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
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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