12 CRR-NY 32.4NY-CRR

OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 12. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
CHAPTER I. INDUSTRIAL BOARD OF APPEALS
SUBCHAPTER A. THE INDUSTRIAL CODE
PART 32. SKI TOWS AND OTHER PASSENGER TRAMWAYS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12 CRR-NY 32.4
12 CRR-NY 32.4
32.4 Definitions.
(a) ADA accessible.
Describes a site, building, facility, or portion thereof that complies with ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines).
(b) Aerial lift.
Ropeways on which passengers are transported in cabins or on chairs and that circulate in one direction between terminals without reversing the travel path.
(c) Aerial tramway.
Ropeways on which passengers are transported in cable-supported carriers and are not in contact with the ground or snow surface, and in which the carrier(s) reciprocate between terminals. Also called a reversible.
(d) Approved.
In respect to a device or material: in compliance with a subsisting resolution of approval adopted by the board (prior to 1975); in respect to action by the commissioner: made the subject of a resolution of approval.
(e) Attendant.
The individual assigned to particular duties or functions in the operation of a passenger tramway (also see conductor).
(f) Auxiliary power unit (APU).
Generic term to generally describe a gas or diesel engine generally used as a backup to the prime mover. It can be designated as a prime mover or evacuation power unit depending upon use and configuration. On aerial tramways an APU can power the rescue drive.
(g) Basic life support (BLS).
Medically acceptable non-invasive procedures used to sustain life.
(h) Bicable system.
A system that uses separate track cable(s) to support the carriers and separate rope(s) to control motion of the carriers.
(i) Board.
The Industrial Appeals Board of the State of New York and prior to 1975, the Board of Standards and Appeals of the State of New York.
(j) Brake.
A device consisting of one or more friction devices which, if applied, accomplishes braking.
(k) Braking.
Braking is the process of absorbing energy in order to maintain or reduce the speed of the tramway.
Note:
The typical resistance's effective in absorbing the energy of a tramway include:
(1) the inherent resistance in the system (e.g., friction);
(2) incidental resistance (e.g., slope, gravity, wind);
(3) applied resistance (e.g., brake, power unit ramping down).
(l) Bull wheel.
A bull wheel is a terminal sheave that deflects the haul rope 150 degrees or more. When under power, the sheave is referred to as a drive sheave (or drive bull wheel); when acting as a movable tensioning device, it is referred to as a tension sheave (or tension bull wheel); and when it is acting simply as a fixed return for the haul rope, it is referred to as a fixed return sheave (or fixed return bull wheel).
(m) Cabin.
An enclosed or semi-enclosed compartment for transporting passengers; most often used on aerial tramways and detachable grip aerial lifts.
(n) Carrier.
The structural and mechanical assemblage in or on which the passenger of a tramway system is transported. Unless qualified, the carrier includes, for example, the carriage or grip, hanger, and cabin or chair.
(o) Chair.
A chair is an open or semi-open seat used on an aerial lift.
(p) Chair height.
Chair height (seat height) is the distance between the top surface, including padding, of the chair seat to the loading or unloading point surface. This distance shall take into account the longitudinal swing of the chair, which lowers the chair height.
(q) Circuit, electrical power.
The electrical power circuit is a normally de-energized circuit which when energized provides electrical power to the drive motor, other liftrelated electrical power equipment, or both.
(r) Circuit(s), bypass.
A circuit(s) that partially or entirely circumvents monitoring devices and remote signal inputs of a malfunctioning operating circuit to allow operation of the system, under the specific conditions set forth for each tramway type.
(s) Complex electronic element.
An electrical device composed of one or more solid state components for which the failure modes are not well defined or detectable, or for which the behavior of the device under fault conditions cannot be completely determined.
EXAMPLE–A photocell operating a relay to implement a stop gate function.
(t) Commissioner.
The Commissioner of Labor of the State of New York.
(u) Conductor.
An attendant assigned to duties or functions in an enclosed carrier (also see supervisor).
(v) Continuous diagnostic coverage.
A test function(s) provided to detect the failure of a complex electronic element at a period of no greater than the minimum time between each required functional operation of the element.
(w) Conveyor.
A class of outdoor transportation wherein skiers, or passengers on recreational devices, are transported uphill on a flexible moving element.
(x) Conveyor belt.
The flexible moving element on a conveyor that consists of multiple tread plates or belting.
(y) Deropement.
The term used when a rope or cable leaves its operating position relative to the groove of a sheave, carriage wheel, or saddle.
(z) Design capacity.
The number of passengers per hour (pph) established by the designer as the current ultimate operating capability of the facility in the direction specified.
(aa) Detachable grip lifts.
Tramway systems on which carriers circulate around the system alternately attaching to and detaching from a moving haul rope(s). The tramway system may be monocable or bicable.
(ab) Diesel.
A Class II liquid fuel.
(ac) Electromagnetic wire rope testing.
Electromagnetic wire rope testing (EWRT) is any of several nondestructive testing procedures which derive indications of wire rope condition from sensors measuring electromagnetic flux in or adjacent to the rope resulting from imposition of a known flux within the wire rope.
