Okla. Admin. Code § 310:451-1-2
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Certificate of course completion" means a document acceptable to the Committee which signifies satisfactory completion of course work.
"Certification of a system" means testing per applicable code of any pre-engineered or engineered fire suppression system by a properly licensed individual working for a properly licensed company to verify that the system complies with all of the requirements of the applicable code, standard or manufacturer's manual.
"Commercial Building" means a building or structure used for any purpose or occupancy that is not defined in this section as a Residential Building.
"Committee" means the Fire Extinguisher Industry Committee.
"Department" means the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
"Direct Supervision" means the presence of a licensed manager or technician on the premise within the hearing or eye sight of the individual(s)requiring supervision.
"Engineered Fire Suppression System" shall mean any fixed fire suppression unit that is designed by the installing or inspecting company. Manufacturers may provide design, installation or inspection criteria but each system is specifically designed for a specific hazard area by someone outside of the manufacturer of the system.
"Engineered fire suppression system company" means a business that provides engineered fire suppression systems to others by any means, including, but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection or servicing of a engineered fire suppression system; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation, either directly or indirectly.
"Engineered fire suppression system designer" means a person who designs engineered fire suppression systems on behalf of a licensed Oklahoma engineered fire suppression systems company.
"Engineered fire suppression system company qualified agent" means the person who shall be responsible for providing direct supervision over the function and local operations of such engineered fire suppression systems industry business or a branch thereof.
"Engineered fire suppression system salesperson" means a person who sells to others on behalf of a licensed Oklahoma engineered fire suppression systems company by any means, including, but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door, or any other type of personal interaction, who participates in the specification and/or lay out of a engineered fire suppression system on behalf of a engineered fire suppression systems company.
"Engineered fire suppression system technician" means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed engineered fire suppression systems company to plan, lay out, sell, install, maintain, repair, test, inspect or service engineered fire suppression systems.
"IBC" means the International Building Code.
"ICC" means the International Code Council, Inc.
"Inspection" shall mean the visual observation or test of any portable fire extinguisher, pre-engineered fire suppression system or engineered fire suppression system to determine if the system has been installed and is operating according to the applicable code, standard or manufacturer's manual.
"Manufactured Housing" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is 8 body feet (2438 body mm) or more in width or 40 body feet (12192 body mm) or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 square feet (30 m2) or more, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. For the purpose of these rules, a mobile home shall be considered a manufactured home, and each shall be regarded as manufactured housing.
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association.
"Ownership" means the dominion, title, or proprietary right in a company subject to the Fire Extinguisher Licensing Licensing Act and this Chapter.
"Portable fire extinguisher" shall mean any hand held, wheeled, stationary or skid mounted unit designed for the unit itself to be mobile or the means of distributing the fire fighting agent to be mobile to extinguish a fire. This includes all units that use a nozzle connected directly to the unit or a nozzle connected to a hose of any length which is connected to the unit.
"Portable fire extinguisher company" means a business that provides portable fire extinguishers to others by any means, including, but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, planning, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection or servicing of a portable fire extinguisher; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation, either directly or indirectly.
"Portable fire extinguisher company qualified agent" means the person who shall be responsible for providing direct supervision over the function and local operations of such fire extinguisher industry business or a branch thereof.
"Portable fire extinguisher salesperson" means a person who sells to others on behalf of a licensed Oklahoma portable fire extinguisher company by any means, including, but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door, or any other type of personal interaction, and/or a person who participates in specification and/or lay out of a portable fire extinguisher on behalf of a portable fire extinguisher company.
"Portable fire extinguisher technician" means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed portable fire extinguisher company to plan, lay out, sell, install, maintain, repair, test, inspect or service portable fire extinguishers.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression system" shall mean any fixed fire suppression system that is engineered by the manufacturer and provides, to installing companies, a design manual with preset limitations for the design, inspection or installation of the system.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression company" means a business that provides pre-engineered fire suppression systems to others by any means, including, but not limited to, the sale, lease, rent, design, planning, installation, maintenance, repair, testing, modification, improvement, alteration, inspection or servicing of a pre-engineered fire suppression system; holding oneself or one's company out for hire to perform any such task; or otherwise offering to perform any such task for compensation, either directly or indirectly.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression company qualified agent" means the person who shall be responsible for providing direct supervision over the function and local operations of such Pre-engineered fire suppression industry business or a branch thereof.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression salesperson" means a person who sells to others on behalf of a licensed Oklahoma pre-engineered system company by any means, including, but not limited to, telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door, or any other type of personal interaction, and/or a person who participates in design, plan, specification and/or lay out of a pre-engineered fire suppression system on behalf of a pre-engineered system company.
"Pre-engineered fire suppression technician" means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed pre-engineered system company to design, plan, lay out, sell, install, maintain, repair, test, inspect or service pre-engineered fire suppression systems.
"Security verification" means information submitted to the appropriate authority on each applicant to verify any criminal records.
"Supervision" means on-site supervision by a licensed qualified agent, technician or salesperson.
"System" means a pre-engineered or engineered fire suppression system, as defined in these rules, or a portion or combination of such systems.
"Trainee" means an individual who is employed by an Oklahoma licensed portable, pre-engineered or engineered company to learn to properly engage in the activities regulated by this Chapter that can engage in any licensed category pursuant to this Chapter while under the direct supervision of an individual holding the appropriate license in the category of work being performed.
Okla. Admin. Code § 310:451-1-2