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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1224

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, Conway, Campbell, Cairnes, Kessler, Clements, McIntire and Ogden)

Read first time 03/02/1999.

Requiring a permanent anchor for worker fall protection.

    AN ACT Relating to requiring a permanent anchor for worker fall protection; and adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:

    By October 1, 1999, the building code council shall prepare a report to the legislature documenting the need, including safety benefits, for requiring the installation of permanent anchors for fall protection on all new commercial and residential construction and when a roof is replaced on existing commercial and residential structures.  The report shall contain recommendations on the best design and placement of such anchors.

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