WAC 296-307-52047   What requirements apply to maintaining powered industrial trucks?  (1) Powered industrial trucks must be removed from service when not in safe operating condition. All repairs must be made by an authorized employee.

     (2) No repairs may be made in Class I, II, and III locations.

     (3) When repairs to fuel and ignition systems of industrial trucks involve fire hazards, the repairs must be conducted only in designated locations.

     (4) Trucks in need of repairs to the electrical system must have the battery disconnected prior to repair.

     (5) Industrial truck parts must be replaced only by parts of equivalent safety.

     (6) Industrial trucks must not be altered so that the relative positions of parts are different from when they were manufactured. Industrial trucks must not have parts added or eliminated, except as provided in WAC 296-307-52005. Fork trucks must not have additional counterweighting added unless approved by the truck manufacturer.

     (7) Industrial trucks must be examined at least daily before being placed in service. Industrial trucks must not be placed in service if the examination shows any unsafe condition.

     Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects must be immediately reported and corrected.

     (8) Water mufflers must be filled daily or as frequently as necessary to prevent the water supply from dropping below 75 percent. Vehicles must not be operated if muffler screens or other parts are clogged. Any vehicle that emits hazardous sparks or flames from the exhaust system must immediately be removed from service until the emission of such sparks and flames has been eliminated.

     (9) When the temperature of any part of any truck exceeds its normal operating temperature, the vehicle must be removed from service until the cause for overheating has been eliminated.

     (10) Industrial trucks must be kept clean and free of excess accumulations of combustible materials, oil, and grease. Noncombustible agents should be used for cleaning trucks. Low flash point (below 100°F) solvents must not be used. High flash point (at or above 100°F) solvents may be used. Take precautions regarding toxicity, ventilation, and fire hazard according to the agent or solvent used.

     (11) Industrial trucks originally approved to use gasoline fuel may be converted to use LP-gas fuel if the converted truck has the features specified for LP or LPS designated trucks. The converted equipment must be approved. You may find a description of the conversion system and the recommended method of installation in the "listed by report" of a nationally recognized testing laboratory.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 . 00-01-176, § 296-307-52047, filed 12/21/99, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040. 98-24-096, § 296-307-52047, filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-52047, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and[49.17.]060 . 96-22-048, § 296-306A-52047, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]