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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-010 - Textiles-Application requirements

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(1)
			 Application. The requirements of this chapter for textile safety apply to the
			 design, installation, processes, operation, and maintenance of textile
			 machinery, equipment, and other plant facilities in all plants engaged in the
			 manufacture and processing of textiles, except those processes used exclusively
			 in the manufacture of synthetic fibers.
(2) These standards must be augmented by the
			 Washington state general safety and health standards, and any other regulations
			 of general application which are or will be made applicable to all
			 industries.
(3) The provisions of
			 this chapter must prevail in the event of conflict with or duplication of,
			 provisions contained in chapter 296-24 WAC, the general safety and health
			 standards, chapter 296-62 WAC, the general occupational health standards, and
			 chapter 296-800 WAC, the safety and health core rule book.
(4) WAC
			 296-24-012 and
			 296-800-360 must apply where
			 applicable to this industry.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-301-010, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; Order 74-19,
				  § 296-301-010, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-020 - General safety requirements

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(1) Means of stopping machines. Every textile
			 machine must be provided with individual mechanical or electrical means for
			 stopping such machines. On machines driven by belts and shafting a locking-type
			 shifter or an equivalent positive device must be used. On operations where
			 injury to the operator might result if motors were to restart after power
			 failures, provision must be made to prevent machines from automatically
			 restarting upon restoration of power.
(2) Handles. Stopping and starting handles
			 must be designed to the proper length to prevent the worker's hand or fingers
			 from striking against any revolving part, gear guard, or any other part of the
			 machine.
(3) Machine guarding. You
			 must ensure that power transmission parts are guarded according to the
			 requirements of WAC 296-24-205 through 296-24-20527.
(4) Housekeeping. Aisles and working spaces
			 must be kept in good order in accordance with requirements of WAC
			 296-24-735 through
			 296-24-73505 and WAC
			 296-800-220.
(5) Inspection and maintenance. All guards
			 and other safety devices, including starting and stopping devices, must be
			 properly maintained.
(6) Lighting
			 and illumination must conform to the safety and health core rule book, WAC
			 296-800-210.
(7) Identification of piping systems must
			 conform to American National Standard A13.1-1956.
(8) Steam pipes. All pipes carrying steam or
			 hot water for process or servicing machinery, when exposed to contact and
			 located within seven feet of the floor or working platform must be covered with
			 a heat-insulating material, or guarded with equivalent protection.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 04-18-080, §
				  296-301-020, filed 8/31/04, effective 11/1/04; 04-14-028, § 296-301-020,
				  filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-301-020, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 99-17-094 and
				  99-22-093, § 296-301-020, filed 8/17/99 and 11/2/99, effective 1/1/00;
				  98-10-073, 98-24-120 and 99-12-091, § 296-301-020, filed 5/4/98, 12/2/98
				  and 6/1/99, effective 1/1/00; Order 74-19, § 296-301-020, filed
				  5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-025 - Openers and pickers

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(1) Beater
			 guards. When any opening or picker machinery is equipped with a beater, such
			 beater must be provided with metal covers which will prevent contact with the
			 beater. Such covers must be provided with an interlock which will prevent the
			 cover from being raised while the machine is in motion and prevent the
			 operation of the machine while the cover is open.
(2) Cleanout holes within reaching distance
			 of the fan or picker beater must have their covers securely fastened and they
			 must not be opened while the machine is in motion.
(3) Feed rolls. The feed rolls on all opening
			 and picking machinery must be covered with a guard designed to prevent the
			 operator from reaching the nip while the machinery is in operation.
(4) Removal of foreign ferrous material. All
			 textile opener lines must be equipped with magnetic separators, tramp iron
			 separators, or other means for the removal of foreign ferrous
			 material.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-030 - Cotton cards

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(1) Enclosures.
			 Cylinder and lickerins must be equipped with guards and the doffers should be
			 enclosed.
(2) Enclosure fastenings.
			 The enclosures or covers must be kept in place while the machine is in
			 operation, except when stripping or grinding.
(3) Stripping rolls. On operations calling
			 for flat strip-pings which are allowed to fall on the doffer cover, where such
			 strippings are removed by hand, the doffer cover must be kept closed and
			 securely fastened to prevent the opening of the cover while the machine is in
			 operation. When it becomes necessary to clean the cards while they are in
			 motion, a long-handled brush or dust mop must be used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-035 - Garnett machines

