Safeguard conveyors.
(1) You must install stop bumpers on all delivery ends of conveyors when products are manually removed.
(2) You must make sure all conveyors have "stop" buttons at all operating stations.
(3) You must provide emergency stop bars or switches at any point where both of these exist:
(a) The conveyor feeds into a machine; and
(b) Pinch points or catching hazards exist.
Reference: | Additional requirements for conveyors are found in WAC 296-806-420. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-42522, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 04-14-028, § 296-806-42522, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]