WAC 296-863-40065   Operate PITs using elevated work platforms safely.  

     You must:

     • Make sure the PIT operator:

     – Is attending the lift equipment when workers are on the platform.

     – Is in the normal operating position while raising or lowering the platform.

Note: A PIT is unattended when the operator:
• Is more than twenty-five feet away;
OR
• Cannot see the PIT.
     You must:

     • Make sure the operator does not move the PIT from one point to another while workers are on the platform.

     – The operator may inch or maneuver the PIT at very low speed with workers on the platform.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 04-19-051, § 296-863-40065, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]