Wash. Admin. Code § 296-56-60075 - Cargo boards and other type pallet boards
(1) You must make sure all pallets and cargo
boards are of such material and construction as to safely support and carry
loads being handled.
(2) You must
make sure all cargo boards are sheathed (decked) top and bottom with the top
sheathing being of two-inch lumber and extending at least six inches beyond the
end stringers.
(3) You must fasten
the outer sheathing boards or boards adjacent thereto on cargo boards to the
stringers by bolts and nuts. Other sheathing must be fastened by bolts and
nuts, drive screws (helically threaded nails), annular threaded nails, or
fastenings of equivalent strength.
(4) You may hoist pallet boards, other than
cargo boards, if safe means are provided for the type of board used.
(5) You must make sure loaded cargo or pallet
boards which do not meet the requirements of this section are reboarded or
placed on cargo boards meeting the requirements of this section before being
hoisted, only if the weight of the load can be safely distributed on the cargo
board.
(6) You must prohibit cargo
boards from being hoisted which are not loaded and secured so that the load
will not tip or fall .
(7) You must
make sure bridles used to handle flush-end or box-type pallets are designed to
prevent them from becoming disengaged from the pallet under load.
| Note: | In areas where a two lip cargo board is being used, that practice shall continue. The department of labor and industries recommends the use of the two lip cargo board. |
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040 and 49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order 86-02), § 296-56-60075, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), § 296-56-60075, filed 12/11/84.
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