Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-863 - Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks › Section 296-863-099 - Definitions ANSI

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The American National Standards Institute.
Authorized person (maintenance).
A
				person who has been designated to perform maintenance on a
				PIT.
Authorized person (training).
A person
				approved or assigned by the employer to perform training for powered
				industrial truck operators.
Approved.
Listed or approved by a
				nationally recognized testing laboratory or a federal agency that
				issues approvals for equipment such as the Mine Safety and Health
				Administration (MSHA); the National Institute for Occupational Safety
				and Health (NIOSH); Department of Transportation; or U.S. Coast
				Guard, which issue approvals for such equipment.
Bridge plate (dock-board).
A device used
				to span the distance between rail cars or highway vehicles and
				loading platforms.
Classified location or hazardous
				location.
Areas that could be hazardous because of explosive
				or flammable atmospheres. These locations are broken down into the
				following categories:
(a) Class I locations are areas where flammable gases
				or vapors are or may be present in the air in quantities sufficient
				to produce explosive or ignitable mixtures.
(b) Class II locations are areas where the presence
				of combustible dust could be sufficient to produce explosions.
(c) Class III locations are areas where the presence
				of easily ignitable fibers are suspended in the air but are not in
				large enough quantities to produce ignitable mixtures.
Counterweight.
A weight used to
				counteract or the load being carried by the truck, or to increase the
				load carrying capacity of a truck.
Designations.
A code used to show the
				different types of hazardous (classified) locations where PITs can be
				safely used:
(a)
D
refers to trucks that are diesel
				engine powered that have minimum safeguards against inherent fire
				hazards.
(b)
DS
refers to diesel powered trucks
				that, in addition to meeting all the requirements for type D trucks,
				are provided with additional safeguards to the exhaust, fuel and
				electrical systems.
(c)
DY
refers to diesel powered trucks
				that have all the safe-guards of the DS trucks and, in addition, any
				electrical equipment is completely enclosed. They are equipped with
				temperature limitation features.
(d)
E
refers to electrically powered
				trucks that have minimum acceptable safeguards against inherent fire
				hazards.
(e)
ES
refers to electrically powered
				trucks that, in addition to all of the requirements for the E trucks,
				have additional safeguards to the electrical system to prevent
				emission of hazardous sparks and to limit surface
				temperatures.
(f)
EE
refers to electrically powered
				trucks that have, in addition to all of the requirements for the E
				and ES type trucks, have their electric motors and all other
				electrical equipment completely enclosed.
(g)
EX
refers to electrically powered
				trucks that differ from E, ES, or EE type trucks in that the
				electrical fittings and equipment are designed, constructed and
				assembled to be used in atmospheres containing flammable vapors or
				dusts.
(h)
G
refers to gasoline powered trucks
				that have minimum acceptable safeguards against inherent fire
				hazards.
(i)
GS
refers to gasoline powered trucks
				that are provided with additional exhaust, fuel, and electrical
				systems safeguards.
(j)
LP
refers to liquefied petroleum
				gas-powered trucks that, in addition to meeting all the requirements
				for type G trucks, have minimum acceptable safeguards against
				inherent fire hazards.
(k)
LPS
refers to liquefied petroleum
				gas powered trucks that in addition to meeting the requirements for
				LP type trucks, have additional exhaust, fuel, and electrical systems
				safeguards.
Electrolyte.
A chemical, usually acid,
				that is mixed with water to produce electricity.
Flammable liquid.
Any liquid having a
				flashpoint at or below 199.4°F (93°C). Flammable liquids are
				divided into four categories as follows:
(a) Category 1 includes liquids having flashpoints
				below 73.4°F (23°C) and having a boiling point at or below
				95°F (35°C).
(b) Category 2 includes liquids having flashpoints
				below 73.4°F (23°C) and having a boiling point above 95°F
				(35°C).
(c) Category 3 includes liquids having flashpoints at
				or above 73.4°F (23°C) and at or below 140°F (60°C).
