Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 211 - Carbon Monoxide Alarms › Rule 661-211.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter.
"Building"
means a combination of materials,
				whether portable or fixed, to form a structure affording facilities or shelter
				for persons, animals or property. The term "building" includes any part of a
				building or an addition to a building.
"Carbon monoxide alarm"
means one or more
				devices, including but not limited to combination carbon monoxide alarm/smoke
				alarms, which detect carbon monoxide gas for the purpose of alerting occupants
				by a distinct audible signal, which incorporate a sensor, control components,
				and an alarm notification appliance in a single unit operated from a power
				source either in the unit or obtained at the point of installation, and which
				meet the standards established by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL). All
				carbon monoxide alarms shall meet the requirements of the National Fire
				Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 720, 2013 edition, and be UL listed in
				accordance with UL 2034.
"Carbon monoxide detection system"
means a
				system or portion of a combination system which consists of a control unit,
				components, and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of
				carbon monoxide alarm initiating devices and to initiate the appropriate
				response to those signals, and which meets the standards established by the
				Underwriters Laboratories (UL). All carbon monoxide detection systems shall
				meet the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
				Standard 720, 2013 edition, shall display a label or other identification
				issued by an approved testing agency, and shall be UL listed in accordance with
				UL 2075.
"Communicating opening"
means a door, window,
				or any other opening which allows air to be exchanged between a fuel-burning
				appliance or garage and a sleeping unit or dwelling unit.
"Dwelling unit"
means a room or suite of rooms
				used for human habitation which provide complete, independent living facilities
				for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping,
				eating, cooking and sanitation.
"Existing"
means buildings, facilities or
				conditions that are already in existence, constructed or officially authorized
				prior to July 1, 2018.
"Fuel"
means coal, kerosene, oil, fuel gases,
				or other petroleum products or hydrocarbon products such as wood that emit
				carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion.
"Fuel-burning"
or
"fuel-fired"
means an appliance, heater, furnace, or fireplace
				which uses and combusts fuel as part of its designed use.
"Garage"
or
"attached garage"
means a building or portion of a building in which motor vehicles are stored or
				kept.
"Listed"
means equipment, materials, products
				or services included in a list published by an organization acceptable to the
				state fire marshal or local fire code official and concerned with evaluation of
				products or services that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed
				equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services and whose listing
				states either that the equipment, material, product or service meets identified
				standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose. All
				carbon monoxide alarms, combination carbon monoxide alarm/smoke alarms, and
				carbon monoxide detection systems installed under these rules must be listed
				with the Underwriters Laboratories.
"Multiple-unit residential building"
means a
				building that contains more than two dwelling units or sleeping units.
				"Multiple-unit residential building" includes but is not limited to
				condominiums; townhouses; co-ops; apartment houses or portions of a building or
				an apartment house; hotels; motels; dormitories; or rooming houses.
"Open-ended corridor"
means an interior
				corridor that is open on each end and connects to an exterior stairway or ramp
				at each end with no intervening doors or separation from the corridor.
"Single-family rental unit"
means a building
				that contains not more than two dwelling units or sleeping units that are
				rented or leased for living purposes.
"Single-family residence"
or
"single-family dwelling"
means a building that contains not
				more than two dwelling units that are used, or intended or designed to be used,
				for living purposes.
"Sleeping unit"
means a room or space in a
				building in which people sleep, which can also include permanent provisions for
				living, eating, and either sanitation or kitchen facilities but not both. Such
				rooms and spaces that are also part of a dwelling unit are not sleeping
				units.