Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-303 - Safety standards for laundry machinery and operations › Section 296-303-01003 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Dampening machine.
A machine used for dampening
				clothes or other textiles.
Drying room.
An enclosure used for drying clothes
				or other textiles, and containing any power-driven mechanism.
Drying tumbler.
A machine within which clothes or
				other textiles are dried by air, and which usually consists of an enclosure
				inside of which is a revolving cylinder.
Enclosed.
The object or equipment or part thereof
				is so guarded that accidental contact at the point of danger, during the
				regular operation of the equipment, is not possible.
Extractor.
A power-driven centrifugal machine used
				for removing surplus moisture from clothes or other textiles by centrifugal
				action.
Guarded.
Covered, shielded, fenced, enclosed, or
				otherwise protected by means of suitable covers or casings, barrier rails,
				safety bars, or screens, to eliminate the possibility of accidental contact
				with, or dangerous approach by, persons or objects.
Ironer.
A hand- or power-operated machine, with
				one or more rolls or heated surfaces in contact, used for ironing or smoothing
				clothes or other textiles.
Laundry.
An establishment wherein the washing,
				ironing, or other finishing of clothes, or any other textiles is done, but
				excluding printing, bleaching, dry cleaning, or dyeing of clothes or other
				textiles.
Marking machine.
A power-driven machine used for
				marking clothes or other textiles.
Moving parts.
Gears, sprockets, revolving shafts,
				clutches, belts, pulleys, or other revolving or reciprocating parts that are
				attached to, or form an integral part of, a machine.
Point of operation.
The point or points at which
				clothes or other textiles are inserted or manipulated in the operation of the
				machine.
Power transmission.
Pertains to equipment such as
				shafting, gears, belts, pulleys, or other parts used for transmitting power to
				the machine, and shall include prime movers.
Prime movers.
Includes steam, gas, oil, and air
				engines or motors, and steam and hydraulic turbines.
Safety interlock.
A device that will prevent the
				operation of the machine while the cover or door is open or unlocked and will
				hold the cover or door closed and locked while the basket or cylinder is in
				motion.
Sewing machine.
A machine used for sewing or
				stitching clothes or other textiles.
Shaker (clothes tumbler).
A revolving cylinder
				used for shaking out clothes or other textiles.
Shaping machine.
A power-driven machine used to
				shape, mold, or otherwise finish clothes or other textiles; this term shall
				also include shaping tables, stands, or shelves upon which the machine may be
				mounted.
Starch mixer.
A power-driven machine used for
				mixing or processing starch.
Starching machine.
A power-driven machine used for
				the starching of clothes or other textiles.
Washing machine.
A power-driven machine used for
				washing clothes or other textiles. It generally consists of a stationary case
				or shell inside of which is a revolving perforated cylinder.
Wringer.
One or more power-driven rolls used for
				removing surplus moisture from clothes or other textiles.
Order 74-18, § 296-303-01003, filed
				  5/6/74.