Definitions - hdbk109220040229

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UFAS

Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard

Underwriters Laboratory, Inc.

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DEFINITIONS

DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO 29 CFR 1910 SUBPART S

Acceptable--An installation or equipment is acceptable to the Assistant Secretary of Labor,

and approved within the meaning of this Subpart S:

If it is accepted, or certified, or listed, or labeled, or otherwise determined to be safe by a

nationally recognized testing laboratory; or

ii. With respect to an installation or equipment of a kind which no nationally recognized

testing laboratory accepts, certifies, lists, labels, or determines to be safe, if it is inspected

or tested by another Federal agency, or by a State, municipal, or other local authority

responsible for enforcing occupational safety provisions of the National Electrical Code,

and found in compliance with the provisions of the National Electrical Code as applied in

this subpart; or

iii. With respect to custom-made equipment or related installations which are designed,

fabricated for, and intended for use by a particular customer, if it is determined to be safe

for its intended use by its manufacturer on the basis of test data which the employer keeps

and makes available for inspection to the Assistant Secretary and his authorized

representatives. Refer to 1910.7 for definition of nationally recognized testing laboratory.

Accepted--An installation is "accepted" if it has been inspected and found by a nationally

recognized testing laboratory to conform to specified plans or to procedures of applicable

codes.

Accessible--(As applied to wiring methods.) Capable of being removed or exposed without

damaging the building structure or finish, or not permanently closed in by the structure or

finish of the building. (See "concealed" and "exposed.")

Accessible--(As applied to equipment.) Admitting close approach; not guarded by locked

doors, elevation, or other effective means. (See "Readily accessible.")

Ampacity--Current-carrying capacity of electric conductors expressed in amperes.

Appliances--Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, normally built in

standardized sizes or types, which is installed or connected as a unit to perform one or more

functions such as clothes washing, air conditioning, food mixing, deep frying, etc.

Approved--Acceptable to the authority enforcing this subpart. The authority enforcing this

subpart is the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. The definition

of "acceptable" indicates what is acceptable to the Assistant Secretary of Labor, and therefore

approved within the meaning of this Subpart.

Approved for the purpose--Approved for a specific purpose, environment, or application

described in a particular standard requirement. Suitability of equipment or materials for a

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