Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 44.1 - TESTING, CERTIFYING, AND CREDENTIALING INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORM MAINTENANCE AND TESTING OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
Subchapter 1 - Rules of General Applicability
Section 12-44.1-1 - Definitions
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter.
"Certificate of fitness" means a credential issued by the county fire department to any person for the purpose of granting permission to such person to conduct or engage in any operation or act to maintain and test portable fire extinguishers, fire protection systems, or fire alarm systems, or any combination of the above.
"Fire alarm system" means a system or portion of a combination system that consists 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.
"Fire protection system" means any fire alarm device or system, or fire extinguishing device or system, or any combination of the above, that is designed and installed for detecting, controlling, or extinguishing a fire or otherwise alerting occupants or the fire department or both that a fire has occurred.
"Other fire extinguishing system" means any fixed fire extinguishing system which uses an extinguishing agent other than water. They may include dry chemical, foam, halogen-type (including nonhalogenated), carbon dioxide, and special hazard systems.
"Portable fire extinguisher" means a portable device, carried or on wheels and manually operable, containing an extinguishing agent that can be expelled under pressure for suppressing or extinguishing fire.
"Private fire hydrant" means a valved connection on a water supply system having one or more outlets that is used to supply hose and fire department pumpers with water and is located on private property.
"Water-based fire extinguishing system" means any class I, II, or III standpipe system, and combined standpipe system, automatic sprinkler system, or automatic water spray fixed system utilizing water as an extinguishing agent.
