WAC 296-806-20056   Make sure safeguarding by distance meets these requirements.  

     You must:

     • Make sure means used to safeguard by distance do both of the following:

     – Prevent parts or material from falling on employees below;

     AND

     – Separate employees on fixed ladders, stairs, floors, or other walking or working surfaces from the hazard by:

     ▪ More than seven feet vertically;

     OR

     ▪ A horizontal distance that prevents employees from contacting or being injured by the hazard according to the distances in Table 200-2.

TABLE 200-2

     SAFE DISTANCES FROM FIXED BARRIERS TO HAZARDS

     Table 200-2 helps you identify either the required horizontal distance from the hazard to the barricade (B), or the required height of the barricade (C), as long as you know A and either variable, B or C.

Table 200-2

Safe Distances for Fixed Barricades (B)

Height of the Hazard (A)	Height of the Barricade (C)
	96	86	78	71	63	55	48	40
96	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
86	. . . .	10	14	16	20	20	24	24
78	. . . .	. . . .	14	20	24	28	36	43
71	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	24	36	36	40	43
63	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	20	36	36	40	51
55	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	4	32	36	40	51
48	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	20	36	40	55
40	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	12	36	40	55
32	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	24	36	51
24	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	20	48
16	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	12	48
8	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	. . . .	8	43

Note:

The height and distance requirements of Table 200-2 are designed to safeguard workers from a fixed hazard. If a hazard involves flying chips, fluids, parts or materials, the barrier height, distance, and construction may need to be adjusted to provide adequate protection.

Illustration 2 - How to measure variables for Table 2


     Examples:

     • If the height of the hazard (A) is seventy-eight inches, and the horizontal distance from the hazard to the barricade (B) is fourteen inches, the required height of the barricade (C) is seventy-eight inches.

     • If the height of the hazard (A) is eighty-six inches, and the height of the barricade (C) is fifty-five inches, then the required horizontal distance from the hazard to the barricade (B) is twenty inches.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-14-028, § 296-806-20056, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]