ANSI Z245.1-2012 pdf download Mobile Wastes and Recyclable Materials Collection, Transportation, and Compaction Equipment ─ Safety Requirements
3 Definitions The definitions below apply to terms used throughout this standard, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
3.1 access door: A panel covering an opening located on the body of mobile equipment that is provided to permit access such that the entire person’s body is inside of the vehicle body for the purpose of service or maintenance.
3.2 automated side-loader: Side-loader equipped with an arm or similar lifting device eliminating the need for manual handling of containers and carts. The automated side-loader’s area of operation is the area covered by all the functions of the lifting device or arm during all phases of operation. For purposes of this standard and the safety requirements detailed, it is envisioned that this type of refuse collection vehicle is a single person operation. (See Figure 9)
3.3 body: The integral part of mobile equipment which is used to carry wastes or recyclable materials. Containers which are lifted and carried by roll-off hoist and similar designs are not considered bodies.
3.4 body support: An assembly of webbing arranged to support the human body for fall protection purposes; example include full body harness and body belt.
3.5 cab guard: A shield over the truck cab of a front-loader used to prevent debris from falling on cab and between cab and body. 3.6 cart (two-wheeled plastic refuse container): A receptacle intended to temporarily hold solid wastes. The receptacle is made of plastic and has two wheels for ease of movement. Volumetric capacity ranges from 20 to 120 gallons (75 to 450 liters). Plastic refuse receptacles of greater capacity are considered containers for the purpose of this standard.
3.7 cart lifter: A container lifting device used to lift and dump carts. The cart lifter is used in rear-loader, side-loader and front-loader with carry-can waste collection applications. (See Figure 6) NOTE: Term not intended to refer to automated side-loader lifting devices.
3.8 carry-can: A container continuously carried on the forks of a front-loader during servicing of residential routes.
3.9 collecting vehicle: A motor vehicle upon which equipment is attached for loading, transporting, and unloading of waste or recyclable material, or for the receiving, transporting, and unloading of containers.
3.10 collection: The phase of operation of a collection and transportation vehicle during which active loading of materials occurs, including travel between material loading points, and at vehicle speeds less than 20 mph (32 kph).