Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-305 - Safety standards for firefighters
Section 296-305-04503 - Automotive fire apparatus equipment
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Vehicles used to transport firefighters and employer representatives must have compartments for carrying sharp tools, saws, chisels, axes, etc., or if carried on the outside of the apparatus, equipment with sharp points and edges must be covered to prevent injury to firefighters and employer representatives.
(2) Personnel restraints for traveling.
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Policy and operating guidelines should address: |
1. The assigning of a member as a safety observer who should have an unobstructed view of the hose loading operation and be in visual and voice contact with the driver. |
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2. Allowed maximum fire apparatus speed when hose loading; |
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3. Control of nonfire department vehicular traffic; and |
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4. Allowing members in the hose bed, but limit standing to only when the vehicle is not moving. |
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See WAC 296-305-07018(3) for exceptions for wildland vehicles. |
(3) Each fire apparatus must carry a current U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Response Guidebook in hardcopy or in electronic form for viewing on a digital reading device.
(4) Ladders stowed on the sides of apparatus, which protrude past the tailboard, must have guards over the protruding ends.
(5) No employer must permit automotive fire apparatus equipment which has an obstructed view to the rear, to be used in reverse gear unless the equipment has in operation a reverse signal alarm distinguishable from the surrounding noise level.
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060 and 29 C.F.R. 1910.156, Fire brigades. 13-05-070, § 296-305-04503, filed 2/19/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040. 99-05-080, § 296-305-04503, filed 2/17/99, effective 6/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060. 96-11-067, § 296-305-04503, filed 5/10/96, effective 1/1/97.