WAC 296-155-36309. Power loads

(1) Identification of cased power loads. Cased power loads must be coded to identify power load levels by case color and power load color as specified in Table G-1. (2) Identification of caseless power loads. Caseless power loads must be coded to identify power load levels by power load color as specified in Table G-1 and by configuration. (3) Power load use limitation. No power load (cased or caseless) must be used if it will properly chamber in any existing commercially available tool and will cause a fastener to have a test velocity in excess of the maximum test velocities specified for the said tool. (4) Identification of power load packages. Power load packages must provide a visual number-color indication of the power level of the power load as specified in Table G-1. TABLE G-1 Power Load Identification Color Identification Nominal velocity Meters per Second (± 13.5) Feet per Second (± 45) Power Level Case Color Load Color 1 Brass Gray 91 300 2 Brass Brown 119 390 3 Brass Green 146 480 4 Brass Yellow 174 570 5 Brass Red 201 660 6 Brass Purple 229 750 7 Nickel Gray 256 840 8 Nickel Brown 283 930 9 Nickel Green 311 1020 10 Nickel Yellow 338 1110 11 Nickel Red 366 1200 12 Nickel Purple 393 1290 Color Identification Nominal velocity Meters per Second (± 13.5) Feet per Second (± 45) Power Level Case Color Load Color 1 Brass Gray 91 300 2 Brass Brown 119 390 3 Brass Green 146 480 4 Brass Yellow 174 570 5 Brass Red 201 660 6 Brass Purple 229 750 7 Nickel Gray 256 840 8 Nickel Brown 283 930 9 Nickel Green 311 1020 10 Nickel Yellow 338 1110 11 Nickel Red 366 1200 12 Nickel Purple 393 1290 Note: The nominal velocity applies to a 9.53 mm (3/8-in) diameter 22.7-gram (350-grain) ballistic slug fired in a test device and has no reference to actual fastener velocity developed in any specific tool. (5) Optional power load variation. Where means other than power loads of varying power levels are to be used to control penetration, such means must provide an equivalent power level variation.