For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CRANE. A machine for lifting or hovering a load and moving it horizontally, in which the consisting mechanism is an integral part of the machine. It may be driven manually or by power and may be a fixed or mobile machine and includes tower crane and mobile tower crane. The term does not include stackers, lift trucks, power shovels, backhoes, excavators, concrete pouring equipment, or straddle type mobile boat hoists.
HOISTING EQUIPMENT. Includes mast climbing work platforms, tower cranes, mobile cranes and personnel and material hoists.
MAST. A vertical structure that supports and guides the elevating assembly.
MAST CLIMBING WORK PLATFORM. A powered device consisting of an elevating assembly, base or chassis and mast, that when erected, is capable of supporting personnel, material, equipment, tools, and is capable of traveling vertically in infinitely adjustable increments to reach the desire work level.
MOBILE CRANES. A mobile or locomotive crane covered within the scope defined in current, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.5 standards and includes crawler cranes, locomotive cranes, wheel mounted cranes, and any variation hereof that retain the same fundamental characteristics.
PERSONNEL AND MATERIAL HOIST. A mechanism and its hoistway for use in connection with the construction, alteration, on-going maintenance or demolition of a building, structure or other work. It is used for hoisting and lowering workers or material or both, and is equipped with a car that moves vertically on guide members.
TOWER CRANE. A hammerhead, lulling, or other type of tower crane that is regularly assembled and disassembled for use at various sites. It is usually characterized by provisions to facilitate erection and dismantling and may include features to permit climbing or telescoping.
(Ord. 11-16, passed 6-13-11)