Labor & Industries (L&I), Washington State

Safety Standards for Window Cleaning Chapter 296-878, WAC

Effective Date: 01/01/03

Building surfaces and fixtures WAC 296-878-120

For printing

WAC 296-878-12005

Make sure building surfaces and fixtures are safe to use.

You must

• Make sure building surfaces and fixtures are safe to be used before you begin the window-cleaning operation. This includes:

• - Guardrails, parapets, cornices and other building surfaces used to support suspended loads
• - Permanently installed fixtures used as anchorages and tiebacks
• - Window-cleaning equipment support systems permanently dedicated to the building.