Wash. Admin. Code § 296-870-30015 - Before use inspections and tests

You must complete the inspections and tests contained in Table 1, Before Use Inspections and Tests, before allowing persons to use the platform.

Table 1

Before Use Inspections and Tests

What: When: Inspection and test requirements:
Working platforms and their components

* Before every use

and

* After each occurrence which might affect the platform's structural integrity

Inspect for visible defects
Suspension wire ropes

* Before every use

and

* After each occurrence which might affect the wire rope's integrity

Visible inspection by a competent person for defects and gross damage
Governors and secondary brakes Before use each day Test before use. If testing is not feasible, visually inspect the brake to make sure it is free to operate
Hoists Each day before lowering personnel below the top elevation of the building Test in the lifting direction with the intended load to make sure it has sufficient capacity to raise personnel back to the boarding level

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-870-30015
Amended by WSR 15-23-086, Filed 11/17/2015, effective 12/18/2015

Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 47.17.060. 06-19-075, § 296-870-30015, filed 9/19/06, effective 1/1/07.

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