Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-880 - Unified safety standards for fall protection › Section 296-880-090 - Quick reference guide

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Unified Fall Protection Quick Reference
				Guide
General fall protection for all
						  industries
Threshold
						  height
WAC
Above or adjacent to dangerous equipment
Regardless of height
296-880-10010(1)
Holes into which an employee can trip, step into, or
						  step through
Regardless of height
296-880-10010(2)
Falling into or onto impalement hazards
Regardless of height
296-880-10010(3)
When on a walking/working surface
Four feet or more
296-880-20005
Ramps, runways, and inclined walkways
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(2)
Holes where work is being performed
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(3)
Skylights
Four feet or more
296-880-20005 (3)(b)
Hatchway and chute holes
Four feet or more
296-880-20005 (3)(c)
Ladderways
Four feet or more
296-880-20005 (3)(d)
Pits and trap door holes
Four feet or more
296-880-20005 (3)(e)
Repair pits and service pits
Four feet or more
296-880-20005 (3)(f)
Manholes
Four feet or more
296-880-20005 (3)(g)
Openings
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(4)
Formwork and reinforcing work
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(5)
Steep pitch roof - Regardless of task
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(6)
Low pitch roof - Other than roofing work or
						  constructing a leading edge
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(7)
Hazardous slopes
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(9)
Vehicles and rolling stock - If suitable anchorages
						  cannot be provided or creates a greater hazard
Four feet or more
296-880-20005(10)
Specific requirements not addressed in WAC
						  296-880-200 (above)
Construction work
*See also
						  chapter 296-155 WAC
Roofing work on a low pitch roof
Six feet
296-880-30005(1)
Constructing a leading edge
Six feet
296-880-30005(1)
Engaged in the erection or placement of structural
						  members
Ten feet
296-880-30005(1)
Engaged in excavation and trenching operations
Ten feet
296-880-30005(1)
Order pickers (PITS)
*See also
						  chapter 296-863 WAC
Operators of order pickers
Regardless of height
296-880-30010 (1) and (2)
Elevating work platforms
*See also
						  chapter 296-869 WAC
Vehicle mounted aerial devices
Regardless of height
296-880-30015(1)
Manually propelled and self-propelled elevating work
						  platforms
Regardless of height if required by manufacturer
296-880-30015(2)
Boom supported elevating work platforms
Regardless of height
296-880-30015(3)
Powered platforms
*See also
						  chapter 296-870 WAC
Working on a roof or other elevated working area
Four feet or more
296-880-30020(5)
Window cleaning
*See also chapter
						  296-878 WAC
Working on a roof or other elevated working area
Four feet or more
296-880-30025(1)
Scaffolds
*See also chapter
						  296-874 WAC
Working on a scaffold
Ten feet or more
296-880-30030(1)
Cranes
-
Under the scope of
						  chapter 296-155 WAC, Part L
For nonassembly/disassembly work
Six feet or more
296-880-30035(2)
For assembly/disassembly work
Ten feet or more
296-880-30035(3)
Towercranes - Work other than erecting, climbing, and
						  dismantling
Six feet or more
296-880-30035 (4)(a)
Towercranes - Erecting, climbing, and dismantling
						  work
Ten feet or more
296-880-30035 (4)(b)
Telecommunications work
*See also
						  chapter 296-32 WAC
Four feet or more
296-880-200 and 296-880-30040
Qualified electrical workers
*See
						  also chapter 296-45 WAC
Four feet or more
296-880-200
Ship repairing, shipbuilding and
						  shipbreaking
*See also chapter 296-304 WAC
Working aloft or elsewhere at elevation
Five feet or more
296-880-30045
Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related
						  operations
*See also chapter 296-56 WAC
Maintenance work on cranes, spouts, or similar types of
						  equipment
Eight feet or more
296-880-30050(1)
Floor or wall openings or waterside edges, including
						  bridges or gangway-like structures
Four feet or more
296-880-30050 (2)(a)
Ski area facilities and operations
*See also chapter 296-59 WAC
Working at unprotected elevated locations
Four feet or more
296-880-30055 (1)(a)