Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 47.221 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 47.221
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

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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