California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 4 - General Mobile Equipment and Auxiliaries › Article 24 - Elevating Work Platforms and Aerial Devices › Section 3637 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Aerial Device. Any vehicle-mounted or self-propelled
						  device, telescoping extensible or articulating, or both, which is primarily
						  designed to position personnel.
Aerial Ladder. An aerial device consisting of a
						  single-or-multiple-section extension ladder.
Articulating Boom. An aerial device with two or more
						  hinged boom sections.
Boom. An elevating member; the lower end of which is so
						  attached to a rotating or non-rotating base that permits elevation of the free
						  or outer end in vertical plane.
Elevating Work Platform. A device designed to elevate a
						  platform in a substantially vertical axis. (Vertical Tower, Scissor Lift,
						  Mast-Climbing Work Platform)
Extensible Boom Platform. An aerial device (except
						  ladders) with an extensible boom. Telescopic booms with personnel platform
						  attachments shall be considered to be extensible boom platforms.
Insulated Aerial Device. An aerial device designed for
						  work on energized lines and apparatus.
Mast-Climbing Work Platform. A powered elevating work
						  platform or platforms, supported on one or more vertical masts, for the purpose
						  of positioning personnel, along with necessary tools and materials, to perform
						  their work.
Orchard Man-Lift (Pruning Tower). An aerial device
						  designed to elevate and position personnel for the purpose of harvesting and/or
						  pruning fruit and nut trees.
Override. The taking over of primary control functions
						  from a secondary location.
Pin-On Platform. A platform other than basket or tub,
						  without a guardrail which is attached to a boom by hinge or pivot connection
						  allowing movement in the vertical plane, including such hinge down platforms
						  used at the upper end of aerial ladders.
Platform. Any personnel-carrying device (bucket,
						  basket, cage, stand, tub, or equivalent) which is a component of an aerial
						  device.
Rated Work Load. The safe design live load carrying
						  capacity of the work platform.
Stability. A condition of a work platform in which the
						  sum of the moments, which tends to overturn the unit is less than the sum of
						  the moments tending to resist overturning.
Work Platform, Adjustable. Any device that has a
						  platform which is vertically, horizontally or rotationally adjustable and
						  supported by a structure.
1.
						  Amendment filed 10-12-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No.
						  41).
2. Amendment of section filed 9-10-91; operative 10-10-91
						  (Register 91, No. 51).
3. Amendment adding definition for "Orchard
						  Man-Lift (Pruning Tower)" filed 10-28-91; operative 11-27-91 (Register 92, No.
						  7).
4. Amendment of definitions of "Elevating Work Platform" and
						  "Work Platform" and new definition of "Mast-Climbing Work Platform" filed
						  2-27-2006; operative 3-29-2006 (Register 2006, No.
						  9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.