Wash. Admin. Code § 296-874-30012 - Make sure scaffold hoists meet these requirements
(1) You must make sure the stall load of any
scaffold hoist is not more than three times its rated load.
(2) You must make sure the design
of scaffold hoists has been tested by an independent nationally recognized
testing laboratory.
(3) You must
make sure scaffold hoists have both a:
(a)
Normal operating brake; and
(b)
Braking device or locking pawl which automatically engages when the hoist has
an uncontrolled:
(i) Instantaneous change in
momentum; or
(ii) An accelerated
overspeed.
(4)
You must prohibit use of gasoline-powered hoists on suspended
scaffolds.
(5) You must enclose the
gears and brakes of power-operated hoists used on suspended
scaffolds.
(6) You must make sure
manually operated hoists need a positive crank force to descend.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-01-054, § 296-874-30012, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.
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