(ad) Emergency shutdown.
A stop that when initiated causes one or more brakes (if installed) to be applied and power to be removed from the power unit. An emergency shutdown shall occur when it is detected that the normal stop, or other stops have failed to function properly and takes priority over all other stop functions or devices. Removing power from the power unit shall mean:
(1) electric motor: Full load rated contactor or circuit breaker disconnect devices operates to shut down the motor;
(2) internal combustion engine: engine shuts down (see also stops and shutdowns).
(ae) Emergency shutdown circuit.
A protection circuit that effects an emergency shutdown.
(af) Evacuation power unit.
A power unit utilized for the evacuation of a ropeway that once engaged, passenger loading ceases and the ropeway operation is shutdown once the ropeway has been unloaded.
(ag) Factor of safety (wire rope).
The ratio of the nominal breaking strength of the rope and the maximum static design tension of the rope.
(ah) Fiber rope.
A stranded or braided rope made from natural or synthetic fibers.
(ai) Fixed grip lifts.
Tramway systems on which carriers remain attached to a haul rope. The tramway system may be either continuous or intermittent circulating, and either monocable or bicable.
(aj) Foot passenger.
A foot passenger is any person utilizing a passenger tramway who is not a skier.
(ak) Flue gas temperatures.
The temperatures of the flue products at the point or points of passing close to or through combustible materials, whichever is applicable.
(al) Gasoline.
A Class I liquid fuel.
(am) Gondola.
A name used to describe detachable grip aerial lifts using cabins.
(1) A cabin used on an aerial lift.
(an) Gravity foundation.
A foundation designed to stand by itself, relying only on soil bearing conditions and it's own weight to support a structure without movement.
(ao) Grips, detachable.
Haul rope grips that are detached from the moving haul rope at station(s) or terminal(s) during normal operation.
(ap) Grips, fixed.
Haul rope grips that remain continuously attached to the haul rope during normal operation.
(aq) Grips, haul rope.
Haul rope grips are those devices by which carriers are attached to the haul rope.
(ar) Guard rail.
A horizontal rail secured to uprights erected along sides of loading and unloading areas not used for access or egress to prevent persons from falling or contacting dangerous moving parts.
(as) Hanger.
Structural element connecting a cabin, chair, or other passenger-carrying device to the track cable carriage or haul rope grip.
(at) Haul rope.
A wire rope used on a passenger tramway that provides motion to a carrier(s) and is powered by the drive sheave.
(au) Hereafter.
On or after effective date of this code.
(av) Length.
Of a tramway, the maximum possible distance of point to point passenger travel.
(aw) Monocable system.
A system that uses a single haul rope to both support and control motion of the carriers.
(ax) Nominal voltage.
A nominal value assigned to a circuit or system. The actual voltage at which a circuit or system operates can vary from the nominal within a range that permits satisfactory operation of the equipment.
(ay) Non-complex element.
An electrical element in which the failure modes are well defined and the behavior of the element under fault conditions can be determined.
EXAMPLE–A system comprising one or more limit switches operating one or more contactors or relays to de-energize a motor.
(az) Normal Stop.
A normal stop is a stop in which the prime mover or other systems may be involved in braking and in which the tramway comes to rest in a controlled manner.
(ba) Operation circuit.
An electrical circuit that provides power to or controls the ropeway machinery.
(bb) Operator.
A person qualified to operate a tramway, lift or tow (see also attendant).
(bc) Overhauling.
Overhauling is an operating condition in which unbalanced loading is sufficient to overcome line and drive friction and create a torque, acting to produce rotation of drive sheave in either direction when all brakes and the prime mover are inactive.
(bd) Owner.
The owner of the tramway, or the lessee of the whole thereof, or the agent who manages, or directs the operations and maintenance of a passenger ropeway. The term includes the State of New York, any political subdivision thereof, and any body corporate.
(be) Passenger ropeway.
Passenger ropeway includes all devices that carry, pull, or push passengers along a level or inclined path (excluding elevators) by means of a haul rope or other flexible element that is driven by a power unit remaining essentially at a single location.
(bf) Passenger tramway.
Passenger Tramways shall include Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Passenger ropeways, other towing devices, and conveyors.
(bg) Prime mover.
Power unit utilized for the continuous operation of a passenger ropeway.
(bh) Programmable logic controller (PLC).
Any solid-state automatic device that has programmable memory and is used to process input and output logic functions.
(bi) Protection circuit.
Electrical circuits designed to stop the ropeway in the event of a malfunction or failure of the ropeway system.
(bj) Qualified engineer.
A qualified engineer is an engineer who is registered as a professional engineer in his/her state of residency or primary practice.
(bk) Rated capacity.
The maximum load which a tramway is designed and installed to handle at the rated speed.
(bl) Rated speed.
The speed at which a tramway is designed to operate.
(bm) Recreational device.
Tube, sled, luge, cart, etc. Except a skier, which is pulled uphill on the surface with a passenger riding on device.
(bn) Rollers.
Sheaves of small diameter used to guide or restrain the rope from leaving its proper alignment.
