Section 296-863-100. Scope.  


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  • This chapter applies to powered industrial trucks that use electric motors or internal combustion engines. This includes, but is not limited to:
    • Fork trucks.
    • Forklifts.
    • Tractors.
    • Platform lift trucks.
    • Motorized hand trucks.
    • Other specialized industrial trucks.
    Definition:
    A powered industrial truck (PIT) is a mobile, power-driven vehicle used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack, or tier material.
    Exemption:
    This chapter does not apply to:
     
    • Compressed air-powered industrial trucks.
     
    • Nonflammable compressed gas-operated industrial trucks.
     
    • Vehicles covered by chapter 296-307 WAC, Safety standards for agriculture.
     
    • Vehicles intended primarily for earth moving or over-the-road hauling.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 07-03-163, recodified as § 296-863-100, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; WSR 04-19-051, § 296-863-10005, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]
RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 07-03-163, recodified as § 296-863-100, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; WSR 04-19-051, § 296-863-10005, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.

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