Current through September 2, 2024
Section 24.39.80.010 - DEFINITIONS S THROUGH ZTerms used in these standards shall be interpreted in the most commonly accepted sense, excepting only those specifically defined.
01.Safety Factor. This term as used is the ratio of the ultimate breaking strength of a member or piece of material to the actual working stress or to the maximum permissible (safe load) stress. For example: When a safety factor of six (6) is required, the structure, lines, hoists, or other equipment referred to shall be such as to provide a strength sufficient to support a load equal to six (6) times the total weight or stress to be imposed on it.02.Shall, Will. Is compulsory or mandatory.03.Skids. Any group of timbers spaced a short distance apart on which the logs are placed.04.Skidding. Movement of logs on the ground.05.Skyline. The supporting line on various types of logging systems on which carriage, block, or bullet travels.06.Snags. Any dead standing trees.07.Strap. Any short piece of line with an eye or "D" in each end.08.Strip. A definite location of timber allocated to a cutting crew.09.Substantial. Means constructed of such strength, of such material, and of such workmanship, that the object referred to will withstand normal wear, shock and usage.10.Tongs. A hooking device used to lift or skid logs.11.Undercut. A notch cut in the tree to guide and control the tree in falling.12.Yarding. Movement of logs or trees from the place they are felled (bucked) to a central loading or shipping point.Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.39.80.010