WAC 296-307-30015. Removing guards on farmstead equipment

(1) Guards, shields and access doors must be in place when the equipment is in operation. (2) Where removal of a guard or access door will expose an employee to any component that continues to rotate after the power is disengaged, the employer must provide in the immediate area, a safety sign warning the employee: (a) To look and listen for evidence of rotation; and (b) To refrain from removing the guard or access door until all components have stopped. (3) On equipment manufactured after October 25, 1976, a readily visible or audible warning of rotation is required.