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(1)
			 Lickerin. Garnett lickerins must be enclosed.
(2) Fancy rolls. Garnett fancy rolls must be
			 enclosed by covers. These must be installed in a way that keeps worker rolls
			 reasonably accessible for removal or adjustment.
(3) Underside of machine. The underside of
			 the garnett must be guarded by a screen mesh or other form of enclosure to
			 prevent access while machine is running.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-040 - Spinning mules

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A substantial fender of metal or hardwood must be installed in
				front of the carriage wheels, the fender to extend to within one-fourth inch of
				the rail.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-04501 - Cylinder dryers

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(1) Reducing
			 valves, safety valves, and pressure gages must conform to the ASME Pressure
			 Vessel Code, section VIII, Unfired Pressure Vessels, 1968.
(2) Vacuum relief valves must conform to the
			 ASME Code for Pressure Vessels, section VIII, Unfired Pressure Vessels,
			 1968.
(3) Lever control. When
			 slashers are operated by control levers, these levers must be connected to a
			 horizontal bar or treadle located not more than 69 inches above the floor to
			 control the operation from any point.
(4) Pushbutton control. Slashers operated by
			 pushbutton control must have stop and start buttons located at each end of the
			 machine, and additional buttons located on both sides of the machine, at the
			 size box and the delivery end. If calender rolls are used, additional buttons
			 must be provided at both sides of the machine at points near the nips, except
			 when slashers are equipped with an enclosed dryer.
(5) Nip guards. All nip guards must comply
			 with the requirements of WAC
			 296-301-04503(4).
(6) Cylinder enclosure. When enclosures or
			 hoods are used over cylinder drying rolls, such enclosures or hoods must be
			 provided with an exhaust system which will effectively prevent wet air and
			 steam from escaping into the workroom.
(7) Expansion chambers. Slasher kettles and
			 cookers must be provided with expansion chambers in the covers, or drains, to
			 prevent surging over. Steam-control valves must be so located that they can be
			 operated without exposing the worker to moving parts, hot surfaces, or
			 steam.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-04503 - Enclosed hot air dryers

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(1)
			 Lever control. When slashers are operated by control levers, these levers must
			 be connected to a horizontal bar or treadle located not more than 69 inches
			 above the floor to control the operation from any point.
(2) Push-button control. Slashers operated by
			 push-button control must have one start button at each end of the machine and
			 stop buttons must be located on both sides of the machines at intervals spaced
			 not more than 6 feet on centers.
Note:
Inching buttons should be installed.
(3)
			 Dryer enclosure. The dryer enclosure must be provided with an exhaust system
			 which will effectively prevent wet air and steam from escaping into the
			 workroom.
(4) Nip guards. All nip
			 guards must comply with Table R-1.
TABLE R-1
GUARD OPENINGS
Openings in the guard or between the guard and working surface
				must not be greater than the following:
Distance of opening from nip point
Maximum width of opening
0 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 8 1/2___________
1 1/4
The measurements in Table R-1 are all in
				inches.
(5) Expansion
			 chambers. Slasher kettles and cookers must be provided with expansion chambers
			 in the covers, or drains, to prevent surging over. Steam control valves must be
			 so located that they can be operated without exposing the worker to moving
			 parts, hot surfaces, or steam.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-050 - Warpers

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(1) Swiveled
			 double-bar gates must be installed on all warpers operating in excess of 450
			 yards per minute. These gates must be so interlocked that the machine cannot be
			 operated until the gate is in the "closed position," except for the purpose of
			 inching or jogging.
(2) "Closed
			 position" must mean that the top bar of the gate must be at least 42 inches
			 from the floor or working platform; and the lower bar must be at least 21
			 inches from the floor or working platform; and the gate must be located 15
			 inches from the vertical tangent to the beam head.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-055 - Drawing frames, slubbers, roving parts, cotton combers, ring spinning frames, twisters

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Gear housing covers on all installations of drawing frames,
				slubbers, roving frames, cotton combers, ring spinning frames, and twisters
				must be equipped with interlocks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-060 - Gill boxes

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(1) Pin guard. A
			 pin guard must be placed ahead of the feed end and must be so designed that it
			 will prevent the worker's fingers from being caught in the pins of the
			 intersecting fallers.
(2) Nip
			 guards. All nip guards must comply with the requirements of WAC
			 296-301-04503(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-065 - Heavy draw boxes, finishers, and speeders used in worsted drawing

