Section 296-860-20040. Maintain overhead clearances.

EXEMPTION:

Engine houses and car shops are exempt from the overhead clearance requirements of this section.

You must make sure overhead railroad clearances are at least twenty-two feet six inches unless a clearance requirement found in Table 1 applies.

Note:	1. Clearance requirements are based on the assumption that generally used rail equipment in private yards and plants is no more than ten feet ten inches wide by fifteen feet six inches high.
	2. WAC 296-860-20070 regulates the use of any rail equipment that exceeds the above dimensions.
	3. Minimum vertical clearances for all overhead wires are specified in Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) as referenced in WAC 296-45-045, electrical workers safety rules, NESC applicable. See NESC 231 and 232.

Table 1 - Minimum Overhead Clearances for Buildings, Structures, Tunnels, and Bridges

Illustration 1 - Minimum Overhead Clearances for Buildings, Structures, Tunnels, and Bridges

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-860-20040, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 07-03-163, § 296-860-20040, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 02-17-106, § 296-860-20040, filed 8/21/02, effective 10/1/02.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-860-20040, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 07-03-163, § 296-860-20040, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 02-17-106, § 296-860-20040, filed 8/21/02, effective 10/1/02.

Rules

296-860-20070,296-45-045,