(1) The employer must ensure that a welder or helper working on platforms, scaffolds, or runways is protected against falling by using railings, safety belts, life lines, or other equally effective safeguards.
(2) Welders must place welding cable and other equipment so that it is clear of passageways, ladders, and stairways.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050, and
49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-50007, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20. WSR 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-50007, 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-50007, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]