Wash. Admin. Code § 296-874-200
Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section contents:
Your responsibility:
To make sure all scaffolds meet these requirements.
| You must meet the requirements... | in this section: |
| Make sure scaffolds are properly designed and constructed | WAC 296-874-20002 |
| Make sure scaffolds are erected, moved, altered, or dismantled by appropriate persons | WAC 296-874-20004 |
| Maintain structural integrity when intermixing scaffold components | WAC 296-874-20006 |
| Make sure platforms are properly planked or decked | WAC 296-874-20008 |
| Make sure platforms meet minimum width requirements | WAC 296-874-20010 |
| Meet these requirements when using shorter platforms to create a longer platform | WAC 296-874-20012 |
| Lay platform planks properly when the platform changes direction | WAC 296-874-20014 |
| Stabilize the ends of platforms | WAC 296-874-20016 |
| Keep platform sag within acceptable limits | WAC 296-874-20018 |
| Provide safe access to scaffolds | WAC 296-874-20020 |
| Make sure portable, hook-on, and attachable ladders meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20022 |
| Make sure stairway-type ladders meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20024 |
| Make sure stair towers meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20026 |
| Make sure stair rails and handrails meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20028 |
| Make sure ramps and walkways used to access scaffolds meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20030 |
| Make sure surfaces used to access scaffolds are close enough to use safely | WAC 296-874-20032 |
| Inspect scaffolds and scaffold components | WAC 296-874-20034 |
| Make sure damaged or weakened scaffolds meet minimum strength requirements | WAC 296-874-20036 |
| Make sure scaffolds are properly loaded | WAC 296-874-20038 |
| Protect employees when moving scaffolds | WAC 296-874-20040 |
| Increase employee working level height on scaffolds safely | WAC 296-874-20042 |
| Control loads being hoisted near scaffolds | WAC 296-874-20044 |
| Protect employees from energized power lines | WAC 296-874-20046 |
| Protect employees from weather hazards | WAC 296-874-20048 |
| Protect employees from slipping and tripping hazards | WAC 296-874-20050 |
| Provide fall protection for employees on scaffolds | WAC 296-874-20052 |
| Provide fall protection if the scaffold is too far from the work face | WAC 296-874-20054 |
| Provide specific fall protection for specific types of scaffolds | WAC 296-874-20056 |
| Make sure personal fall arrest systems meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20058 |
| Make sure vertical lifelines used with personal fall arrest systems meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20060 |
| Make sure horizontal lifelines used with personal fall arrest systems meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20062 |
| Make sure guardrail systems meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20064 |
| Provide falling object protection | WAC 296-874-20066 |
| Provide additional support lines on suspended scaffolds using a canopy for falling object protection | WAC 296-874-20068 |
| Make sure toeboards meet these requirements | WAC 296-874-20070 |
| Train employees who work on scaffolds | WAC 296-874-20072 |
| Train employees who erect, dismantle, operate or maintain scaffolds | WAC 296-874-20074 |
| Retrain employees when necessary | WAC 296-874-20076 |
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-874-200
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-01-054, § 296-874-200, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.