Section 296-155-001. Foreword.

Section 296-155-003. Subsections, subdivisions, items, subitems, and segments.

Section 296-155-005. Purpose and scope.

Section 296-155-006. Equipment approval by nonstate agency or organization.

Section 296-155-007. Incorporation of standards of national organization.

Section 296-155-008. Incorporation of standards of federal agency.

Section 296-155-009. Equipment whether or not owned by, or under control of the employer.

Section 296-155-010. Variance and procedure.

Section 296-155-012. Definitions applicable to all sections of this chapter.

Section 296-155-015. Education and first-aid standards.

Section 296-155-020. Housekeeping.

Section 296-155-030. Acceptable certifications.

Section 296-155-035. General requirements.

Section 296-155-040. Safe place standards.

Section 296-155-100. Management's responsibility.

Section 296-155-105. Employee's responsibility.

Section 296-155-110. Accident prevention program.

Section 296-155-115. Safety bulletin board.

Section 296-155-120. First-aid training and certification.

Section 296-155-125. First-aid supplies.

Section 296-155-130. First-aid station.

Section 296-155-140. Sanitation.

Section 296-155-145. Occupational noise exposure.

Section 296-155-150. Ionizing radiation.

Section 296-155-155. Nonionizing radiation.

Section 296-155-160. Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists.

Section 296-155-165. Lighting and illumination.

Section 296-155-170. Ventilation.

Section 296-155-173. Methylenedianiline.

Section 296-155-17301. Scope and application.

Section 296-155-17303. Definitions.

Section 296-155-17305. Permissible exposure limits.

Section 296-155-17307. Communication among employers.

Section 296-155-17309. Emergency situations.

Section 296-155-17311. Exposure monitoring.

Section 296-155-17313. Regulated areas.

Section 296-155-17315. Methods of compliance.

Section 296-155-17317. Respiratory protection.

Section 296-155-17319. Protective work clothing and equipment.

Section 296-155-17321. Hygiene facilities and practices.

Section 296-155-17323. Communication of hazards.

Section 296-155-17325. Housekeeping.

Section 296-155-17327. Medical surveillance.

Section 296-155-17329. Medical removal.

Section 296-155-17331. Recordkeeping.

Section 296-155-17333. Observation of monitoring.

Section 296-155-17337. Appendices.

Section 296-155-17339. Startup dates.

Section 296-155-17341. Appendix A to WAC 296-155-173—Substance data sheet, for 4-4'-methylenedianiline.

Section 296-155-17343. Appendix B to WAC 296-155-173—Substance technical guidelines, MDA.

Section 296-155-17345. Appendix C to WAC 296-155-173—Medical surveillance guidelines for MDA.

Section 296-155-17347. Appendix D to WAC 296-155-173—Sampling and analytical methods for MDA monitoring and measurement procedures.

Section 296-155-174. Cadmium.

Section 296-155-176. Lead.

Section 296-155-17603. Scope.

Section 296-155-17605. Definitions.

Section 296-155-17607. Permissible exposure limit.

Section 296-155-17609. Exposure assessment.

Section 296-155-17611. Methods of compliance.

Section 296-155-17613. Respiratory protection.

Section 296-155-17615. Protective work clothing and equipment.

Section 296-155-17617. Housekeeping.

Section 296-155-17619. Hygiene facilities and practices.

Section 296-155-17621. Medical surveillance.

Section 296-155-17623. Medical removal protection.

Section 296-155-17625. Communication of hazards.

Section 296-155-17627. Signs—General.

Section 296-155-17629. Recordkeeping.

Section 296-155-17631. Observation of monitoring.

Section 296-155-17650. Appendix A to WAC 296-155-176—Substance data sheet for occupational exposure to lead.

Section 296-155-17652. Appendix B to WAC 296-155-176—Employee standard summary.

Section 296-155-17654. Appendix C to WAC 296-155-176—Medical surveillance guidelines.

Section 296-155-180. Hazard communication.

Section 296-155-200. General requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Section 296-155-201. Definitions applicable to this chapter.

Section 296-155-203. Confined spaces.

Section 296-155-20301. Definitions applicable to confined spaces.

