Section 296-863-40050. Meet these requirements when loading or unloading highway trucks with PITs.

You must:

• Check the truck or trailer flooring for breaks or weakness before driving on it.

• Prevent movement of trucks or trailers during loading or unloading by:

– Setting the brakes;

AND

– Chocking or blocking the wheels.

Exemptions:	• You can use mechanical means instead of wheel chocks or blocks to secure the trailer to the loading dock.
	• Wheel chocks or blocks are not required when:
	– The mechanical means prevents the trailer from moving away from the dock.
	– The mechanical equipment is used and maintained as recommended by the manufacturer.
	– Damaged mechanical equipment is immediately removed from service.

Note:	You may need to use fixed jacks to keep a semi-trailer that is not coupled to a tractor from up ending during loading or unloading.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 04-19-051, § 296-863-40050, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 04-19-051, § 296-863-40050, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.