Section 408.11407. Definitions; R to V.

(1) "Rollback" means an uncontrolled run of a conveyor down an inclined slope opposite to the direction of intended travel.

(2)   "Roller conveyor" means a series of rollers supported in a frame over which packages or objects are moved manually, by gravity or by power. See figure 8.

(3)   "Runaway" means an uncontrolled run of a conveyor on a  declined slope in the direction of intended travel.

(4)   "Safety factor" means the ratio of the breaking strength of a piece of material or object to the maximum designed load or stress applied when in use.

(5)     "Safety limit switch" means a final device used to disconnect power to a conveyor in case of control or operator failure.

(6)         "Slat conveyor"  means  1   or  more  endless  chains   to  which nonoverlapping, noninterlocking, spaced slats are attached  to  form   a moving support for packages or objects being conveyed. See figure 9.

(7)    "Suspended tray conveyor" means pendant trays or carriers attached to 1 or more endless chains which receive and deliver packages or objects at 1 or  more locations. See figure 10.

(8)     "Vertical reciprocating conveyor" means a conveyor with power or counterbalanced gravity actuated carriers which  receive  and  discharge material to other elevations.

History: 1979 AC.