Section 296-155-20307. Confined space work on sewer systems under construction.

Section 296-155-205. Head protection.

Section 296-155-210. Hearing protection.

Section 296-155-211. Leg protection.

Section 296-155-212. Foot protection.

Section 296-155-215. Eye and face protection.

Section 296-155-220. Respiratory protection.

Section 296-155-235. Working over or adjacent to water.

Section 296-155-240. Sterilization of protective equipment.

Section 296-155-24601. Scope and application.

Section 296-155-24603. Definitions.

Section 296-155-24605. General requirements.

Section 296-155-24607. Fall protection required regardless of height.

Section 296-155-24609. Fall protection required at four feet or more.

Section 296-155-24611. Fall protection required at ten feet or more.

Section 296-155-24613. Fall arrest specifications.

Section 296-155-24615. Fall restraint specifications.

Section 296-155-24617. Positioning device system specifications.

Section 296-155-24619. Other specifications.

Section 296-155-24621. Training.

Section 296-155-24623. Appendix A—Determining roof widths—Nonmandatory guidelines for complying with WAC 296-155-24615.

Section 296-155-24624. Appendix B—Calculating fall clearance distance using a shock-absorbing lanyard and D-ring anchorage connector—Nonmandatory guidelines for complying with WAC 296-155-24613 (1)(d).

Section 296-155-250. Definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-260. Fire protection.

Section 296-155-265. Fire prevention.

Section 296-155-270. Flammable liquids.

Section 296-155-275. Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-gas).

Section 296-155-280. Temporary heating devices.

Section 296-155-305. Signaling and flaggers.

Section 296-155-310. Barricades.

Section 296-155-315. Definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-325. General requirements for storage.

Section 296-155-335. Disposal of waste materials.

Section 296-155-336. Rigging requirements for material handling.

Section 296-155-33600. Scope.

Section 296-155-33605. Definitions.

Section 296-155-337. Rigging—General requirements.

Section 296-155-33700. Rigger qualifications.

Section 296-155-33705. General requirements.

Section 296-155-338. Slings.

Section 296-155-33800. Chain slings.

Section 296-155-33805. Wire rope slings.

Section 296-155-33810. Metal mesh slings.

Section 296-155-33815. Synthetic rope slings.

Section 296-155-33820. Synthetic webbing slings.

Section 296-155-33825. Synthetic roundslings.

Section 296-155-339. Rigging hardware and lifting devices other than slings and rigging hardware.

Section 296-155-33900. General requirements.

Section 296-155-33905. Shackles.

Section 296-155-33910. Adjustable hardware.

Section 296-155-33915. Compression hardware.

Section 296-155-33920. Links, rings, and swivels.

Section 296-155-33925. Rigging blocks.

Section 296-155-340. Lifting devices other than slings and rigging hardware.

Section 296-155-34005. Structural and mechanical lifters.

Section 296-155-34010. Vacuum lifters.

Section 296-155-34015. Close proximity lifting magnets.

Section 296-155-34020. Remotely operated lifting magnets.

Section 296-155-34025. Scrap and material handling grapples.

Section 296-155-350. General requirements.

Section 296-155-355. Hand tools.

Section 296-155-360. Power-operated hand tools.

Section 296-155-363. Safety requirements for powder actuated fastening systems, in accordance with ANSI A10.3-1985, Safety Requirements for Powder Actuated Fastening Systems.

Section 296-155-36301. Scope.

Section 296-155-36303. Purpose.

Section 296-155-36305. Definitions applicable to this section.

Section 296-155-36307. Requirements.

Section 296-155-36309. Power loads.

Section 296-155-36311. Fasteners.

Section 296-155-36313. Operation.

Section 296-155-36315. Limitations of use.

Section 296-155-36317. Maintenance and storage.

Section 296-155-36319. Authorized instructor.

Section 296-155-36321. Qualified operator.

Section 296-155-365. Abrasive wheels and tools.

Section 296-155-367. Masonry saws.

Section 296-155-370. Woodworking tools.

Section 296-155-375. Jacks—Lever and ratchet, screw, and hydraulic.

