WAC 296-870-60010. Stabilization systems

(1) You must make sure the exterior of each building is provided with at least one of the following stabilization systems: (a) Continuous tie-in guides; (b) Intermittent stabilization system; (c) Button guide stabilization system; (d) System using angulated roping and building face rollers; (e) System equivalent to a continuous tie-in guide system. EXEMPTION: • Tie-in guides may be eliminated for not more than seventy-five feet (22.9 m) of the uppermost elevation of the building if: 1. Using tie-in guides there is not feasible due to building design; and 2. Angulated roping is used that provides a stabilizing force of at least ten pounds (44.4 n) under all conditions of loading. (2) You must make sure embedded tie-down anchors, fasteners, and affected structures are corrosion-resistant.