§ 302 — Definitions

§ 302. Definitions. Except as otherwise provided in this article,\nterms used in this article shall have the meaning given to such terms in\narticles one to eight, inclusive, of this chapter and in the state\ndefense emergency act.\n 1. "Civil defense volunteers" shall include those members of the civil\ndefense forces under the provisions of the state defense emergency act\nwho are volunteer persons serving without compensation in the personnel\nof volunteer agencies.\n 2. "Authorized civil defense service" for the purposes of this article\nincludes duties and services performed by an air raid warden during\nattack, actual or imminent, and subsequent to attack, but not during\ntraining or practice periods; and duties and services performed by a\ncivil defense volunteer other than an air raid warden following actual\nattack, but not during training or practice periods or during attack,\nactual or imminent. For the purposes of this article, such services\nshall be those authorized by the local director of civil defense in\naccordance with regulations and orders of the commission or state\ndirector of civil defense.\n 3. "Injury" within the meaning of this article means only accidental\ninjury arising in the course of authorized civil defense service during\nattack, actual or imminent, or subsequent to attack, and disease or\ninfection that may be sustained or death incurred either as the natural\nand unavoidable result thereof or of exposure to radiation or to noxious\ngases or to germ warfare in the course of such authorized service.\n 4. "Commission" shall mean the state civil defense commission created\nby article three of the state defense emergency act, and "state\ndirector" shall mean the New York state director of civil defense\nappointed under the provisions of said act.\n 5. "Board" shall mean the workers' compensation board.\n 6. "Chairman" shall mean the chairman of the workers' compensation\nboard.\n