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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-41002 - Provide calender safety controls

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EXEMPTION:
These rules do not apply to calenders if the machinery is
						permanently set up so employees:
1. Cannot reach through, over, under, or around to come in
						contact with the roll bite; or
2. Cannot be caught between a roll and nearby objects.
(1) You must
			 provide a safety trip control for the face of the calender that meets
all
of the following:
(a)
			 Provided in front and back of each calender.
(b) Is accessible.
(c) Operates readily upon contact.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-41004 - Follow these stopping limit requirements for calenders

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You must make sure that calenders are stopped within one and
				three-quarters percent of the fastest speed at which they operate when empty.
				When calenders operate at more than two hundred fifty feet per minute, stopping
				distances above one and three-quarters percent of their fastest speed are
				allowed, but must have engineering support.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-41004, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-415 - Compactors

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Summary
In addition to the requirements in this section, you need to
				refer to the following sections of this chapter in order to fully protect your
				employees from machine hazards:
Requirements for all machines, WAC
				296-806-200 and
				296-806-300.
This section applies to all stationary compactors in your
				workplace.
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from hazards associated with stationary
				compactors.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Safeguard hazardous moving parts of stationary compactors
WAC
						296-806-41502
Follow these requirements for compactor controls
WAC
						296-806-41504
Follow these requirements for compactor access doors and
						covers
WAC
						296-806-41506
Follow these requirements for compactors that cycle
						automatically
WAC
						296-806-41508
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-415, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-41502 - Safeguard hazardous moving parts of stationary compactors

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(1) You must
			 prevent the compactor from operating while employees have any body parts in the
			 compactor or hazard area.
(2) You
			 must provide a safeguarding method that prevents employees from putting hands,
			 fingers, or any body part into the compactor during operation.
Note:
Examples of safeguarding methods include:
1. Making sure the compactor will not compact material
						while the gate or door is open.
2. Installing a guard, loading hopper, or enclosure at
						least forty-two inches high that prevents:
a. Entry of hands, fingers, or any body part into the
						loading chamber during operation.
b. An operator from being caught between moving parts of
						the equipment and material.
c. The creation of any hazard between the guard and moving
						parts.
3. You may also provide sustained manual pressure controls
						located so the operator cannot reach, but can still see, the point of operation
						if a guard is not used.
Reference:
For additional requirements when adjusting or clearing
						jams from compactors, see Lockout/tagout (control of hazardous energy), chapter
						296-803 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-41502, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-41504 - Follow these requirements for compactor controls

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You must follow these requirements for compactor
				controls:
(1) Each control must have
			 its function clearly labeled.
(2)
			 Controls must be designed and located to prevent them from unintentionally
			 activating.
(3) Electric stop
			 buttons, including emergency stop buttons, must be red in color,
			 distinguishable from all other controls by size, and not recessed.
(4) Emergency stop controls must be either:
(a) Readily accessible to the operator;
			 or
(b) Located within three feet
			 (91.4 cm) of the point of operation or feed area
or
if chute fed,
			 within three feet (91.4 cm) of the access door.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-41506 - Follow these requirements for compactor access doors and covers

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(1) You must make
			 sure access covers meet at least one of the following:
(a) Interlocked.
(b) Secured by a lockable device.
(c) Removable by hand tools only.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-41508 - Follow these requirements for compactors that cycle automatically

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You must use automatic cycling controls only on compactors
				where the loading chamber is located so that it cannot be accessed during
				operation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-41508, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-420 - Conveyors

