WAC 296-150V-0020
What definitions apply to this
chapter? "Alteration" is the replacement, addition,
modification, or removal of any equipment or installation that
affects the construction for concentrated floor loads, fire
and life safety, or the plumbing, mechanical, and electrical
systems of a conversion vendor unit or medical unit.
The following are not considered alterations:
• Repairs with approved parts;
• Modifications of a fuel-burning appliance according to
the listing agency's specifications; or
• Adjustment and maintenance of equipment.
"Approved" is approved by the department of labor and
industries.
"Consumer" is a person or organization, excluding a
manufacturer or dealer of conversion vendor units or medical
units, who buys or leases a conversion vendor unit or medical
unit.
"Conversion vendor unit" means a motor vehicle or other
structure that has been converted or built for the purpose of
being used for commercial sales at temporary locations. The
units must be 8 feet 6 inches or less in width (exterior floor
measurement) in the set-up position, and the inside working
area must be less than 40 feet in length (interior floor
measurement). Conversion vendor units:
• Are transported in only one section;
• Are designed for highway use;
• Are temporarily occupied for distribution of items,
e.g., food;
• Are built on a permanent chassis; and
• Include at least one of the following systems:
Plumbing, mechanical or 120 and/or 240 volt electrical.
Note:
The conversion vendor unit may NOT include a dining area.
"Damaged in transit" means damage that affects the
integrity of a concentrated floor load design or any of the
systems.
"Dealer" is a person, company, or corporation whose
business is leasing, selling, offering for lease or sale,
buying, or trading conversion vendor units, or medical units.
"Department" is the department of labor and industries.
The department may be referred to as "we" or "us" in this
chapter. Note: You may contact us at: Department of Labor
and Industries, Specialty Compliance, P.O. Box 44440, Olympia,
WA 98504-4440.
"Design plan" is a plan for the construction or
alteration of a conversion vendor unit or medical unit or
conversion of a vehicle to a conversion vendor unit or medical
unit including floor plans, specifications, or test results
necessary for a complete evaluation of the design, if
applicable.
"Design option" is a design that a manufacturer may use
as an option to its conversion vendor unit or medical unit
design plan.
"Educational facility" is a building or portion of a
building used primarily for educational purposes by six or
more persons at one time for twelve hours per week or four
hours in any one day. Educational occupancy includes:
Schools (preschool through grade twelve), colleges, academies,
universities, and trade schools.
"Equipment" is all material, appliances, devices,
fixtures, fittings, or accessories used in the manufacture,
assembly, conversion to, or alteration of a conversion vendor
unit or medical unit.
"Factory assembled structure (FAS) advisory board" is a
board authorized to advise the director of the department
regarding the issues and adoption of rules relating to
conversion vendor units and medical units.
"Health or personal care facilities" are buildings or
parts of buildings that contain, but are not limited to,
facilities that are required to be licensed by the department
of social and health services or the department of health
(e.g., hospitals, nursing homes, private alcoholism hospitals,
private psychiatric hospitals, boarding homes, alcoholism
treatment facilities, maternity homes, birth centers or
childbirth centers, residential treatment facilities for
psychiatrically impaired children and youths, and renal
hemodialysis clinics) and medical, dental or chiropractic
offices or clinics, outpatient or ambulatory surgical clinics,
and such other health care occupancies where patients who may
be unable to provide for their own needs and safety without
the assistance of another person are treated. (Further
defined in WAC 296-46B-010.)
"Insignia" is a label that we attach to a conversion
vendor unit or medical unit to verify that the structure meets
the requirements of this chapter and the applicable codes.
"Install" is to erect, construct, assemble, or set a
conversion vendor unit or medical unit in place.
"Institutional facility" is a building or portion of a
building used primarily for detention and correctional
occupancies where some degree of restraint or security is
required for a time period of twenty-four or more hours. Such
occupancies include, but are not restricted to: Penal
institutions, reformatories, jails, detention centers,
correctional centers, and residential-restrained care.
"Labeled" is to bear the department's insignia.
"Listed" is a piece of equipment or apparatus that has
been approved by a testing agency to the appropriate standard.
"Local enforcement agency" is an agency of city or county
government with power to enforce local regulations governing
the installation of a conversion vendor unit or medical unit.
"Medical unit" is a type of self-propelled unit used to
provide medical examinations, treatments, and medical and
dental services or procedures, not including emergency
response vehicles, and which:
• Is transportable;
• Is temporarily placed and used;
• Is built on a permanent chassis;
• Includes at least one system;
• Is for temporary use only.
"One-year design plan" is a design plan that expires one
year after approval or when a new state building code has been
adopted.
"System" is part of a conversion vendor unit or medical
unit designed to serve a particular function. Examples
include plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems.