Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 380 - Department of Labor › Chapter 75 - Alarm and Locksmith Industry Rules › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 380:75-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Burglar alarm company"
means a business that provides burglar alarm systems to others by any means, including, but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning with the intent to pre-wire, pre-wiring, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection, or servicing of a burglar alarm system; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation, either directly or indirectly.
"Burglar alarm company manager"
means an officer or manager of a company, corporation, partnership or proprietorship, with the authority to bind the company by contract, who shall provide supervision over the regulated function and operations of such alarm company within the state of Oklahoma. The manager shall not be the manager of record for more than one company unless he/she is a majority owner of each company.
"Burglar alarm salesperson"
means a person who sells, with the authority to sign a binding proposal to others on behalf of a burglar alarm company by any means, including, but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door, or any other type of personal interaction, and/or a person who participates in design, plan, specification and/or lay out of a burglar alarm system on behalf of a burglar alarm company but shall not include individuals who participate in marketing only.
"Burglar alarm technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed burglar alarm company to design, plan, lay out, sell, pre-wire, install, maintain, repair, test, inspect, or service burglar alarm equipment.
"Burglar alarm trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed burglar alarm company to assist burglar alarm technicians or managers and learn to properly install, service, and sell burglar alarm equipment.
"CABO"
means The Council of American Building Officials.
"Certificate of course completion"
means a document acceptable to the Committee which signifies satisfactory completion of course work.
"Certification of a system"
shall mean testing per applicable code of any burglar alarm, fire alarm, electronic access control, closed circuit television, nurse call, locksmithing equipment, or fire sprinkler alarm system by a properly licensed individual working for a properly licensed company to verify that the system complies with all of the requirements of the applicable code or standard.
"Closed circuit television or (CCTV)"
means a system that provides video surveillance of an area or a client-prescribed area primarily by means of transmitting and/or recording of visual signals through cameras, receivers, monitors, and/or other visual imaging equipment.
"Closed circuit television company"
means a business that provides closed circuit television systems to others by any means, including but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning with the intent to pre-wire, pre-wiring, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection, and/or servicing of a CCTV system; holding one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation, either directly or indirectly.
"Closed circuit television manager"
means an officer or manager of a company, corporation, partnership or proprietorship, with the authority to bind the company by contract, who shall provide supervision over the regulated function and operations of such company within the state of Oklahoma. The manager shall not be the manager of record for more than one company unless he/she is a majority owner of each company.
"Closed circuit television technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed closed circuit television company to design, plan, lay out, sell, pre-wire, install, maintain, repair, test, inspect, or service closed circuit television equipment.
"Closed circuit television trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed closed circuit television company to learn to properly install and service closed circuit television equipment.
"Closed circuit television salesperson"
means a person who sells, with the authority to sign a binding proposal to others on behalf of a closed circuit television company by any means, including but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door, or any other type of personal interaction, and/or a person who participates in the sale, design, plan, and/or lay out of a closed circuit television system on behalf of a closed circuit company, but shall not include individuals who participate in marketing only.
"Commercial building"
means a building or structure used for any purpose or occupancy that is not defined in this section as a Residential Building.
"Commercial fire alarm license"
means the category of license which authorizes a fire alarm company, manager, technician, trainee or salesperson to engage in the fire alarm industry activities in compliance with this Chapter for any work performed in residential or commercial application.
"Commercial fire sprinkler license"
means the category of license which authorizes a fire sprinkler company, manager, trainee, and/or technician to engage in the fire sprinkler alarm industry activities in compliance with this Chapter for any residential or commercial application.
"Commissioner"
means the Commissioner of Labor or the Commissioner's designee.
"Committee"
means the Alarm and Locksmith Industry Committee.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma Department of Labor.
"Electronic access control"
means the use of qualifying devices or identification methods at various points to control the movement of people within pre-defined perimeters through the use of electronic card readers, keypads, biometrics devices, or a combination of technologies that receives its primary power from an external source.
"Electronic access control company"
means a business that offers to, or engages in, the planning, installation, repair, alteration, maintenance, service, sale, inspection, or advertisement of electronic access control systems.
"Electronic access control company manager"
means an officer or manager of a company, corporation, partnership or proprietorship, with the authority to bind the company by contract, who shall provide supervision over the regulated function and operations of such company within the state of Oklahoma. The manager shall not be the manager of record for more than one company unless he/she is a majority owner of each company.
"Electronic access control technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed electronic access control company to design, plan, lay out, sell, pre-wire, install, maintain, repair, test, inspect, and/or service electronic access control equipment.
"Electronic access control trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed electronic access control company to learn to properly install and service electronic access control equipment.
