include a review, between the inspector
				  and each authorized and affected employee, of that employee's responsibilities
				  under the energy control procedure, and the elements of WAC
				  296-307-32021.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32019 - General requirements that apply to energy control program training and communication

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The employer must provide training to ensure that
					 employees understand the purpose and function of the energy control program,
					 and that employees have the knowledge and skills required for the safe
					 application, use, and removal of the energy controls. The training must include
					 the following:
(1) Each authorized
				  employee must receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous
				  energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the
				  workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and
				  control.
(2) Each affected employee
				  must be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control
				  procedure.
(3) All other employees
				  who work in an area where energy control procedures must be used, must be
				  instructed about the procedure and the prohibition against attempting to
				  restart or reenergize machines or equipment that are locked out or tagged
				  out.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32019, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32019, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32021 - Additional requirements that apply to tagout training and communication

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When tagout systems are used, employees must also be
					 trained in the following limitations of tags:
(1) Tags are warning devices affixed to
				  energy isolating devices, and do not provide the physical restraint on those
				  devices that is provided by a lock.
(2) When a tag is attached to an energy
				  isolating means, it is not to be removed without approval of the authorized
				  person responsible for it, and it is never to be bypassed, ignored, or
				  otherwise defeated.
(3) Tags must
				  be legible and understandable by all authorized, affected, and other employees
				  working in the area.
(4) Tags and
				  their means of attachment must be made of materials that will withstand the
				  environmental conditions encountered in the workplace.
(5) Tags may create a false sense of
				  security, and their meaning needs to be understood as part of the overall
				  energy control program.
(6) Tags
				  must be securely attached to energy isolating devices so that they cannot be
				  accidentally detached during use.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32021, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32021, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32023 - Employee retraining

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(1)
				  Authorized and affected employees must be retrained whenever there is a change
				  in job assignments, machines, equipment, or processes that present a new
				  hazard, or when there is a change in the energy control procedures.
(2) Additional retraining must also be
				  provided whenever an inspection reveals, or whenever the employer believes,
				  that the employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures is
				  inadequate.
(3) Retraining must
				  reestablish employee proficiency and introduce new or revised control methods
				  and procedures, as necessary.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32023, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32023, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32025 - Retention of training records

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The employer must keep records that certify that employee
					 training has been completed and is up to date. The records must contain each
					 employee's name and dates of training.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32025, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32025, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32027 - Qualifications to perform lockout or tagout

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Lockout or tagout must be performed only by authorized
					 employees performing the service or maintenance.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32027, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32027, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32029 - Notification of lockout and tagout

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Affected employees must be notified of the application and
					 removal of lockout or tagout devices. Notification must be given before
					 controls are applied and after they are removed.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32029, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32029, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32031 - Order of events for lockout or tagout procedures

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The established lockout or tagout procedures must cover the
					 following elements in the following sequence: Machinery or equipment shutdown
					 before lockout or tagout:
(1) Before
				  an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the
				  authorized employee must have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the
				  energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to
				  control the energy.
(2) The machine
				  or equipment must be turned off or shut down using the procedures established
				  for the machine or equipment. The shutdown must be done in the prescribed order
				  to avoid increased hazards to employees.
(3) All necessary energy isolating devices
				  must be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the
				  machine or equipment from the energy source. Application of the lockout or
				  tagout device:
(4) Lockout or
				  tagout devices must be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized
				  employees.
(5) Lockout devices,
				  where used, must be affixed in a manner that will hold the energy isolating
				  devices in a "safe" or "off" position.
(6) Tagout devices, where used, must be
				  affixed in such a manner as will clearly indicate that the operation or
				  movement of energy isolating devices from the "safe" or "off" position is
				  prohibited.
(a) Where tagout devices are used
				  with energy isolating devices designed with the capability of being locked, the
				  tag attachment must be fastened at the same point at which the lock would have
				  been attached.
(b) Where a tag
				  cannot be affixed directly to the energy isolating device, the tag must be
				  located as close as safely possible to the device, in a position that will be
				  immediately obvious to anyone attempting to operate the device. Eliminating the
				  hazards of stored energy:
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32033 - Order of events to be followed to remove lockout or tagout devices

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(1) Before removing
				  lockout or tagout devices, the authorized employee must complete the following
				  procedures:
(a) Inspect the work area to
				  ensure that nonessential items have been removed and to ensure that machine or
				  equipment components are operationally intact.
(b) Check the work area to ensure that all
				  employees have been safely positioned or removed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32035 - Testing and positioning machines and equipment

