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to your workplace
The WISHA Safety & Health Core
Rules book, chapter
296-800 WAC, contains the basic requirements that apply
to employers in Washington. It also contains:
- An introduction that lists important
information you should know, including a section on building,
fire and electrical codes
- A resource section that includes a complete
list of all WISHA rules
Other WISHA rules may apply to you,
depending upon the activities and operations of your workplace.
Contact your local L&I office if you are uncertain about
which WISHA requirements pertain to you.
To access the Safety & Health Core
Rules book online: http://www.lni.wa.gov/wisha/corerules/default.htm
WAC
296-860-100 Scope.
Important:
This chapter applies to all railroad
clearances and walkways in rail yards and plants including
logging railroad yards such as mill yards, maintenance yards
and sorting yards.
If you are uncertain about which WISHA
requirements to follow, you must comply with those that
best protect employees' safety and health. Contact your
local L&I office if you need assistance in making this
decision.
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Exemptions:
- These exemptions apply to chapter
296-860 WAC, Railroad clearances and walkways in
private rail yards and plants, and don't require
a department variance:
- - You may move the following
equipment, using less than the minimum standard
clearances, if the situation is unavoidable and
you have taken all reasonable steps to protect
your employees:
- Track construction or maintenance
materials
- Special work equipment used
for railroad construction, maintenance or operations
- Any railroad equipment during
emergencies.
- - You may have overhead or side
clearances less than the minimum standard clearances
required in this chapter if they were legally
created before April 3, 1961.
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Note:
If a building, structure, or
facility constructed before April 3, 1961, is relocated
or reconstructed, the clearance requirements in this
chapter apply unless the department grants a variance.
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