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 8 - Points of Operation and Other Hazardous Parts of Machinery › Article 61 - Compaction Equipment › Section 4351 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Access Cover, Balers and Compactors. The panel(s)
						  located on the baler or compactor that when opened permits access to the inside
						  of the baler or compactor for the purpose of loading the baler or
						  compactor.
Access Door, Baler. A hinged or sliding panel that
						  allows access to the inside of the baler for the purpose of regular servicing
						  and/or maintenance.
Access Door, Mobile Compactors. A panel covering an
						  opening located on the body of mobile equipment that is designed to permit
						  access by a person to the inside of the body for the purpose of service or
						  maintenance.
Access Door, Stationary Compactors. A panel covering an
						  opening that is designed to permit access by a person to the interior of the
						  stationary compactor for the purpose of service or maintenance.
Automatic Cycling Control. A control that initiates the
						  operation of a stationary compactor by an automatic actuator sensor on demand
						  when refuse is loaded into the charging chamber and continues to cycle until
						  signaled to stop.
Bale. A large closely pressed package of material which
						  is bound and/or wrapped.
Baler. A form of compaction equipment which compresses
						  loose material into compact bales and secures them for binding or
						  wrapping.
Body. The refuse-carrying portion of mobile equipment.
						  For rear-loading compacting equipment, the body does not include the
						  tailgate.
Collection. The phase of operation of a collection and
						  transportation vehicle during which active loading of materials occurs,
						  including travel between material loading points, and at vehicle speeds at or
						  less than 20 mph (32 kph).
Compaction Equipment, Mobile. Powered equipment which
						  receives loose material and compresses the material by the action of a moving
						  device into the body of the vehicle.
Compaction Equipment, Stationary. Powered equipment
						  which receives loose material and compresses the material by the action of a
						  ram or tramper into a portable container or into a smaller, compact mass which
						  may be bound or wrapped.
Deadman Control. A control that requires continuous
						  pressure by the operator.
Ejector Panel. The movable panel used for ejecting the
						  compacted refuse from the body of mobile collection and compaction equipment.
						  For front loaders and some side loaders the ejector panel is also the packer
						  panel.
Loading Sill. The ledge over which refuse is deposited
						  into the loading hopper.
Packer Panel. The plate(s) that moves the refuse from
						  or through the loading hopper into the body of mobile collection and compaction
						  equipment.
Ram/Tramper. The powered component of a stationary
						  compactor or baler that moves the material from the charging chamber to the
						  compaction area where it is compacted.
Secondary Position. The position(s) in a dual drive
						  configuration which is (are) designed to be occupied by the driver during
						  collection.
Transit. The phase of operation of a collection and
						  transportation vehicle during which no active loading or unloading of material
						  occurs.
This includes the on-road movement of the vehicle from
						  the employer's yard to the collection route, from the end of the collection
						  route to the disposal or processing facility, from the disposal or processing
						  facility back to the employer's yard, and operation between various facilities.
						  Transit includes operation between collection points when speed exceeds 20 mph
						  (32 kph).
Work Brake. A feature of certain collection vehicles,
						  typically equipped with secondary, right hand or stand up drive positions,
						  which holds the vehicle in a stopped position, after the vehicle has been
						  brought to rest using the service brake, to permit the operator to leave the
						  cab temporarily in order to load material into the vehicle.
1.
						  Amendment filed 12-4-95; operative 1-3-96 (Register 95, No. 49).
2.
						  New definitions of "Collection," "Secondary Position," "Transit" and "Work
						  Brake" filed 4-30-2015; operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No.
						  18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.