Wash. Admin. Code § 296-78-825
Jib, pillar, and portable floor cranes, crabs, and winches
Effective Sep 1, 2017WSR 17-16-132RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF
- (1) Side pulls must not be made with jib or pillar cranes. The arm or boom must be directly over the load when making a lift.
- (2) The gears of all cranes must be enclosed, and if hand operated by means of a crab or winch, a locking dog must be provided to hold load when the handle is released.
- (3) Some form of brake or safety lowering device must be provided on all crabs, winches, and jib cranes.
- (4) A hoist limiting device must be provided on all jib cranes of ten or more tons capacity.
- (5) The rated capacity of the hoisting device must be posted on the hoist and the arm or boom.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 17-16-132, § 296-78-825, filed 8/1/17, effective 9/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.050 and 49.17.240. WSR 81-18-029 (Order 81-21), § 296-78-825, filed 8/27/81.]