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(1) Band pulley
			 covers. Covers for band pulleys must be closed when the machine is in
			 motion.
(2) Benches or working
			 platforms approximately 10 inches in height and 8 inches in width should be
			 installed along the entire running length of the machine for the worker to
			 stand on while creeling the machine. Such benches or platforms must be covered
			 with an abrasive or nonslip material.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-070 - Silver and ribbon lappers (cotton)

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Cover guard. An interlocking cover guard must be installed
				over the large calender drums and the lap spool, designed to prevent the
				operator from coming in contact with the nip.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-075 - Looms

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(1) Shuttle guard.
			 Each loom must be equipped with a guard designed to minimize the danger of the
			 shuttle flying out of the shed.
(2)
			 Protection for loom fixer. Provisions must be made so that every loom fixer can
			 prevent the loom from being started while he is at work on the loom. This may
			 be accomplished by means of a lock, the key to which is retained in the
			 possession of the loom fixer, or by some other effective means to prevent
			 starting the loom.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-080 - Shearing machines

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All revolving blades on shearing machines must be guarded so
				that the opening between the cloth surface and the bottom of the guard will not
				exceed three-eighths inch.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-085 - Continuous bleach range (cotton and rayon)

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(1) J-box protection. Each valve controlling
			 the flow of steam, injurious gases, or liquids into a J-box must be equipped
			 with a chain, lock, and key, so that any worker who enters the J-box can lock
			 the valve and retain the key in his possession. Any other method which will
			 prevent steam, injurious gases, or liquids from entering the J-box while the
			 worker is in it will comply with this provision.
(2) Open-width bleaching. The nip of all
			 in-running rolls on open-width bleaching machine rolls must be protected with a
			 guard to prevent the worker from being caught at the nip. The guard must extend
			 across the entire length of the nip.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-090 - Kiers

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(1) Reducing
			 valves, safety valves, and pressure gages must conform to the ASME Code for
			 Unfired Pressure Vessels, section VIII, Unfired Pressure Vessels,
			 1968.
(2) Kier valve protection.
			 Each valve controlling the flow of steam, injurious gases, or liquids into a
			 kier must be equipped with a chain, lock, and key, so that any worker who
			 enters the kier can lock the valve and retains the key. Any other method which
			 will prevent steam, injurious gases, or liquids from entering the kier while
			 the worker is in it will be acceptable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-095 - Gray and white bins

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Guard rails conforming to chapter 296-880 WAC, Unified safety
				standards for fall protection must be provided where workers are required to
				plait by hand from the top of the bin so as to protect the worker from falling
				to a lower level.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-100 - Mercerizing range (piece goods)

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(1) Stopping devices. A stopping device must
			 be provided at each end of the machine.
(2) Frame ends. A guard must be installed at
			 each end of the frame between the in-running chain and the clip opener, to
			 prevent the worker's fingers from being caught.
(3) Mangle and washers. The nip at the
			 in-running rolls must conform to WAC
			 296-301-04503(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-105 - Tenter frames

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(1) Stopping
			 devices. A stopping device must be provided at each end of the
			 machine.
(2) Frame ends. A guard
			 must be installed at each end of the frame at the in-running chain and clip
			 opener.
(3) Oil cups must be
			 located to permit safe and easy access. They must be of the extension type to
			 permit oiling while machines are operating.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-110 - Dyeing jigs

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(1) Stopping
			 devices. Each dye jig must be equipped with individual mechanical or electrical
			 means for stopping the machine.
(2)
			 Roll arms on jigs must be built to allow for extra large batches, and to
			 prevent the center bar from being forced off, causing the batch to
			 fall.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-120 - Drying cans

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(1) Pressure
			 reducing valves and pressure gages must conform to the ASME Code for Pressure
			 Vessels, section VIII, 1968, Unfired Pressure Vessels.
(2) Vacuum collapse. If cans are not designed
			 to prevent vacuum collapse, each can must be equipped with one or more vacuum
			 relief valves with openings of such a size as to prevent the collapse of the
			 can if vacuum occurs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-125 - Ironer

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Each flat-work or collar ironer must be equipped with a safety
				bar or other guard across the entire front of the feed or first pressure rolls,
				so arranged that the striking of the bar or guard by the hand of the operator
				or other person will stop the machine. The pressure rolls must be covered or
				guarded so that the operator or other person cannot reach into the rolls
				without removing the guard. This may be either a vertical guard on all sides or
				a complete cover. If a vertical guard is used, the distance from the floor or
				working platform to the top of guard must not be less than 6
				feet.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-130 - Extractors

