GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 47.221. Definitions.

 The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Balcony—A working platform projecting from a wall.

   Handrailing—A single pole, bar or pipe supported on brackets from a wall or partition.

   Oiling platform—A raised flooring constructed for the purpose of oiling machinery.

   Platform—A raised working floor or stage.

   Railing—A vertical barrier erected along the exposed edges of open-sided floors, working platforms, runways, balconies and openings in walls, floors and ground levels.

   Runway—A stationary incline or ramp provided as a means of ascent and descent from one level to another.

   Toeboard—A board or plank set on edge immediately under a railing at floor level.

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