Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-19-.03 - Definitions
(1)
"Authority having jurisdiction"means the organization, office, or
individual responsible for approving equipment, an installation, or a
procedure.
(2)
"Certificate"or "certificate of
competency"means the document issued by the Commissioner to a
certificate holder who has demonstrated adequate technical knowledge and
ability to design in accordance with recognized standards as adopted by the
Commissioner and to perform and supervise the installation, repair, alteration,
addition, maintenance, or inspection of water-based fire protection
systems.
(3) "Certificate
Holder"means an individual who has been issued a certificate of
competency by the Commissioner.
(4)
"Commissioner"means the Georgia Safety Fire
Commissioner.
(5)
"Construction documents,""Documents for construction"or
"Construction shop drawings"means documents which set and
dictate the installation parameters of water-based fire protection
systems.
(6) "Contract
documents"means the written and/or graphical guideline(s), prepared by a
registered architect or engineer, which establish but does not dictate specific
criteria for the design parameters of water-based fire protection
systems.
(7) "Direct
supervision,"or "Supervision"means to
personally superintend the design and/or installation of water-based fire
protection systems, by personally regulating the activity of a project through
intermittent and verifiable personal contact at an installation or
installations in progress.
(8)
"Documents"means those materials used for reference purposes which
direct or confirm direction or agreement.
(9) "Employed full time"means a
minimum of thirty and one half hours of paid service per week, per
employer.
(10) "Fire
protection sprinkler contractor"means an individual, partnership,
corporation, association, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, joint venture or other business entity that supervises, performs,
or supervises and performs the installation, repair, alteration, addition,
maintenance, or inspection of water-based fire protection systems. Such term
does not include local building officials, fire inspectors, or insurance
inspectors when acting in their official capacities.
(11) "Fire protection sprinkler
contractor license"means the document issued by the Commissioner to the
fire protection sprinkler contractor which authorizes the fire protection
sprinkler contractor to engage in the business of fabrication, installation,
repair, alteration, maintenance, or inspection of water-based fire protection
systems.
(12) "Fire
protection sprinkler system"means an integrated system of overhead and
underground piping designed in accordance with fire protection engineering
standards. The installation includes one or more automatic water supplies. The
portion of the system above ground is a network of specially sized or
hydraulically designed piping installed in a building, structure, or area,
generally overhead, to which sprinklers are attached in a systematic pattern.
The valve controlling each system riser is located in the system riser or its
supply piping. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and
discharges water over the fire area.
(13) "Fire protection system
designer"means a person who develops construction shop drawings,
construction documents and/or documents for construction pertaining to
water-based fire protection systems.
(14) "Fire protection system designer
license"means a document issued by the Commissioner which authorizes the
fire protection system designer to engage in the business of producing
construction shop drawings, construction documents and/or documents for
construction pertaining to water-based fire protection systems.
(15) "Fire protection system
inspector"means an individual who performs inspections only on
water-based fire protection systems in accordance with applicable codes and
standards as adopted by the Commissioner. Such term does not apply to state,
local, and insurance inspectors while acting in their official
capacities.
(16) "Fire
protection system inspector's license"means a document issued by the
Commissioner, which authorizes the fire protection system inspector to engage
in the business of inspecting water-based fire protection systems.
(17) "Fire pump"means a pump
supplying water at the flow and pressure required by water-based fire
protection systems.
(18)
"Foam-water spray system"means a special system pipe connected to
a source of foam concentrate and to a water supply and equipped with foam-water
spray nozzles for fire protection agent discharge (foam and water sequentially
in that order or in reverse order) and distribution over the area to be
protected. System operation arrangements parallel those for foam-water
sprinkler systems.
(19)
"Foam-water sprinkler system"means a special system pipe connected
to a source of foam concentrates and to a water supply and equipped with
appropriate discharge devices for fire protection agent discharge and
distribution over the area to be protected. The piping system is connected to
the water supply through a control valve that is usually actuated by operation
of automatic detection equipment installed in the same area as the sprinklers.
When this valve opens, water flows into the piping system, and foam concentrate
is injected into the water. The resulting foam solution discharging through the
discharge devices generates and distributes foam. Upon exhaustion of the foam
concentrate supply, water discharge will follow and continue until manually
shut off. Existing deluge sprinkler systems that have been converted to the use
of aqueous film forming foam are classified as foam-water sprinkler
systems.
(20)
"Inspection"means a visual examination of a water-based fire
protection system or portion thereof to verify that it appears to be in
operating condition and is free of physical damage.
(21) "Maintenance"means work
performed to keep equipment operable or to make repairs without altering the
operation of the water-based system.
(22) "Private fire service
main"means that pipe and its appurtenances on private property that are
one or more of the following:
(a) Between a
source of water and the base of the system riser for water-based fire
protection systems;
(b) Between a
source of water and inlets to foam-making systems;
(c) Between a source of water and the base
elbow of private hydrants or monitor nozzles;
(d) Used as fire pump suction and discharge
piping outside of a building; and
(e) Beginning at the inlet side of the check
valve on a gravity or pressure tank.
(23) "Private water tank"means a
tank supplying water for water-based fire protection systems which is located
on private property.
(24)
"Single-family dwelling"means any one- and two- family dwelling or
one- and two- family row houses (townhouses) separated by a two hour fire
wall.
(25) "Standpipe
system"means an arrangement of piping, valves, hose connections, and
allied equipment installed in a building or structure with the hose connections
located in such a manner that water can be discharged in streams or spray
patterns through attached hoses and nozzles for the purpose of extinguishing a
fire, thus protecting a building or structure, its contents, and its occupants.
This is accomplished by connection to water supply systems or by pumps, tanks,
and other equipment necessary to provide an adequate supply of water-to-hose
connections.
(26)
"Superintend"means the act of directing others' work.
(27) "Testing"means a procedure
used to determine the status of a system as intended by conducting periodic
physical checks on water-based fire protection systems such as, but not limited
to, waterflow tests, fire pump tests, alarm tests, and trip tests of dry pipe,
deluge, or preaction valves. These tests follow up on the original installation
acceptance test(s) at intervals specified in the appropriate standards related
to such systems, as adopted by other Rules and Regulations of the Safety Fire
Commissioner.
(28)
"Water-based fire protection system"means any one system or any
combination of a number of systems designed to deliver water to an apparatus
designed to extinguish or retard the advancement of fire. Such systems include
fire protection sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, private fire service
mains, fire pumps, private water tanks, water supply fixed systems, foam-water
spray systems, and foam-water sprinkler systems. The term "fire sprinkler
system"is used interchangeably with this term.
(29) "Water-spray fixed
system"means a special fixed pipe system connected to a reliable fire
protection water supply and equipped with water-spray nozzles for specific
water discharge and distribution over the surface or area to be protected. The
piping system is connected to the water supply through an automatically or
manually activated valve that initiates the flow of water. An automatic valve
is activated by operation of automatic detection equipment installed in the
same area as the water-spray nozzles.
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