PDFWAC 296-307-07009

Loading and unloading motor vehicles.

(1) The employer must ensure that employees load and unload motor vehicles safely.

(2) All loads transported on trucks or truck and trailer combinations must be properly secured and distributed. Loads must not exceed the safe operating load for the roadway condition and the capacity of the bridges, trestles, and other structures.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-07009, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20. WSR 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-07009, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. WSR 96-22-048, § 296-306A-07009, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]