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Washington Administrative Code (WAC)

Chapter 54

Wash. Admin. Code ch. 296-54

Safety Standards—Logging Operations

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF

296-54-501Scope and application 296-54-503Variance 296-54-505Definitions 296-54-507Employer's responsibilities 296-54-509Employee's responsibility 296-54-511Personal protective equipment (PPE)296-54-51110Head protection 296-54-51120Eye and face protection 296-54-51130Hearing protection 296-54-51140Hand protection 296-54-51150Respiratory protection 296-54-51160Leg protection 296-54-51170Foot protection 296-54-51190Highly visible clothing 296-54-513Arrangement of work areas and emergency contact 296-54-515Accident prevention program 296-54-51510Safety and health meetings 296-54-51520First-aid training 296-54-51530First-aid kits 296-54-517Lockout/tagout procedures 296-54-519Miscellaneous requirements 296-54-520Chain shot awareness and prevention 296-54-52001Chain shot awareness and prevention training 296-54-52003Cutting system inspection 296-54-52005Cutting system maintenance 296-54-52007Cutting system operation 296-54-521Motor vehicles 296-54-523Inspection and repair of equipment and vehicles 296-54-527Seat belts 296-54-529Overhead electrical lines clearance 296-54-531Truck roads 296-54-533Road pioneering and earthwork 296-54-535Hand and portable powered tools 296-54-537Chain saws 296-54-539Falling and bucking—General 296-54-53910Falling and bucking—Falling 296-54-53920Falling and bucking—Bucking 296-54-53930Falling and bucking—Danger trees 296-54-53940Falling and bucking—Springboards and tree jacking 296-54-541Tree pulling 296-54-543Mechanized falling 296-54-545Climbing equipment and passline 296-54-547Rigging—General 296-54-54710Rigging—Inspection 296-54-54720Rigging—Molles 296-54-54730Rigging—Shackles 296-54-54740Rigging—Straps 296-54-54750Rigging—Blocks 296-54-54760Rigging—Hanging blocks 296-54-54770Chokers and butt rigging 296-54-549Selecting spar, tail and intermediate support trees 296-54-551Raising and lowering portable spars or towers 296-54-553Metal spars 296-54-555Metal spar guyline safety straps 296-54-557Wire rope 296-54-55710Wire rope—Cutting 296-54-55720Wire rope—Splicing 296-54-55730Wire rope—Attaching end fastenings 296-54-561Guylines 296-54-563Guying tail/lift trees 296-54-565Intermediate support trees 296-54-567Rigging skylines 296-54-569Anchoring 296-54-571Releasing spiked guylines and spiked skylines from anchors 296-54-573Logging machines—General 296-54-57310Logging machines—Chipping in woods locations 296-54-57315Logging machines—Exhaust pipes 296-54-57320Logging machines—Glass 296-54-57325Logging machines—Brakes 296-54-57330Logging machines—Outriggers 296-54-57335Logging machines—Hydraulics 296-54-57340Logging machines—A-frames 296-54-57345Logging machines—Moving 296-54-57350Logging machines—Tractors and skidders 296-54-57355Logging machines—Protective structures for operators 296-54-575Landing area 296-54-577Yarding, skidding, landing 296-54-579Log decks 296-54-581Helicopter logging—General 296-54-58110Helicopter logging—Landing 296-54-58120Helicopter logging—Yarding 296-54-58130Helicopter logging—Fueling area 296-54-583Loading logs 296-54-584Tongs, hooks, grapples 296-54-585Cross-haul systems 296-54-587Self-loading log trucks 296-54-589Log trucks—General 296-54-58910Log trucks—Brakes 296-54-58920Log trucks—Trailer hitches and safety chains 296-54-58930Log trucks—Reaches and bunks 296-54-58940Log trucks—Stakes, stake extensions and chock blocks 296-54-58950Log trucks—Wrappers and binders 296-54-58960Log trucks—Miscellaneous requirements 296-54-58970Log trucks—Steered trailers 296-54-591Stationary log truck trailer loading 296-54-593Log unloading, booms, and rafting grounds—Storage and sorting areas—General 296-54-59310Log unloading, booms, and rafting grounds—Water dumps 296-54-59320Log unloading, booms, and rafting ground—Boom and rafting grounds 296-54-59330Log unloading, booms, and rafting grounds—Boats and mechanical devices on waters 296-54-59340Log unloading, booms, and rafting grounds—Dry land sorting and storage 296-54-601Signals and signal systems 296-54-603Electric signal systems 296-54-604Radio signaling permits 296-54-605Radio systems used for voice communication, activation of audible signals, or control of equipment 296-54-607Radio signal systems—Specifications and test procedures 296-54-701Wood spar trees 296-54-70110Wood spar trees—Guylines 296-54-70120Wood spar trees—Passlines 296-54-70130Wood spar trees—Straps 296-54-705Truck and equipment maintenance shops 296-54-707Labor camps 296-54-99002Appendix 1—Signals 296-54-99003Appendix 2—Sample minimum lockout/tagout procedure 296-54-99004Appendix 3—Industry consensus standards 296-54-99013Appendix 4—Various types of cable logging systems 296-54-99014Appendix 5—Wooden tree yarding and loading systems 296-54-99015Appendix 6—Sample chain shot training program