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N.Y. GBS Law § 481

This is the official text of N.Y. GBS Law § 481, part of New York’s GBS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GBS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Definitions

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§ 481. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Laser" means light amplification by simulated emission of\nradiation.\n 2. "Radioactive material" means any material in any form that emits\nionizing radiation spontaneously. "Radiation equipment" means any\nequipment or device which can emit ionizing or non-ionizing radiation.\n 3. "Crane" includes but is not limited to cranes and equipment of the\nfollowing types: a mobile, carrier-mounted, power-operated hoisting\nmachine utilizing a power-operated boom which moves laterally by\nrotation of the machine on the carrier, tower cranes, hydraulic cranes\nand power-operated derricks; provided, however, that "crane" shall not\ninclude public utility company line trucks used by a public utility\ncompany in the construction and maintenance of its generation,\ntransmission and distribution facilities.\n 4. "Blaster" means a person who performs the act of preparation for\ndetonation and the detonation of an explosive.\n 5. "Pyrotechnician" means a person who performs the preparation for\nand the firing of pyrotechnics, as defined in article sixteen of the\nlabor law.\n 6. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor of the state of New\nYork, except that any reference to the commissioner with respect to\nradioactive material, as defined in this article, or radiation\nequipment, as defined in this article, shall be a reference to the\ncommissioner of health of the state of New York.\n

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