Sec. 29-221. Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 29-221. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Examining Board for Crane Operators established under section 29-222; (2) "commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Safety; (3) "crane" means (A) a tower crane used in construction, demolition or excavation work, (B) a hydraulic crane, (C) a power-operated derrick or (D) a mobile crane which is a mobile, carrier-mounted, power-operated hoisting machine utilizing a power-operated boom which moves laterally by rotation of the machine on the carrier and which has a manufacturers' maximum rated capacity exceeding five tons; (4) "hoisting equipment" means motorized equipment (A) used in construction, demolition or excavation work, (B) at a construction site for a project, other than a project involving residential structures of less than four stories, the estimated cost of which is more than one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars, and (C) which has a manufacturer's rated lifting capacity exceeding five tons and a manufacturer's rated maximum reach in excess of thirty-two feet; (5) "department" means the Department of Public Safety; and (6) "apprentice" means anyone registered with the board for the purpose of learning crane operation or hoisting equipment operation.

      (P.A. 81-321, S. 1; P.A. 84-381, S. 5, 12; P.A. 03-253, S. 1; P.A. 04-27, S. 4.)

      History: P.A. 84-381 added Subdiv. (5) defining "apprentice"; P.A. 03-253 made a technical change in Subdiv. (3), added new Subdiv. (4) defining "hoisting equipment", redesignated existing Subdivs. (4) and (5) as new Subdivs. (5) and (6), and amended Subdiv. (6) to include within the definition of "apprentice" anyone registered with the board for the purpose of learning hoisting equipment operation; P.A. 04-27 made technical changes in Subdiv. (3), effective April 28, 2004.