WAC 296-806-42038:

296-806-42036 << 296-806-42038 >> 296-806-42039

PDFWAC 296-806-42038

Guard chain conveyors that are used as a transfer mechanism.

You must guard chain conveyors whose moving chains cannot be enclosed without impairing their function by one of the following methods:

(1) Distance as required in, make sure safeguarding by distance meets these requirements, WAC 296-806-20056.

(2) Personnel barriers.

(3) Warning signs where personnel barriers are not practical.

Note:	Chain conveyors with moving chains that cannot be enclosed include those:
	1. Mounted within another conveyor.
	2. Raised and lowered as a transfer mechanism.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-42038, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 04-14-028, § 296-806-42038, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]