Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 17 - Structural Tests and Special Inspections › Section 1702 - DEFINITIONS › Subsection 1702.1 - General

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of
				  this chapter and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown
				  herein.
APPROVED AGENCY.
An established and recognized
				  agency regularly engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services,
				  when such agency has been
approved
.
APPROVED FABRICATOR.
An established and
				  qualified person, firm or corporation
approved
by the
building official
pursuant to Chapter 17 of this code.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE.
A certificate stating
				  that materials and products meet specified standards or that work was done in
				  compliance with
approved
construction
				  documents
.
DESIGNATED SEISMIC SYSTEM.
Those architectural,
				  electrical and mechanical systems and their components that require design in
				  accordance with Chapter 13 of ASCE 7 and for which the component importance
				  factor,
I
p, is greater than 1 in
				  accordance with Section 13.1.3 of ASCE 7.
FABRICATED ITEM.
Structural, load-bearing or
				  lateral load-resisting assemblies consisting of materials assembled prior to
				  installation in a building or structure, or subjected to operations such as
				  heat treatment, thermal cutting, cold working or reforming after manufacture
				  and prior to installation in a building or structure. Materials produced in
				  accordance with standard specifications referenced by this code, such as rolled
				  structural steel shapes, steel-reinforcing bars, masonry units, and wood
				  structural panels or in accordance with a standard, listed in Chapter 35, which
				  provides requirements for quality control done under the supervision of a
				  third-party quality control agency shall not be considered "fabricated
				  items."
INSPECTION CERTIFICATE.
An identification
				  applied on a product by an
approved
agency
containing the name of the manufacturer, the function and performance
				  characteristics, and the name and identification of an
approved
agency
that indicates that the
				  product or material has been inspected and evaluated by an
approved
agency
(see Section 1703.5 and
				  "
Label
," "Manufacturer's designation" and
				  "
Mark
").
INTUMESCENT FIRE-RESISTANT COATINGS.
Thin film
				  liquid mixture applied to substrates by brush, roller, spray or trowel which
				  expands into a protective foamed layer to provide fire-resistant protection of
				  the substrates when exposed to flame or intense heat.
MAIN WINDFORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM.
An assemblage
				  of structural elements assigned to provide support and stability for the
				  overall structure. The system generally receives wind loading from more than
				  one surface.
MASTIC FIRE-RESISTANT COATINGS.
Liquid mixture
				  applied to a substrate by brush, roller, spray or trowel that provides
				  fire-resistant protection of a substrate when exposed to flame or intense
				  heat.
SPECIAL INSPECTION.
Inspection as herein
				  required of the materials, installation, fabrication, erection or placement of
				  components and connections requiring special expertise to ensure compliance
				  with
approved
construction documents
and
				  referenced standards (see Section 1704).
SPECIAL INSPECTION, CONTINUOUS.
The full-time
				  observation of work requiring
special inspection
by an
approved
special inspector who is present in the area where
				  the work is being performed.
SPECIAL INSPECTION, PERIODIC.
The part-time or
				  intermittent observation of work requiring
special inspection
by an
approved
special inspector who is present in the area
				  where the work has been or is being performed and at the completion of the
				  work.
SPRAYED FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIALS.
Cementitious
				  or fibrous materials that are sprayed to provide fire-resistant protection of
				  the substrates.
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION.
The visual observation
				  of the structural system by a
registered design professional
for general conformance to the
approved
construction
				  documents
. Structural observation does not include or waive the
				  responsibility for the inspection required by Section 110, 1704 or other
				  sections of this code.