Section 296-155-380. Air receivers.

Section 296-155-400. Gas welding and cutting.

Section 296-155-405. Arc welding and cutting.

Section 296-155-407. Protective clothing.

Section 296-155-410. Fire prevention.

Section 296-155-415. Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting, and heating.

Section 296-155-420. Welding, cutting, and heating in way of preservative coatings.

Section 296-155-426. Introduction.

Section 296-155-428. General requirements.

Section 296-155-429. Lockout and tagging of circuits.

Section 296-155-432. Maintenance of equipment.

Section 296-155-434. Environmental deterioration of equipment.

Section 296-155-437. Batteries and battery charging.

Section 296-155-441. Applicability.

Section 296-155-444. General requirements.

Section 296-155-447. Wiring design and protection.

Section 296-155-449. Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use.

Section 296-155-452. Specific purpose equipment and installations.

Section 296-155-456. Hazardous (classified) locations.

Section 296-155-459. Special systems.

Section 296-155-462. Definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-475. Scope and application.

Section 296-155-47501. Definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-476. General requirements.

Section 296-155-477. Stairways.

Section 296-155-529. Scope and definitions.

Section 296-155-52900. Scope.

Section 296-155-52901. Certification and proof load testing—Requirement.

Section 296-155-52902. Definitions.

Section 296-155-531. Crane certifier accreditation process.

Section 296-155-53100. Accreditation of crane certifiers of cranes and derricks—Requirements.

Section 296-155-53102. Accreditation—Application form and applicant qualifications.

Section 296-155-53104. Issuance of accreditation.

Section 296-155-53106. Accreditation application—Processing time.

Section 296-155-53108. Duration and renewal of an accreditation.

Section 296-155-53110. Revocation or suspension of an accreditation.

Section 296-155-53112. Monitoring of accredited crane certifiers.

Section 296-155-53114. Issuance of temporary and annual certificates of operation.

Section 296-155-532. Crane certification requirements for cranes.

Section 296-155-53200. General inspection criteria, wire rope inspection and removal criteria, and preproof load test requirements for all cranes.

Section 296-155-53202. Additional inspection criteria and proof load testing—Mobile cranes.

Section 296-155-53204. Additional inspection criteria and proof load testing—Articulating boom cranes.

Section 296-155-53206. Additional inspection criteria and proof load testing—Tower cranes.

Section 296-155-53208. Additional inspection criteria and proof load testing—Self-erecting tower cranes.

Section 296-155-53210. Additional inspection criteria and proof load testing—Overhead/bridge and gantry bridge cranes.

Section 296-155-53212. Additional inspection criteria and proof load testing—Derricks.

Section 296-155-53214. Crane decertification and reinstatement.

Section 296-155-533. Qualifications and certification.

Section 296-155-53300. Operator qualifications and certification.

Section 296-155-53302. Signal person qualifications.

Section 296-155-53304. Repair, inspection, and maintenance employee qualifications.

Section 296-155-53306. Rigger qualifications.

Section 296-155-534. General requirements for all cranes and derricks.

Section 296-155-53400. General requirements.

Section 296-155-53401. Duties of assigned personnel.

Section 296-155-53402. Assembly/disassembly.

Section 296-155-53403. Fall protection.

Section 296-155-53404. Wire rope.

Section 296-155-53405. Inspections.

Section 296-155-53406. Signals.

Section 296-155-53408. Power line safety.

Section 296-155-53409. Training.

Section 296-155-53410. Safety devices.

Section 296-155-53412. Operational aids.

Section 296-155-53414. Cranes/derricks with a rated hoisting/lifting capacity of 2,000 pounds or less.

Section 296-155-537. Mobile cranes.

Section 296-155-53700. Mobile cranes—General.

Section 296-155-53715. Mobile cranes—Operations.

Section 296-155-538. Articulating boom cranes.

Section 296-155-53800. Articulating boom cranes—General.

Section 296-155-53815. Articulating boom cranes—Operations.

Section 296-155-539. Tower cranes.

Section 296-155-53900. Tower cranes—General.

Section 296-155-53905. Tower cranes—Additional inspection criteria.

