(1) Equipment and tools in maintenance shops
must be guarded as required by the guarding provisions of chapter
296-806 WAC,
Machine safety, and chapter
296-807 WAC, Portable power tools.
(2) Exposure of fan blades. When the
periphery of the blades of a fan is less than ten feet above the floor or
working level, the blades must be guarded. The guard must have openings no
larger than one-half inch. This provision does not apply to residential ceiling
fans.
(3) Abrasive wheels and
grinders.
(a) All abrasive wheels and
grinders, must be guarded as required by chapter
296-806 WAC, Machine
safety.
(b) Goggles or face shields
must be used when grinding.
(c)
Abrasive and composite blades must be stored and protected against exposure to
fuel and oil.
(d) Work rests on
bench mounted abrasive wheel grinders must be used to support the work. These
must be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for
wheel wear. Work rests must be kept adjusted sufficiently close to the wheel
with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed
between the wheel and the rest. Adjustment of the work rest must not be made
while the wheel is turning.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code
§
296-305-06519
Amended by
WSR
18-22-116, Filed 11/6/2018, effective
12/7/2018
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, § 296-305-06519, filed 2/19/13, effective
1/1/14. Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050, and
49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
296-305-06519, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.010,[49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
96-11-067, § 296-305-06519, filed 5/10/96, effective
1/1/97.