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Summary
If your specific conveyor or operation is not listed here, then
				follow any general requirements in this section along with the "Requirements
				for all machines" found in this chapter, WAC
				296-806-200 and
				296-806-300.
This section applies to hazards related to conveyors and
				conveying systems, including bulk material, package, or unit handling types.
				These requirements are designed to protect employees operating, maintaining,
				cleaning, and working around conveyors.
EXEMPTION:
This section does not apply to conveyor systems used
						primarily for moving people.
Your responsibility:
To make sure all conveyors in your workplace are constructed,
				operated, and maintained in a safe manner.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVEYORS
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Follow these requirements for conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42002
Provide emergency stops on conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42004
Label conveyor controls
WAC
						296-806-42006
Prohibit riding on conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42008
Provide safe access to conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42010
Provide backstop or antirunaway devices to incline,
						decline, or vertical conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42012
Make only safe alterations to conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42014
Inspect and replace worn conveyor parts
WAC
						296-806-42016
Follow these requirements for replacing conveyor parts
WAC
						296-806-42018
Follow these requirements for spill guards
WAC
						296-806-42020
Provide pedestrian overpasses for conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42022
Guard openings to hoppers and chutes
WAC
						296-806-42024
Install guideposts
WAC
						296-806-42026
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-420, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42002 - Follow these requirements for conveyors

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(1) You must construct, operate, and maintain
			 all conveyors according to this chapter and the American National Standards
			 Institute (ANSI) B20.1-1957.
(2)
			 You must make sure all new conveyors constructed after January 1, 2005, meet
			 the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
			 B20.1-1996.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42002, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42004 - Provide emergency stops on conveyors

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(1) You must make sure each conveyor has an
			 emergency stopping device such as an emergency stop button, pull cord, or
			 similar device.
(2) You must make
			 sure each emergency stopping device meets
all
of the following
			 requirements. They must:
(a) Stop the conveyor
			 a safe distance from the hazard.
(b) Be easily identified.
(c) Directly control that conveyor.
(d) Require a manual reset.
(e) NOT be overridden from another
			 location.
(f) NOT require other
			 equipment to be stopped in order to stop the conveyor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42006 - Label conveyor controls

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You must clearly label the function of each conveyor
				control.
Note:
Controls and wiring that are no longer used should be
						removed from control stations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42006, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42008 - Prohibit riding on conveyors

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You must prohibit employees from riding on conveyors.
EXEMPTION:
You do not need to prohibit riding on an assembly conveyor
						moving eighty feet or less per minute or a conveyor with a station specifically
						designed for operating personnel.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42008, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42010 - Provide safe access to conveyors

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You must provide a way to safely inspect and maintain
				conveyors located more than seven feet from the floor.
Reference:
Some additional requirements for protecting employees
						inspecting and maintaining conveyors can be found in:
1. Lockout/tagout (control of hazardous energy), chapter
						296-803 WAC.
2. Personal fall arrest systems, WA C 296-24-88050.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42010, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42012 - Provide backstop or antirunaway devices on incline, decline, or vertical conveyors

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You must make sure all incline, decline, or vertical conveyors
				use backstop or antirunaway devices when there is a danger of conveyor reversal
				or runaway.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42012, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42014 - Make only safe alterations to conveyors

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You must make sure, when making conveyor alterations, that you
				do not affect safety characteristics such as emergency stop controls, guards,
				or the incline of the conveyor, if such changes would create a danger to
				workers.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42014, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42016 - Inspect and replace worn conveyor parts

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You must carefully inspect and replace any conveyor part that
				shows signs of significant wear before it becomes a hazard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42016, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42018 - Follow these requirements for replacing conveyor parts

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You must make sure replacement conveyor parts are equal to or
				exceed the manufacturer's specifications.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42018, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42020 - Follow these requirements for spill guards

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You must install protective or spill guards wherever conveyors
				pass next to or over working areas or passageways. These guards must be
				designed to catch and hold any materials that may become dislodged or fall
				off.
Reference:
For specific requirements when conveyors pass over
						emergency exit routes, see Exit routes, WA C 296-800-310.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42020, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42022 - Provide pedestrian overpasses for conveyors

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(1) You must provide a pedestrian overpass
			 covering the full width of a passageway if
one
of these conditions
			 exists:
(a) The working strand of a conveyor
			 crosses within three feet of floor level.
(b) Workers must step over the strand and
			 trough at or below floor level.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42024 - Guard openings to hoppers and chutes

