Kentucky Statutes 198B.550 – Definitions for KRS 198B.555 to 198B.630
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As used in KRS § 198B.555 to KRS § 198B.630, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; (2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the department;
(3) “Fire protection sprinkler contractor” means a person engaged in the preparation of technical drawings, installation, repair, alteration, extension, maintenance, or inspection of fire protection sprinkler systems and has in his or her employment a certificate holder;
(4) “Fire protection sprinkler contractor’s license” means the license issued by the commissioner to a fire protection sprinkler contractor upon application being approved, fee paid and the satisfactory completion of the requirements of KRS
198B.580. The license shall be issued in the name of the fire protection sprinkler contractor with the name or names of the certificate holder noted thereon;
(5) “Certificate holder” means an individual who has satisfactorily met and the requirements established in KRS § 198B.570 and has received a certificate from the commissioner; and
(6) “Fire protection sprinkler system” means a system of piping for which technical drawings have been prepared by or preparation supervised by a certificate holder in accordance with fire protection engineering standards. The system is supplied from a reliable, constant, and sufficient water, gas, or chemical supply, such as a gravity tank, fire pump, reservoir, or pressure tank, or connection by underground piping to a city, county, municipal water district, authorized water main, or both. The sprinkler system is considered the fire protection sprinkler system for purposes of KRS § 198B.550 to KRS § 198B.630, and is a network of specially sized or hydraulically designed piping and includes installations overhead and underground in a building, structure, or area, and to which sprinklers are connected in systematic pattern. The system includes a controlling valve and a device for actuating an alarm when a system is in operation. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and causes the discharge of water, gas, or chemical over the fire area. Fire protection sprinkler systems shall include the following types: wet-pipe systems, dry-pipe systems, pre-action systems, deluge systems, combined dry-pipe and pre-action systems, antifreeze systems and circulating closed loop systems, systems utilizing gasses or chemicals, and any other fire suppression system approved by the state fire marshal or the chief building code official of the department.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 28, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2013. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 273, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. — Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 383, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.
(1) “Department” means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction; (2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the department;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 198B.550
- Building: means any combination of materials, whether portable or fixed,
which comprises a structure or nonmine underground area affording facilities or shelter for any human occupancy, whether infrequent or regular, and also means single-family dwellings, including those sold or constructed under a trade or brand name. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010 - City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010
- Construction: means the erection, fabrication, reconstruction, substantial alteration or conversion of a building, or the installation of equipment therein, but shall not include the ordinary repair of a building or structure. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010
- Department: means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) “Fire protection sprinkler contractor” means a person engaged in the preparation of technical drawings, installation, repair, alteration, extension, maintenance, or inspection of fire protection sprinkler systems and has in his or her employment a certificate holder;
(4) “Fire protection sprinkler contractor’s license” means the license issued by the commissioner to a fire protection sprinkler contractor upon application being approved, fee paid and the satisfactory completion of the requirements of KRS
198B.580. The license shall be issued in the name of the fire protection sprinkler contractor with the name or names of the certificate holder noted thereon;
(5) “Certificate holder” means an individual who has satisfactorily met and the requirements established in KRS § 198B.570 and has received a certificate from the commissioner; and
(6) “Fire protection sprinkler system” means a system of piping for which technical drawings have been prepared by or preparation supervised by a certificate holder in accordance with fire protection engineering standards. The system is supplied from a reliable, constant, and sufficient water, gas, or chemical supply, such as a gravity tank, fire pump, reservoir, or pressure tank, or connection by underground piping to a city, county, municipal water district, authorized water main, or both. The sprinkler system is considered the fire protection sprinkler system for purposes of KRS § 198B.550 to KRS § 198B.630, and is a network of specially sized or hydraulically designed piping and includes installations overhead and underground in a building, structure, or area, and to which sprinklers are connected in systematic pattern. The system includes a controlling valve and a device for actuating an alarm when a system is in operation. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and causes the discharge of water, gas, or chemical over the fire area. Fire protection sprinkler systems shall include the following types: wet-pipe systems, dry-pipe systems, pre-action systems, deluge systems, combined dry-pipe and pre-action systems, antifreeze systems and circulating closed loop systems, systems utilizing gasses or chemicals, and any other fire suppression system approved by the state fire marshal or the chief building code official of the department.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 28, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2013. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 273, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. — Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 383, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.