Wash. Admin. Code § 296-78-56503 - Log hauls
(1) Every log haul
used as a walkway must have at least one walkway with standard railing to
enable workers to stand clear of the logs in the chute. Cleats must be
installed to provide safe footing on sloping walkways.
(2) Workers must not stand under or
dangerously near to logs that are being hoisted vertically to the log
deck.
(3) Log haul gears and bull
chain drive mechanism must be adequately guarded for the protection of
employees.
(a) Log haul bull chains or cable
must be designed, installed, and maintained to provide a four to one safety
factor for the intended load.
(b)
Troughs for the return strand of log haul chains must be provided over
passageways.
(c) Overhead
protection must be provided for employees working below logs being moved to the
log deck.
(4) Log haul
controls must be arranged to operate from a position where the operator will at
all times be in the clear of logs, machinery lines and rigging. Such controls
must operate mechanism only when moved toward the log slip or deck.
(5) Where possible, an automatic stop must be
installed on all log hauls. A positive stop must be installed on all log hauls
to prevent logs from traveling too far ahead in the mill.
(6) Slip persons must handle pike poles in
such manner as to be in the clear in case of a slip back.
(a) All sorting gaps must have a stiff boom
on each side.
(b) The banks of the
log pond in the vicinity of the log haul must be reinforced to prevent caving
in.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.050 and 49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order 81-21), § 296-78-56503, filed 8/27/81.
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