- (1) Approaches to filing rooms must be kept free from material and equipment at all times.
- (2) Enclosed grinding and filing rooms must be ventilated as specified in the general occupational health standard, WAC 296-62-110 through 296-62-11019.
- (3) Each filing and grinding room must be provided with two exits so arranged as to permit easy escape in case of fire.
- (4) Floors must be cleaned regularly and must be kept free from oil, grease and other materials that might cause employees to slip or fall.
- (5) Flooring around machines must be kept in good repair at all times.
- (6) Saw grinding machine belts must be provided with guards where these belts pass through the frame of the machine.
- (7) All grinding wheels on such machines must be provided with a metal retaining hood which also covers the arbor ends if they are exposed to contact.
- (8) Filing room employees must be provided with goggles, face shields, or other necessary protective equipment and are required to wear the same.
- (9) Guarding and mounting of abrasive wheels must be in accordance with chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 17-16-132, § 296-78-615, filed 8/1/17, effective 9/1/17; WSR 04-14-028, § 296-78-615, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.050 and 49.17.240. WSR 81-18-029 (Order 81-21), § 296-78-615, filed 8/27/81.]