Illinois Administrative Code › Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION › Part 251 - FIRE EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTOR AND EMPLOYEE STANDARDS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 251.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Act" means the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee
				  Regulation Act of 2011 [225 ILCS 217 ].
"Applicant" means the entity that submits an application for
				  a license. The applicant for any fire equipment employee license shall be the
				  fire equipment distributor that intends to employ the candidate for fire
				  equipment employee license.
"Approved" means meeting the requirements of the Office
				  contained in this Part.
"Authority Having Jurisdiction" or "AHJ" means the Office and
				  governmental authorities.
"Candidate" means a certified individual for whom a fire
				  equipment distributor has applied to license as a fire equipment
				  employee.
"Citation" means a notice of fine or penalty related to a
				  violation of the Act or this Part.
"Engineered Fire Suppression System" or "Engineered System"
				  means any detection and special agent fire suppression system requiring
				  individual calculation and design, the components of which have been tested and
				  listed or approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. The design of
				  the system must be within the manufacturer's parameters for the fire
				  suppression system and components to protect a specific hazard. The design
				  shall meet the applicable fire protection codes and standards. Engineered fire
				  suppression systems shall not include a fire sprinkler system under the Fire
				  Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act [225 ILCS 317
				  ].
"Fire Equipment Distributor" or "Distributor" means any
				  person, company or corporation that services, recharges, hydrostatic tests,
				  inspects, installs, maintains, alters, repairs, or replaces fire equipment. The
				  term does not include a person, company or corporation that only performs
				  hydrostatic testing of cylinders. The term does not include a fire equipment
				  manufacturer.
"Fire Equipment Distributor License" means a license issued
				  to a fire equipment distributor in accordance with the conditions established
				  by the Act and this Part.
"Fire equipment" means any portable or fixed fire
				  extinguishing device or system other than a fire sprinkler system under the
				  Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act
[225 ILCS 317
				  ]
.
[225 ILCS 217/5 ]
"Fire Equipment Employee" means an individual who is
				  currently employed by a fire equipment distributor licensed under the Act,
				  whose duties include servicing, recharging, hydrostatic testing, installing,
				  maintaining or inspecting fire equipment.
"Fire Equipment Employee License" means a license issued to
				  an individual employed by a fire equipment distributor and certified to
				  service, recharge, install, maintain or inspect all types of fire suppression
				  devices or systems in accordance with the conditions established by the Act and
				  this Part.
"Governmental Authorities" means those entities that are a
				  unit of government that enforce laws, regulations or ordinances within its
				  specific geographical area. This includes, but is not limited to, fire
				  departments, fire protection districts, and building departments.
"ICC" means the International Code Council.
"License" means a license issued by the Office pursuant to
				  this Part.
"Maintenance" means the thorough examination of all
				  components of fire equipment by a fire equipment employee to ensure the fire
				  equipment will operate effectively and safely in accordance with the relevant
				  NFPA standard or standards adopted in this Part.
"NAFED" means the National Association of Fire
				  Equipment Distributors.
[225 ILCS 217/5 ]
"NICET" means the National Institute for
				  Certification in Engineering Technologies
. [225 ILCS
				  217/5 ]
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association.
"Office" means the Office of the Illinois State Fire
				  Marshal.
"Officer" means an individual within a business who, if the
				  business is a:
sole proprietorship, then the owner of the business or any
				  individual exercising managerial control; or
partnership, then any partner who has at least 10% ownership
				  interest or any partner who exercises managerial control; or
corporation or any other business entity, then any corporate
				  officer or director of the corporation or any individual who has at least 10%
				  ownership interest in such corporation or who exercises managerial
				  control.
"Person" means an individual, group of individuals,
				  association, trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm,
				  business, person doing business under an assumed name, unit of local government
				  or any other entity.
"Portable Fire Extinguisher" means a portable device, carried
				  or on wheels and operated by hand, containing an extinguishing agent that can
				  be expelled under pressure for the purpose of suppressing or extinguishing
				  fire.
"Pre-Engineered Fire Suppression System" or "pre-engineered
				  system" means a fire suppression system having predetermined flow rates, nozzle
				  pressures, and quantities of extinguishing agents. These systems may have
				  specific pipe size, maximum and minimum pipe lengths, flexible hose
				  specifications, number of fittings and number and types of nozzles prescribed
				  by a testing lab. The hazards protected by these systems are specifically
				  limited as to type and size by a testing lab based upon actual fire tests.
				  Limitations on hazards that can be addressed by a system are contained in the
				  manufacturer's installation manual, which is referenced as part of the
				  listing.
"Requalifier Identification Number" or "RIN" means a code
				  assigned by USDOT PHMSA to uniquely identify a cylinder requalification,
				  repair, or rebuilding facility.
"Service" means work, including, but not limited to,
				  recharging, repairing, installing, maintaining, inspecting, altering, and
				  replacing fire equipment within the scope of the Act and this Part.
"Trainee" means an individual who is employed by a licensed
				  fire equipment distributor and is training under the direct supervision of a
				  licensed fire equipment employee who is licensed in the same class for which
				  the trainee is training.
"USDOT PHMSA" means the United States Department of
				  Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
				  Administration.