TFM-08 Test Questions & Answers With
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Fire Protection Sprinkler System - ANSWER-an assembly of underground or
overhead piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to
dispersal openings or devices to: (A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and (B)
provide protection from exposure to fire or the products of
Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - ANSWER-an individual or
organization that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake,
or undertakes the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire
protection sprinkler system; or (B) any part of a fire protection sprinkler system
Individual - ANSWER-a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer,
employee, or occupant.
Insurance agent - ANSWER-(A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under:
(i) Subchapter E, Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051;
or (B) an individual authorized to represent an insurance fund or pool created by a
municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state under Chapter 791,
Government Code.
Installation - ANSWER-the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension,
modification, or alteration of equipment after initial placement.
,License - ANSWER-document issued to a responsible managing employee
authorizing the employee to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system
business in this state.
Maintenance - ANSWER-the maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system or
any part of a fire protection sprinkler system in the condition of repair that
provides performance as originally planned.
Organization - ANSWER-a corporation, a partnership or other business association,
a governmental entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Registration certificate - ANSWER-the document issued to a fire protection
sprinkler system contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in business in
this state
Responsible managing employee - ANSWER-an individual designated by a
company that plans, sells, installs, maintains, or services fire protection sprinkler
systems to ensure that each fire protection sprinkler system, as installed,
maintained, or serviced, meets the standards for the system as provided by law.
Service - ANSWER-maintenance, repair, or testing
Applicability of Chapter - ANSWER-(a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) an
employee of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state
who acts as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor for the employing
governmental entity; (2) the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a
fire protection sprinkler system in any property owned by the United States or this
state; (3) an individual or organization acting under court order as authorization;
,(4) an individual or organization that sells or supplies products or materials to a
registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; (5) an installation,
maintenance, or service project for which the total contract price for labor,
materials, and all other services is less than $100, if: (A) the project is not a part of
a complete or more costly project, whether the complete project is to be
undertaken by one or more fire protection sprinkler system contractors; or (B) the
project is not divided into contracts of less than $100 for the purpose of evading
this chapter; (6) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code,
acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity; (7) a regular employee of a
registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; or (8) an owner or lessee of
property that: (A) installs a fire protection sprinkler system on the owned or
leased property for the owner's or lessee's own use or for family members' use;
and (B) does not offer the property for sale or lease before the first anniversary of
the date of installation of the fire protection sprinkler system. (b) This chapter
does not authorize an individual or organization to practice professional
engineering other than in compliance with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code
Effect on Local Regulation - ANSWER-(a) This chapter and the rules adopted under
this chapter have uniform force and effect throughout this state. A municipality or
county may not enact an order, ordinance, or rule requiring a fire protection
sprinkler system contractor to obtain a registration certificate from the
municipality or county. A municipality or county may not impose on a fire
protection sprinkler system contractor qualification or financial responsibility
requirements other than proof of a registration certificate. (b) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, a municipality or county may require a fire
protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a permit and pay a permit fee for
the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and require the installation of
a fire protection sprinkler system to conform to the building code or other
construction requirements of the municipality or county. (c) A municipal or county
order, ordinance, or rule in effect on September 1, 1983, is not invalidated
because of any provision of this chapter.
, Administration of Chapter - ANSWER-(a) The department shall administer this
chapter. (b) The commissioner may issue rules necessary to administer this
chapter through the state fire marshal.
Adoption of Rules - ANSWER-(a) In adopting necessary rules, the commissioner
may use recognized standards, including standards: (1) adopted by federal law or
regulation; (2) published by a nationally recognized standards-making
organization; or (3) developed by individual manufacturers. (b) Under rules
adopted under Section 6003.051(b), the department may create a specialized
licensing or registration program for fire protection sprinkler system contractors.
Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - ANSWER-(a) The
commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding
by the holder of a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter
except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) In the
commissioner's rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the
commissioner may not include a rule that: (1) restricts the use of any medium for
advertising; (2) restricts the use of a license or registration certificate holder's
personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or
duration of an advertisement by the license or registration certificate holder; or
(4) restricts the license or registration certificate holder's advertisement under a
trade name.
