WAC 296-806-43010. Protect employees when removing scale

You must protect employees at every hammer and press by: (1) Making sure they do not place a hand or arm between the dies by providing them with devices that reach the full length of the die when removing scale. Examples include: (a) Oil swabs. (b) Scale removers. (c) Other devices that remove scale by reaching the full length of the die. (2) Stopping flying scale through construction and arrangement of a scale guard that is of substantial construction at the back of every hammer and press.