Ohio Code 3723.01 – Radon definitions
As used in this chapter:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3723.01
- Building: means a publicly or privately owned structure consisting of any combination of foundations, walls, columns, girders, beams, floors, or roofs, with or without other elements or appurtenances. See Ohio Code 3723.01
- Business entity: means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business. See Ohio Code 3723.01
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Government entity: means the state, a state agency as defined in section 1. See Ohio Code 3723.01
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Radon: means both the radioactive, gaseous element produced by the disintegration of radium, and the short-lived radionuclides that are decay products of radon. See Ohio Code 3723.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) “Radon” means both the radioactive, gaseous element produced by the disintegration of radium, and the short-lived radionuclides that are decay products of radon.
(B) “Building” means a publicly or privately owned structure consisting of any combination of foundations, walls, columns, girders, beams, floors, or roofs, with or without other elements or appurtenances.
(C) “Radon test” means the act of examining a building, air, soil, or water for the presence of radon, including taking air, soil, or water samples, or the act of diagnosing the cause of radon contamination in a building.
(D) “Business entity” means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business.
(E) “Government entity” means the state, a state agency as defined in section 1.60 of the Revised Code, a political subdivision, or any entity of local government.
(F) “Radon mitigation” means the application or installation of methods or materials to reduce airborne radon concentrations in a building or to prevent the entry of radon into the indoor atmosphere.
(G) “Radon laboratory” means a business entity or government entity that analyzes air, soil, water, or passive radon detection devices to determine the presence and concentration of radon in them.