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(1) You must guard all openings to hoppers,
			 chutes, and elevator-type conveyors to prevent workers from:
(a) Falling or stepping into them.
(b) Making any kind of bodily contact with
			 conveyors.
Note:
Grating provided at floor level with no openings larger
						than two inches (50 mm) that is strong enough to withstand any load of
						personnel or trucks that may be imposed upon it is acceptable guarding.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42026 - Install guideposts

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You must install guideposts to direct employees driving
				trucks, loaders, or other equipment to the pit, hopper, or
				chute.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42026, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42027 - Belt conveyors

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Guard nip points on belt conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42028
Install emergency stop controllers on overland belt
						conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42030
Install belt conveyor overpasses
WAC
						296-806-42032
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42028 - Guard nip points on belt conveyors

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EXEMPTION:
This rule does not normally require guards along the
						conveyor at the point where the belt rides on return rollers, such as
						return-belt idlers, unless hazardous conditions such as long, tight heavy belts
						exist.
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You must place nip point guards at
all
of these
				points:
(1) Where the belt wraps around
			 the pulley.
(2) At terminals,
			 take-ups, and snub rollers where the belt changes directions at transfers and
			 deflectors.
(3) At the discharge
			 end.
(4) At other points where
			 workers may be injured by nip or shear points.
Note:
The practice of applying a belt dressing or other foreign
						material to a rotating drive pulley or a conveyor belt is hazardous and should
						be avoided.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42028, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42030 - Install emergency stop controllers on overland belt conveyors

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You must install permanent emergency pull cords or similar
				emergency stop controllers at points where workers are normally stationed along
				overland belt conveyors.
Note:
Personnel that patrol overland belt conveyors may use
						portable emergency stop controllers instead of permanently installed pull cords
						and push-button stations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42030, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42032 - Install belt conveyor overpasses

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You must install a pedestrian overpass or underpass along the
				sides of long overland belt conveyors, where there is the most foot traffic.
				The distance between overpasses should not exceed three hundred meters or one
				thousand feet.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42032, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42033 - Chain converyors

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Safeguard chain conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42034
Guard return strands on chain conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42036
Guard chain conveyors that are used as a transfer
						mechanism
WAC
						296-806-42038
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42034 - Safeguard chain conveyors

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You must provide safeguards for drive, tail, and idler
				sprocket pulleys where the chain creates a nip or shear
				point.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42034, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42036 - Guard return strands on chain conveyors

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(1) You must provide a way to catch and
			 support the ends of a chain that break over a passageway.
(2) You must provide a strong enough trough
			 to carry the weight from a broken chain on conveyors when return strands
			 operate within seven feet of the floor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42036, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42038 - Guard chain conveyors that are used as a transfer mechanism

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You must guard chain conveyors whose moving chains cannot be
				enclosed without impairing their function by
one
of the following
				methods:
(1) Distance as required in,
			 Make sure safeguarding by distance meets these requirements, WAC
			 296-806-20056.
(2) Personnel barriers.
(3) Warning signs where personnel barriers
			 are not practical.
Note:
Chain conveyors with moving chains that cannot be enclosed
						include those:
1. Mounted within another conveyor.
2. Raised and lowered as a transfer mechanism.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42038, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42040 - Prevent material from falling off of elevator conveyors

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(1) You must
			 install strong guards, screens, or barricades to prevent material from falling
			 in any direction into the shaft way of elevator-type conveyors, except at
			 loading and unloading areas.
(2)
			 You must install automatic shaft way gates or suitable barriers at each floor
			 level where material is loaded or unloaded.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42040, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42041 - Inclined reciprocating conveyors (shakers)

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Provide protection where employees must load shakers
WAC
						296-806-42042
Provide grating over silo and bunker openings for shuttle
						conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42044
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42042 - Provide protection where employees must load shakers

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(1) You must provide standard guardrails or
			 snap chains along loading sides of the shaker where personnel must load or
			 unload material. Snap chains must be at least thirty-nine inches high at their
			 lowest point.
(2) You must make
			 sure controls are located so the conveyor cannot be started by an employee on
			 the moving part of the conveyor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42042, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42044 - Provide grating over silo and bunker openings for shuttle conveyors

