PDFWAC 296-878-15005
Select and use appropriate equipment.
(1) You must make sure that all equipment provided to workers for window-cleaning operations is engineered, designed, and intended for use in commercial applications.
Note: | Equipment that is designed or labeled for recreational use or rescue use only is prohibited for use in window-cleaning operations. |
(2) You must make sure that the window-cleaning equipment is not altered unless it is specifically approved in writing by the original manufacturer or a registered professional engineer.
(3) You must provide manufacturer's instructions to employees for all window-cleaning equipment they will use.
Reference: | Use Table 1 for other window-cleaning equipment requirements. |
Table 1
Other Window-Cleaning Equipment
If you use: | Then follow all requirements in: | |
Portable ladders | Chapter 296-876 WAC, Ladders, portable and fixed | |
Supported scaffolds | Chapter 296-24 WAC, Scaffolds | |
Suspension ropes and lifelines Powered and manual hoists Suspended scaffold equipment | Chapter 296-24 WAC, Scaffolds | |
Single and multipoint adjustable suspension scaffolds | Chapter 296-24 WAC, Scaffolds | |
Powered platforms | Chapter 296-24 WAC, PART J-3, Powered platforms | |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 16-23-141, § 296-878-15005, filed 11/22/16, effective 12/23/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 14-09-095, § 296-878-15005, filed 4/22/14, effective 7/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 02-22-027, § 296-878-15005, filed 10/28/02, effective 1/1/03.]