R920-50-3. Definitions

  In addition to terms defined at Section 72-11-102, the following terms are defined:

  (1) "Aerial lift specialist" as used in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B77.1 sections 3.3.4.1 and 4.3.4.1, means a Ropeway Inspector as defined in R920-50-3(31).

  (2) "Aerial tramway specialist" as used in ANSI B77.1 section 2.3.4.1 means a Ropeway Inspector as defined in R920-50-3(31).

  (3) "Air Space" means the area bounded by vertical planes commencing at a point thirty-five (35) feet from the intersection of the vertical planes of the ropes and ground surface.

  (4) "Annual general inspection" means an inspection of a passenger ropeway made by a Ropeway Inspector to verify preservation of original design integrity and to determine that components and systems of the passenger ropeway are in proper working order and in accordance with this rule.

  (5) "Audible warning devices" means an audible warning device that signals an impending start of the aerial lift.

  (6) "Auxiliary Power Unit" is a generic term to describe a gas or diesel engine generally used as a backup to the prime mover.

  (7) "Bullwheel" means a large grooved wheel 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.

  (8) "Carrier" means the structural and mechanical assemblage in or on which the passenger(s) or freight of a ropeway system are transported. Unless qualified, the carrier includes, for example, the carriage, grip or clip, hanger, and cabin or chair.

  (9) "Conveyor specialist" as used in ANSI B77.1 section 7.3.4 means a Ropeway Inspector as defined in R920-50-3(31).

  (10) "Dynamic Testing Logs" means a record of the data collected during the dynamic test.

  (11) "Experienced personnel" means an individual who has acquired knowledge and skills through study, training, or experience in ropeway maintenance, operation, or testing.

  (12) "Existing ropeway" means any passenger ropeway that shall have been operated for passengers for more than one calendar year.

  (13) "Grip" means the device by which carriers are attached to the haul rope.

  (14) "Governing Standard" means the ANSI B77 standard that is incorporated by reference as part of this rule by rule R920-50-4 Governing Standards.

  (15) "Haul rope" means a wire rope used on a ropeway that provides motion to carrier(s) and is powered by the drive bullwheel.

  (16) "Incident inspection" means an inspection of a passenger ropeway incident made by an approved Ropeway Inspector or a qualified engineer at the request of the Committee.

  (17) "Land surveyor" means an individual licensed under Section 58-22-102 as a professional land surveyor.

  (18) "Modification" means any change as defined in ANSI B77.1 Section 1.2.4.4, ANSI B77.2 Section 1.2.4.4, and the replacement of a ropeway component by one that alters the certified design or construction provided by the passenger ropeway manufacturer or designer.

  (19) "New ropeway" means any passenger ropeway that is registered for the first time for passenger operation during its first calendar year of operation.

  (20) "Operational inspection" means an inspection of a passenger ropeway made by a Ropeway Inspector to determine compliance with the operation and maintenance requirements of the Governing Standard and with this rule.

  (21) "Operating personnel" means persons employed by the operator to supervise the operation, or engaged in servicing, checking, inspecting or maintaining the machinery or structures of a ropeway and when on duty for such purposes on that ropeway.

  (22) "Passenger" means any person riding a ropeway, other than "operating personnel."

  (23) "Passenger Ropeway Incident" means:

  (a) Any structural, mechanical, or electrical malfunction or failure of a passenger ropeway component that results in bodily injury to any person on, or inside the load or unload zone of, a passenger ropeway;

  (b) Any deropement regardless of whether the passenger ropeway is evacuated;

  (c) Any evacuation of the passenger ropeway other than by prime mover or auxiliary power unit, regardless of cause;

  (d) Any fire involving a passenger ropeway component or adjacent structure;

  (e) Any structural, mechanical, or electrical malfunction or failure of a passenger ropeway component that results in a ropeway that will not SLOW DOWN when given the command to do so, will not STOP when given the command to do so, OVERSPEEDS beyond control settings and/or maximum design speed, ACCELERATES faster than normal design acceleration, SELF-STARTS or SELF-ACCELERATES without the command to do so, REVERSES direction unintentionally and without the command to do so , or a loss of control of the passenger ropeway as defined in ANSI B77.2 Section 2.2.3.1;

  (f) Any wire rope damage which exceeds the requirement in ANSI B77.1 Section A.4.1.3 or ANSI B77.2 Section A.4.1; and

  (g) Any structural, mechanical, or electrical malfunction or failure of a passenger ropeway component or its primary connection that has the apparent potential for causing bodily injury to any person, including but not limited to, the following:

  (i) Terminal Structure;

  (ii) Bullwheel;

  (iii) Brake System;

  (iv) Tower Structure;

  (v) Sheave, Axle, or Sheave Assembly;

  (vi) Carrier; and

  (vii) Grip.

  (24) "Portable Ropeway" means a ropeway expressly designed to be portable, operated without a permanent foundation, and that has a design range of maximum grade.

  (25) "Pre-operational inspection" means an inspection made by a Ropeway Inspector prior to the operation of any new or modified passenger ropeway requiring an Acceptance Inspection and Test.

  (26) "Qualified engineer" means any engineer who is licensed to practice engineering in the state of Utah and who has been approved by the Committee.

  (27) "Prime Mover" means the power unit utilized for the continuous operation of a passenger ropeway.

  (28) "Qualified personnel" as used in ANSI B77.1 sections 2.1.1.11, 3.1.1.11, 4.1.1.11, 5.1.1.11, 6.1.1.11, and 7.1.1.11 means a qualified engineer as defined by R920-50-3(26).

  (29) "Relocated ropeway" means any passenger ropeway moved to a new location.

  (30) "Responsible charge" means effective control and direction of the installation or modification of a passenger ropeway.

  (31) "Ropeway Inspector" means an engineer licensed to practice engineering in the state of Utah, independent of the ropeway owner, and approved by the Committee to inspect passenger ropeways.

  (32) "Sheave" means pulley or wheel grooved for haul rope.

  (33) "Structure" means any edifice, including residential and public buildings, or any other structure or equipment that could reasonably be expected to interfere with the safe operation of a ropeway. Ropeway components required for the operation of the ropeway are not structures.

  (34) "Surface lift specialist" as used in ANSI B77.1 section 5.3.4.1, means a Ropeway Inspector as defined in R920-50-3(31).

  (35) "Tow specialist" as used in ANSI B77.1 section 6.3.4 means a Ropeway Inspector as defined by R920-50-3(31).