Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4101:7 - Certification of Building Departments, Building Department Personnel, Local Boards of Building Appeals, and Fire Protection System Designers › Chapter 4101:7-1 - Generally › Section 4101:7-1-02 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise stated, the following terms, as used in
				division 4101:7 of the Administrative Code, shall have the meanings shown
				herein.
(A) Automatic sprinkler
			 system. An integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed in
			 accordance with fire protection engineering standards. The system includes a
			 suitable water supply. The portion of the system above the ground is a network
			 of specially sized or hydraulically designed piping installed in a structure or
			 area, generally overhead, and to which automatic sprinklers are connected in a
			 systematic pattern. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and
			 discharges water over the fire area.
(B) Automatic sprinkler system designer. See
			 "Water-based fire protection system designer."
(C) Board of building standards. The
			 administrative board established in section
			  3781.07 
			 of the Revised Code and referred to as "the board" or "BBS."
(D) Building inspector. An individual who is
			 certified in accordance with division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to determine compliance of work with the approved construction documents.
(E)
			 Building official. An individual who is certified in accordance with division
			 (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to enforce the rules of the board and is responsible for the overall administration of a building department relating to the construction, arrangement, and the erection of buildings or parts thereof.
(F)
								Building plans examiner. An individual who is certified
			 in accordance with division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to perform the examination of construction documents related to all general building construction and associated structural work to determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(G)
			 Electrical plans examiner. An individual who is certified in accordance with
			 division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to perform the examination of construction documents related to electrical systems to determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(H) Electrical safety inspector. An individual who is
			 certified in accordance with division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 and section
			  3783.03 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to determine compliance of electrical system work with the approved construction documents.
(I) Evidence. Proof of
			 the statements or claims made that can consist of contracts, affidavits,
			 agreements, letters, transcripts, certificates, certification cards, diplomas,
			 awards, invoices, published data, photographs, legible reproductions of the
			 same, or any other such documentation useable or required as a part of any
			 consideration or action by the board of building standards.
(J)
			 Fire alarm system. A system or portion of a combination system consisting of
			 components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of fire
			 alarm or supervisory signal- initiating devices and to initiate the appropriate
			 response to those signals.
(K) Fire alarm system
			 designer. An individual who is certified in accordance with section
			  3781.105 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-5-01 of  the Administrative Code to design fire alarm systems.
(L)
			 Fire protection  inspector. An
			 individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to determine compliance of fire protection system (automatic sprinkler system, alternative automatic fire-extinguishing system,
			 standpipe system, fire alarm and detection system, and fire pump) work with
			 approved construction documents.
(M)
								Fire protection
			 plans examiner. An individual who is certified in accordance with division (E)
			 of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to perform the examination of construction documents related to fire protection systems (automatic sprinkler systems, alternative
			 automatic fire-extinguishing systems, standpipe systems, fire alarm and
			 detection systems, and fire pump) to determine compliance with the rules of the
			 board.
(N) Fire protection system designer. A general
			 category describing designers who are certified in accordance with section
			  3781.105 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-5-01 of  the Administrative Code to design an automatic sprinkler system or other water-based fire protection system, a fire alarm system, or a special hazards suppression system.
(O) Interim certification. An initial certification
			 that is valid for a two-year period during which time the holder can perform
			 the associated enforcement duties as an employee of a certified building
			 department. Prior to the expiration of the two-year period, the holder shall
			 complete the requirements of the Ohio building code academy and all required
			 examination modules for the respective certification sought.
(P) Master plans examiner. An individual who is
			 certified in accordance with division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to perform the examination of all types of construction documents to determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(Q) Mechanical inspector. An individual who is
			 certified in accordance with division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to determine compliance of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and the associated refrigeration, fuel gas,
			 and heating piping systems work with the approved construction
			 documents.
(R)
								Mechanical plans examiner. An individual who is
			 certified in accordance with division (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to perform the examination of construction documents related to heating, ventilating, and air conditioning ("HVAC") systems and the
			 associated refrigeration, fuel gas, and heating piping to determine compliance
			 with the rules of the board.
(S)
								Medical gas
			 piping inspector. An individual who is certified in accordance with division
			 (E) of section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to determine compliance of non-flammable medical gas, medical oxygen, and medical vacuum system work with the approved construction documents.
(T) Plumbing
			 inspector. An individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of
			 section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to determine compliance of plumbing system work with the approved construction documents.
(U) Plumbing plans
			 examiner. An individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of
			 section
			  3781.10 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code to perform the examination of construction documents related to plumbing systems to determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(V) Practice of electrical inspection. The
			 ascertainment of compliance with the rules of the board relating to electrical
			 systems by a person, who, for compensation, inspects the construction and
			 installation of electrical conductors, fittings, devices, and fixtures for
			 light, heat or power services equipment, or the installation, alteration,
			 replacement, maintenance, or repair of any electrical wiring and equipment that
			 is subject to any of the aforementioned codes.
(W) Rules of the
			 board. The administrative rules adopted by the board of building standards as
			 authorized by Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code.
(X) Special hazards
			 suppression system. A system consisting of piping, detection, and actuation
			 equipment that utilizes a foam water, water mist, halon, halon alternative,
			 carbon dioxide, dry chemical, or wet chemical suppression agents.
(Y)
			 Special hazards suppression system designer. An individual who is certified in
			 accordance with section
			  3781.105 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-5-01 of  the Administrative Code to design special hazards suppression systems.
(Z) Trainee certification. A certification issued by
			 the board of building standards pursuant to paragraph (G)(6) of rule 4101:7-3-01 of  the Administrative Code that is valid for one four-year period during which time the holder has successfully completed the requirements of the Ohio building code academy for the respective certification sought, completed the required number of hours of board- approved course work, sponsored by a political subdivision's building department, performed the required enforcement
			 duties under supervision, and submitted evidence of having completed all
			 required examination modules for that certification.
(AA) Water-based fire
			 protection system. A general category of fire protection systems that includes
			 automatic sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire pump systems, and the
			 water supplies serving those systems.
(BB) Water-based fire
			 protection system designer (formerly automatic sprinkler system designer.) An
			 individual who is certified in accordance with section
			  3781.105 
			 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-5-01 of  the Administrative Code to design automatic sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire pump systems and the dedicated water supply systems serving those systems.