Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 451 - Fire Extinguisher Industry › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:451-1-2 - 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:
"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.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma State Department
				  of Health.
"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"
shall mean
				  any 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 system 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 system designer"
means a person who designs engineered fire suppression systems on behalf of a
				  licensed Oklahoma engineered fire suppression systems company.
"Engineered fire suppression system 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 a 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, who participates in the
				  specification and/or lay out of a engineered fire suppression system on behalf
				  of a 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"
shall mean the visual 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
				  Licensing Act and this Chapter.
"Portable fire extinguisher"
shall mean any hand
				  held, wheeled, stationary or skid mounted unit designed for the unit itself to
				  be mobile or the means of distributing the fire fighting 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 a 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 specification
				  and/or lay out 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, test, inspect or
				  service portable fire extinguishers.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression system"
shall
				  mean any 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 industry business or a branch thereof.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression salesperson"
means a person who sells to others on behalf of a licensed Oklahoma
				  pre-engineered system 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 pre-engineered fire suppression
				  system on behalf of a pre-engineered system company.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression technician"
means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed pre-engineered
				  system 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.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 2427,
				  eff 7-11-08