- (a) Board means the Board of Standards and Appeals of the State of New York.
- (b) Commissioner means the Industrial Commissioner of the State of New York.
- (c) Approved means approved by the board.
- (d) Acceptable means satisfactory to the commissioner.
- (e) Apparatus means a trapeze, tightrope, wire, rings, ropes, poles or other elevated equipment, and includes all supports and fastenings thereof.
- (f) Performance means a public performance or exhibition described in section 37.09 of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.
- (g) Performer means a person who participates in a performance by acting upon the apparatus.
- (h) Assistant means a person who aids a performer, but does not act upon the apparatus.
- (i) Safety device means a safety belt, life net or other equipment designed to arrest or cushion the fall of a performer, and shall include all of the supports and fastenings thereof. It does not include a device used only in aid of balance.
Unless otherwise indicated, the following terms as used herein have the meanings stated below.