WAC 296-863-40010   Operate PITs safely.  

     You must:

     • Operate PITs according to the manufacturer's instructions.

     • Make sure PIT operators do all of the following:

     – Obey all traffic regulations, including authorized workplace speed limits.

     – Yield the right of way to ambulances, fire trucks, and other vehicles in emergency situations.

     – Keep a safe distance of approximately three truck lengths from the PIT ahead.

     – Look in the direction they are going and keep a clear view of their path of travel.

     – Slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and other locations where vision is obstructed.

     – Do not pass other PITs traveling in the same direction at intersections, blind spots, or other dangerous locations.

     – Keep a safe distance from the edge of ramps or platforms while on any of the following:

     ▪ Elevated docks.

     ▪ Elevated platforms.

     ▪ Freight cars.

     • Make sure operators keep PITs under control at all times, including doing all of the following:

     – Drive at a speed that allows the PIT to be stopped safely.

     – Drive more slowly on wet or slippery floors.

     – Reduce speed to a safe level while turning.

     – Avoid driving over loose objects.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 04-19-051, § 296-863-40010, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]