Section 296-307-52015. What requirements apply to overhead safety guards?  


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  • (1) High-lift rider trucks must be fitted with an overhead guard manufactured according to WAC 296-307-52005(1), unless operating conditions do not permit.
    (2) An overhead guard must be used as protection against falling objects.
    Note:
    An overhead guard is intended to offer protection from the impact of small packages, boxes, bagged material, and other objects involved in the job, but not to withstand the impact of a falling capacity load.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040. WSR 98-24-096, § 296-307-52015, filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. WSR 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-52015, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. WSR 96-22-048, § 296-306A-52015, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]
RCW 49.17.040. WSR 98-24-096, § 296-307-52015, filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. WSR 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-52015, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. WSR 96-22-048, § 296-306A-52015, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.

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296-307-52005,