Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 120 - OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER AND INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER › Chapter 120-3 - RULES OF SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER › Subject 120-3-24 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LOSS PREVENTION DUE TO COMBUSTIBLE DUST EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE › Rule 120-3-24-.03 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Authority
				Having Jurisdiction"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, the
				organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment,
				materials, an installation, or a procedure.
(2) "Building Official"shall mean for the
				purpose of this chapter, the officer or other designated authority charged with
				the administration and enforcement of the International Building Code, or a
				duly authorized representative.
(3)
				"Business"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter, any firm corporation,
				business, person, partnership, organization, association, contractor,
				individual or other entity, engaged in manufacturing, processing, and/or
				handling combustible particulate solids including manufacturing processes that
				create combustible dust.
(4)
				"Combustible Dust"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter, any finely
				divided solid material that is 420 microns or smaller in diameter (material
				passing a U.S. No. 420 microns or smaller in diameter (material passing a U.S.
				No. 40 Standard Sieve) and presents a fire or explosion hazard when dispensed
				and ignited in air. (From NFPA 654)
(5) "Combustible Particulate Solid"shall
				mean, for the purpose of this chapter, any combustible solid material, composed
				of distinct particles or pieces, regardless of size, shape, or chemical
				composition. Combustible particulate solids include dusts, fibers, fines,
				chips, chunks, flakes, or mixtures of these.
(6) "Commissioner"shall mean, for the purpose
				of this chapter, the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner or his/her designated
				representative.
(7) "Existing
				Building"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, buildings, structures,
				facilities or conditions which are already in existence or constructed and
				officially authorized prior to March 7, 2008. This definition shall apply to
				all situations covered by this chapter except where otherwise noted by this
				chapter or as otherwise deemed a proposed building or structure as specified in
				Chapter 2 of Title 25.
(8) "Fire
				Chief"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, the chief officer of the fire
				department serving the jurisdiction, or a duly authorized
				representative.
(9) "Fire
				Official"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, the fire chief or other
				designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the
				codes and standards adopted herein, or a duly authorized
				representative.
(10) "Fire
				Wall"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter and O.C.G.A. Code Sections
				25-2-4 and
				25-2-13, walls of any approved
				noncombustible materials and have sufficient structural stability under fire
				conditions to allow collapse of construction on either side without collapse of
				the wall for the duration of time indicated by the required fire-resistance
				rating.
(11) "Full Time
				Employee"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter, an individual who works
				for the firm and is on payroll for a minimum of thirty and one half hours of
				paid service per week, per employer.
(12) "ICC Code"shall mean, for the purposes
				of the Safety Fire Commissioner's Rules and Regulations, any of the codes, or
				portions thereof, as published by the International Code Council (ICC) and as
				adopted and modified as set forth in this Chapter or any other chapter of the
				Safety Fire Commissioner's Rules and Regulations.
(13) "Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)"shall
				mean for the purpose of this chapter, a form containing data regarding the
				properties of a particular substance. An important component of product
				stewardship and workplace safety, it is intended to provide workers and
				emergency personnel with procedures for handling or working with that substance
				in a safe manner, and includes information such as physical data (melting
				point, boiling point, flash point, etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid,
				reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill handling
				procedures. The exact format of an MSDS can vary from source to
				source.
(14) "NFPA Code or
				Standard"shall mean, for the purposes of the Safety Fire Commissioner's Rules
				and Regulations, any of the codes and /or standards, or portions thereof, as
				published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and as adopted and
				modified in this chapter or any other chapter of the Safety Fire Commissioner's
				Rules and Regulations.
(15)
				"Occupied Story"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter and the codes and
				standards adopted herein, a story subject to be by people on a regular basis.
				Stories used exclusively for mechanical equipment rooms, elevator penthouses
				and similar spaces are not occupiable stories.
(16) "Primary Level of Exit Discharge"shall
				mean, for the purpose of this chapter that story which is level with or above
				finished grade by more than 50% of the cubic volume of the occupiable story.
				Building levels below the primary level shall not count as a story in
				determining the height of a building.
(17) "Stories"shall mean, for the purpose of
				O.C.G.A. Section
				25-2-13(b)(1) 
				and the codes and standards adopted herein, that level starting at the primary
				level of exit discharge and ending at the highest occupiable story. A building
				level below the primary level shall not count as a story in determining the
				height of a building.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  25-2-4,
				  33-2-9,
				  50-13-21.