Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-150V - Conversion vendor units and medical units › Section 296-150V-0020 - What definitions apply to this chapter?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Alteration"
is the replacement, addition,
				modification, or removal of any equipment or installation that affects the
				construction for concentrated floor loads, fire and life safety, or the
				plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems of a conversion vendor unit or
				medical unit.
The following are not considered alterations:
* Repairs with approved parts;
* Modifications of a fuel-burning appliance according to the
				listing agency's specifications; or
* Adjustment and maintenance of equipment.
"Approved"
is approved by the department of labor
				and industries.
"Consumer"
is a person or organization, excluding
				a manufacturer or dealer of conversion vendor units or medical units, who buys
				or leases a conversion vendor unit or medical unit.
"Conversion vendor unit"
or
"Conversion
				vending unit"
means a motor vehicle or other structure that has been
				converted or built for the purpose of being used for commercial sales at
				temporary locations. The units must be 8 feet 6 inches or less in width
				(exterior floor measurement) in the set-up position, and the inside working
				area must be less than 40 feet in length (interior floor measurement).
				Conversion vendor units:
* Are transported in only one section;
* Are designed for highway use;
* Are temporarily occupied for distribution of items, e.g.,
				food;
* Are built on a permanent chassis; and
* Include at least one of the following systems: Plumbing,
				mechanical or 120 and/or 240 volt electrical.
Note:
The conversion vendor unit may NOT include a dining
							 area.
"Damaged in transit"
means damage that affects the
				integrity of a concentrated floor load design or any of the systems.
"Dealer"
is a person, company, or corporation
				whose business is leasing, selling, offering for lease or sale, buying, or
				trading conversion vendor units, or medical units.
"Department"
is the department of labor and
				industries. The department may be referred to as "we" or "us" in this chapter.
				Note: You may contact us at: Department of Labor and Industries, Specialty
				Compliance, P.O. Box 44440, Olympia, WA 98504-4440.
"Design plan"
is a plan for the construction or
				alteration of a conversion vendor unit or medical unit or conversion of a
				vehicle to a conversion vendor unit or medical unit including floor plans,
				specifications, or test results necessary for a complete evaluation of the
				design, if applicable.
"Design option"
is a design that a manufacturer
				may use as an option to its conversion vendor unit or medical unit design
				plan.
"Educational facility"
is a building or portion of
				a building used primarily for educational purposes by six or more persons at
				one time for twelve hours per week or four hours in any one day. Educational
				occupancy includes: Schools (preschool through grade twelve), colleges,
				academies, universities, and trade schools.
"Equipment"
is all material, appliances, devices,
				fixtures, fittings, or accessories used in the manufacture, assembly,
				conversion to, or alteration of a conversion vendor unit or medical
				unit.
"Factory assembled structure (FAS) advisory board"
is a board authorized to advise the director of the department regarding the
				issues and adoption of rules relating to conversion vendor units and medical
				units.
"Health or personal care facilities"
are buildings
				or parts of buildings that contain, but are not limited to, facilities that are
				required to be licensed by the department of social and health services or the
				department of health (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes, private alcoholism
				hospitals, private psychiatric hospitals, boarding homes, alcoholism treatment
				facilities, maternity homes, birth centers or childbirth centers, residential
				treatment facilities for psychiatrically impaired children and youths, and
				renal hemodialysis clinics) and medical, dental or chiropractic offices or
				clinics, outpatient or ambulatory surgical clinics, and such other health care
				occupancies where patients who may be unable to provide for their own needs and
				safety without the assistance of another person are treated. (Further defined
				in WAC 296-46B-010.)
"Insignia"
is a label that we attach to a
				conversion vendor unit or medical unit to verify that the structure meets the
				requirements of this chapter and the applicable codes.
"Install"
is to erect, construct, assemble, or set
				a conversion vendor unit or medical unit in place.
"Institutional facility"
is a building or portion
				of a building used primarily for detention and correctional occupancies where
				some degree of restraint or security is required for a time period of
				twenty-four or more hours. Such occupancies include, but are not restricted to:
				Penal institutions, reformatories, jails, detention centers, correctional
				centers, and residential-restrained care.
"Labeled"
is to bear the department's
				insignia.
"Listed"
is a piece of equipment or apparatus that
				has been approved by a testing agency to the appropriate standard.
"Local enforcement agency"
is an agency of city or
				county government with power to enforce local regulations governing the
				installation of a conversion vendor unit or medical unit.
"Medical unit"
is a type of self-propelled unit
				used to provide medical examinations, treatments, and medical and dental
				services or procedures, not including emergency response vehicles, and
				which:
* Is transportable;
* Is temporarily placed and used;
* Is built on a permanent chassis;
* Includes at least one system;
* Is for temporary use only.
"One-year design plan"
is a design plan that
				expires one year after approval or when a new state building code has been
				adopted.
"System"
is part of a conversion vendor unit or
				medical unit designed to serve a particular function. Examples include
				plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  43.22 RCW. 05-23-002,
				  § 296-150V-0020, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340,
				  43.22.400,
				  43.22.432,
				  43.22.433,
				  43.22.434,
				  43.22.480, and
				  43.22.485, 2002 c 268, and
				  chapter
				  43.22 RCW. 03-12-044,
				  § 296-150V-0020, filed 5/30/03, effective 6/30/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  43.22 RCW. 99-18-069,
				  § 296-150V-0020, filed 8/31/99, effective
				  10/1/99.