Section 216-RICR-40-20-14.3 - DefinitionsA. Whenever used in this Part, the following terms shall be construed as follows: 1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-1.3 entitled "Radiation Control".2. "Agency" means Rhode Island Radiation Control Agency (RCA), Center for Health Facilities Regulation - Radiation Control Program, Rhode Island Department of Health.3. "External surface" means the outside surface of the cabinet or enclosure provided by the manufacturer as part of the microwave oven, including doors, door handles, latches, and control knobs.4. "Equivalent plane-wave power density" means the square of the root-mean-square (rms) electric field strength divided by the impedance of free space (377 ohms).5. "Microwave oven" means a device designed to heat, cook, or dry food through the application of electromagnetic energy at frequencies assigned by the Federal Communications Commission in the normal ISM heating bands ranging from 890 megahertz to 6,000 megahertz. As defined in this Part, "microwave ovens" are limited to those manufactured for use in homes, restaurants, food vending, or service establishments, on interstate carriers, and in similar facilities.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-20-14.3
Adopted effective 1/1/2019