Section 170-296A-4950. Rails on platforms, decks, and stairs.  


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  • (1) Platforms or decks (not including play equipment) used at any time for child care activities with a drop zone of more than eighteen inches must have guardrails in any area where there are no steps.
    (2) Outdoor stairs with four or more steps must have slats (balusters) or a hand rail not higher than thirty-eight inches high on at least one side. Openings between the slats must be no wider than three and one-half inches. This requirement does not apply to outdoor play equipment with stairs.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-21-050, § 170-296A-4950, filed 10/12/12, effective 11/12/12; WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-4950, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.]
RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-21-050, § 170-296A-4950, filed 10/12/12, effective 11/12/12; WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-4950, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.