WAC 296-54 WAC, Logging Operations

1 chapter 296-54 WAC Safety Standards for Logging Operations _____ chapter 296-54 WAC Safety Standards for Logging Operations (Form Number F414-016-000) LAST UPDATED 10/22/2017 This book contains rules for safety standards for Logging Operations , as adopted under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 ( chapter RCW). DATE: The new issue date of this book is October 2017. A brief promulgation history, set within brackets at the end of each section, gives statutory authority, administrative order of promulgation, and date of adoption of filing.

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3 DOSH Core Rules Other General DOSH Rules Industry and Task-Specific Rules Proposed Rules and Hearings Newly Adopted Rules and New Rule Information DOSH Regional Directives (DRDs) DOSH Interim Operations and Interpretive Memoranda (DIOIM) Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) chapter 296-54 WAC Safety Standards for Logging Operations _____ Page i chapter 296-54 WAC SAFETY STANDARDS FOR Logging Operations WAC Page Last Updated: 10/22/2017296-54-503 Variance.. 1296-54-505 Definitions.. 1296-54-507 Employer's responsibilities.

4 11296-54-509 Employee's 12296-54-511 Personal protective equipment (PPE).. 12296-54-51110 Head protection.. 13 296-54 -51120 Eye and face protection.. 13 296-54 -51130 Hearing protection.. 14 296-54 -51140 Hand protection.. 14 296-54 -51150 Respiratory protection.. 14 296-54 -51160 Leg protection.. 14 296-54 -51170 Foot protection.. 15 296-54 -51190 Highly visible clothing.. 15 296-54 -513 Arrangement of work areas and emergencycontact.. 16296-54-515 Accident prevention program.. 17296-54-51510 Safety and health meetings.

5 18 296-54 -51520 First-aid training.. 18 296-54 -51530 First-aid kits.. 20 296-54 -501 Scope and 1 chapter 296-54 WAC Safety Standards for Logging Operations _____ Page ii 296-54 -517 Lockout/tagout procedures.. 21296-54-519 Miscellaneous requirements.. 22296-54-520 Chain shot awareness and prevention.. 23296-54-52001 Chain shot awareness and prevention training.. 23 296-54 -52003 Cutting system inspection.. 24 296-54 -52005 Cutting system maintenance.. 25 WAC 296-54 -52007 Cutting system operation.. 25 296-54 -521 Motor vehicles.

6 25296-54-523 Inspection and repair of equipment andvehicles.. 27296-54-527 Seat belts.. 27296-54-529 Overhead electrical lines clearance.. 28296-54-531 Truck roads.. 28296-54-533 Road pioneering and earthwork.. 30296-54-535 Hand and portable powered tools.. 30296-54-537 Chain saws.. 31296-54-539 Falling and bucking General.. 33296-54-53910 Falling and bucking Falling.. 35 296-54 -53920 Falling and bucking Bucking.. 39 296-54 -53930 Falling and bucking Danger trees.. 39 296-54 -53940 Falling and bucking Springboards and tree jacking.

7 39 296-54 -541 Tree pulling.. 40 chapter 296-54 WAC Safety Standards for Logging Operations _____ Page iii 296-54 -543 Mechanized falling.. 41 296-54 -545 Climbing equipment and passline.. 41 296-54 -547 Rigging General.. 43 296-54 -54710 Rigging Inspection.. 43 296-54 -54720 Rigging Molles.. 44 296-54 -54730 Rigging Shackles.. 44 296-54 -54740 Rigging Straps.. 45 296-54 -54750 Rigging Blocks.. 46 296-54 -54760 Rigging Hanging blocks.. 47 296-54 -54770 Chokers and butt rigging.. 47 296-54 -549 Selecting spar, tail and intermediate support trees.

8 48 296-54 -551 Raising and lowering portable spars or towers. 48 296-54 -553 Metal spars.. 48 296-54 -555 Metal spar guyline safety straps.. 50 296-54 -557 Wire rope.. 50 296-54 -55710 Wire rope Cutting.. 52 296-54 -55720 Wire rope Splicing.. 52 296-54 -55730 Wire rope Attaching end fastenings.. 53 296-54 -561 Guylines.. 54 296-54 -563 Guying tail/lift trees.. 73 296-54 -565 Intermediate support trees.. 73 296-54 -567 Rigging skylines.. 77 chapter 296-54 WAC Safety Standards for Logging Operations _____ Page iv 296-54 -569 Anchoring.

9 79 296-54 -571 Releasing spiked guylines and spiked skylines from anchors.. 81 296-54 -573 Logging machines General.. 81 296-54 -57310 Logging machines Chipping in woods locations.. 85 296-54 -57315 Logging machines Exhaust pipes.. 85 296-54 -57320 Logging machines Glass.. 86 296-54 -57325 Logging machines Brakes.. 86 296-54 -57330 Logging machines Outriggers.. 87 296-54 -57335 Logging machines Hydraulics.. 87 296-54 -57340 Logging machines A frames.. 87 296-54 -57345 Logging machines Moving.. 88 296-54 -57350 Logging machines Tractors and skidders.

10 89 296-54 -57355 Logging machines Protective structures for 89 296-54 -575 Landing area.. 92 296-54 -577 Yarding, skidding, landing.. 93 296-54 -579 Log decks.. 95 296-54 -581 Helicopter Logging General.. 95 296-54 -58110 Helicopter Logging Landing.. 96 296-54 -58120 Helicopter Logging Yarding.. 96 296-54 -58130 Helicopter Logging Fueling area.. 97 296-54 -583 Loading logs.. 98 296-54 -584 Tongs, hooks, grapples.. 99 296-54 -585 Cross haul systems.. 99 chapter 296-54 WAC Safety Standards for Logging Operations _____ Page v 296-54 -587 Self loading log trucks.