ANSI Z245 30-1999 pdf download Equipment Technology and Operations for Waste and Recyclable Materials – Waste Containers – Safety Requirements
3 Definitions For the purposes of this American National Standard, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
3.1 adjust: To modify a lifter in accordance with written instructions provided by the lifter manufacturer.
3.2 authorized employee: A person who, on the basis of their specific experience and training, is permitted to operate machinery, or to perform certain designated duties, such as energy control procedures (lockout/tagout), entry into confined spaces, or access to special work areas.
3.3 cart (two-wheeled plastic refuse container): A container intended to temporarily hold solid wastes. The container is made of plastic and has two wheels for ease of movement. Volumetric capacity ranges from 75 to 450 liters (20 to 120 gallons).
3.4 collecting vehicle: An engine-powered cab and chassis upon which equipment is mounted for the loading, compacting, transporting, and unloading of refuse, or for the receiving, transporting, and unloading of containers.
3.5 compactor-container combinations: Powered machines that remain stationary when in operation and are designed to compact refuse into an integral (self-contained compactor) or detachable container, or into a transfer vehicle. The entire self-contained unit may be moved for placement and unloading of refuse, or the container may be attached and removed.
3.6 container: A receptacle (also referred to as a bin) that receives and holds refuse for lifting, unloading, or transportation by mechanical means. Containers are specially designed for use with certain types of equipment which include, but are not limited to, the examples detailed hereinafter. Containers used with rear-loading compacting equipment may incorporate features that differ from containers used with front-loading compacting equipment. Containers used in conjunction with tilt-frame and hoist-type equipment are designed to be picked up, transported, unloaded, and set off by that equipment. These containers receive, store, and transport compacted or loose refuse, and are hoisted onto the tilt-frame or hoist-type equipment (commonly referred to as roll-offs, luggers and hook-lifts). Carts are typically two-wheeled plastic containers used in residential collection systems and facilities in conjunction with mechanized lifting systems.
3.7 container hold-down devices: Devices used on collecting vehicles and containers which, when mated, secure the container during transport.
3.8 container dumping mechanisms or lifting (lifter) devices: The component mechanisms, such as (but not limited to) lifting arms; forks; and hydraulic cylinders, cables, winches, and reeving cylinders that are used to lift and dump containers and carts.