Section 296-870-60040 - Guarding roofs and other elevated areas(1) You must make sure employees working on a roof or other elevated working area four feet (1.2 m) or more above an adjacent safe surface are protected by a perimeter guarding system. | Reference: | Requirements for the perimeter guarding system are found in chapter 296-880 WAC, Unified safety standards for fall protection. |
(2) You must make sure the inboard face of the perimeter guard is:(a) Not more than six inches (152 mm) inboard of the inside face of a barrier such as the parapet wall or roof edge curb; and(b) Not more than eighteen inches (457 mm) from the face of the building.(3) You must make sure an elevated track system that is designed to be traversed by carriage-supported equipment and located four feet (1.2 m) or more above an adjacent safe surface is either:(a) Provided with a walkway and guardrail system; or(b) Has a working platform that can be lowered, as part of normal operations, to the lower safe surface.(4) You must make sure personnel have a safe way to access and to egress from the lower safe surface.Wash. Admin. Code § 296-870-60040
Amended by WSR 15-23-086, Filed 11/17/2015, effective 12/18/2015Amended by WSR 20-12-091, Filed 6/2/2020, effective 10/1/2020Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 47.17.060. 06-19-075, § 296-870-60040, filed 9/19/06, effective 1/1/07.