Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 265 - State Fire Marshal Commission › Chapter 50 - Fire Extinguisher Industry › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 265:50-1-2 - 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:
"Agency"
means the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal's
				  Office.
"Certificate of course completion"
means a
				  document acceptable to the Committee which signifies satisfactory completion of
				  course work.
"Certification of a system"
means testing per
				  applicable code of any pre-engineered or engineered fire suppression 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, standard or manufacturer's manual.
"Commercial Building"
means a building or
				  structure used for any purpose or occupancy that is not defined in this section
				  as a Residential Building.
"Committee"
means the Fire Extinguisher Industry
				  Committee.
"Direct Supervision"
means the presence of a
				  licensed manager or technician on the premise within the hearing or eye sight
				  of the individual(s) requiring supervision.
"Engineered Fire Suppression System"
meansany
				  fixed fire suppression unit that is designed by the installing or inspecting
				  company. Manufacturers may provide design, installation or inspection criteria
				  but each system is specifically designed for a specific hazard area by someone
				  outside of the manufacturer of the system.
"Engineered Fire Suppression Company"
means a
				  business that provides engineered fire suppression systems to others by any
				  means, including, but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning,
				  installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement,
				  alteration, inspection or servicing of a engineered fire suppression 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.
"Engineered Fire Suppression Designer"
means a
				  person who designs engineered fire suppression systems on behalf of a licensed
				  Oklahoma engineered fire suppression system company.
"Engineered Fire Suppression Company Qualified
				  Agent"
means the person who shall be responsible for providing direct
				  supervision over the function and local operations of such engineered fire
				  suppression systems industry business or a branch thereof.
"Engineered Fire Suppression System Salesperson"
means a person who sells to others on behalf of licensed Oklahoma engineered
				  fire suppression systems 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 specification and/or layout of an engineered fire suppression system on
				  behalf of an engineered fire suppression systems company.
"Engineered Fire Suppression System Technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed engineered fire
				  suppression systems company to plan, lay out, sell, install, maintain, repair,
				  test, inspect or service engineered fire suppression systems.
"IBC"
means the International Building Code
				  ®.
"ICC"
means the International Code Council,
				  Inc.
"Inspection"
meansthe virtual observation or
				  test of any portable fire extinguisher, pre-engineered fire suppression system
				  or engineered fire suppression system to determine if the system has been
				  installed and is operating according to the applicable code, standard or
				  manufacturer's manual.
"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 (12192 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.
"NFPA"
means the National Fire Protection
				  Association ®.
"Ownership"
means the dominion, title or
				  proprietary right in a company subject to the Fire Extinguisher Licensing Act
				  and this chapter.
"Portable Fire Extinguisher"
meansany hand-held,
				  wheeled, stationery or skid mounted unit designed for the unit itself to be
				  mobile or the means of distributing the firefighting agent to be mobile to
				  extinguish a fire. This includes all units that use a nozzle connected directly
				  to the unit or a nozzle connected to a hose of any length which is connected to
				  the unit.
"Portable Fire Extinguisher Company"
means a
				  business that provides portable fire extinguishers to others by any means,
				  including, but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, planning, installation,
				  maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection
				  or servicing of a portable fire extinguisher, 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.
"Portable Fire Extinguisher Company Qualified
				  Agent"
means the person who shall be responsible for providing direct
				  supervision over the function and local operations of such fire extinguisher
				  industry business or a branch thereof.
"Portable Fire Extinguisher Salesperson"
means a
				  person who sells to others on behalf of licensed Oklahoma portable fire
				  extinguisher 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
				  specification and/or layout of a portable fire extinguisher on behalf of a
				  portable fire extinguisher company.
"Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician"
means an
				  individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed portable fire extinguisher
				  company to plan, lay out, sell, install, maintain, repair, inspect or service
				  portable fire extinguishers.
"Pre-Engineered Fire Suppression System"
meansany fixed fire suppression system that is engineered by the manufacturer
				  and provides, to installing companies, a design manual with preset limitations
				  for the design, inspection or installation of the system.
"Pre-Engineered Fire Suppression Company"
means
				  a business that provides pre-engineered fire suppression systems to others by
				  any means, including, but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design,
				  planning, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification,
				  improvement, alteration, inspection or servicing of a pre-engineered fire
				  suppression 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.
"Pre-Engineered Fire Suppression Company Qualified
				  Agent"
means the person who shall be responsible for providing direct
				  supervision over the function and local operations of such pre-engineered fire
				  suppression systems industry business or a branch thereof.
"Pre-Engineered Fire Suppression System
				  Salesperson"
means a person who sells to others on behalf of licensed
				  Oklahoma pre-engineered fire suppression systems 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 specification and/or layout of a
				  pre-engineered fire suppression system on behalf of a pre-engineered fire
				  suppression systems company.
"Pre-Engineered Fire Suppression System
				  Technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed
				  pre-engineered fire suppression systems company to design, plan, lay out, sell,
				  install, maintain, repair, test, inspect or service pre-engineered fire
				  suppression systems.
"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 qualified agent, technician or salesperson.
"System"
means a pre-engineered or engineered
				  fire suppression system, as defined in these rules, or a portion or combination
				  of such systems.
"Trainee"
means an individual who is employed by
				  an Oklahoma licensed portable, pre-engineered or engineered 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
				  work being performed.