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You must provide grating with openings to match the size of
				the material being discharged into silos or bunkers. Make sure openings
				are:
(1) Small enough so that workers
			 cannot fall through.
(2) Protected
			 by other effective means if the material size requires openings large enough
			 for a worker to fall through.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42044, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42045 - Mobile conveyors

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Guard wheels and rails on mobile conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42046
Prevent hazardous motion on mobile conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42048
Provide a detector for mobile conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42050
Provide safe access on mobile conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42052
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42046 - Guard wheels and rails on mobile conveyors

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You must install sweeps in front of the nip points created by
				the wheels and rails to deflect objects that could derail the
				conveyor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42046, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42048 - Prevent hazardous motion on mobile conveyors

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(1) You must make sure mobile conveyors have
at least one
of the following to prevent hazardous motion:
(a) Brakes.
(b) Rail clamps.
(c) Other position-locking devices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42050 - Provide a detector for mobile conveyors

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You must provide a detector to stop conveyor movement when the
				operation creates a danger of rurming into a stockpile or other
				obstacle.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42050, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42052 - Provide safe access on mobile conveyors

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You must make sure that access stairways, ladders, and
				platforms are designed and located to avoid the shear or nip point hazards of
				the conveyor and moving machinery.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42052, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42054 - Guard pusher-bar conveyors

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You must provide a guard when hazards exist at each of these
				points:
(1) At the discharge point
			 where the bar passes through the bed.
(2) Where there is a shear point between the
			 return pusher bar and a frame member.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42054, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42055 - Roller conveyors

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Prohibit walking on roller-type conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42056
Use speed controls for roller and wheel conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42058
Safeguard belt-driven live roller conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42060
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42056 - Prohibit walking on roller-type conveyors

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You must prohibit employees from walking on the rolls of
				roller-type conveyors. Tread plates or other types of walkways can be used
				between the rollers as a walking surface for operators when performing their
				duties.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42056, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42058 - Use speed controls for roller and wheel conveyors

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(1) You must avoid safety hazards created by
			 unit or package speeds by
one
of the following methods:
(a) Limiting the length of the sloped
			 run.
(b) Using speed retarders or
			 brakes.
(c) Other means of providing
			 speed control.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42060 - Safeguard belt-driven live roller conveyors

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You must guard belt and roller nip points by
one
of the following methods:
(1) Space
			 load-carrying rollers to prevent access to the belt and roller nip
			 points.
(2) Insert rods or plates
			 between the rollers to prevent access to the belt and roller nip
			 points.
(3) Use rollers that pop
			 out when something contacts the nip point.
(4) Distance safeguarding found in: Make sure
			 safeguarding by distance meets these requirements, WAC
			 296-806-20056.
Reference:
For nip points and sheer hazards on power-driven (hve)
						roller conveyors see, Guard nip points on belt conveyors, WAC
						296-806-42028.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42060, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42062 - Guard screw conveyors

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(1)
			 You must enclose the rotating screw to prevent contact with the shear points
			 where it passes the sides of the trough or casing.
(2) You must guard screw conveyors requiring
			 an open housing by using
one
of the following:
(a) Make sure safeguarding by distance meets
			 these requirements, WAC
			 296-806-20056.
(b) Make sure guardrails used for
			 safeguarding meet these requirements, WAC
			 296-806-20058.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42063 - Skip hoists

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Provide slack-cable switches on hoists
WAC
						296-806-42064
Block the skip bucket and counterweight guides
WAC
						296-806-42066
Protect against wire rope coming off sheaves
WAC
						296-806-42068
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42064 - Provide slack-cable switches on hoists

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You must provide and arrange slack cable switches to cut power
				to the drive and set the brake when the skip or counterweight hoisting ropes
				either:
(1) Develop slack;
			 or
(2) Lose tension due to sticking
			 in the guides, over travel, or for any other reason.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42064, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42066 - Block the skip bucket and counterweight guides

