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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01-1" citation="COMAR 09.12.81.01-1" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="81" 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>“First aid” has the meaning stated in 29 CFR §1904.7(b)(5)(ii).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Incident” means an event that results in significant property damage or a major operational malfunction that is not consistent with manufacturer specifications.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Incident report” means a completed Division of Labor and Industry incident record form.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Inclined platform lift” means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a platform and seat that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Moves in guides in a diagonal plane from one level to another with limited travel, operating speed, and platform area; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is intended for transportation of mobility-impaired persons.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Inspection report” means a completed Division of Labor and Industry inspection report form.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Passenger elevator” means an elevator used primarily to carry persons other than the operator and persons necessary for loading and unloading.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Qualified” means a person who, by possession of a recognized degree in an applicable field or certificate of professional standing, or who, by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve problems relating to elevator safety.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Safety Code” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §12-801, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Serious injury” means an injury that requires medical treatment by a physician other than one-time first aid, which other treatment does not include diagnostic procedures such as x-ray after the one time treatment, even if provided by a physician.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Serious injury record” means a completed Division of Labor and Industry serious injury record form.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Test report” means a completed Division of Labor and Industry test report form.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Third-Party Qualified Elevator Inspector Report and Checklist” means a completed Division of Labor and Industry Third-Party Qualified Elevator Inspector Report and Checklist form.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Vertical platform lift” means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a partially enclosed platform that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction with limited travel, operating speed, and platform area; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is intended for transportation of mobility-impaired persons.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Witness”, as it appears in the Safety Code, means to observe or to verify that testing has been performed by a qualified individual in accordance with the Safety Code.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>