Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G15-32.002 - Definitions
(1) Engineer of Record for the Fire
Protection System(s): The Florida licensed Professional Engineer who develops
the Fire Protection System(s) design criteria; performs analysis as required:
and is responsible for the preparation of the Fire Protection System
Engineering Documents. Except to the limited extent provided in subsection
61G15-32.002(10),
F.A.C., the Engineer of Record for the Fire Protection system(s) is responsible
for providing sealed, signed and dated Fire Protection System Engineering
Documents that are in full conformity with the applicable design standards set
forth in rule Chapter 61G15-32, F.A.C.
(2) Fire Protection Component: Any individual
part, subsystem or device to be incorporated in a Fire Protection
System.
(3) Fire Protection System:
Any assembly of Fire Protection components, materials, equipment, which require
design to form a fully functional fire protection system.
(4) Listed: A fire protection component
tested by a nationally recognized fire protection equipment testing
organization. Recognized organizations include Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
and Factory Mutual Research Corporation.
(5) Fire Protection System Engineering
Documents: The fire protection system engineering drawings, specifications,
prescriptive and performance criteria, water supply analysis and other
materials or representations, which are submitted with the general construction
documents pursuant to Section
553.79(6),
F.S., that set forth the overall design requirements and provide sufficient
direction for the contractor to layout the construction, alteration,
demolition, renovation, repair, modification, permitting and such, for any
public or private fire protection system(s), which are prepared, signed, dated
and sealed by the Engineer of Record for the Fire Protection
System(s).
(6) Fire Protection
System Layout Documents: Layout drawings, supporting calculations, catalog
information on standard products, and other construction data prepared by
either a licensed contractor or a licensed Engineer that provides detail on the
location of risers, service mains, distribution lines, devices, equipment,
sizing of pipe and/or circuits, hanger locations, and supporting calculations
and also serves as a guide for fabrication and installation of a fire
protection system. Fire Protection System Layout Documents are based upon
engineering direction provided in the Fire Protection System Engineering
Documents and require no additional engineering input.
(a) If prepared by a licensed contractor,
these documents do not require the seal of a Florida licensed
engineer.
(b) If prepared by a
licensed engineer, these documents are Engineering Documents and therefore meet
the definition of Engineering Documents in subsection
61G15-30.002(4),
F.A.C., and accordingly, require sealing by a Florida licensed engineer in
accordance with Rule 61G15-23.001, F.A.C., Signature,
Date and Seal Shall Be Affixed.
(c)
If prepared by a licensed engineer other than the engineer who prepared,
signed, dated, and sealed the Fire Protection System Engineering documents,
that engineer shall additionally meet the requirements of Rule
61G15-27.001, F.A.C., Procedures
for a Successor Professional Engineer Adopting as His Own the Work of Another
Engineer.
(7) Codes and
Standards: Those nationally recognized codes and standards adopted directly or
by reference in Chapter 633, F.S., Fire Prevention and Control; the Florida
Building Code; and the Florida Fire Prevention Code. The Florida Building Code
and the Florida Fire Prevention Code are incorporated by reference in Rule
61G15-18.011, F.A.C. Applicable
codes and standards also include those promulgated by State and local
authorities having jurisdiction. In the event the codes and standards fail to
cover or address a specific protection requirement, alternative research, test
results, and engineering data may be utilized, relying on the Engineer of
Record for the Fire Protection System to make an informed engineering decision.
This definition is not intended to preclude the use of new technologies when
said technology has been demonstrated to provide equivalent or improved
protection above that of published National Fire Protection
standards.
(8) Material Deviation:
A deviation or variance from the design parameters established and documented
by the Engineer of Record that significantly alters the ultimate performance
requirements of the system.
(9)
Layout: The location of risers, cross mains, branch lines, sprinkler heads,
sizing of pipe, hanger locations, and hydraulic calculations based on
engineering documents.
(10) Fire
Protection Delegated Engineering Documents. Fire Protection System Engineering
Documents prepared by a delegated engineer to whom the Engineer of Record for
the Fire Protection System has contractually delegated responsibility for the
design to be simultaneously submitted for permit of a discrete and limited
portion of a fire protection system and which are signed, sealed and dated by
the delegated engineer. These documents shall be reviewed and approved by the
Engineer of Record for the Fire Protection System for conformity with the
Engineer of Record's design intent and shall be included in the engineering
design documents prepared prior to submittal for a building permit and Fire
Department installation permit, except when no building permit is required.
When no building permit is required, the delegated engineering work bearing the
seal of delegated engineer and approval of the Engineer of Record for the Fire
Protection System shall be submitted together to the fire official for
permitting.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 471.008, 471.033(2) FS. Law Implemented 471.005(7), 471.033(2) FS.
New 5-19-93, Formerly 21H-32.002, Amended 4-2-00, 6-26-01, 3-26-09, 10-11-10, 3-28-17, 7-25-19, 12-29-19.
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