Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part IX - Liquefied Petroleum Gas › Chapter 1 - General Requirements › Subchapter A - New Dealers › Section IX-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The following
				  terms, as used in this Part, have the meanings listed below.
Appliance
- any device that utilizes gas as
					 a fuel or raw material to produce light, heat, power, refrigeration, or air
					 conditioning.
Applicant
- a person, firm, or corporation
					 who has applied for a permit or registration with the Liquefied Petroleum Gas
					 Commission.
Approved
- approved by or acceptable to the
					 authority having jurisdiction. This normally means that equipment or materials
					 that are listed or labeled have been specifically approved by the authority
					 having jurisdiction.
ASME
- American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
- the
					 organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, an
					 installation, or a procedure. In Louisiana the AHJ is the Liquefied Petroleum
					 Gas Commission, the Office of the Director of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas
					 Commission.
Cargo Tank
- a container used to transport
					 liquefied petroleum gas over a highway as liquid cargo, either mounted on a
					 conventional truck chassis or as an integral part of a transporting vehicle in
					 which the container constitutes in whole, or in part, the stress member used as
					 a frame.
CETP
- Certified Employee Training
					 Program.
Commission
- Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum
					 Gas Commission.
Container
- any vessel, including
					 cylinders, tanks, portable tanks, and cargo tanks used for the transporting or
					 storing of liquefied petroleum gas.
Dealer
or
Permit Holder
-
					 any person, firm, or corporation who holds a permit or registration to enter
					 into any phase of the liquefied petroleum gas business in the state of
					 Louisiana.
Disaster-
the result of a natural or
					 man-made event which causes loss of life, injury, and property damage,
					 including but not limited to natural disasters such as a hurricane, tornado,
					 storm, flood, high winds, and other weather related events, forest and marsh
					 fires, and manmade disasters, including but not limited to nuclear power plant
					 incidents, hazardous materials incidents, oil spills, explosion, civil
					 disturbances, public calamity, acts of terrorism, hostile military action, and
					 other events related hereto.
DOT
- the United States Department of
					 Transportation.
End User
- any person, firm, or corporation
					 which has the use of or legal authority or control over any system which
					 utilizes liquefied petroleum gas.
Emergency-
the actual or threatened
					 condition which has been or may be created by a disaster or; any natural or
					 man-made event which results in an interruption in the delivery of utility
					 services to any consumer of such services and which affects the safety, health,
					 or welfare of a Louisiana resident; or
a. any instance in which a utility's property
				  is damaged and such damage creates a dangerous condition to the
				  public;
b. any national or state
				  emergency, including acts of terrorism or a congressional authorization or
				  presidential declaration pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C.
				  1541 et seq.).
Installation
- when used in the context of
					 an existing thing, the same as system or liquefied petroleum gas system (see
					 definition of
system
or
liquefied petroleum gas
					 system
).
Installation
- when used in the context of
					 an action, the art of installing or setting up for use or service.
Labeled
- equipment or materials to which
					 has been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an organization
					 that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with
					 product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of production of labeled
					 equipment or materials and by whose labeling manufacturer indicates compliance
					 with appropriate standards or performance in a specified manner.
Leak Check
- operation performed on a
					 complete gas piping system and connected equipment prior to placing it into
					 operation following initial installation and pressure testing or interruption
					 of gas supply or out-of-gas situation or first time service of a new customer
					 to verify that the system does not leak.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases
-those gases
					 derived from petroleum or natural gas, and are herein defined as those in the
					 gaseous state at normal atmospheric temperature and pressure, and those
					 maintained in liquid state at normal atmospheric temperature by means of
					 suitable pressure. Those gases having a vapor pressure not exceeding that
					 allowed for commercial propane composed predominantly of the following
					 hydrocarbons, either by themselves or as mixtures: propane, propylene, butane
					 (normal butane or iso butane), and butylenes. This definition shall not include
					 acetylene as a regulated gas.
