WAC 296-54-587. Self-loading log trucks

(1) A safe means of access and egress must be provided to the operator's loading work station. (2) Self-loading log truck operators must not unload their own load unless a positive means of securing the logs is provided when binders and wrappers are removed. (3) New self-loading log trucks purchased and put in operation after January 1, 1980, must be equipped with: (a) A check valve installed on the jib boom; and (b) A seat that is offset from the point of attachment of the boom. The seat and boom structure must rotate concurrently. (4) The operator of a self-loading log truck must not heel the log over the operator's work station.