Unless otherwise stated, the following terms, as
used in division 4101:7 of the Administrative Code, shall have the following
meanings.
(A) Automatic sprinkler system. An
integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed in accordance
with fire protection engineering standards. The system includes a suitable
water supply. The portion of the system above the ground is a network of
specially sized or hydraulically designed piping installed in a structure or
area, generally overhead, and to which automatic sprinklers are connected in a
systematic pattern. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and
discharges water over the fire area.
(B) Automatic sprinkler system designer.
See "Water-based fire protection system designer."
(C) Board of building standards. The
administrative board established in section 3781.07 of the Revised Code and
referred to as "the board" or "BBS."
(D) Building inspector. Now defined as
"Level 3 building inspector specialization."
(E) Building official. Now defined as
"Level 5 commercial building official."
(F) Building plans examiner. Now defined
as "Level 3 building plans examiner specialization."
(G) Electrical plans examiner. Now
defined as "Level 3 electrical plans examiner
specialization."
(H) Electrical safety inspector. Now
defined as "Level 3 electrical safety inspector specialization."
(I) Fire protection inspector. Now
defined as "Level 3 fire protection inspector specialization."
(J) Fire protection plans examiner. Now
defined as "Level 3 fire protection plans examiner
specialization."
(K) Master plans examiner. Now defined as
"Level 4 combination plans examiner."
(L) Mechanical inspector. Now defined as "Level 3
mechanical inspector specialization."
(M) Mechanical plans examiner. Now defined as "Level
3 mechanical plans examiner specialization."
(N) Plumbing inspector. Now defined as "Level 3
plumbing inspector specialization."
(O) Plumbing plans examiner. Now defined as "Level 3
plumbing plans examiner specialization."
(P) Evidence. Proof of the statements or claims made that
can consist of contracts, affidavits, agreements, letters, transcripts,
certificates, certification cards, diplomas, awards, invoices, published data,
photographs, legible reproductions of the same, or any other such documentation
useable or required as a part of any consideration or action by the board of
building standards.
(Q) Fire alarm system. A system or portion of a combination
system consisting of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate
the status of fire alarm or supervisory signal- initiating devices and to
initiate the appropriate response to those signals.
(R) Fire alarm system designer. An individual who is
certified in accordance with section 3781.105 of the Revised Code and rule
4101:7-5-01 of the Administrative Code or who holds the appropriate "Level
III" or "Level IV" certification from the "National
Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)" to design
fire alarm systems.
(S) Fire protection system designer. A general category
describing designers who are certified in accordance with section 3781.105 of
the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-5-01 of the Administrative Code or who holds
the appropriate "Level III" or "Level IV" certification
from the "National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
(NICET)" to design an automatic sprinkler system or other water-based fire
protection system, a fire alarm system, or a special hazards suppression
system.
(T) Level 1 administrative staff. Non-required certified
personnel that may fulfill administrative roles within the building department,
such as customer service representatives, inspection schedulers, and permit
technicians, etc. Administrative department personnel are not required to be
certified but may seek certification if they wish to progress to higher levels
of certification. Level 1 certified personnel may also be students pursuing a
code enforcement curriculum, to include internship in building departments.
(U) Level 2 residential code official. An individual who is
certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised
Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to determine compliance
with the residential code of Ohio, including energy code compliance, and may
perform inspections, plans examination and administer certified residential
building departments. In departments which are certified to enforce the Ohio
building code, level 2 personnel are commercial trainees, performing supervised
and independent inspections and/or plan reviews.
(V) Level 2 residential electrical
inspector specialization. An individual who is certified in accordance with
division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the
Administrative Code to determine compliance of electrical system work with the
approved residential construction documents, except for buildings with a
service over four hundred amps or a three-phase service.
(W) Level 2 residential plumbing
inspector specialization. An individual who is certified in accordance with
division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the
Administrative Code to determine compliance of plumbing system work with the
approved residential construction documents.
(X) Level 3 building inspector specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to
determine compliance of building structural or resistive elements and
architectural systems work with the approved construction documents, but not
electrical, energy, fire protection, mechanical, or plumbing systems.
(Y) Level 3 building plans examiner specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to perform
the examination of construction documents related to building structural or
resistive elements and architectural systems, but not electrical, energy, fire
protection, mechanical, or plumbing systems, to determine compliance with the
rules of the board.
(Z) Level 3 electrical plans examiner specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to perform
the examination of construction documents related to electrical systems to
determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(AA) Level 3 electrical safety inspector specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
and section 3783.03 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the
Administrative Code to determine compliance of electrical system work with the
approved construction documents for buildings within the scope of the Ohio
building code and for buildings within the scope of the residential code of
Ohio, including those with a service over four hundred amps or a three-phase
service.
