Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-150C - Commercial coaches › COMMERCIAL COACH CONSTRUCTION CODE › GENERAL › Section 296-150C-0810 - Construction definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following definitions and the definitions in each of
					 the state codes adopted in WAC
					 296-150C-0800 apply to commercial
					 coach construction.
"Anchoring system"
is the means used to secure
					 a commercial coach to ground anchors or to other approved fastening devices. It
					 may include straps, cables, turnbuckles, bolts, fasteners, or other
					 components.
"Ceiling height"
is the clear vertical
					 distance from the finished floor to the finished ceiling.
"Chassis"
means that portion of the
					 transportation system comprised of the following: Drawbar coupling mechanism
					 and frame.
EXCEPTION:
The running gear assembly shall not be considered
								  as part of the chassis.
"Dead load"
is the vertical load resulting
					 from the weight of all permanent structural and nonstructural parts of a
					 commercial coach including walls, floors, roof, partitions, and fixed service
					 equipment.
"Diagonal tie"
is a tie intended primarily to
					 resist horizontal or shear forces and secondarily may resist vertical, uplift,
					 and overturning forces.
"Dormitory"
is a room designed to be occupied
					 by more than two persons.
"Exit"
is a continuous and unobstructed means
					 of egress to a public way.
"Frame"
means the fabricated rigid
					 substructure, which provides support to the affixed commercial coach structure
					 both during transport and onsite. It is considered a part of the commercial
					 coach.
"Glazed opening"
is a glazed skylight or an
					 exterior window or glazing of a door of a commercial coach.
"Gross floor area"
is the net floor area
					 within the enclosing walls of a room where the ceiling is at least five feet
					 high.
"Habitable room"
is a room or enclosed floor
					 space arranged for living, eating, food preparation, or dormitory sleeping
					 purposes. It does not include bathrooms, toilet compartments, foyers, hallways,
					 or other accessory floor spaces. Any reference to "habitable dwelling" in this
					 chapter means a temporary structure not used as a single family
					 dwelling.
"Interior finish"
is the surface material of
					 walls, fixed or movable partitions, ceilings and other exposed interior
					 surfaces affixed to the commercial coach structure, including paint and
					 wallpaper. Decorations or furnishings attached to the commercial coach
					 structure are considered part of the interior finish.
"Live load"
is the weight superimposed by the
					 use and occupancy of the commercial coach, including wind load and snow load,
					 but not including dead load.
"Perimeter blocking"
is support placed under
					 exterior walls.
"Shear wall"
is a wall designed and
					 constructed to transfer lateral loads.
"Tiedown"
is a device designed to anchor a
					 commercial coach to ground anchors.
"Use" or "occupancy classification"
is the
					 designed purpose of a commercial coach according to the International Building
					 Code.
"Wind load"
is the lateral or vertical
					 pressure or uplift created by wind blowing in any direction.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						43.22 RCW. 12-15-061,
						§ 296-150C-0810, filed 7/17/12, effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.22.340 and
						43.22.480. 99-13-010, §
						296-150C-0810, filed 6/4/99, effective 7/5/99. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.22.340, [43.22.]355,
						[43.22.]360,[43.22.]432 , [43.22.]440 and [43.22.]480. 96-21-146, §
						296-150C-0810, filed 10/23/96, effective
						11/25/96.