(bo) Rope.
Unless otherwise specified, the term, rope, shall mean wire rope, which consists of several strands twisted together. (The terms, rope, wire rope, and cable, are interchangeable, except where, by the context, the general term, cable, refers to either a wire rope or strand used as a track cable.)
(bp) Ropeway.
See passenger ropeway.
(bq) Rotation-resistant rope.
Wire rope consisting of inner strands laid in one direction covered by a layer of strands laid in the opposite direction. This has the effect of counteracting torque by reducing the tendency of the finished rope to rotate.
(br) Shall.
The word shall is always mandatory.
(bs) Sheaves.
Sheaves are pulleys or wheels grooved for rope.
(bt) Sheave unit.
A sheave unit is the largest assembly of sheaves that are independently articulated on a common shaft.
(bu) Sheave, deflection.
A deflection sheave is a terminal sheave that deflects the haul rope at least 10 degrees but less than 150 degrees.
(bv) Sheave, tension system.
A sheave used in the tension reeving system.
(bw) Sheave, terminal.
A terminal sheave is a haul rope sheave at a terminal that rotates continuously when the haul rope is moving and deflects the haul rope by an angle of 10 degrees or more.
(bx) Sheaves, diameter of.
Wherever the term, diameter, is used in specifying sheaves, it refers to the diameter at the bottom of sheave grooves (tread diameter).
(by) Sheaves, haul rope.
Haul rope sheaves are sheaves that support or hold down the haul rope at towers or terminals. (The angle of rope deflection is usually small.)
(bz) Skier.
A skier is any person utilizing a device that attaches to at least one foot or the lower torso for the purpose of sliding on a slope. The device slides on the snow or other surface of a slope and is capable of being maneuvered and controlled by the person using the device.
(ca) Stop gate.
A stop gate is a type of automatic stopping device that, when actuated by a passenger's weight, contact, or passage, will automatically stop the tramway.
(cb) Stop.
A stop is function initiated by a command that decelerates the tramway and brings it to rest (also see brake).
(cc) Strand.
Unless otherwise specified, strand shall mean wire strand, consisting of several wires twisted together, as compared with wire rope which consists of several strands twisted together.
(cd) Supervision circuit.
Electrical circuits that provide communications, that monitor or supervise the performance of various ropeway systems, and provide the operator with system information.
(ce) Supervisor.
A person in responsible charge of passenger tramway operations and personnel (also see operator).
(cf) Surface lifts.
Surface lifts are those tramways on which passengers are propelled by means of a circulating overhead wire rope while remaining in contact with the ground or snow surface. Connection between the passengers and the wire rope is by means of a device attached to and circulating with the haul rope, known as a towing device.
(cg) Tank, atmospheric storage.
A storage tank that has been designed to operate at pressures from atmospheric through 0.5 psig measured at the top of the tank. All fuel tanks shall be atmospheric tanks.
(ch) Tank, day.
A fuel tank, located inside a structure that provides fuel to an engine.
(ci) Tank, integral.
A fuel tank furnished by the engine or lift manufacturer and mounted on the engine. EXCEPTION–The lift manufacturer or a qualified engineer may supply an integral tank to be mounted on the engine or day tank for mounting on a combined drive tension carriage or an overhead fixed drive terminal.
(cj) Tank, supply.
A separate fuel tank for supplying fuel to the engine or to a day or integral tank.
(ck) Towing device.
A carrier, fixed or detachable, used on surface lifts to pull passengers. Classification or description is by the seat configuration and action of the extension element (i.e., J-Bar, T-Bar, platter or similar).
(cl) Tow path.
The path along which a passenger is towed on a surface lift or tow from the load point to a point beyond the stop gate equal to 150 percent of the distance required to stop the empty surface lift or tow operating at full speed.
(cm) Tows, fiber rope.
Fiber rope tows are those ropeways on which the passengers grasp the circulating fiber rope and are thus propelled while supported by the ground or snow surface. The haul rope remains adjacent to the passenger track at an elevation that permits passengers to maintain their grasp on that rope throughout that portion of the tow length that is designed to be traveled.
(cn) Tows, wire rope.
Wire rope tows are those ropeways on which the passengers are pulled by a towing device attached to a circulating wire rope and are propelled in one direction only by that rope while remaining in contact with the ground or snow surface. The haul rope remains adjacent to the tow path at an elevation such that the skier or recreational device remains on the surface throughout the length of the tow path.
(co) Track cable saddle.
A track cable saddle is a component designed to directly support a track cable.
(cp) Track cable.
A wire rope or strand used to support a carrier or carriers on a bicable system.
(cq) Tramway.
As used in this Part, this term refers to passenger tramway and its definition.
(cr) Transmission line.
A light, power or communication conductor operating at a potential exceeding 50 volts.
(cs) Voltage.
Voltage of a circuit is the greatest root-mean square difference of the potential between any two conductors of the circuit.
(ct) Voltage, low.
A voltage limited to 24 volts nominal.
(cu) Voltage, high.
A voltage of more than 600 volts.
12 CRR-NY 32.4
Current through March 15, 2022
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