25OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdmin.,Labor§1926.32(1)OfficesoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration,U.S.De-partmentofLabor,FrancesPerkinsBuilding,Washington,DC20210.(2)TheRegionalandFieldOfficesoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration,whicharelistedintheU.S.GovernmentManual.(b)Anychangesinthespecifications,standardsandcodesincorporatedbyreferenceinthispartandanofficialhistoricfileofsuchchangesareavail-ableattheofficesreferredtoinpara-graph(a)ofthissection.Allquestionsastotheapplicabilityofsuchchangesshouldalsobereferredtotheseoffices.[44FR8577,Feb.9,1979;44FR20940,Apr.6,1979,asamendedat61FR9249,Mar.7,1996;63FR33468,June18,1998]§1926.32Definitions.Thefollowingdefinitionsshallapplyintheapplicationoftheregulationsinthispart:(a)Actmeanssection107oftheCon-tractWorkHoursandSafetyStand-ardsAct,commonlyknownastheCon-structionSafetyAct(86Stat.96;40U.S.C.333).(b)ANSImeansAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.(c)Approvedmeanssanctioned,en-dorsed,accredited,certified,oraccept-edassatisfactorybyadulyconstitutedandnationallyrecognizedauthorityoragency.(d)Authorizedpersonmeansapersonapprovedorassignedbytheemployertoperformaspecifictypeofdutyordutiesortobeataspecificlocationorlocationsatthejobsite.(e)AdministrationmeanstheOccupa-tionalSafetyandHealthAdministra-tion.(f)Competentpersonmeansonewhoiscapableofidentifyingexistingandpre-dictablehazardsinthesurroundingsorworkingconditionswhichareunsani-tary,hazardous,ordangeroustoem-ployees,andwhohasauthorizationtotakepromptcorrectivemeasurestoeliminatethem.(g)Constructionwork.Forpurposesofthissection,Constructionworkmeansworkforconstruction,alteration,and/orrepair,includingpaintinganddeco-rating.(h)Defectmeansanycharacteristicorconditionwhichtendstoweakenorreducethestrengthofthetool,object,orstructureofwhichitisapart.(i)Designatedpersonmeans‘‘author-izedperson’’asdefinedinparagraph(d)ofthissection.(j)EmployeemeanseverylaborerormechanicundertheActregardlessofthecontractualrelationshipwhichmaybeallegedtoexistbetweenthela-borerandmechanicandthecontractororsubcontractorwhoengagedhim.‘‘Laborerandmechanic’’arenotde-finedintheAct,buttheidenticaltermsareusedintheDavis-BaconAct(40U.S.C.276a),whichprovidesforminimumwageprotectiononFederalandfederallyassistedconstructioncontracts.Theuseofthesameterminastatutewhichoftenappliesconcur-rentlywithsection107oftheActhasconsiderableprecedentialvalueinascertainingthemeaningof‘‘laborerandmechanic’’asusedintheAct.La-borergenerallymeansonewhoper-formsmanuallabororwholaborsatanoccupationrequiringphysicalstrength;mechanicgenerallymeansaworkerskilledwithtools.See18Comp.Gen.341.(k)EmployermeanscontractororsubcontractorwithinthemeaningoftheActandofthispart.(l)Hazardoussubstancemeansasub-stancewhich,byreasonofbeingexplo-sive,flammable,poisonous,corrosive,oxidizing,irritating,orotherwiseharmful,islikelytocausedeathorin-jury.(m)Qualifiedmeansonewho,bypos-sessionofarecognizeddegree,certifi-cate,orprofessionalstanding,orwhobyextensiveknowledge,training,andexperience,hassuccessfullydem-onstratedhisabilitytosolveorresolveproblemsrelatingtothesubjectmat-ter,thework,ortheproject.(n)Safetyfactormeanstheratiooftheultimatebreakingstrengthofamemberorpieceofmaterialorequip-menttotheactualworkingstressorsafeloadwheninuse.(o)SecretarymeanstheSecretaryofLabor.(p)SAEmeansSocietyofAutomotiveEngineers.(q)Shallmeansma...
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