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(1) Centrifugal
			 extractor.
(a) Cover. Each extractor must be
			 equipped with a metal cover.
(b)
			 Interlocking device. Each extractor must be equipped with an interlocking
			 device that will prevent the cover from being opened while the basket is in
			 motion, and also prevent the power operation of the basket while the cover is
			 open.
(c) Brakes. Each extractor
			 must be equipped with a mechanically or electrically operated brake to quickly
			 stop the basket when the power driving the basket is shut off.
(d) Maximum allowable speed. Each centrifugal
			 extractor must be effectively secured in position on the floor or foundation so
			 as to eliminate unnecessary vibration, and must not be operated at a speed
			 greater than the manufacturer's rating, which must be stamped where easily
			 visible in letters not less than one-quarter inch in height. The maximum
			 allowable speed must be given in revolutions per minute (rpm).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-135 - Nip guards

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All nip guards for water mangle, starch mangle, backwasher
				(worsted yarn) crabbing machines, decating machines, must comply with the
				requirements of WAC
				296-301-04503(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-140 - Sanforizing and palmer machine

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A safety trip rod, cable, or wire center cord must be provided
				across the front and back of all palmer cylinders extending the length of the
				face of the cylinder. It must operate readily whether pushed or pulled. This
				safety trip must be not more than 72 inches above the level on which the
				operator stands and must be readily accessible.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-145 - Rope washers

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(1) Splash
			 guards must be installed on all rope washers unless the machine is so designed
			 as to prevent the water or liquid from splashing the operator, the floor, or
			 working surface.
(2) Safety stop
			 bar. A safety trip rod, cable or wire center cord must be provided across the
			 front and back of all rope washers extending the length of the face of the
			 washer. It must operate readily whether pushed or pulled. This safety trip must
			 not be more than 72 inches above the level on which the operator stands and
			 must be readily accessible.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-150 - Laundry washer tumbler or shaker

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(1) Interlocking device. Each drying tumbler,
			 each double cylinder shaker or clothes tumbler, and each washing machine must
			 be equipped with an interlock device which will prevent the power operation of
			 the inside cylinder when the outer door on the case or shell is open, and which
			 will also prevent the outer door on the case or shell from being opened without
			 shutting off the power. This should not prevent the movement of the inner
			 cylinder by means of a hand operated mechanism or an "inching
			 device."
(2) Means of holding
			 covers or doors in open position. Each enclosed barrel must also be equipped
			 with adequate means for holding open the doors or covers of the inner and outer
			 cylinders or shells while it is being loaded or unloaded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-155 - Printing machine (roller type)

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(1) Nip guards. All nip guards must comply
			 with the requirements of WAC
			 296-301-04503(4).
(2) Crown wheel and roller gear nip
			 protection. The engraved roller gears and the large crown wheel must be
			 provided with a protective disc which will enclose the nips of the in-running
			 gears. Individual discs for each nip will be deemed to be in compliance with
			 the provisions of WAC
			 296-301-04503(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-160 - Calenders

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The nip at the in-running side of the rolls must be provided
				with a guard extending across the entire length of the nip and arranged to
				prevent the fingers of the workers from being pulled in between the rolls or
				between the guard and the rolls, and constructed so that the cloth can be fed
				into the rolls safely.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-170 - Clothing folding machine

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Cloth-folding machines must meet the requirements of chapter
				296-806 WAC, Machine safety.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-301-170, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,[49.17].040 and [49.17].050.
				  99-17-094, § 296-301-170, filed 8/17/99, effective 12/1/99; Order 74-19,
				  § 296-301-170, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-175 - Hand bailing machine

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An angle-iron-handle stop guard must be installed at the right
				angle to the frame of the machine. The stop guard must be so designed and so
				located that it will prevent the handle from traveling beyond the vertical
				position should the handle slip from the operator's hand when the pawl has been
				released from the teeth of the takeup gear.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-195 - Open tanks and vats for mixing and storage of hot or corrosive liquids

