3199. DEFINITIONS

3199 DEFINITIONS 3199.1 When 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. SOURCE: Section 11-2604, effective September 1, 1958, ch. 26, 5 DCR 28 (August 11, 1958); 11B DCRR.