WAC 296-96-05010   What are the department's rules on material lifts?  (1) These rules define a "material lift" as a fixed stationary conveyance that:

     (a) Has a car or platform moving in guides;

     (b) Serves two or more floors of a building or structure;

     (c) Has a vertical rise of at least five feet and no more than 60 feet;

     (d) Has a maximum speed of fifty feet per minute;

     (e) Is not part of a conveying system but is an isolated self-contained lift;

     (f) Travels only in an inclined or vertical direction;

     (g) Is operated or supervised by an individual designated by the employer;

     (h) Is installed in a commercial or industrial area not accessible to the general public; and

     (i) May not be operated from within the car.

     (2) Material lifts must not carry people so their operation or failure will not endanger people working near them. WAC 296-96-05010 through 296-96-05290 establishes requirements for the construction, installation, and operation of material lifts. These rules allow certain conveyances designed solely to transport material and equipment to be constructed to less stringent and costly standards than ASME A17.1.

     These rules do not apply to conveyances that lack a car (platform) and use rollers, belts, tracks, power conveyors, or similar carrying (loading) surfaces. (See ASME/ANSI B20.1.)



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.87.020, 70.87.030, 70.87.034, 70.87.120, 70.87.185, 70.87.190, 2002 c 98, 2003 c 143 and 2004 c 66. 04-12-047, § 296-96-05010, filed 5/28/04, effective 6/30/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.87.020, 70.87.030, 70.87.034, 70.87.120, 70.87.185 and chapter 70.87 RCW. 01-02-026, § 296-96-05010, filed 12/22/00, effective 1/22/01.]