Wash. Admin. Code § 296-880-090 - Quick reference guide

Unified Fall Protection Quick Reference Guide

General fall protection for all industries	Threshold height	WAC
Above or adjacent to dangerous equipment	Regardless of height	296-880-10010(1)
Holes into which an employee can trip, step into, or step through	Regardless of height	296-880-10010(2)
Falling into or onto impalement hazards	Regardless of height	296-880-10010(3)
When on a walking/working surface	Four feet or more	296-880-20005
Ramps, runways, and inclined walkways	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(2)
Holes where work is being performed	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(3)
Skylights	Four feet or more	296-880-20005 (3)(b)
Hatchway and chute holes	Four feet or more	296-880-20005 (3)(c)
Ladderways	Four feet or more	296-880-20005 (3)(d)
Pits and trap door holes	Four feet or more	296-880-20005 (3)(e)
Repair pits and service pits	Four feet or more	296-880-20005 (3)(f)
Manholes	Four feet or more	296-880-20005 (3)(g)
Openings	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(4)
Formwork and reinforcing work	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(5)
Steep pitch roof - Regardless of task	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(6)
Low pitch roof - Other than roofing work or constructing a leading edge	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(7)
Hazardous slopes	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(9)
Vehicles and rolling stock - If suitable anchorages cannot be provided or creates a greater hazard	Four feet or more	296-880-20005(10)
Specific requirements not addressed in WAC 296-880-200 (above)
Construction work *See also chapter 296-155 WAC
Roofing work on a low pitch roof	Six feet	296-880-30005(1)
Constructing a leading edge	Six feet	296-880-30005(1)
Engaged in the erection or placement of structural members	Ten feet	296-880-30005(1)
Engaged in excavation and trenching operations	Ten feet	296-880-30005(1)
Order pickers (PITS) *See also chapter 296-863 WAC
Operators of order pickers	Regardless of height	296-880-30010 (1) and (2)
Elevating work platforms *See also chapter 296-869 WAC
Vehicle mounted aerial devices	Regardless of height	296-880-30015(1)
Manually propelled and self-propelled elevating work platforms	Regardless of height if required by manufacturer	296-880-30015(2)
Boom supported elevating work platforms	Regardless of height	296-880-30015(3)
Powered platforms *See also chapter 296-870 WAC
Working on a roof or other elevated working area	Four feet or more	296-880-30020(5)
Window cleaning *See also chapter 296-878 WAC
Working on a roof or other elevated working area	Four feet or more	296-880-30025(1)
Scaffolds *See also chapter 296-874 WAC
Working on a scaffold	Ten feet or more	296-880-30030(1)
Cranes - Under the scope of chapter 296-155 WAC, Part L
For nonassembly/disassembly work	Six feet or more	296-880-30035(2)
For assembly/disassembly work	Ten feet or more	296-880-30035(3)
Towercranes - Work other than erecting, climbing, and dismantling	Six feet or more	296-880-30035 (4)(a)
Towercranes - Erecting, climbing, and dismantling work	Ten feet or more	296-880-30035 (4)(b)
Telecommunications work *See also chapter 296-32 WAC	Four feet or more	296-880-200 and 296-880-30040
Qualified electrical workers *See also chapter 296-45 WAC	Four feet or more	296-880-200
Ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking *See also chapter 296-304 WAC
Working aloft or elsewhere at elevation	Five feet or more	296-880-30045
Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations *See also chapter 296-56 WAC
Maintenance work on cranes, spouts, or similar types of equipment	Eight feet or more	296-880-30050(1)
Floor or wall openings or waterside edges, including bridges or gangway-like structures	Four feet or more	296-880-30050 (2)(a)
Ski area facilities and operations *See also chapter 296-59 WAC
Working at unprotected elevated locations	Four feet or more	296-880-30055 (1)(a)

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Wash. Admin. Code § 296-880-090

Adopted by WSR 20-12-091, Filed 6/2/2020, effective 10/1/2020 Amended by WSR 22-19-082, Filed 9/20/2022, effective 11/1/2022