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You must make sure the skip bucket and counterweight are
				blocked in their guides when the brake or any part of the drive train between
				the brake and the drum shaft are being repaired or replaced.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42066, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42068 - Protect against wire rope coming off sheaves

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You must fit all sheaves with sheave guards to prevent the
				wire rope from coming off under slack cable or similar
				conditions.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42068, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42069 - Slat and roller-slat conveyors

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Safeguard slat and roller-slat conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42070
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42070 - Safeguard slat and roller-slat conveyors

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(1) You must provide
either
of
			 these safeguards at the tail end of a slat conveyor if the slats are above the
			 centerline of the chain:
(a) A guard over the
			 hazardous tail end; or
(b) Warning
			 signs if guards are impractical because of material flowing over the tail
			 sprocket.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42071 - Towed conveyors

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Provide a safe method for disengaging the tow pin
WAC
						296-806-42072
Protect employees from moving carts on towed conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42074
Provide clearances and warnings for carts on towed
						conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42076
Mark projections above the floor
WAC
						296-806-42078
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42072 - Provide a safe method for disengaging the tow pin

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You must provide a method for the operator to disengage the
				tow pin from a conveyor pusher without being in front of the
				cart.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42072, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42074 - Protect employees from moving carts on towed conveyors

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(1) You must make sure runaway carts are
			 unable to exit ramps and enter work areas.
(2) You must have a barrier of sufficient
			 strength and height on ramps with pedestrian or traffic aisles to prevent a
			 runaway cart from entering the aisle.
(3) You must have signs warning employees not
			 to enter ramps that do not have pedestrian or traffic
			 aisles.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42074, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42076 - Provide clearances and warnings for carts on towed conveyors

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(1) You must
			 provide clearance space for personnel in
all
of the following:
(a) Between the sides of carts.
(b) Between any load overhanging the side of
			 a cart.
(c) Any fixed or moving
			 object.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42078 - Mark projections above the floor

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You must mark the area around projections above the floor with
				appropriate diagonal stripes, warning signs, or both.
Note:
This is especially important if projections above the
						floor are unpredictable or occur intermittently.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42078, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-425 - Food processing equipment

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Summary
If your specific food processing machine or operation is not
				listed here, then follow any facilities requirements in this section along with
				the "Requirements for all machines" found in this chapter, WAC
				296-806-200 and
				296-806-300.
This section applies to:
(1) All businesses that manufacture or
			 process food, whether or not they are contained inside food stores;
			 and
(2) The design, installation,
			 operations, and maintenance of machinery and equipment used in the food
			 processing industry.
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from hazards associated with food
				processing facilities and machines.
FACILITIES
You must meet the requirements&
in this section:
Provide locks on chamber doors of large air conditioning
						units
WAC
						296-806-42502
Use proper door locks on rack-type bread coolers
WAC
						296-806-42504
Provide see-through panels on fermentation room doors
WAC
						296-806-42506
Cover exposed hot pipes
WAC
						296-806-42508
Provide extension piping on stationary lubrication
						fittings
WAC
						296-806-42510
Provide hoods for pan-washing tanks
WAC
						296-806-42512
Safeguard proof boxes
WAC
						296-806-42514
Safeguard storage bins
WAC
						296-806-42016
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-425, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42502 - Provide locks on chamber doors of large air conditioning units

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You must make sure all door locks on air conditioning unit
				chambers, that are large enough for employees to enter, can be operated from
				both inside and outside the chamber.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42502, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42504 - Use proper door locks on rack-type bread coolers

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You must make sure all door locks can be operated from both
				inside and outside the bread cooler.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42504, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42506 - Provide see-through panels on fermentation room doors

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You must provide shatterproof, see-through panels, made of
				wire glass or plastic, on fermentation room doors.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42506, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42508 - Cover exposed hot pipes

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You must cover exposed hot (160°F or more) water and steam
				pipes with insulating material wherever necessary to prevent employee
				contact.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42508, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42510 - Provide extension piping on stationary lubrication fittings

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You must provide extension piping on stationary lubrication
				fittings to prevent workers from reaching into the hazardous area when
				lubricating moving machinery.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42510, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42512 - Provide hoods for pan-washing tanks

