Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Fire Services
Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification
Section R. 29.2801 - Definitions
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 et seq.
(b) "Approved" means acceptable to the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety.
(c) "As-built drawings" means drawings portraying the actual construction or installation of a system within a building or portion thereof, depicting any and all changes from the original design of the system. "As-built drawings" may also be referenced as "record drawings."
(d) "Custom designed fire alarm system or fire suppression system" means a system that is comprised of standard components which are individually listed by an approved laboratory and which are selected and installed in accordance with the listing.
(e) "Design location" means the place where system layout and application engineering is performed for a required system.
(f) "Documentation" means a written instrument signed by a qualifying person of a certified firm which does all of the following:
(g) "Plans and specifications" means the detailed installation drawings, calculations, and manufacturer submittals of equipment for a fire alarm system or fire suppression system being installed in a regulated facility by a certified firm. The installation drawings, calculations, and manufacturer submittals of equipment are also known as shop drawings or shop sheets.
(h) "Pre-engineered or packaged system" means a system consisting of components designed to be installed according to pretested limitations as listed by an approved laboratory.
(i) "Qualifying person" means a person who possesses technical qualifications and agrees to provide services to a firm for the purpose of qualifying the firm for certification under these rules.
(j) "Responsible person" means a person who possesses certain technical qualifications and is employed by the certified firm to perform on-site work on the system being documented. A qualifying person may also serve as the responsible person.
(k) "Supervision" means the act of oversight and monitoring of the work done by a certified firm for a fire alarm system or a fire suppression system.
(l) "Systems modification" means any changes to a required fire alarm system or required fire suppression system involving more than the direct replacement of the existing components with components approved for the use and coverage.
(m) "Technical qualification" means the knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and laws and the practical knowledge of equipment, material, methods, and theory of operation as they relate to fire alarm systems or fire suppression systems, the combination of which, when applied to a facility under the jurisdiction of the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety shall result in a properly operating required fire alarm system or required fire suppression system which is acceptable to the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety.
