Section 408.10003. Definitions; A to M .

(1) "Aisle" means a designated path of travel for mobile equipment and employees .

(2)    "Approved" means approval by the director of labor or his or her duly designated representative .

(3)    "Confined space" means an enclosed space, such as a bin, furnace, cupola, tank, vessel, vault, or well .

(4)    "Equivalent" means an alternate design or feature that provides an equal or greater degree of safety .

(5)    "Explosive atmosphere" means an atmosphere in which the contaminants are within the minimum and maximum range in air, oxygen or other oxidizer which would explode on introduction of a source of ignition .

(6)   "Flammable" means to ignite easily, burn intensely, or to have a rapid rate of flame spread .

(7)    "Hazard" means an unsafe condition or procedure which could result in an injury .

(8)   "Machine" means a powered instrument or device that transmits force or motion in a predetermined manner. It may be fixed in place or transportable, but is not hand-held .

History: 1979 AC; 1993 AACS.