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(1) Guardrails must
			 be provided for open tanks and vats which conform to the requirements of WAC
			 296-24-750 through
			 296-24-75011.
(2) Shutoff valves. Boiling tanks, caustic
			 tanks, and hot liquid containers, so located that the operator cannot see the
			 contents from the floor or working area, must have emergency shutoff valves
			 controlled from a point not subject to danger of splash. Valves must conform to
			 the ASME Pressure Vessel Code, section VIII, Unfired Pressure Vessels,
			 1968.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 .
				  99-17-094, § 296-301-195, filed 8/17/99, effective 12/1/99; Order 74-19,
				  § 296-301-195, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-200 - Dye kettles and vats

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Pipes or drains of sufficient capacity to carry the contents
				safely away from the working area must be installed where there are dye kettles
				and vats which may at any time contain hot or corrosive liquids. These must not
				empty directly onto the floor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-205 - Acid carboys

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Carboys must be provided with inclinators, or the acid must be
				withdrawn from the carboys by means of pumping without pressure in the carboy,
				or by means of hand operated siphons.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-210 - Handling caustic soda and caustic potash

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Means must be provided for handling and emptying caustic soda
				and caustic potash containers to prevent workers from coming in contact with
				the caustic (see WAC
				296-301-220 ).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-215 - First aid

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The first-aid provisions of the safety and health core rule
				book, WAC
				296-800-150 apply within the
				scope of chapter 296-301 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-301-215, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 00-01-038,
				  § 296-301-215, filed 12/7/99, effective 2/1/00; Order 74-19, §
				  296-301-215, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-220 - Personal protective equipment

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(1) Personal protective equipment. Workers
			 engaged in handling acids or caustics in bulk, repairing pipe lines containing
			 acids or caustics, etc., must be provided with personal protective equipment to
			 conform to the requirements of WAC
			 296-800-160.
(2) Respiratory protection. You must provide
			 respiratory protection as required in chapter 296-842 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-03-093, §
				  296-301-220, filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-301-220, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 99-17-094,
				  § 296-301-220, filed 8/17/99, effective 12/1/99; Order 74-19, §
				  296-301-220, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-301 - Safety standards for the textile industry › Section 296-301-225 - Workroom ventilation

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In all workrooms in which potentially toxic substances are
				used, the maximum allowable concentrations listed in chapter 296-841 WAC,
				airborne contaminants, must be maintained. Open surface tanks must conform to
				the requirements of WAC 296-62-11021.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
				  296-301-225, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; Order 74-19, § 296-301-225,
				  filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-010 - Laundry machinery and operations - Scope and application

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This chapter applies to moving parts of equipment used in
				laundries and to conditions peculiar to this industry, with special reference
				to the point of operation of laundry machines. This chapter does not apply to
				dry-cleaning operations.
Order 74-18, § 296-303-010, filed
				  5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-01001 - General industrial safety standards

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(1) General. These standards must be
			 augmented by the Washington state general safety and health standards, and any
			 other regulations of general application which are or will be made applicable
			 to all industries.
(2) Additional
			 requirements. You must comply with the provisions of the standards referenced
			 in this section. In the event of any conflict between this section and WAC
			 296-303-015 through
			 296-303-040, the requirements of
			 WAC 296-303-015 through
			 296-303-040 must apply. The
			 provisions of this chapter must prevail in the event of conflict with, or
			 duplication of, provisions contained in chapters 296-24, 296-62, and 296-800
			 WAC.
(a) Industrial lighting. American
			 National Standard Practice for Industrial Lighting, ANSI A11.1-1965
			 (R-1970).
(b) Floor and wall
			 openings, railings, and toeboards. American National Standard Safety
			 Requirements for Floor and Wall Openings, Railings, and Toeboards, ANSI
			 12.1-1956.
(c) Identification of
			 piping systems. American National Standard Scheme for the Identification of
			 Piping Systems, ANSI A13.1-1956.
(d) Mechanical power transmission apparatus.
			 American National Standard Safety Standard for Mechanical Power Transmission
			 Apparatus, ANSI B15.1-1971.
(e)
			 Pressure piping-Power piping. American National Standard Code for Pressure
			 Piping-Power Piping, ANSI B31.1.0-1967. Addenda to the American National
			 Standard Code for Pressure Piping-Power Piping, ANSI B31.1.0a-1969.
(f) Sanitation. American National Standard
			 Requirements for Sanitation in Places of Employment, ANSI Z4.1-1968.
(g) Local exhaust systems. American National
			 Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust
			 Systems, ANSI Z9.2-1960.
(h) Gas
			 appliances and gas piping. American National Standard for the Installation of
			 Gas Appliances and Gas Piping, ANSI Z21.30-1964.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-020 - Point-of-operation guards - Scope and application