"Electronic access control salesperson"
means a person who sells, with the authority to sign a binding proposal to others on behalf of an electronic access control company by any means, including, but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door or any other type of personal interaction, and/or a person who participates in design, plan, and/or lay out of an electronic access control system on behalf of an electronic access control company, but shall not include individuals who participate in marketing only.
"Fire alarm company"
means a business that provides fire alarm systems to others by any means including but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning with the intent to pre-wire, pre-wiring, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection, and/or servicing of fire alarm system; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation, either directly or indirectly. The company shall be licensed as a residential or commercial fire alarm company as defined by this Chapter.
"Fire alarm company manager"
means an officer or manager of a company, corporation, partnership or proprietorship, with the authority to bind the company by contract, who shall provide supervision over the regulated function and operations of such alarm company within the state of Oklahoma. The manager shall not be the manager of record for more than one company unless he/she is a majority owner of each company.
"Fire alarm salesperson"
means a person who sells, with the authority to sign a binding proposal to others on behalf of a fire alarm company by any means including but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door or any other type of personal interaction, and or a person who participates in design, plan and/or lay out of an fire alarm system on behalf of a fire alarm company, but shall not include individuals who participate in marketing only. The salesperson shall be licensed as a residential or commercial fire alarm salesperson as defined by this Chapter.
"Fire alarm technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed fire alarm company to design, plan, lay out, sell, pre-wire, install, maintain, repair, test, certify, inspect, or service fire alarm equipment. The fire alarm technician shall be licensed as a residential or commercial fire alarm technician as defined by this Chapter
"Fire alarm trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed fire alarm company to assist fire alarm technicians or managers and learn to properly install, service and sell fire alarm equipment.
"Fire sprinkler company"
means a business that provides fire sprinkler systems to others by any means, including but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning with the intent to install, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection, or servicing of a fire sprinkler system; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation either directly or indirectly. The company shall be licensed as a residential or commercial company as defined by this Chapter.
"Fire sprinkler company manager"
means an officer or manager of a company, corporation, partnership or proprietorship, with the authority to bind the company by contract, who shall provide supervision over the regulated function and operations of such company within the state of Oklahoma. The manager shall not be the manager of record for more than one company unless he/she is a majority owner of each company.
"Fire sprinkler inspector"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed alarm company to inspect and test a fire alarm sprinkler system to determine if it has been installed and is operating according to the appropriate code or standard.
"Fire sprinkler technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed fire sprinkler company to install, service and sell, maintain, repair, and/or test fire sprinkler equipment. The fire sprinkler technician shall be licensed as a residential or commercial fire sprinkler technician as defined by this Chapter.
"Fire sprinkler technician trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed fire sprinkler company to assist fire sprinkler technicians or managers and learn to properly install and service fire sprinkler systems.
"IBC"
means the International Building Code.
"ICC"
means the International Code Council, Inc.
"Inspection"
shall mean the visual observation or system test of any burglar alarm system, fire alarm system, electronic access control system, closed circuit television system, nurse call system, lock system, or fire sprinkler system to determine if the system has been installed and is operating according to the applicable code or standard.
"Locksmith company"
means a business that provides locksmithing to others by any means, including but not limited to, design, install, service, repair, re-key, re-pin, sell, inspect, rebuild, record, adjust, unlock mechanical or electronic locks or advertisement of locksmith services; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation, either directly or indirectly.
"Locksmith company manager"
means an officer or manager of a company, corporation, partnership or proprietorship, with the authority to bind the company by contract, who shall provide supervision over the regulated function and operations of such company within the state of Oklahoma. The manager shall not be the manager of record for more than one company unless he/she is a majority owner of each company.
"Locksmith salesperson"
means a person who sells, with the authority to sign a binding proposal to others on behalf of a locksmith company by any means, including, but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door, or any other type of personal interaction, or a person who participates in design, plan, and/or lay out of locksmithing equipment on behalf of a locksmith company, but shall not include individuals who participate in marketing only.
"Locksmith technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed locksmith company to design, install, service, inspect, repair, re-key, re-pin, sell, rebuild, record, adjust, or unlock mechanical or electronic locks on behalf of a locksmith company.
"Locksmith trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed locksmith company to learn to properly install, service, repair, rebuild, re-key, re-pin, sell, or unlock mechanical or electronic locks on behalf of a locksmith company.
"Locksmith tool"
means any tool designed specifically to aid in removal, disassembly, re-assembly, installation, or maintenance of, or to be used to defeat or by-pass any electric or mechanical lock or system.
"Manufactured housing"
means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is 8 body feet (2438 body mm) or more in width or 40 body feet (12 192 body mm) or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 square feet (30 m2)or more, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. For the purpose of these rules, a mobile home shall be considered a manufactured home, and each shall be regarded as manufactured housing.
"Marketing"
means the distribution or collecting of general or basic information about products or services by any means including but not limited to telephone, electronic device, public notice, advertisement, or any other type of direct or indirect personal interaction.