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EXEMPTION:
This requirement does not apply to dishwashers or
						sanitizers used in restaurants or retail establishments.
You must provide power-ventilated exhaust hoods over the
				tank.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42512, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42514 - Safeguard proof boxes

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(1)
			 You must make sure all door locks can be operated from both inside and outside
			 the proof box.
(2) You must provide
			 guide rails to center the racks as they enter, pass through, and leave the
			 proof box if pans, boards, or trays may be easily dislodged.
Note:
Guide rails are not required in proof boxes unless there
						are two doors with a pass through or pull through design.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42514, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42516 - Safeguard storage bins

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EXEMPTION:
This requirement does not apply to under-the-counter
						ingredient bins found in retail stores.
(1) You must
			 provide locks or latches to keep storage bin covers closed, and gaskets or
			 other equivalent devices, to make sure covers are dust tight.
(2) You must make sure employees lock covers
			 in the open position when entering bins. Covers for bins that employees may
			 enter must have a metal fastener (hasp) and lock that can be locked in the
			 "open" position.
(3) You must
			 provide a standard stationary safety ladder on the inside and outside of
			 storage bins with sides more than five feet deep.
(a) The ends of ladders must be kept away
			 from moving screw conveyors.
(b)
			 Outside ladders must reach from floor level to the top of the bin.
(c) Inside ladders must reach from the top of
			 the bin to the bottom of the bin.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42517 - Material handling

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Follow these design requirements for bag lifts (bag arm
						elevators) and chutes
WAC
						296-806-42518
Follow these requirements for chain tackle
WAC
						296-806-42520
Safeguard conveyors
WAC
						296-806-42522
Use properly designed covers for screw conveyors (augers)
WAC
						296-806-42524
Safeguard pallet jacks and hand trucks
WAC
						296-806-42526
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42518 - Follow these design requirements for bag lifts (bag arm elevators) and chutes

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(1) You must
			 make sure bag arm elevators with manual takeoff are designed to include:
(a) Maximum operating capacity of seven bags
			 per minute.
(b) Spacing of arms on
			 the conveyor chain to obtain the full capacity of the elevator with the lowest
			 possible chain speed.
(c) An
			 electric limit switch at the unloading end that automatically stops the
			 conveyor chain if any bag does not clear the conveyor arms.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42520 - Follow these requirements for chain tackle

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(1) You must mark all chain tackle with the
			 maximum load capacity so the marking is:
(a)
			 Prominently displayed.
(b)
			 Legible.
(c) Permanent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42522 - Safeguard conveyors

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(1)
			 You must install stop bumpers on all delivery ends of conveyors when products
			 are manually removed.
(2) You must
			 make sure all conveyors have "stop" buttons at
all
operating
			 stations.
(3) You must provide
			 emergency stop bars or switches at any point where both of these exist:
(a) The conveyor feeds into a machine;
			 and
(b) Pinch points or catching
			 hazards exist.
Reference:
Additional requirements for conveyors are found in WAC
						296-806-420.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42524 - Use properly designed covers for screw conveyors (augers)

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EXEMPTION:
This requirement does not apply to screw conveyors where
						there are drop or hinged bottom sections that cannot remain airtight.
You must design covers for screw conveyors that are:
(1) Removable in convenient
			 sections.
(2) Held in place with
			 stationary clamps. Locate stationary clamps at intervals that will keep all
			 covers dust tight.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42524, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-42526 - Safeguard pallet jacks and hand trucks

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(1) You must make sure motorized and
			 nonmotorized pallet jacks have a lock or other device that holds the handle in
			 the vertical position when the hand truck is not in use.
(2) You must make sure hand truck casters are
			 set back from corners. Locate them back from corners so they do not present a
			 hazard to employee's toes and heels, but not close enough to cause the hand
			 truck to become unstable.
Reference:
Motorized hand trucks (pallet jacks) are classified as
						powered industrial trucks. Additional requirements for powered industrial
						trucks are found in chapter 296-863 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-42526, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.