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All sections of this chapter which include WAC
				296-303-020 in the section number
				apply to point-of-operation guards.
Order 74-18, § 296-303-020, filed
				  5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-02001 - Washroom machines

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(1) Marking
			 machine. Each power marking machine must be equipped with a spring-compression
			 device of such design as to prevent injury to fingers, should they be caught
			 between the marking plunger and platen; or the marking machine must be equipped
			 with a control mechanism that will require the simultaneous action of both
			 hands to operate the machine; or there must be a guard that will act as a
			 barrier in front of, and which will prevent the operator's fingers from coming
			 into contact with the marking plunger.
(2) Washing machine.
(a) Each washing machine must be equipped
			 with an interlocking device that will prevent the inside cylinder from moving
			 under power when the outer door on the case or shell is open, and will also
			 prevent the door from being opened while the inside cylinder is in motion. This
			 device should not prevent the movement of the inner cylinder under the action
			 of a hand-operated mechanism or under the operation of an "inching
			 device."
(b) Each washing machine
			 must be provided with means for holding open the doors or covers of inner and
			 outer cylinders or shells while being loaded or unloaded. Spring loaded devices
			 are an acceptable means.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-02003 - Starching and drying machines

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(1) Starching machine (cylinder or box type).
			 Each starching machine, cylinder or box type, must be enclosed or guarded so as
			 to prevent the operator or other person from coming into accidental contact
			 with the cylinder or box while the machine is in motion.
(2) Drying-room fan. Each drying-room fan,
			 any part of which is within 7 feet of the floor or working platform, must be
			 guarded with wire mesh or screen of not less than No. 16 gauge, the openings of
			 which will reject a ball one-half inch in diameter.
(3) Drying tumbler.
(a) Each drying tumbler must be equipped with
			 an interlocking device that will prevent the inside cylinder from moving under
			 power when the outer door on the case or shell is open, and also prevent the
			 door from being opened while the inside cylinder is in motion. This device
			 should not prevent the movement of the inner cylinder under the action of a
			 hand-operated mechanism or under the operation of an inching device.
(b) Each drying tumbler must be provided with
			 means for holding open the doors or covers of inner and outer cylinders or
			 shells while being loaded or unloaded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-02005 - Finishing machines

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(1) Dampening
			 machine. Each roll-dampening machine must be so equipped that the rolls will be
			 entirely enclosed and so arranged as to prevent the fingers of the operator or
			 other person from being caught between the rolls. This may be accomplished by:
(a) A slot or hopper;
(b) A rod or strip located directly in front
			 of the feed and extending the full length of the rolls.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-02007 - Miscellaneous machines and equipment

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(1) Sewing machine. Each sewing machine must
			 be equipped with a guard permanently attached to the machine, so that the
			 operator's fingers cannot pass under the needle. It must be of such form that
			 the needle can be conveniently threaded without removing the guard. This
			 requirement will not apply to domestic-type sewing machines having a
			 presser-foot which is in the "down" position during operation of the
			 machine.
(2) Exhaust or ventilating
			 fans. Each exhaust or ventilating fan within seven feet of the floor or working
			 platform must be completely covered with wire mesh of not less than No. 16
			 gauge, and with openings that will reject a ball one-half inch in
			 diameter.
(3) Steam pipes.
(a) All steam pipes that are within seven
			 feet of the floor or working platform, and with which the worker may come into
			 contact, must be insulated or covered with a heat-resistive material or must be
			 guarded to prevent direct contact with the worker.
(b) Where pressure-reducing valves are used,
			 one or more relief or safety valves must be provided on the low-pressure side
			 of the reducing valve, in case the piping or equipment on the low-pressure side
			 does not meet the requirements for full initial pressure. The relief or safety
			 valve must be located adjacent to, or as close as possible to, the reducing
			 valve. Relief and safety valves vented to the atmosphere must be so constructed
			 as to prevent injury or damage caused by fluid escaping from relief or safety
			 valves. The vents must be of ample size and as short and direct as possible.
			 The combined discharge capacity of the relief valves must be such that the
			 pressure rating of the lower-pressure piping and equipment will not be exceeded
			 if the reducing valve sticks or fails to open.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-025 - Operating rules - Scope and application

