California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 11 > Chapter 4 > Article 1 – General Provisions and Definitions
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- Boiler: as used in this part means any fired or unfired pressure vessel used to generate steam pressure by the application of heat subject to this part. See California Labor Code 7621
- City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
- 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.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
- County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
- Department: means the Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 6302
- Division: as used in this part , means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 7620
- Division: means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 6302
- Insurer: includes the State Compensation Insurance Fund and any private company, corporation, mutual association, and reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, authorized under the laws of this state to insure employers against liability for compensation under this part and under Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201), and any employer to whom a certificate of consent to self-insure has been issued. See California Labor Code 6302
- 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.
- Passenger tramway: includes any method or device used primarily for the purpose of transporting persons by means of cables or ropes suspended between two or more points or structures. See California Labor Code 7340
- Permit: means a permit issued by the division to operate a passenger tramway in any place. See California Labor Code 7340
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
- Standards board: means the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, within the department. See California Labor Code 6302
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
- Tank: as used in this part , means any unfired pressure vessel, subject to this part, used for the storage of air pressure or liquefied petroleum gases. See California Labor Code 7622