California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 3 - General Plant Equipment and Special Operations
Article 20 - Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment
Section 3555 - Definitions

Jack. A jack is an appliance for lifting and lowering or moving horizontally a load by application of a pushing force.

NOTE: Jacks may be of the following types: Lever and ratchet, screw and hydraulic.

Rating. The rating of a jack is the maximum working load for which it is designed to lift safely that load throughout its specified amount of travel.

NOTE: To raise the rated load of a jack, the point of application of the load, the applied force, and the length of lever arm should be those designated by the manufacturer for the particular jack considered.

1. New Article 20 (Sections 3555-3563, Figures LM-1a-LM-5) filed 3-28-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 13).
2. Repealer of subsection (b) filed 2-20-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 8).
3. Amendment filed 11-22-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 48).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.