WAC 296-863-20020   Protect operators from falling objects.  

     You must:

     • Use an overhead guard to protect operators from falling objects such as small packages, boxes, and bagged material.

Exemption:	A high lift rider truck may be operated without the guard, providing all of the following conditions are met:
	• Vertical movement of the lifting mechanism is restricted to seventy-two inches (1800 mm) or less from the ground.
	• The high lift rider truck will operate only in an area where:
	– The top of a tiered load will not be more than one hundred twenty inches (3000 mm) high.
	– The bottom of a tiered load will not be more than seventy-two inches (1800 mm) high.
	– Only stable loads are handled.
	– The operator is protected from objects falling from high stack areas.

Note:

The overhead guard is not intended to withstand the impact of a maximum capacity load of the PIT.

     You must:

     • Equip all high lift rider trucks with overhead guards that meet the design and construction requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B56.1-1993, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.

     • Use a vertical load backrest extension to keep all or any part of the load from falling backwards towards the operator if the load presents a hazard.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 04-19-051, § 296-863-20020, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]