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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 24. PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 24-31. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY: RAILROAD CLEARANCES |
Section 24-3199. DEFINITIONS
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3199.1When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
Approved - approved by the Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board.
Board - the D.C. Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board.
Clearance between tracks - the shortest distance between the center lines of adjacent tracks.
Height of a freight car - the distance between the top of the rail and the top of the running board.
Overhead clearance - the vertical distance from the level of the top of the highest rail to a structure or obstruction above that level.
Side clearance - the shortest distance from the center line of the track to a structure or obstruction at the side of the track.
Width of a freight car - twice the distance from the center line of the car to the extreme outside part of the car.