(1) A load backrest extension must be used whenever necessary to minimize the possibility of the load or part of it from falling rearward.
(2) If the type of load presents a hazard, the user must equip fork trucks with a vertical load backrest extension manufactured according to WAC
296-307-52005(1).
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050, and
49.17.060. WSR 20-21-091, § 296-307-52017, filed 10/20/20, effective 11/20/20. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.040. WSR 98-24-096, § 296-307-52017, filed 12/1/98, effective 3/1/99. WSR 97-09-013, recodified as § 296-307-52017, 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-52017, filed 10/31/96, effective 12/1/96.]