General Safety & Health Standards

Materials Handling and Storage, Including Cranes, Derricks, Etc., and Rigging
Chapter 296-24 WAC, Part D

WAC

296-24-215 Materials handling and storage--Handling materials--General.

296-24-21501 Use of mechanical equipment.

296-24-21509 Clearance limits.

296-24-21511 Rolling railroad cars.

296-24-21513 Guarding
296-24-21515 Conveyors

296-24-217 Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels.
296-24-230 Powered Industrial Trucks
296-24-233 Motor Vehicles

296-24-235 Overhead and gantry cranes.

296-24-23501 Definitions.

296-24-23503 General requirements.

296-24-23505 Cabs.

296-24-23507 Footwalks and ladders.

296-24-23509 Stops, bumpers, rail sweeps, and guards.

296-24-23511 Brakes

296-24-23513 Electric equipment.

294-24-23515 Hoisting equipment.

296-24-23517 Warning device.

296-24-23519 Inspection.

296-24-23521 Testing.

296-24-23523 Maintenance.

296-24-23525 Rope inspection.

296-24-23527 Handling the load.

296-24-23529 Operators.

296-24-23531 Other requirements--General.

296-24-23533 Cranes and derricks suspended personnel (work) platforms.

296-24-237 Construction, operation and maintenance--Chain and electric hoists.

296-24-238 Air hoists.

296-24-240 Crawler locomotive and truck cranes.

296-24-24001 Definitions.

296-24-24003 General requirements.

296-24-24005 Load ratings.

296-24-24007 Inspection classification.

296-24-24009 Testing.

296-24-24011 Maintenance procedure.

296-24-24013 Rope inspection.

296-24-24015 Handling the load.

296-24-24017 Other requirements.

296-24-24019 Operating near overhead electric power lines.

296-24-245 Derricks.

296-24-24501 Definitions.

296-24-24503 General requirements.

296-24-24505 Load ratings.

296-24-24507 Inspection.

296-24-24509 Testing.

296-24-24511 Maintenance.

296-24-24513 Rope inspection.

296-24-24515 Operation of derricks.

296-24-24517 Handling the load.

296-24-24519 Other requirements.
296-260 Helicopters

296-24-293 "A" frames.

296-24-294 Rigging.

296-24-29401 Wire rope.

296-24-29403 Hemp rope.

296-24-29405 Hemp and wire rope slings.

296-24-29407 Guys.

296-24-29409 Thimbles.

296-24-29411 Blocks and falls.

296-24-29413 Chains and cables.

296-24-29415 Slings.

296-24-29417 Definitions.

296-24-29419 Safe operating practices.

296-24-29421 Inspections.

296-24-29423 Alloy steel chain slings.

296-24-29425 Wire rope slings.

296-24-29427 Metal mesh slings.

296-24-29429 Natural and synthetic fiber rope slings.

296-24-29431 Synthetic web slings.

WAC 296-24-215 Materials handling and storage-Handling materials-General.

[Order 73-5, § 296-24-215, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-215, filed 5/7/73.]

WAC 296-24-21501 Use of mechanical equipment. 

Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

[Order 73-5, § 296-24-21501, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-21501, filed 5/7/73.]

WAC 296-24-21509 Clearance limits. 

Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided.

[Order 73-5, § 296-24-21509, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-21509, filed 5/7/73.]

WAC 296-24-21511 Rolling railroad cars.

(1) Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked, enter a building, work or traffic area. This does not apply to cars being moved by a locomotive, switch engine, donkey engine, or a car puller, but only to cars which are "cut loose." The standard does not apply to "cut loose" cars in railroad yards where trains are made up using gravity feed arrangements.

(2) A clearly audible warning system shall be employed when cars are being moved by car pullers or locomotives, and when the person responsible for the moving does not have assurance that the area is clear, and it is safe to move the car or cars.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-24-21511, filed 5/15/89, effective 6/30/89; Order 74-27, § 296-24-21511, filed 5/7/74; Order 73-5, § 296-24-21511, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-21511, filed 5/7/73.]

 

WAC 296-24-21513 Guarding. 

Covers and/or guardrails shall be provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.

[Order 73-5, § 296-24-21513, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-21513, filed 5/7/73.]

WAC 296-24-21515 Conveyors. 

NOTE: This rule has been moved into Chapter 296-806 WAC, "Machine Safety"

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-24-21515, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 74-27, § 296-24-21515, filed 5/7/74; Order 73-5, § 296-24-21515, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-21515, filed 5/7/73.]

WAC 296-24-217 Servicing multi-piece and single-piece rim wheels.

NOTE: This rule has been moved into WAC 296-864, "Split (Multipiece) Rim and Single-Piece Rim Wheels"

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040 and 49.17.050. 84-17-099 (Order 84-18), § 296-24-217, filed 8/21/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.240, chapters 42.30 and 43.22 RCW. 80-17-014 (Order 80-20), § 296-24-217, filed 11/13/80.]

WAC 296-24-230 Powered Industrial Trucks

NOTE: This rule (WAC 296-24-230 through 296-24-23037) has been moved into Chapter 296-863, WAC "Forklifts and Other Powered Industrial Trucks"

 

WAC 296-24-233 Motor Vehicles

NOTE: This rule has been moved into WAC 296-865, "Motor Vehicles"

 

 

WAC 296-24 Part D (Continued)