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When lockout or tagout devices must be temporarily removed
					 from the energy isolating device and the machine or equipment energized to test
					 or position the machine or equipment, the following sequence of actions must be
					 followed:
(1) Clear the machine or
				  equipment of tools and materials according to WAC
				  296-307-32033(1)(a).
(2) Remove employees from the machine or
				  equipment area according to WAC
				  296-307-32033(1)(b).
(3) Remove the lockout or tagout devices as
				  specified in WAC
				  296-307-32033(3).
(4) Energize and proceed with testing or
				  positioning.
(5) Deenergize all
				  systems and reapply energy control measures in accordance with WAC
				  296-307-32031
				  to continue the servicing and/or maintenance.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-32035,
						filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32035,
						filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32035, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32037 - Outside servicing contractors

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(1) Whenever outside servicing contractors
				  are to be engaged in activities covered by this standard, the employer and the
				  outside employer must inform each other of the employer's respective lockout or
				  tagout procedures.
(2) The outside
				  employer must ensure that employees understand and comply with the restrictions
				  and prohibitions of the employer's energy control program.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32037, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32037, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32039 - Group lockout or tagout

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(1)
				  When servicing and/or maintenance is performed by a crew or other group, they
				  must use a procedure that provides a level of protection equivalent to that
				  provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout
				  device.
(2) Group lockout or tagout
				  devices must be used according to the procedures required by WAC
				  296-307-32013
				  including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) An authorized employee has primary
				  responsibility for a set number of employees working under the protection of a
				  group lockout or tagout device (such as an operations lock); and
(b) A method for the authorized employee to
				  determine if individual group members are exposed to release of stored energy
				  hazards; and
(c) When more than one
				  crew or group is involved, assignment of overall lockout or tagout control
				  responsibility to an authorized employee designated to coordinate individual
				  group members and ensure continuity of protection; and
(d) Each authorized employee must affix a
				  personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device when beginning
				  work, and must remove those devices when the work is complete.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part Q - Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout-tagout) › Section 296-307-32041 - Lockout/tagout during shift changes

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During shift or personnel changes, the employer must ensure
					 that employees follow specific procedures to ensure the continuity of lockout
					 or tagout protection. The procedures must include orderly transfer of lockout
					 or tagout protection between off-going and oncoming employees, to minimize
					 exposure to hazards from the unexpected energization or start up of the machine
					 or equipment, or release of stored energy.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-32041, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-32041, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part R - Safety Color Coding; Accident Prevention Signs and Tags › Section 296-307-330 - Safety color coding; accident prevention signs and tags

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97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-330, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-330, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part R - Safety Color Coding; Accident Prevention Signs and Tags › Section 296-307-33001 - Definitions that apply to this section

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Accident prevention sign
(sign). A surface
					 with text or pictographs, meant to warn or instruct employees who may be
					 exposed to hazards. Safety posters and education bulletins are not included in
					 this definition.
Accident prevention tag
(tag). A card that
					 identifies a hazardous condition, generally related to unsafe equipment.
Major message
.
The sign's or
					 tag's text that is more specific than the signal word and that identifies the
					 specific hazardous condition or safety instruction. Examples include: "High
					 Voltage," "Close Clearance," "Do Not Start," or "Do Not Use" or a corresponding
					 pictograph.
Pictograph
.
A pictorial
					 representation that identifies a specific hazardous condition or safety
					 instruction.
Signal word
.
The sign's or tag's
					 text that contains the word, usually "danger" or "caution" that is intended to
					 capture the employee's immediate attention.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-33001, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-33001, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part R - Safety Color Coding; Accident Prevention Signs and Tags › Section 296-307-33003 - Use of red in safety color coding

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Use red to identify:
(1) Fire protection equipment;
(2) Safety cans or other portable containers
				  of flammable liquids;
(3) Danger
				  signs and tags;
(4) Emergency stop
				  bars on hazardous machines; and
(5)
				  Stop buttons or electrical switches used to stop machinery in an emergency.
Red lights must be provided at barricades and at temporary
					 obstructions, as specified in ANSI Safety Code for Building Construction,
					 A10.2-1944.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-33003, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-33003, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part R - Safety Color Coding; Accident Prevention Signs and Tags › Section 296-307-33005 - Use of yellow in safety color coding

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Use yellow to identify:
(1) Caution signs and tags; and
(2) Physical hazards.
97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-33005, filed
						4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 49.17.040,[49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060.
						96-22-048, § 296-306A-33005, filed 10/31/96, effective
						12/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › INDOOR OPERATIONS › Part R - Safety Color Coding; Accident Prevention Signs and Tags › Section 296-307-33007 - Use of "danger" versus "caution" on signs and tags

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(1) Danger signs and tags.
(a) Use danger signs and tags when an
				  immediate hazard presents a threat of death or serious injury to
				  employees.
(b) Instruct all
				  employees that danger signs and tags indicate immediate danger and that special
				  precautions are necessary.