General fall protection for all industries | Threshold height | WAC |
Above or adjacent to dangerous equipment | Regardless of height | |
Holes into which an employee can trip, step into, or step through | Regardless of height | |
Falling into or onto impalement hazards | Regardless of height | |
When on a walking/working surface | Four feet or more | |
Ramps, runways, and inclined walkways | Four feet or more | |
Holes where work is being performed | Four feet or more | |
Skylights | Four feet or more | 296-880-20005 (3)(b) |
Hatchway and chute holes | Four feet or more | 296-880-20005 (3)(c) |
Ladderways | Four feet or more | 296-880-20005 (3)(d) |
Pits and trap door holes | Four feet or more | 296-880-20005 (3)(e) |
Repair pits and service pits | Four feet or more | 296-880-20005 (3)(f) |
Manholes | Four feet or more | 296-880-20005 (3)(g) |
Openings | Four feet or more | |
Formwork and reinforcing work | Four feet or more | |
Steep pitch roof - Regardless of task | Four feet or more | |
Low pitch roof - Other than roofing work or constructing a leading edge | Four feet or more | |
Hazardous slopes | Four feet or more | |
Vehicles and rolling stock - If suitable anchorages cannot be provided or creates a greater hazard | Four feet or more | 296-880-20005(10) |
Specific requirements not addressed in WAC 296-880-200 (above) | ||
Construction work*See also chapter 296-155 WAC | ||
Roofing work on a low pitch roof | Ten feet | |
Constructing a leading edge | Ten feet | |
Engaged in the erection or placement of structural members | Ten feet | |
Engaged in excavation and trenching operations | Ten feet | |
Order pickers (PITS)*See also chapter 296-863 WAC | ||
Operators of order pickers | Regardless of height | 296-880-30010 (1) and (2) |
Elevating work platforms*See also chapter 296-869 WAC | ||
Vehicle mounted aerial devices | Regardless of height | |
Manually propelled and self-propelled elevating work platforms | Regardless of height if required by manufacturer | |
Boom supported elevating work platforms | Regardless of height | |
Powered platforms*See also chapter 296-870 WAC | ||
Working on a roof or other elevated working area | Four feet or more | |
Window cleaning*See also chapter 296-878 WAC | ||
Working on a roof or other elevated working area | Four feet or more | |
Scaffolds*See also chapter 296-874 WAC | ||
Working on a scaffold | Ten feet or more | |
Cranes - Under the scope of chapter 296-155 WAC, Part L | ||
For nonassembly/disassembly work | Six feet or more | |
For assembly/disassembly work | Ten feet or more | |
Towercranes - Work other than erecting, climbing, and dismantling | Six feet or more | 296-880-30035 (4)(a) |
Towercranes - Erecting, climbing, and dismantling work | Ten feet or more | 296-880-30035 (4)(b) |
Telecommunications work*See also chapter 296-32 WAC | Four feet or more | |
Qualified electrical workers*See also chapter 296-45 WAC | Four feet or more | |
Ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking*See also chapter 296-304 WAC | ||
Working aloft or elsewhere at elevation | Five feet or more | |
Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations*See also chapter 296-56 WAC | ||
Maintenance work on cranes, spouts, or similar types of equipment | Eight feet or more | |
Floor or wall openings or waterside edges, including bridges or gangway-like structures | Four feet or more | 296-880-30050 (2)(a) |
Ski area facilities and operations*See also chapter 296-59 WAC | ||
Working at unprotected elevated locations | More than ten feet | 296-880-30055 (1)(a) |