"Monitoring company"
means a business that offers to, or does monitor burglar alarms, electronic access control systems, closed circuit television, nurse call systems, and/or fire alarms located in Oklahoma.
"Monitoring company manager"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed monitoring company and has control of the monitoring of systems located in Oklahoma.
"Multiple activity office"
means a location where more than one regulated activity is performed or conducted.
"Multipurpose fire sprinkler system"
means a single piping system within residential building and manufactured housing where the same piping system simultaneously serves both domestic and fire protection needs and are not independent systems in any manner as described by the Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One and Two Family Dwellings (NFPA 13D).
"NFPA"
means the National Fire Protection Association.
"NICET"
means the National Institute of Certification in Engineering Technologies, a certification program sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers.
"Nurse call system"
means a device or a series or assembly of interconnected devices which, when activated by automatic or manual means, produces an audible, visual, or electronic signal intended to detect or annunciate a need to summon response by a local medical staff or local medical personnel.
"Nurse call company"
means a business that provides nurse call systems to others by any means, including but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning with the intent to pre-wire, pre-wiring, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection, or servicing of nurse call systems; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such tasks; or otherwise offering to perform any such tasks for compensation, either directly or indirectly.
"Nurse call company manager"
means an officer or manager of a company, corporation, partnership or proprietorship, with the authority to bind the company by contract, who shall provide supervision over the regulated function and operations of such company within the state of Oklahoma. The manager shall not be the manager of record for more than one company unless he/she is a majority owner of each company.
"Nurse call technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed nurse call system company to design, plan, lay out, sell, pre-wire, install, maintain, repair, test, inspect, or service nurse call system equipment.
"Nurse call trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed nurse call system company to learn to properly install and service nurse call system equipment.
"Nurse call system salesperson"
means a person who sells, with the authority to sign a binding proposal to others on behalf of an nurse call company by any means, including, but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door or any other type of personal interaction, and/or a person who participates in design, plan and/or lay out of an nurse call system on behalf of a nurse call company, but shall not include individuals who participate in marketing only.
"OUBCC"
means the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.
"Ownership"
means the dominion, title, or proprietary right in a company subject to the Alarm and Locksmith Industry Act and this Chapter.
"Qualifying devices"
means a device or combination of devices such as retina readers, finger print pads, bio-metric readers, card swipes, etc. that are used to identify persons who have authorized entry through electronic access control systems.
"Residential building"
shall mean buildings arranged for the use of one (1)- or two (2)-family dwelling units, including not more than five (5) lodgers or boarders per family and multiple single-family dwellings where each unit has an independent means of egress and is separated by a two (2)-hour fire separation assembly and all detached one (1)- or two (2)-family dwellings not more than three (3) stories in height, and the accessory structures as indicated in the ICC One and Two Family Dwelling Code.
"Residential fire alarm license"
means the category of license which authorizes a fire alarm company, manager, technician, trainee or salesperson to engage in the fire alarm industry activities in compliance with this Chapter for fire alarm systems used in residential building and manufactured housing.
"Residential fire sprinkler license"
means the category of license which authorizes a fire sprinkler company, manager, or technician or trainee to engage in the fire sprinkler industry activities in compliance with this Chapter for fire sprinkler systems used in residential building and manufactured housing.
"Residential stand-alone CCTV systems designed for the purpose of self-monitoring by the end user"
means a camera or cameras installed in a residence that are not monitored or accessible by any person other than the residential end user and are not integrated with any alarm system, integrated security system, lock, or mechanical or electronic security device(s) as defined in 59 O.S. § 1800.2.
"Rough-in cabling or wiring"
means the act of installing the cabling or wiring required for the activities regulated by this Chapter. This will include the preparation of the site for cabling or wiring, but shall not include the installation or connection of any electronic devices or parts thereof.
"Security verification"
means information submitted to the appropriate authority on each applicant to verify any criminal records.
"Supervision"
means on-site supervision by a licensed manager, technician or salesperson.
"System"
means a burglar alarm system, fire alarm system, fire sprinkler system, closed circuit television system, electronic access control system, locksmithing system, or a nurse call system, all as defined in these rules, or a portion or combination of such alarms or systems. However, the term "system" shall not include the following:
(i) an alarm system installed in a motor vehicle;
(ii) a burglar alarm system or household fire warning system sold at retail to an individual end user for self-installation;
(iii) a single station fire alarm device sold at retail to an individual end user for self-installation or installed by a fire department, the State Fire Marshal, a public agency, a volunteer fire association, or their designated representatives.
"Trainee"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed company to learn to properly engage in the activities regulated by this Chapter that can engage in any licensed category pursuant to this Chapter while under the direct supervision of an individual holding the appropriate license in the category of activity being performed.
Added at 30 Ok Reg 1811, eff 7-11-13