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All sections of this chapter which include WAC
				296-303-025 in the section number
				apply to operating rules.
Order 74-18, § 296-303-025, filed
				  5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-02501 - General

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(1) Floors.
(a) The floors of every room in a laundry
			 that are used for washing purposes must be properly constructed of cement,
			 tile, or similar material. The floors must be watertight, free from
			 projections, crevices, or dangerous gradients. They must be maintained in good
			 repair and drained so that no water may accumulate.
(b) The floors of every room except washrooms
			 must be constructed of hardwood or any impervious material, free from
			 protruding nails, splinters, or loose boards, and must be so
			 maintained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-02503 - Mechanical

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(1) Safety guards.
(a) No safeguard, safety appliance, or device
			 attached to, or forming an integral part of any machinery must be removed or
			 made ineffective except for the purpose of making immediate repairs or
			 adjustments. Any such safeguard, safety appliance, or device removed or made
			 ineffective during the repair or adjustment of such machinery must be replaced
			 immediately upon the completion of such repairs or adjustments.
(b) No machine must be operated until such
			 repairs and adjustments have been made and the machine is in good working
			 condition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-030 - Moving parts

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(1) Machine
			 guarding (other than point of operation). Moving parts of machines, such as
			 gears, sprockets, belts, pulleys, and shafts, must be guarded in accordance
			 with the requirements of chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety.
(2) Prime-mover guarding. Moving parts of
			 prime movers such as fly-wheels, cranks and connecting rods, tail rods or
			 extension piston rods, and governor balls, must be guarded in accordance with
			 the requirements of chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-303-030, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05; Order 74-18, § 296-303-030,
				  filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-040 - Starting and stopping devices

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(1)
			 Each power-driven machine must be provided with means for disconnecting from
			 the source of power. Starting and stopping devices for machines must be located
			 so as to be operable from the front of the machine, and constructed to allow
			 proper guarding of belts and pulleys.
(2) Doors of washing machines, extractors,
			 and tumbler/shaker dryer machines, must have a cut-off micro switch or other
			 method to shut off power when loading doors are opened, making inner cylinder,
			 tumbler, or shaker mechanisms inoperative while the door is open. In those
			 situations where the cylinder or mechanism continues to rotate/move, and
			 present a hazard after the power is off, an interlocking device, breaking
			 switch, or a time-delay switch is additionally required to prevent
			 injury.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 89-11-035 (Order
				  89-03), § 296-303-040, filed 5/15/89, effective 6/30/89; Order 74-18,
				  § 296-303-040, filed 5/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-304 - Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking › Section 296-304-010 - Scope and application

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(1) The provisions
			 and standards of the general safety and health standards, chapters 296-24,
			 296-62, 296-800, and 296-880 WAC, and such other codes and standards as are
			 promulgated by the department of labor and industries which are applicable to
			 all industries, shall be applicable in the ship repairing, shipbuilding, or
			 shipbreaking industries whenever the employees are covered under the Washington
			 State Industrial Safety and Health Act, chapter 49.17 RCW. The rules of this
			 chapter and the rules of the aforementioned chapters 296-24, 296-62, 296-800,
			 and 296-880 WAC are applicable to all ship repairing, shipbuilding, and
			 shipbreaking industries and operations, provided that such rules shall not be
			 applicable to those operations under the exclusive safety jurisdiction of the
			 federal government.
(2) The
			 responsibility for compliance with these regulations is placed upon "employers"
			 as defined in WAC
			 296-304-01001.
(3) It is not the intent of these regulations
			 to place additional responsibilities or duties on owners, operators, agents or
			 masters of vessels unless such persons are acting as employers, nor is it the
			 intent of these regulations to relieve such owners, operators, agents or
			 masters of vessels from responsibilities or duties now placed upon them by law,
			 regulation or custom.
(4) The
			 responsibilities placed upon the competent person herein shall be deemed to be
			 the responsibilities of the employer.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-304-010, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040, [49.17].050 and[49.17].060 .
				  98-02-006, § 296-304-010, filed 12/26/97, effective 3/1/98. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].050 and[49.17].060 .
				  95-22-015, § 296-304-010, filed 10/20/95, effective 1/16/96. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 95-04-006, § 296-304-010, filed 1/18/95,
				  effective 3/10/95; 89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-304-010, filed 5/15/89,
				  effective 6/30/89; Order 75-6, § 296-304-010, filed 3/10/75; Order 74-25,
				  § 296-304-010, filed 5/7/74.