Wash. Admin. Code § 296-870-30015
You must complete the inspections and tests contained in Table 1, Before Use Inspections and Tests, before allowing persons to use the platform.
Table 1
Before Use Inspections and Tests
| What: | When: | Inspectionand test requirements: | |
| Working platforms and their components | • | Before every use | Inspect for visible defects |
| and | |||
| • | After each occurrence which might affect the platform's structural integrity | ||
| Suspension wire ropes | • | Before every use | Visible inspection by a competent person for defects and gross damage |
| and | |||
| • | After each occurrence which might affect the wire rope's integrity | ||
| Governors and secondary brakes | Before use each day | Test before use. If testing is not feasible, visually inspect the brake to make sure it is free to operate | |
| Hoists | Each day before lowering personnel below the top elevation of the building | Test in the lifting direction with the intended load to make sure it has sufficient capacity to raise personnel back to the boarding level |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-870-30015, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 47.17.060. WSR 06-19-075, § 296-870-30015, filed 9/19/06, effective 1/1/07.]