Unless otherwise stated, the following terms, as
used in division 4101:7 of the Administrative Code, shall have the meanings
shown herein.
(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. 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
work with the approved construction documents.
(E) 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.
(F) Building 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 related to all general building
construction and associated structural work to determine compliance with the
rules of the board.
(G) Electrical 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 related to electrical systems to determine compliance
with the rules of the board.
(H) Electrical safety inspector. 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.
(I) 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.
(J) 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.
(K) 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 to design fire alarm
systems.
(L) Fire protection 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
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.
(M) Fire protection 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 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.
(N) 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 to design an
automatic sprinkler system or other water-based fire protection system, a fire
alarm system, or a special hazards suppression system.
(O) Interim certification. An initial certification that is
valid for a two-year period during which time the holder can perform the
associated enforcement duties as an employee of a certified building
department. Prior to the expiration of the two-year period, the holder shall
complete the requirements of the Ohio building code academy and all required
examination modules for the respective certification sought.
(P) Master 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 all types
of construction documents to determine compliance with the rules of the
board.
(Q) Mechanical 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 heating,
ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and the associated
refrigeration, fuel gas, and heating piping systems work with the approved
construction documents.
(R) Mechanical 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 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.
(S) 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.
(T) Plumbing 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 plumbing
system work with the approved construction documents.
(U) Plumbing 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 related to plumbing systems to determine compliance with
the rules of the board.
(V) Practice of electrical inspection. The ascertainment of
compliance with the rules of the board relating to electrical systems by a
person, who, for compensation, inspects the construction and installation of
electrical conductors, fittings, devices, and fixtures for light, heat or power
services equipment, or the installation, alteration, replacement, maintenance,
or repair of any electrical wiring and equipment that is subject to any of the
aforementioned codes.
(W) Rules of the board. The administrative rules adopted by
the board of building standards as authorized by Chapter 3781. of the Revised
Code.
(X) 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.
(Y) 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 to design special hazards
suppression systems.
(Z) Trainee certification. A certification issued by the
board of building standards pursuant to paragraph (G)(6) of rule 4101:7-3-01 of
the Administrative Code that is valid for one four-year period during which
time the holder has successfully completed the requirements of the Ohio
building code academy for the respective certification sought, completed the
required number of hours of board- approved course work, sponsored by a
political subdivision's building department, performed the required
enforcement duties under supervision, and submitted evidence of having
completed all required examination modules for that certification.
(AA) 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.
(BB) 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 to design automatic sprinkler systems, standpipe
systems, fire pump systems and the dedicated water supply systems serving those
systems.
