Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Division 41 - PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION › Section 629-041-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The definitions
			 set forth in ORS 477.001 apply to OAR chapter 629,
			 divisions 041 through 046, unless the context otherwise requires.
(2) The following words and phrases, when
			 used in OAR chapter 629, divisions 041 through 043, are defined as follows,
			 unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
			 "All-terrain vehicle" means a Class I all-terrain vehicle, as defined in ORS
			 801.190.
(b) "Block" means a pulley or system of
			 pulleys set in a casing which guides a moving line.
(c) "Budget" means the budgeted cost of the
			 Forester for a forest protection district, which cost has been determined under
			 the authority and procedures of ORS
			 477.205 to
			 477.281;
(d) "Close down requirements" means the
			 machinery operation restrictions specified by the forester in the Industrial
			 Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) system.
(e) "Good operating condition" means fully
			 ready for intended use, maintained in accordance with any manufacturer's
			 recommendations and, where appropriate, properly installed and free of leaks.
(f) "Fully turbo-charged" means
			 all exhaust gases pass through a turbine wheel which is turning at all times
			 and where there is no exhaust bypass to the atmosphere.
(g) "Heavy truck" means a truck which has a
			 gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more.
(h) "Immediate use" means:
(A) In good operating condition;
(B) Requires the addition of no components,
			 fuel, oil, parts or water to be made operational; and
(C) Maintained in a known location which is
			 easily and rapidly accessible by the operator.
(i) "Improved road" means a road maintained
			 for the use of motor vehicles and that is sufficiently clear of flammable
			 material to prevent the spread of wildfire to adjacent vegetation.
(j) "Landing" means any designated place
			 where logs are laid after being yarded, and are awaiting subsequent handling,
			 loading and hauling.
(k) "Light
			 truck" means a truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds
			 or less.
(l) "Mobile equipment"
			 means any power driven machinery that moves about under its own power in an
			 operation area, but not including motor vehicles or stationary equipment as
			 defined below;
(m) "Motor vehicle"
			 means any vehicle that is self-propelled and which was built to transport
			 persons or property primarily on improved roads, including buses, cars,
			 recreational vehicles and trucks, except motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles;
(n) "Motorcycle" has the same
			 meaning as defined by ORS
			 801.365.
(o) "Moving lines" means mainlines and
			 haulback lines used in a cable logging operation.
(p) "Muffler" means an exhaust system device
			 in good operating condition which is designed to reduce noise emission and
			 which contains an internal baffle system.
(q) "Nationally recognized testing
			 laboratory" has the same meaning as defined by OAR 437-002-0005  and
			 29
			 CFR 1910.7.
(r) "Power driven machinery" means any
			 machinery, powered by or containing an internal combustion engine, used to
			 conduct an operation.
(s) "Power
			 saw" means a hand held saw powered by an internal combustion engine.
(t) "Prior approval" means written approval
			 of the forester given for a specific plan before the operation begins, with the
			 exception that verbal permission may be granted followed by immediate written
			 confirmation where timing is critical.
(u) "Snag" means a tree which is dead but
			 still standing, and that has lost its leaves or needles and its small limbs.
(v) "Spark arrester" means an
			 exhaust system device which traps or pulverizes exhaust carbon particles to a
			 size below 0.023 inches in diameter before they are expelled from an exhaust
			 system. Mufflers are not spark arresters.
(w) "Stationary equipment" means any power
			 driven machinery, except power saws, which is has, or will be, operated
			 exclusively at one location in an operation area for a period of more than two
			 days.
(x) "Truck" means a motor
			 vehicle designed primarily for carrying loads other than passengers.
(y) "Written order" means a prior written
			 approval or written requirement, from the forester, for a specified
			 practice.