You must guard chain conveyors whose moving chains cannot be enclosed without impairing their function by one of the following methods:
(1) Distance as required in, make sure safeguarding by distance meets these requirements, WAC
296-806-20056.
(2) Personnel barriers.
(3) Warning signs where personnel barriers are not practical.
Note: | Chain conveyors with moving chains that cannot be enclosed include those: |
| 1. Mounted within another conveyor. |
| 2. Raised and lowered as a transfer mechanism. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-42038, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 04-14-028, § 296-806-42038, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]