Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-24-.03 - Definitions
(1) "Authority
Having Jurisdiction"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, the
organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment,
materials, an installation, or a procedure.
(2) "Building Official"shall mean for the
purpose of this chapter, the officer or other designated authority charged with
the administration and enforcement of the International Building Code, or a
duly authorized representative.
(3)
"Business"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter, any firm corporation,
business, person, partnership, organization, association, contractor,
individual or other entity, engaged in manufacturing, processing, and/or
handling combustible particulate solids including manufacturing processes that
create combustible dust.
(4)
"Combustible Dust"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter, any finely
divided solid material that is 420 microns or smaller in diameter (material
passing a U.S. No. 420 microns or smaller in diameter (material passing a U.S.
No. 40 Standard Sieve) and presents a fire or explosion hazard when dispensed
and ignited in air. (From NFPA 654)
(5) "Combustible Particulate Solid"shall
mean, for the purpose of this chapter, any combustible solid material, composed
of distinct particles or pieces, regardless of size, shape, or chemical
composition. Combustible particulate solids include dusts, fibers, fines,
chips, chunks, flakes, or mixtures of these.
(6) "Commissioner"shall mean, for the purpose
of this chapter, the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner or his/her designated
representative.
(7) "Existing
Building"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, buildings, structures,
facilities or conditions which are already in existence or constructed and
officially authorized prior to March 7, 2008. This definition shall apply to
all situations covered by this chapter except where otherwise noted by this
chapter or as otherwise deemed a proposed building or structure as specified in
Chapter 2 of Title 25.
(8) "Fire
Chief"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, the chief officer of the fire
department serving the jurisdiction, or a duly authorized
representative.
(9) "Fire
Official"shall mean for the purpose of this chapter, the fire chief or other
designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the
codes and standards adopted herein, or a duly authorized
representative.
(10) "Fire
Wall"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter and O.C.G.A. Code Sections
25-2-4 and
25-2-13, walls of any approved
noncombustible materials and have sufficient structural stability under fire
conditions to allow collapse of construction on either side without collapse of
the wall for the duration of time indicated by the required fire-resistance
rating.
(11) "Full Time
Employee"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter, an individual who works
for the firm and is on payroll for a minimum of thirty and one half hours of
paid service per week, per employer.
(12) "ICC Code"shall mean, for the purposes
of the Safety Fire Commissioner's Rules and Regulations, any of the codes, or
portions thereof, as published by the International Code Council (ICC) and as
adopted and modified as set forth in this Chapter or any other chapter of the
Safety Fire Commissioner's Rules and Regulations.
(13) "Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)"shall
mean for the purpose of this chapter, a form containing data regarding the
properties of a particular substance. An important component of product
stewardship and workplace safety, it is intended to provide workers and
emergency personnel with procedures for handling or working with that substance
in a safe manner, and includes information such as physical data (melting
point, boiling point, flash point, etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid,
reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill handling
procedures. The exact format of an MSDS can vary from source to
source.
(14) "NFPA Code or
Standard"shall mean, for the purposes of the Safety Fire Commissioner's Rules
and Regulations, any of the codes and /or standards, or portions thereof, as
published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and as adopted and
modified in this chapter or any other chapter of the Safety Fire Commissioner's
Rules and Regulations.
(15)
"Occupied Story"shall mean, for the purpose of this chapter and the codes and
standards adopted herein, a story subject to be by people on a regular basis.
Stories used exclusively for mechanical equipment rooms, elevator penthouses
and similar spaces are not occupiable stories.
(16) "Primary Level of Exit Discharge"shall
mean, for the purpose of this chapter that story which is level with or above
finished grade by more than 50% of the cubic volume of the occupiable story.
Building levels below the primary level shall not count as a story in
determining the height of a building.
(17) "Stories"shall mean, for the purpose of
O.C.G.A. Section
25-2-13(b)(1)
and the codes and standards adopted herein, that level starting at the primary
level of exit discharge and ending at the highest occupiable story. A building
level below the primary level shall not count as a story in determining the
height of a building.
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