WAC 296-56-60010A. Waterfront operations

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 › Chapter 296-56 › Section 296-56-60010A

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This section applies to all waterfront operations in the workplace.

Employers responsibility: To protect employees from waterfront operation hazards in the workplace.

Employers must meet the requirements… in this section: Slinging WAC 296-56-60011 Stacking of cargo and pallets WAC 296-56-60013 Coopering WAC 296-56-60015 Line handling WAC 296-56-60017 Standard gauge railroad operations WAC 296-56-60019 Signals displayed by each maintenance crew WAC 296-56-60021 Warning flags or lights WAC 296-56-60023 Signals unobscured WAC 296-56-60025 Audible warning system WAC 296-56-60027 Safety observer on railroad switching WAC 296-56-60029 Warning at road crossing WAC 296-56-60031 Flying switches WAC 296-56-60033 Clearance from railroad tracks WAC 296-56-60035 Car plates WAC 296-56-60037 Dockboards (bridge plates) WAC 296-56-60039 Log handling WAC 296-56-60041 Movement of barges and railcars WAC 296-56-60043 Communication WAC 296-56-60045 Open fires WAC 296-56-60047

Employers must meet the requirements…

in this section:

Slinging

WAC 296-56-60011

Stacking of cargo and pallets

WAC 296-56-60013

Coopering

WAC 296-56-60015

Line handling

WAC 296-56-60017

Standard gauge railroad operations

WAC 296-56-60019

Signals displayed by each maintenance crew

WAC 296-56-60021

Warning flags or lights

WAC 296-56-60023

Signals unobscured

WAC 296-56-60025

Audible warning system

WAC 296-56-60027

Safety observer on railroad switching

WAC 296-56-60029

Warning at road crossing

WAC 296-56-60031

Flying switches

WAC 296-56-60033

Clearance from railroad tracks

WAC 296-56-60035

Car plates

WAC 296-56-60037

Dockboards (bridge plates)

WAC 296-56-60039

Log handling

WAC 296-56-60041

Movement of barges and railcars

WAC 296-56-60043

Communication

WAC 296-56-60045

Open fires

WAC 296-56-60047

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