Section 296-155-53915. Tower cranes—Operations.

Section 296-155-541. Self-erecting tower cranes.

Section 296-155-54100. Self-erecting tower cranes—General.

Section 296-155-54115. Self-erecting tower cranes—Operations.

Section 296-155-542. Overhead/bridge and gantry cranes.

Section 296-155-54200. Overhead/bridge and gantry cranes—General.

Section 296-155-54215. Overhead/bridge and gantry cranes—Operations.

Section 296-155-543. Derricks.

Section 296-155-54300. Derricks—General.

Section 296-155-54305. Derricks—Construction.

Section 296-155-54320. Derricks—Operations.

Section 296-155-544. Additional requirements for other types of cranes/derricks.

Section 296-155-54400. Floating cranes/derricks and land cranes/derricks on barges.

Section 296-155-54405. Dedicated pile drivers.

Section 296-155-54410. Sideboom cranes.

Section 296-155-547. Personnel lifting platforms (attached and suspended)—Scope.

Section 296-155-548. Design and installation requirements for personnel lifting systems.

Section 296-155-54800. Design of platforms and suspension systems.

Section 296-155-549. Personnel lifting hoisting equipment.

Section 296-155-54900. Crane or derrick requirements for personnel lifting.

Section 296-155-551. Inspections, maintenance and testing.

Section 296-155-55100. Inspections on cranes and personnel platforms.

Section 296-155-55105. Adjustments and repairs on personnel platforms.

Section 296-155-55110. Proof load test platforms and rigging.

Section 296-155-55115. Trial lift.

Section 296-155-552. Employer responsibilities.

Section 296-155-55200. Employer responsibilities for lifting personnel.

Section 296-155-55205. Responsibilities of the personnel lift supervisor.

Section 296-155-55210. Crane or derrick operation requirements for personnel lifting.

Section 296-155-553. Lifting personnel.

Section 296-155-55300. Personnel lifting requirements.

Section 296-155-55305. Lifting personnel near electrical power lines.

Section 296-155-554. Boatswain's chairs.

Section 296-155-55400. Use boatswain's chairs as a last resort.

Section 296-155-55405. Lifting personnel using a boatswain's chair.

Section 296-155-556. Rigging—General requirements.

Section 296-155-55600. General requirements.

Section 296-155-558. Slings.

Section 296-155-55800. Chain slings.

Section 296-155-55805. Wire rope slings.

Section 296-155-55810. Metal mesh slings.

Section 296-155-55815. Synthetic rope slings.

Section 296-155-55820. Synthetic webbing slings.

Section 296-155-55825. Synthetic roundslings.

Section 296-155-561. Rigging hardware.

Section 296-155-56100. General requirements.

Section 296-155-56105. Shackles.

Section 296-155-56110. Adjustable hardware.

Section 296-155-56115. Compression hardware.

Section 296-155-56120. Links, rings, and swivels.

Section 296-155-56125. Rigging blocks.

Section 296-155-562. Lifting devices other than slings and rigging hardware.

Section 296-155-56200. Structural and mechanical lifters.

Section 296-155-56205. Vacuum lifters.

Section 296-155-56210. Close proximity lifting magnets.

Section 296-155-56215. Remotely operated lifting magnets.

Section 296-155-56220. Scrap and material handling grapples.

Section 296-155-564. Appendices.

Section 296-155-56400. Mobile crane hand signal chart.

Section 296-155-56405. Examples of types of cranes.

Section 296-155-56410. Personnel platform lift planning and authorization form.

Section 296-155-56415. Qualifications for operators of below-the-hook lifting devices.

Section 296-155-56420. Operator certification—Written examination—Technical knowledge criteria.

Section 296-155-56425. Sample declaration form for hours of experience.

Section 296-155-56430. Assembly/disassembly—Working under the boom, jib or other components—Sample procedures for minimizing the risk of unintended dangerous boom movement.

Section 296-155-56435. Work area chart.

Section 296-155-600. Definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-605. Equipment.

Section 296-155-610. Motor vehicles on construction sites.

Section 296-155-615. Material handling equipment.

Section 296-155-620. Pile driving equipment.

