PDFWAC 296-870-60010
Stabilization systems.
(1) You must make sure the exterior of each building is provided with at least one of the following stabilization systems:
(a) Continuous tie-in guides;
(b) Intermittent stabilization system;
(c) Button guide stabilization system;
(d) System using angulated roping and building face rollers;
(e) System equivalent to a continuous tie-in guide system.
EXEMPTION: | • Tie-in guides may be eliminated for not more than seventy-five feet (22.9 m) of the uppermost elevation of the building if: |
1. Using tie-in guides there is not feasible due to building design; | |
and | |
2. Angulated roping is used that provides a stabilizing force of at least ten pounds (44.4 n) under all conditions of loading. |
(2) You must make sure embedded tie-down anchors, fasteners, and affected structures are corrosion-resistant.