Pits
Rules
Rules for Specific Activities or Workplaces
- Agriculture (WAC 307-061)
- Confined Spaces (Chapter 296-809, WAC)
- Construction (WAC 296-155-505(4)(e))
- Construction, Guardrails (WAC 296-155 (Part K))
- Cranes and Derricks, Guarding (WAC 296-24-21513)
Excavation and Trenching (WAC 296-155 Part N)- Floor Openings, Floor Holes, and Open-sided Floors - Core Rules (WAC 296-800-260)
- Grain Handling Facilities (WAC 296-99)
- Ladders, Portable and Fixed (WAC 296-876-600)
- Longshore, Stevedore and Related Waterfront Operations, Ladders, Stairway Openings, Sanitation, Signs, Etc. (WAC 296-56-60225)
- Spray Finishing Operations (WAC 296-62-11019)
- Veneer and Plywood Plants (WAC 296-78-680)
Policies
- Elevator Pits and the Confined Spaces Standard (WRD 12.55)
- Guarding of Vehicle Service Pits (WRD 29.55)
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