WAC 296-59-007   Definitions.  "Act" means the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973, RCW 49.17.010 et seq.

     "Aerial work platform" means any form of work platform, work chair, or workbasket designed to lift or carry workmen to an elevated work position.

     "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute.

     "Approved" means approved by the director of the department of labor and industries except where this code requires approval by another specific body or jurisdiction authority.

     "ASME" means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

     "Authorized person" means a person approved or assigned by the employer to perform specific duties or to be at specific restricted locations.

     "Avalanche" means the sliding or falling of a large amount of snow down a steep slope which has a destructive force due to its mass.

     "Belay" means to provide an anchor for a safety line when a person is working in a position exposed to falling or sliding, the mountaineering term.

     "Designated" means appointed or authorized by the highest management authority available at the site.

     "Department" means the department of labor and industries, division of industrial safety and health, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

     "Director" means the director of the department of labor and industries or his/her designated representative.

     "Hazard" means that condition, potential or inherent, which might cause injury, death, or occupational disease.

     "Lift certificate to operate" means an operating certificate issued by the Washington state parks and recreation commission pursuant to chapter 70.88 RCW subsequent to annual inspections as required by chapter 352-44 WAC.

     "N.E.C." means the National Electric Code, as published by either the National Fire Protection Association or ANSI.

     "Occupied building" means a building regularly occupied in whole or in part as a habitation for human beings, or any church, schoolhouse, railroad station, store, or other building where people are accustomed to assemble.

     "Qualified" means one who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, license, or professional standing, has successfully demonstrated the personal ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work, or the project.

     "RCW" means the Revised Code of Washington, legislative law.

     "ROPS" means rollover protective structure.

     "S.A.E." means the society of automotive engineers.

     "Safety factor" means the ratio of ultimate breaking strength of any member or piece of material or equipment to the actual working stress or safe load when in use.

     "Shall" indicates a mandatory requirement.

     "Should" indicates a recommended practice.

     "WAC" means the Washington Administrative Code.

     "WISHA" means Washington industrial safety and health administration.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-19-074, § 296-59-007, filed 9/19/06, effective 12/1/06. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 88-14-108 (Order 88-11), § 296-59-007, filed 7/6/88.]