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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 09.12.27.02" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="27" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Certificate of competence” means certification that is obtained by a person through any organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute or the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and that states the holder of the certificate demonstrates knowledge of and training in safe crane operating procedures.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Crane operator” means an individual who operates a crane.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Digger derrick truck” means a mobile derrick truck with a mast or equivalent member for drilling.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Hydraulic crane” means a crane that has a revolving superstructure, boom, and hoisting machine that is operated, extended, retracted, rotated, raised, and lowered hydraulically.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Inspection of a crane” means a thorough examination of the operation of mechanisms to determine functionality and control of hoisting systems, power transmission equipment, braking, superstructure movement, boom operation, and travel.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Knuckle boom crane” means a hydraulically powered articulating arm fitted to a truck or trailer that is used for loading and unloading the vehicle. It is also known as a loader crane.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Power-operated derrick” means an apparatus consisting of a mast or equivalent member held at the end by guys or braces, with or without a boom, including conventional lattice boom cranes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Tower crane” means a power-operated hoisting machine in which a boom or structural member is mounted upon a vertical mast or tower structure with the function of hoisting, lowering, and swinging loads at various radii, but does not include a conventional boom, including mobile and track.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Trolley boom” means a crane having a hoist/trolley assembly that runs horizontally along rails.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>