General Powers and Duties of Commissioner, State Fire Marshal, and Department
- ANSWER-(a) The commissioner may delegate authority to exercise all or part of
the commissioner's functions, powers, and duties under this chapter, including the
issuance of licenses and registration certificates, to the state fire marshal. The
state fire marshal shall implement the rules adopted by the commissioner for the
protection and preservation of life and property in controlling: (1) the registration
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Fire Protection Sprinkler System - ANSWER-an assembly of underground or
overhead piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to
dispersal openings or devices to: (A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and (B)
provide protection from exposure to fire or the products of
Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - ANSWER-an individual or
organization that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake,
or undertakes the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire
protection sprinkler system; or (B) any part of a fire protection sprinkler system
Individual - ANSWER-a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer,
employee, or occupant.
Insurance agent - ANSWER-(A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under:
(i) Subchapter E, Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051;
or (B) an individual authorized to represent an insurance fund or pool created by a
municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state under Chapter 791,
Government Code.
Installation - ANSWER-the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension,
modification, or alteration of equipment after initial placement.
,License - ANSWER-document issued to a responsible managing employee
authorizing the employee to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system
business in this state.
Maintenance - ANSWER-the maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system or
any part of a fire protection sprinkler system in the condition of repair that
provides performance as originally planned.
Organization - ANSWER-a corporation, a partnership or other business association,
a governmental entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Registration certificate - ANSWER-the document issued to a fire protection
sprinkler system contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in business in
this state
Responsible managing employee - ANSWER-an individual designated by a
company that plans, sells, installs, maintains, or services fire protection sprinkler
systems to ensure that each fire protection sprinkler system, as installed,
maintained, or serviced, meets the standards for the system as provided by law.
Service - ANSWER-maintenance, repair, or testing
Applicability of Chapter - ANSWER-(a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) an
employee of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state
who acts as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor for the employing
governmental entity; (2) the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a
fire protection sprinkler system in any property owned by the United States or this
state; (3) an individual or organization acting under court order as authorization;
,(4) an individual or organization that sells or supplies products or materials to a
registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; (5) an installation,
maintenance, or service project for which the total contract price for labor,
materials, and all other services is less than $100, if: (A) the project is not a part of
a complete or more costly project, whether the complete project is to be
undertaken by one or more fire protection sprinkler system contractors; or (B) the
project is not divided into contracts of less than $100 for the purpose of evading
this chapter; (6) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code,
acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity; (7) a regular employee of a
registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; or (8) an owner or lessee of
property that: (A) installs a fire protection sprinkler system on the owned or
leased property for the owner's or lessee's own use or for family members' use;
and (B) does not offer the property for sale or lease before the first anniversary of
the date of installation of the fire protection sprinkler system. (b) This chapter
does not authorize an individual or organization to practice professional
engineering other than in compliance with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code
Effect on Local Regulation - ANSWER-(a) This chapter and the rules adopted under
this chapter have uniform force and effect throughout this state. A municipality or
county may not enact an order, ordinance, or rule requiring a fire protection
sprinkler system contractor to obtain a registration certificate from the
municipality or county. A municipality or county may not impose on a fire
protection sprinkler system contractor qualification or financial responsibility
requirements other than proof of a registration certificate. (b) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, a municipality or county may require a fire
protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a permit and pay a permit fee for
the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and require the installation of
a fire protection sprinkler system to conform to the building code or other
construction requirements of the municipality or county. (c) A municipal or county
order, ordinance, or rule in effect on September 1, 1983, is not invalidated
because of any provision of this chapter.
, Administration of Chapter - ANSWER-(a) The department shall administer this
chapter. (b) The commissioner may issue rules necessary to administer this
chapter through the state fire marshal.
Adoption of Rules - ANSWER-(a) In adopting necessary rules, the commissioner
may use recognized standards, including standards: (1) adopted by federal law or
regulation; (2) published by a nationally recognized standards-making
organization; or (3) developed by individual manufacturers. (b) Under rules
adopted under Section 6003.051(b), the department may create a specialized
licensing or registration program for fire protection sprinkler system contractors.
Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - ANSWER-(a) The
commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding
by the holder of a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter
except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) In the
commissioner's rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the
commissioner may not include a rule that: (1) restricts the use of any medium for
advertising; (2) restricts the use of a license or registration certificate holder's
personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or
duration of an advertisement by the license or registration certificate holder; or
(4) restricts the license or registration certificate holder's advertisement under a
trade name.
General Powers and Duties of Commissioner, State Fire Marshal, and Department
- ANSWER-(a) The commissioner may delegate authority to exercise all or part of
the commissioner's functions, powers, and duties under this chapter, including the
issuance of licenses and registration certificates, to the state fire marshal. The
state fire marshal shall implement the rules adopted by the commissioner for the
protection and preservation of life and property in controlling: (1) the registration