(BB) Level 3 energy
inspector specialization. An individual who is certified in accordance with
division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the
Administrative Code to determine compliance of energy conservation system
(verification of performance relating to building thermal envelope insulation,
fenestration, air leakage, mechanical systems and the associated controls, duct
leakage, building services piping and duct insulation, service water heating
and the associated controls and distance from heating source, and electrical
power and lighting systems and the associated controls) work with approved
construction documents.
(CC) Level 3 energy plans
examiner specialization. An individual who is certified in accordance with
division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the
Administrative Code to perform the examination of construction documents
related to energy conservation system (verification of planned performance
relating to building thermal envelope insulation, fenestration, air leakage,
mechanical systems and the associated controls, duct leakage, building services
piping and duct insulation, service water heating and the associated controls
and distance from heating source, and electrical power and lighting systems and
the associated controls) to determine compliance with the rules of the
board.
(DD) Level 3 fire protection inspector specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to
determine compliance of fire protection system (automatic sprinkler system,
alternative automatic fire-extinguishing system, standpipe system, fire alarm
and detection system, and fire pump) work with approved construction
documents.
(EE) Level 3 fire protection plans examiner specialization.
An individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section
3781.10 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to
perform the examination of construction documents related to fire protection
systems (automatic sprinkler systems, alternative automatic fire-extinguishing
systems, standpipe systems, fire alarm and detection systems, and fire pump) to
determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(FF) Level 3 mechanical inspector specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to
determine compliance of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems, and the associated refrigeration, fuel gas, and heating piping systems
work with the approved construction documents.
(GG) Level 3 mechanical plans examiner specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to perform
the examination of construction documents related to heating, ventilating, and
air conditioning ("HVAC") systems and the associated refrigeration,
fuel gas, and heating piping to determine compliance with the rules of the
board.
(HH) Level 3 plumbing inspector specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to
determine compliance of plumbing system work with the approved construction
documents.
(II) Level 3 plumbing plans examiner specialization. An
individual who is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10
of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to perform
the examination of construction documents related to plumbing systems to
determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(JJ) Level 4 combination inspector. An individual who is
certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised
Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to determine conformance
with approved construction documents in all areas of inspector
specialization.
(KK) Level 4 combination plans examiner. An individual who
is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised
Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to perform the examination
of construction documents in all areas of plans examiner specialization to
determine compliance with the rules of the board.
(LL) Level 5 commercial building official. An individual who
is certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised
Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to enforce the rules of
the board and is responsible for the overall administration of a building
department relating to the construction, arrangement, and the erection of
buildings or parts thereof.
(MM) Level 6 comprehensive code official. An individual who
is certified in accordance with section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and rule
4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to enforce the rules of the board and is
authorized to perform duties of certified personnel at all levels and
scopes.
(NN) Medical gas piping inspector. An individual who is
certified in accordance with division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised
Code and rule 4101:7-3-01 of the Administrative Code to determine compliance of
non-flammable medical gas, medical oxygen, and medical vacuum system work with
the approved construction documents.
(OO) Nonresidential. Any
building that is not a residential building. Also known as
"commercial."
(PP) Residential. A
one-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling house, and any accessory
structure incidental to that dwelling house.
(QQ) Rules of the board. The administrative rules adopted by
the board of building standards as authorized by Chapter 3781. of the Revised
Code.
(RR) Special hazards suppression system. A system consisting
of piping, detection, and actuation equipment that utilizes a foam water, water
mist, halon, halon alternative, carbon dioxide, dry chemical, or wet chemical
suppression agents.
(SS) Special hazards suppression system designer. An
individual who is certified in accordance with section 3781.105 of the Revised
Code and rule 4101:7-5-01 of the Administrative Code or who holds the
appropriate "Level III" or "Level IV" certification from
the "National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
(NICET)" to design special hazards suppression systems.
(TT) Specialization. Recognition by the board that an
individual has demonstrated competency in one or more of the following scopes
of work: building structural or resistive elements and architectural systems,
electrical, energy, fire protection, mechanical or plumbing systems, or
residential electrical or residential plumbing systems; and is qualified to
perform inspections or plans examination of such work or design to determine
compliance with approved construction documents or the rules of the
board.
(UU) Water-based fire protection system. A general category
of fire protection systems that includes automatic sprinkler systems, standpipe
systems, fire pump systems, and the water supplies serving those
systems.
(VV) Water-based fire protection system designer (formerly
automatic sprinkler system designer.) An individual who is certified in
accordance with section 3781.105 of the Revised Code and rule 4101:7-5-01 of
the Administrative Code or who holds the appropriate "Level III" or
"Level IV" certification from the "National Institute for
Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)" to design automatic
sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire pump systems and the dedicated water
supply systems serving those systems.
