Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-869 - Elevating work platforms › Section 296-869-099 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Aerial device.
A vehicle-mounted device,
				telescoping or articulating, or both, which is used to position
				personnel.
Aerial ladder.
A vehicle-mounted
				elevating work platform consisting of a single or multiple-section
				extensible ladder. It may or may not have a platform at the
				top.
Aerial lift.
An aerial device mounted on
				a vehicle such as a truck, trailer, or all-terrain vehicle.
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.
Articulating-boom work platform.
A
				vehicle-mounted elevated work platform with two or more hinged boom
				sections.
Boom-supported elevating work platform.
A self-propelled, integral chassis, elevating work platform with a
				boom-supported platform that can be positioned completely beyond the
				base.
Chassis.
The part of a
				nonvehicle-mounted elevating work platform that provides mobility and
				support for the elevating assembly and platform.
Elevating work platform.
A device used
				to position personnel, along with their necessary tools and
				materials, at work locations. It includes a platform and an elevating
				assembly. It may be vehicle mounted or have an integral chassis for
				mobility and as a means of support.
Extensible-boom work platform.
A
				vehicle-mounted elevating work platform with a telescopic or
				extensible boom.
Manually propelled elevating work
				platform.
A manually propelled, integral chassis, elevating
				work platform with a platform that cannot be positioned completely
				beyond the base.
Platform.
The portion of an elevating
				work platform intended to be occupied by personnel. It may also be
				called a basket, bucket, stand, or similar term.
Rated capacity.
The designed carrying
				capacity of the elevating work platform as specified by the
				manufacturer.
Self-propelled elevating work platform.
A self-propelled, integral chassis, elevating work platform with a
				platform that cannot be positioned completely beyond the base.
Type designation.
A code to identify
				types of elevating work platforms. It is used to determine if an
				elevating work platform can be used in a specific classified or
				unclassified location.
(a)
D
refers to elevating work platforms
				that are diesel engine powered that have minimum safeguards against
				inherent fire hazards.
(b)
DS
refers to diesel powered elevating
				work platforms that, in addition to meeting all the requirements for
				type D elevating work platforms, are provided with additional
				safeguards to the exhaust, fuel, and electrical systems.
(c)
DY
refers to diesel powered elevating
				work platforms that have all the safeguards of the DS elevating work
				platforms and, in addition, any electrical equipment is completely
				enclosed. They are equipped with temperature limitation
				features.
(d)
E
refers to electrically powered
				elevating work platforms that have minimum acceptable safeguards
				against inherent fire hazards.
(e)
ES
refers to electrically powered
				elevating work platforms that, in addition to all of the requirements
				for the E elevating work platforms, have additional safeguards to the
				electrical system to prevent emission of hazardous sparks and to
				limit surface temperatures.
(f)
EE
refers to electrically powered
				elevating work platforms that, in addition to all of the requirements
				for the E and ES type elevating work platforms, have their electric
				motors and all other electrical equipment completely enclosed.
(g)
EX
refers to electrically powered
				elevating work platforms that differ from E, ES, or EE type elevating
				work platforms 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
				elevating work platforms that have minimum acceptable safeguards
				against inherent fire hazards.
(i)
GS
refers to gasoline powered
				elevating work platforms that are provided with additional exhaust,
				fuel, and electrical systems safeguards.
(j)
LP
refers to liquefied petroleum
				gas-powered elevating work platforms that, in addition to meeting all
				the requirements for type G elevating work platforms, have minimum
				acceptable safeguards against inherent fire hazards.
(k)
LPS
refers to liquefied petroleum
				gas-powered elevating work platforms that, in addition to meeting the
				requirements for LP type elevating work platforms, have additional
				exhaust, fuel, and electrical systems safeguards.
Vertical tower.
A vehicle-mounted
				elevating work platform having a platform that can be raised along a
				vertical axis.