Section 408.11403. Definitions; A to C.

Rule 1403.  (1)  "Aisle"  means  a  path  of  travel  for  vehicles  and employees.

(2)    "Auger or screw conveyor" means a revolving pipe or shaft on which is mounted helically shaped flighting which serves to convey bulk materials along a trough or a defined path. See figure 1.

(3)   "Belt conveyor" means an endless belt operating between a drive and a tailend, with or without bend terminals, and over idler rolls or slider beds which handles bulk materials, packages or objects placed directly on the belt. See figure 2.

(4)   "Belt tripper" means a device incorporating a system of pulleys which cause a conveyor belt to load or unload material at 1 or more points along the length of a belt conveyor. See figure 3.

(5)   "Bucket, gravity discharge or pivoted bucket conveyor" means a series of buckets mounted between 2 endless chains or on a belt which may operate in horizontal, inclined or vertical paths. See figure 4.

(6)   "Conveyor" means a horizontal, inclined or vertical device for moving or transporting bulk materials, packages  or  objects   in  a predetermined path by design and having points of loading or discharge fixed or selective.

(7)   "Crossover" means a stile-like device used to cross over a conveyor or machine.

History: 1979 AC.