Section 296-155-625. Site clearing.

Section 296-155-630. Marine operations and equipment.

Section 296-155-650. Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-655. General protection requirements.

Section 296-155-657. Requirements for protective systems.

Section 296-155-66103. Reserved.

Section 296-155-66105. Reserved.

Section 296-155-66109. Reserved.

Section 296-155-664. Appendices.

Section 296-155-66401. Appendix A—Soil classification.

Section 296-155-66403. Appendix B—Sloping and benching.

Section 296-155-66405. Appendix C—Timber shoring for trenches.

Section 296-155-66407. Appendix D—Aluminum hydraulic shoring for trenches.

Section 296-155-66409. Appendix E—Alternatives to timber shoring.

Section 296-155-66411. Appendix F—Selection of protective systems.

Section 296-155-675. Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-680. General provisions.

Section 296-155-681. Safe walking surfaces on concrete structural members.

Section 296-155-682. Requirements for equipment and tools.

Section 296-155-683. Concrete finishing.

Section 296-155-684. Requirements for cast in place concrete.

Section 296-155-685. Tubular welded frame shoring.

Section 296-155-686. Tube and coupler shoring.

Section 296-155-687. Single post shores.

Section 296-155-688. Vertical slip forms.

Section 296-155-689. Placing and removal of forms.

Section 296-155-690. Appendix to WAC 296-155-684 cast in place concrete.

Section 296-155-691. Precast concrete and tilt-up operations.

Section 296-155-694. Requirements for lift-slab construction operations.

Section 296-155-695. Miscellaneous concrete construction.

Section 296-155-697. Requirements for masonry construction.

Section 296-155-699. Appendix A to Part O—References to Part O of chapter 296-155 WAC.

Section 296-155-701. Scope.

Section 296-155-702. Definitions.

Section 296-155-703. Site layout, site-specific erection plan and construction sequence.

Section 296-155-704. Hoisting and rigging.

Section 296-155-706. Structural steel assembly.

Section 296-155-707. Column anchorage.

Section 296-155-708. Beams and columns.

Section 296-155-709. Open web steel joists.

Section 296-155-711. Systems-engineered metal buildings.

Section 296-155-714. Falling object protection.

Section 296-155-716. Fall protection.

Section 296-155-717. Training.

Section 296-155-725. Definitions applicable to this part.

Section 296-155-730. Tunnels and shafts.

Section 296-155-735. Caissons.

Section 296-155-740. Cofferdams.

Section 296-155-745. Compressed air.

Section 296-155-74501. Appendix A—Decompression tables.

Section 296-155-755. Roofing, insulating and waterproofing.

Section 296-155-765. Rock crushing, gravel washing, and hot mix plants.

Section 296-155-770. Moving of structures.

Section 296-155-77100. Hoists, elevators, excavators, and conveyors.

Section 296-155-77105. Material hoists, personnel hoists, and elevators.

Section 296-155-77110. Base-mounted drum hoists.

Section 296-155-77115. Overhead hoists.

Section 296-155-77120. Conveyors.

Section 296-155-77125. Aerial cableways.

Section 296-155-77130. Concrete bucket towers.

Section 296-155-77135. Hoisting engines.

Section 296-155-775. Preparatory operations.

Section 296-155-780. Stairs, passageways, and ladders.

Section 296-155-785. Chutes.

Section 296-155-790. Removal of materials through floor openings.

Section 296-155-795. Removal of walls, masonry sections, and chimneys.

Section 296-155-800. Manual removal of floors.

Section 296-155-805. Removal of walls, floors, and material with equipment.

Section 296-155-810. Catch platforms.

Section 296-155-815. Storage.

Section 296-155-820. Removal of steel construction.

Section 296-155-825. Mechanical demolition.

Section 296-155-830. Selective demolition by explosives.

Section 296-155-950. Rollover protective structures (ROPS) for material handling equipment.

Section 296-155-955. Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, and crawler tractors.

Section 296-155-960. Protective frame (ROPS) test procedures and performance requirements for wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors used in construction.

Section 296-155-965. Overhead protection for operators of agricultural and industrial tractors.