Listed
- equipment or materials included in
					 a list published by an organization acceptable to the authority having
					 jurisdiction and concerned with product evaluation that maintains periodic
					 inspection of production of listed equipment or materials and whose listing
					 states either that the equipment or material meets appropriate standards or has
					 been listed and found suitable for use in a specified manner.
Materially Affect Safety
- any action or
					 inaction that significantly and adversely affects the public health, safety or
					 welfare, whether caused by deliberate act or negligence.
Mobile Air Conditioning System
-mechanized
					 vapor compression equipment which is used to cool the driver's or passenger's
					 compartment of any motor vehicle.
New Dealer
- any person, firm, or
					 corporation that does not hold a permit or registration to engage in the
					 liquefied petroleum gas business as of the date of their application.
Office of the Director
-t he office of the
					 Executive Director of the Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission.
Places of Public Assembly
- places where
					 the egress is open to the public. This definition includes, but is not limited
					 to, bars, restaurants, service stations, grocery stores, schools, churches,
					 hospitals, sales offices, nursing homes, and other similar places. This
					 definition is not intended to include places that limit public access.
Pressure Test
- an operation performed to
					 verify the gas tight integrity of gas piping following its installation or
					 modification.
Qualified Agency
- any person, firm, or
					 corporation which is engaged in and is responsible for the installation or
					 replacement of liquefied petroleum gas piping, tanks, containers, the
					 connection, installation, repair, or servicing of equipment or appliances and
					 is experienced in such work and familiar with all precautions required and has
					 complied with all the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.
Reseller
or
Wholesaler
-
a. a person, firm, or corporation who:
i. holds title or ownership of liquefied petroleum gas as
					 it leaves the facility or plant of a manufacturer of liquefied petroleum gas,
					 or the facility or plant of a manufacturer of products of which liquefied
					 petroleum gas form a component part, or of a commercial storage
					 facility;
ii. transfers such title or ownership to another without
					 substantially changing the form of the liquefied petroleum gas;
iii. transfers such title or ownership to another reseller,
					 or to a liquefied petroleum gas dealer for sale at retail;
b. this definition shall include a manufacturer of
					 liquefied petroleum gas or a manufacturer of products of which liquefied
					 petroleum gas forms a component part, if title or ownership transfers directly
					 from the manufacturer to a liquefied petroleum gas dealer for sale at
					 retail;
c. this definition shall not include a manufacturer of
					 liquefied petroleum gas or a manufacturer of products of which liquefied
					 petroleum gas forms a component part, if title or ownership transfers to
					 another manufacturer of liquefied petroleum gas, to another manufacturer of
					 products of which liquefied petroleum gas forms a component part or to a
					 reseller.
Retail Dealer
- any person, firm, or
					 corporation who normally sells liquefied petroleum gas to an end user for
					 consumption.
Retail Station
- that portion of property
					 where liquefied petroleum gases used as motor fuel are stored and dispensed
					 from fixed equipment into liquefied petroleum gas fuel tanks of motor vehicles
					 and where such dispensing is an act of retail motor fuel sale.
State of Emergency or Disaster
-any event
					 declared by the governor of the state by his authority under the "Louisiana
					 Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act" under
					 R.S.
					 29:721 et seq.
System or Liquefied Petroleum Gas System
-
					 any tank, container, heat or cold producing device, appliance or piping that
					 utilizes or has liquefied petroleum gas connected thereto. This includes, but
					 is not limited to, ranges, hot water heaters, heaters, air conditioners,
					 containers, tanks, furnaces, space heaters or piping used in the transfer of
					 liquefied petroleum gas either in the vapor or the liquid state from one point
					 to another, internal combustion engines, both stationary and mobile, grain
					 dryers or any combination thereof.
Tank(s)
- same as a container(s).
Used Manufactured Home
- a manufactured
					 home which is not being sold or offered for sale as new, which has been
					 previously sold as new and is used for residential purposes.