Wash. Admin. Code § 296-56-60122 - Access to vessels
(1) You must not
permit employees to board or leave any vessel, except a barge or river
tow-boat, until the following requirements have been met:
(a) Whenever practical a gangway of not less
than twenty inches wide walking surface of adequate strength, maintained and
secured must be used. If a gangway is not practical a substantial straight
ladder, extending at least thirty-six inches above the upper landing surface
and adequately secured against shifting or slipping must be provided. When
conditions are such that neither a gangway nor a straight ladder can be used, a
Jacob's ladder meeting the requirements of subsection (4) of this section may
be used.
(b) Each side of such
gangway, and the turn table if used, must have a railing with a minimum height
of thirty-three inches measured perpendicularly from rail to walking surface at
the stanchion and a mid rail. Rails must be of wood, pipe, chain, wire or rope
and must be kept taut at all times.
(c) Gangways on vessels inspected and
certified by the United States Coast Guard are deemed to meet the foregoing
requirements, except in cases where the vessel's regular gangway is not being
used.
(d) The gangway must be kept
properly trimmed at all times.
(e)
When a fixed tread accommodation ladder is used, and the angle is low enough to
require employees to walk on the edge of the treads, cleated duckboards must be
laid over and secured to the ladder.
(f) When the lower end of a gangway overhangs
the water between the ship and the dock in such a manner that there is danger
of employees falling between the ship and the dock, a net or other suitable
protection must be rigged at the foot of the gangway in such a manner as to
prevent employees from falling from the end of the gangway into the water or
into the surface.
(g) If the foot
of the gangway is more than one foot away from the edge of the apron, the space
between them must be bridged by a firm walkway equipped with railings, with a
minimum height of thirty-three inches with midrails on both sides.
(h) Supporting bridles must be kept clear so
as to permit unobstructed passage for employees using the gangway.
(i) When the upper end of the means of access
rests on or flush with the top of the bulwark, substantial steps properly
secured and equipped with at least one substantial handrail approximately
thirty-three inches in height must be provided between the top of the bulwark
and the deck.
(j) Obstructions must
not be laid on or across the gangway.
(k) The means of access must be illuminated
for its full length.
(1) Unless construction
of the vessel makes it impossible, the means of access must be so located that
drafts of cargo do not pass over it. Loads must not be passed over the means of
access while employees are on it.
(2) You must make sure gangways meeting the
requirements of subsection (1)(a), (b), (i), (j) and (k) of this section are
provided for access from wingwall to vessel or, when two or more vessels other
than barges or river towboats are lying abreast, from one vessel to
another.
(3) You must meet the
following requirements for access to barges and river towboats:
(a) Ramps for access of vehicles to or
between barges must be of adequate strength, provided with side boards, well
maintained and properly secured.
(b) Unless employees can step safely to or
from the wharf, float, barge, or river towboat, a ramp meeting the requirements
of subsection (1)(a) of this section must be provided. When a walkway is
impractical, a substantial straight ladder, extending at least thirty-six
inches above the upper landing surface and adequately secured against shifting
or slipping, must be provided. When conditions are such that neither a walkway
nor a straight ladder can be used, a Jacob's ladder meeting the requirements of
subsection (4) of this section may be used.
(c) The means of access must meet the
requirements of subsection (1)(i), (j), and (k) of this section.
(4) Jacob's ladders.
(a) Jacob's ladders must be of the double
rung or flat tread type. They must be well maintained and properly
secured.
(b) A Jacob's ladder must
either hang without slack from its lashings or be pulled up entirely.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040 and 49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order 86-02), § 296-56-60122, filed 1/17/86.
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