PDFWAC 296-307-05505
Use of orchard ladders.
(1) Orchard ladders longer than sixteen feet are prohibited.
(2) Standing on the top two steps of the orchard ladder is prohibited.
(3) Employers must instruct employees to not stand on the top two steps (the top cap and the next step down) of orchard ladders.
(4) Employers must instruct employees to not step off the ladder onto branches of trees except onto the main crotch.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-05505, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20. WSR 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-05505, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. WSR 96-22-048, § 296-306A-05505, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]