Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-07-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) For purposes of this Chapter, unless the
context otherwise requires, the definitions of terms contained in Tenn. Code
Ann. § 62-32-101 are applicable. In addition:
(a) "Business" means the planning, selling,
installing, or servicing of fire protection sprinkler systems.
(b) "Certificate" means a certificate of
registration issued to a fire protection sprinkler contractor by the Department
of Commerce and Insurance.
(c)
"Inspection" means a visual examination of a sprinkler system or portion
thereof to verify that it appears to be in operating condition and free from
physical damage.
(d) "License"
means a license issued by the Department of Commerce and Insurance to a
responsible managing employee.
(e)
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., a nationally
recognized standards making organization.
(f) "NICET" means the National Institute for
Certification in Engineering Technologies.
(g) "Point of Service" means the point
immediately after the tap of the service main where water is used exclusively
for fire protection purposes.
(h)
"Repair" means any work performed after initial installation on a fire
protection sprinkler system, not including inspecting and testing.
(i) "Service" means to repair, test, or
inspect. For the purposes of Tenn. Code Ann. Title 62, Chapter 32, Part 1, the
definition of service does not include the inspection or testing of backflow
preventers by employees or agents of public water systems regulated under Tenn.
Code Ann. § 68-221-701, et seq. and Tenn. Comp. R & Regs.
1200-05-01-.17.
(j) "Shop Drawings"
means working drawings indicating the fabrication, assembly, installation or
erection of a fire protection sprinkler system's components.
(k) "Standards" means those standards adopted
herein.
(l) "Test" means subjection
of a fire protection sprinkler system to any procedure necessary to insure its
proper operation or installation.
(m) "Water Supply" means public and private
utility water mains, gravity tanks, pressure tanks, reservoirs, wells, and all
other water sources.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. § 62-32-103.
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