Protect operators from falling objects.
(1) You must use an overhead guard to protect operators from falling objects such as small packages, boxes, and bagged material.
Exception: | A high lift rider truck may be operated without the guard, providing all of the following conditions are met: 1. Vertical movement of the lifting mechanism is restricted to seventy-two inches (1800 mm) or less from the ground. 2. The high lift rider truck will operate only in an area where: a. The top of a tiered load will not be more than one hundred twenty inches (3000 mm) high. b. The bottom of a tiered load will not be more than seventy-two inches (1800 mm) high. c. Only stable loads are handled. d. 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. |
(2) 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.
(3) You must 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, and
49.17.060. WSR 17-18-075, § 296-863-20020, filed 9/5/17, effective 10/6/17; WSR 04-19-051, § 296-863-20020, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]