296-56-6001, 296-56-60017, 296-56-60077, 296-56-60103, 296-56-60115, 296-56-60221, 296-56-60235

The purpose of this rulemaking is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised the Marine Terminals Standard and related sections of the Longshoring Standard to adopt new requirements related to the practice of lifting two intermodal containers together, one on top of the other, connected by semiautomatic twistlocks (SATLs). This practice is known as a vertical tandem lift (VTL). The final standard permits VTLs of no more than two empty containers provided certain safeguards are followed. Washington is a state plan state; therefore the department is required to adopt this language approximately within six months of the publication date. The changes were adopted 7/21/2009 and became effective on 9/1/2009.544.

9/1/2009	Rule Changes Effective
7/21/2009	Adoption (Rule-Making Order CR-103) Adopted Rule Language
6/1/2009	Comments Due
3/31/2009	Expedited Rulemaking (CR 105) Expedited Proposed Rule Language