Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.10503

Current through Vol. 24-22, December 15, 2024

Section R. 408.10503 - Definitions; A to D

Rule 503.

(1) "Anemometer" means an instrument for measuring wind velocity.

(2) "Angulated roping" means a suspension method where the upper point of suspension is inboard from the attachments on the suspended unit, thus causing the suspended unit to bear against the face of the building.

(3) "Building face roller" means a rotating cylindrical member that is designed to ride on the face of the building wall to prevent the platform from abrading the face of the building and to assist in stabilizing the platform.

(4) "Building maintenance" means operations such as window cleaning, caulking, metal polishing, re-glazing, and general maintenance on building surfaces.

(5) "Cable" means a conductor, or group of conductors, enclosed in a weatherproof sheath, that may be used to supply electrical power or control current, or both, for equipment or to provide voice communication circuits.

(6) "Carriage" means a wheeled vehicle used for the horizontal movement and support of other equipment.

(7) "Certification" means a written, signed, and dated statement confirming the performance of a requirement of this standard.

(8) "Combination cable" means a cable having both steel structural members capable of supporting the platform, and copper or other electrical conductors insulated from each other and the structural members by nonconductive barriers.

(9) "Competent person" means a person who, because of training and experience, is capable of identifying hazardous or dangerous conditions in powered platform installations and of training employees to identify such conditions.

(10) "Continuous pressure" means the need for constant manual actuation for a control to function.

(11) "Control" means a mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of the equipment.

(12) "Davit" means a device that is used singly or in pairs and that is for suspending a powered platform from work, storage, or rigging locations on the building being serviced. Unlike outriggers, a davit reacts its operating load into a single roof socket or carriage attachment.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.10503

1979 AC; 1992 AACS; 2018 MR 3, Eff. 2/20/2018