Wash. Admin. Code § 296-56-60179
Summary
This section applies to the installation, design, and use of all one-man capacity, hand power counterweighted elevators subject to inspection under RCW 49.17.120.
Employers responsibility: To protect workers from hazards associated with hand power manlifts in the workplace.
| Employers must meet the requirements… | in this section: |
| Scope and application | WAC 296-56-60180 |
| Hoistway landings | WAC 296-56-60183 |
| Hoistway clearances | WAC 296-56-60185 |
| Habitable space under hoistways | WAC 296-56-60187 |
| Hoistway guide rails | WAC 296-56-60189 |
| Buffer springs and overtravel of car | WAC 296-56-60191 |
| Car specifications | WAC 296-56-60193 |
| Counterweights | WAC 296-56-60195 |
| Sheaves | WAC 296-56-60197 |
| Hoisting ropes | WAC 296-56-60199 |
| Operating rope | WAC 296-56-60201 |
| Lighting | WAC 296-56-60203 |
| Overhead supports | WAC 296-56-60205 |
| General requirements | WAC 296-56-60207 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, 70.54.480, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 26-07-053, s 296-56-60179, filed 3/17/26, effective 4/20/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-56-60179, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16.]