Terms Used In New York Laws > General Business > Article 28-D - Lasers, Radiation, Crane Operators and Blasters

• Blaster: means a person who performs the act of preparation for detonation and the detonation of an explosive. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor of the state of New York, except that any reference to the commissioner with respect to radioactive material, as defined in this article, or radiation equipment, as defined in this article, shall be a reference to the commissioner of health of the state of New York. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Crane: includes but is not limited to cranes and equipment of the following types: a mobile, carrier-mounted, power-operated hoisting machine utilizing a power-operated boom which moves laterally by rotation of the machine on the carrier, tower cranes, hydraulic cranes and power-operated derricks; provided, however, that "crane" shall not include public utility company line trucks used by a public utility company in the construction and maintenance of its generation, transmission and distribution facilities. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Laser: means light amplification by simulated emission of radiation. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Pyrotechnician: means a person who performs the preparation for and the firing of pyrotechnics, as defined in Article 16 of the labor law. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
• Radiation equipment: means any equipment or device which can emit ionizing or non-ionizing radiation. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
• Radioactive material: means any material in any form that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
• Small business: means a business which is independently owned and operated, and which is not dominant in the field of operation. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1695