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"pile" means any sheet, column, post, tube or caisson

driven or formed in the ground and also means any pile

known as a "jacked pile", "screw pile", "cast-in-place

pile", "composite pile", "sand pile", "sheet pile",

"bored pile", "caisson pile", and any other form of

pile;

"piling" means any work in connexion with or for the

sinking or forming of a pile in the ground by

hammering, jacking, screwing, augering, boring,

jetting, vibrating, casting or any other means and

also means the driving or sinking of any casing or

tube into the ground to form a well or caisson for

foundation purposes, whether or not the casing or tube

is later extracted;

"place" means any place whether on land or water;

"powered mechanical equipment" means any machine or device

driven by electrical, chemical or thermal energy

including energy transmitted by compressed air, steam,

or hydraulic means a principal function of which is to

produce mechanical movement;

"public place"