Wash. Admin. Code § 296-24-75006 - Dockboards (bridge plates)

You must ensure:

(1) Portable and powered dockboards are strong enough to carry the load imposed on them.

(2) Dockboards put into initial service on or after October 1, 2020, are designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent employees from running off the dockboard edge.

EXCEPTION:

When the employer demonstrates there is no hazard of employees running off the dockboard edge, WAC 296-24-75005(1) does not apply.

(3) Portable dockboards are secured by anchoring them in place or using equipment or devices that prevent the dock-board from moving out of a safe position. When the employer demonstrates that securing the dockboard is not feasible, the employer must ensure there is sufficient contact between the dockboard and the surface to prevent the dockboard from moving out of a safe position.

(4) Powered dockboards are designed and constructed in accordance with Commercial Standard CS202-56 (1961) "Industrial Lifts and Hinged Loading Ramps" published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, or newer standards as effective as the code such as:

(a) American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation (ITS DF) B56.1-2012, Trucks, Low and High Lift, Safety Standard (B56.1-2012).

(b) ASME/ANSI MH14.1-1987, Loading Dock Levelers and Dockboards (MH14.1-1987) (Ex. 371).

(c) ANSI MH30.1-2007, National Standard for the Safety Performance, and Testing of Dock Loading Devices (MH30.1-2007) (Ex. 372).

(d) ANSI MH30.2-2005, Portable Dock Loading Devices: Standards, Performance, and Testing (MH30.2-2005) (Ex. 20).

(5) Positive protective measures, such as wheel chocks or sand shoes, are used to prevent the transport vehicle (e.g., a truck, semi-trailer, trailer, or rail car) or container on which a dockboard is placed, from moving while employees are on the dockboard.

(6) You must ensure that handholds, or other effective means, are provided on portable dockboards to permit safe handling.

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-24-75006

Amended by WSR 15-24-100, Filed 12/1/2015, effective 1/5/2016 Decodified by WSR 20-09-146, Filed 4/21/2020, effective 10/1/2020. Recodified from § 296-24-85501.

Order 73-5, § 296-24-85501, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-85501, filed 5/7/73.