Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations
Section 296-78-70511 - Safety rules
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 296-78-70511
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) General.
(a) Workers must not leave shingle machines
unattended while the carriage is in motion.
(b) Shingle blocks must not be piled more
than one tier high on tables or roll cases. Chunks may be placed horizontally
one tier high on top of shingle blocks. Shingle blocks must be piled in a
stable manner, not more than seventy-two inches high, within the immediate
working area of the shingle sawyer or the area must be barricaded.
(c) Provisions must be made to prevent blocks
from falling into the packing area.
(d) On each machine operated by electric
motors, positive means must be provided for rendering such controls or devices
inoperative while repairs or adjustments are being made to the machines they
control.
(e) Workers must not stand
on top of blocks while in the process of splitting other blocks into
bolts.
(2) Jointers (shingle). Shingle jointers must have the front, or cutting face of the knives, housed except for a narrow slot through which the shingles may be fed against the knives.
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.050 and 49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order 81-21), § 296-78-70511, filed 8/27/81.
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