(1) Controls must be:
- (a) Arranged to operate from a position where the operator will at all times be in the clear of logs, machinery, lines, and rigging; and
- (b) Marked to indicate their function.
- (2) Log decks must be provided with effective means to prevent logs from accidentally rolling down the deck and onto the carriage or its runway.
- (3) When needed for protection of personnel, an automatic stop or interlocking device must be installed on log hauls or slips. These devices are not a substitute for lockout.
- (4) A barricade or other positive stop of adequate strength must be provided to protect the sawyer from rolling logs.
- (5) Canting gear or other equipment must not hang over the log deck in such a manner as to endanger employees.
- (6) The sawyer must be primarily responsible for the safety of the carriage crew and offbearers and must exercise due care in the operation of the carriage and log turning devices.
- (7) Feed works and log turning control levers must be so arranged that they may be secured when not in use and must be adequately guarded against accidental activation.
- (8) A control device must be provided so that the sawyer may stop the head rig section of the mill without leaving the stand.
- (9) An effective method of disengaging the head rig saws from the power unit must be installed on all head rigs where the power unit is not directly controlled by the sawyer.
- (10) The sawyer must be safeguarded either by location or by use of substantial screens or approved safety glass.
- (11) Carriages upon which employees are required to work must be solidly decked over and the employees properly protected.
- (12) The feed control lever of friction or belt-driven carriage feed works must be designed to operate away from the saws or carriage track.
- (13) A substantial stop or bumper must be installed at each end of the carriage run.
- (14) Substantial sweeps must be installed in front of each carriage wheel. Such sweeps must extend to within 1/4 inch of the rails.
- (15) Where power-operated log turners are used, carriage knees must be provided with goosenecks or other substantial means of protecting the carriage crew.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 17-16-132, § 296-79-27003, filed 8/1/17, effective 9/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040 and [49.17].050. WSR 99-16-083, § 296-79-27003, filed 8/3/99, effective 11/3/99; Order 74-24, § 296-79-27003, filed 5/6/74.]