Summary
This section applies to the installation, design, and use of all one-man capacity, hand power counterweighted elevators subject to inspection under RCW 49.17.120.
Employers responsibility: To protect workers from hazards associated with hand power manlifts in the workplace.
Employers must meet the requirements… | in this section: |
Scope and application | WAC 296-56-60180 |
Hoistway landings | WAC 296-56-60183 |
Hoistway clearances | WAC 296-56-60185 |
Habitable space under hoistways | WAC 296-56-60187 |
Hoistway guide rails | WAC 296-56-60189 |
Buffer springs and overtravel of car | WAC 296-56-60191 |
Car specifications | WAC 296-56-60193 |
Counterweights | WAC 296-56-60195 |
Sheaves | WAC 296-56-60197 |
Hoisting ropes | WAC 296-56-60199 |
Operating rope | WAC 296-56-60201 |
Lighting | WAC 296-56-60203 |
Overhead supports | WAC 296-56-60205 |
General requirements | WAC 296-56-60207 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, 70.54.480, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 26-07-053, s 296-56-60179, filed 3/17/26, effective 4/20/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-56-60179, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16.]