Section 4123:1-9-01 - Scope and definitions(A) Scope. The purpose of this chapter of the Administrative Code is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees.
These specific provisions of this chapter supplement those of Chapter 4123:1-5 of the Administrative Code, and pertain to the employer for the protection of such employer's employees and no others and apply to steel making and the processes used in conjunction with steel manufacturing and fabricating but do not apply to the manufacture of foundry type operations.
Installations or constructions built or contracted for prior to the effective date of any specification are deemed to comply with the provisions of these rules if such installations or constructions comply either with the provisions of the current rules or with the provisions of any applicable specific rule which was in effect at the time contracted for or built.
(B) Definitions. (1) "Approved" means accepted or certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as "UL Solutions," "FM Approvals," or a responsible governmental agency.(2) "Bosh tank" means a tank used to collect circulating discharge water from furnaces.(3) "Danger zone" means the point of operation where a known critical hazard exists.(4) "Guard" means the covering, fencing, railing, or enclosure which shields an object from accidental contact.(5) "Guarded" means that the object is covered, fenced, railed, enclosed, or otherwise shielded from accidental contact.(6) "Mixer" means a vessel that contains a supply of molten pig iron available when needed for charging into open hearth furnaces and for holding successive casts or lots of iron from blast furnaces to reduce irregularities in the iron.(7) "Operator" means any employee assigned or authorized to work at the specific equipment.(8) "Shall" is to be construed as mandatory.(9) "Substantial" means construction of such strength, of such materials, and of such workmanship that the object will withstand the wear, usage, or shock for which it is designed.(10) "Standard guard railing" means a substantial barrier constructed in accordance with paragraph (E) of rule 4123:1-5-02 of the Administrative Code.Ohio Admin. Code 4123:1-9-01
Effective: 1/1/2025
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 9/19/2024 and 01/01/2030
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, Const. Art. II, Sec. 35
Rule Amplifies: 4121.13
Prior Effective Dates: 04/01/1964, 05/01/1981, 12/01/2004, 03/15/2010