WAC 296-806-43502   Safeguard garbage (waste) disposal equipment.  

     You must:

     (1) Protect employees exposed to the hazards of screw conveyor disposals with a properly designed and mounted trimboard cover that remains in place during operation.

     (2) Provide guarding to protect employees from contact with knives or blades of disposal units.

     • The guards need to be strong enough so that an employee's downward thrusting motion will not cause the guard material to open larger than two inches.

Reference: • You may need to follow additional requirements found in, Make sure guards meet these requirements, WAC 296-806-20042, to keep employees from contacting the knives or blades of disposals.




[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-14-028, § 296-806-43502, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]