				When a Category 3 liquid with a flashpoint at or above 100°F
				(37.8°C) is heated for use to within 30°F (16.7°C) of its
				flashpoint, it must be handled in accordance with the requirements
				for a Category 3 liquid with a flashpoint below 100°F
				(37.8°C).
(d) Category 4 includes liquids having flashpoints
				above 140°F (60°C) and at or below 199.4°F (93°C).
				When a Category 4 flammable liquid is heated for use to within
				30°F (16.7°C) of its flashpoint, it must be handled in
				accordance with the requirements for a Category 3 liquid with a
				flashpoint at or above 100°F (37.8°C).
(e) When liquid with a flashpoint greater than
				199.4°F (93°C) is heated for use to within 30°F
				(16.7°C) of its flashpoint, it must be handled in accordance with
				the requirements for a Category 4 flammable liquid.
Flashpoint.
The minimum temperature at
				which a liquid gives off vapor within a test vessel in sufficient
				concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface
				of the liquid, and shall be determined as follows:
(a) For a liquid which has a viscosity of less than
				45 SUS at 100°F (37.8°C), does not contain suspended solids,
				and does not have a tendency to form a surface film while under test,
				the procedure specified in the Standard Method of Test for Flashpoint
				by Tag Closed Tester (ASTM D-56-70), WAC
				296-901-14024
				Appendix B-Physical hazard criteria shall be used.
(b) For a liquid which has a viscosity of 45 SUS or
				more at 100°F (37.8°C), or contains suspended solids, or has
				a tendency to form a surface film while under test, the Standard
				Method of Test for Flashpoint by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester (ASTM
				D-93-71) or an equivalent method as defined by WAC
				296-901-14024
				Appendix B- Physical hazard criteria, shall be used, except that the
				methods specified in Note 1 to section 1.1 of ASTM D-93-71 may be
				used for the respective materials specified in the note.
(c) For a liquid that is a mixture of compounds that
				have different volatilities and flashpoints, its flashpoint shall be
				determined by using the procedure specified in (a) or (b) of this
				subsection on the liquid in the form it is shipped.
(d) Organic peroxides, which undergo
				auto-accelerating thermal decomposition, are excluded from any of the
				flashpoint determination methods specified in this section.
Front-end attachment.
A device that is
				attached to the forks or lifting device of the truck.
Lanyard.
A flexible line of webbing,
				rope, or cable used to secure a harness to an anchor point.
Liquefied petroleum gas
. Any gas that is
				composed predominantly of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of
				them; propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or iso-butane), and
				butylenes.
Listed by report.
A report listing the
				field assembly, installation procedures, or both, for a UL listed
				product that does not have generally recognized installation
				requirements.
Load engaging.
A device attached to a
				powered industrial truck and used to manipulate or carry a
				load.
Motorized hand truck.
A powered truck
				with wheeled forks designed to go under or between pallets and is
				controlled by a walking or riding operator.
Nationally recognized testing
				laboratory.
An organization recognized by the Occupational
				Safety and Health Administration that conducts safety tests on
				equipment and materials.
Order picker.
A truck controlled by an
				operator who is stationed on a platform that moves with the load
				engaging means.
Powered industrial truck (PIT).
A
				mobile, power-driven vehicle used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack,
				or tier material.
Rough terrain forklift truck.
A truck
				intended to be used on unimproved natural terrain and at construction
				sites.
Safety harness (full body harness).
A
				configuration of connected straps that meets the requirements
				specified in ANSI Z359.1, that may be adjustable to distribute a fall
				arresting force over at least the thighs, shoulders and pelvis, with
				provisions for attaching a lanyard, lifeline, or deceleration
				devices.
Tie-off point (anchorage).
A secure
				point to attach a lanyard that meets the requirements of chapter
				296-880, Unified safety standards for fall protection.
Vertical load backrest extension.
A
				device that extends vertically from the fork carriage
				frame.
Reviser's note:
RCW
				   34.05.395 requires the use of
				  underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing
				  rules. The rule published above varies from its predecessor in
				  certain respects not indicated by the use of these markings.