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⩥Business.
Answer: The planning, certifying, installing, leasing, renting, selling, or
servicing of portable fire extinguishers or fixed fire extinguisher
systems.
⩥Certificate.
Answer: The certificate of registration issued by the state fire marshal.
⩥Certify.
Answer: To attest to the proper planning, installing, or servicing of
portables and systems by attaching a completed service tag or other form
required by a governmental authority.
⩥Commissioner.
Answer: The commissioner of insurance
⩥Department.
Answer: The Texas Department of Insurance
,⩥DOT Specification Fire Extinguisher Cylinder.
Answer: All fire extinguisher cylinders manufactured, tested and
stamped with the specification number as required by the United States
Department of Transportation.
⩥DOT Nonspecification Fire Extinguisher Cylinder.
Answer: All fire extinguisher cylinders manufactured and tested but not
stamped with a specification number as required by the United States
Department of Transportation. These cylinders may be marked by a label
with the words "Meets DOT Requirements."
⩥Installation.
Answer: The initial placement of a portable or fixed fire extinguisher
system or an extension or alteration after initial placement.
⩥License.
Answer: The license issued by the state fire marshal to an employee of a
registered firm.
⩥NFPA.
Answer: The National Fire Protection Association, Inc., a nationally
recognized standards-making organization
⩥NICET.
,Answer: National Institute for the Certification in Engineering
Technologies.
⩥Outsource testing service.
Answer: The testing service selected by the state fire
marshal to administer certain designated qualifying tests for licenses
⩥Person.
Answer: A natural person
⩥Plan.
Answer: To lay out, detail, draw, calculate, devise, or arrange an
assembly of detection or suppression devices and appurtenances in
accordance with either fire protection standards adopted in this
subchapter or specifications specially designed by a Texas registered
professional engineer acting solely in his professional capacity.
⩥Registered firm.
Answer: A person, partnership, corporation, or association holding a
current certificate of registration.
⩥shop.
Answer: A facility, whether at a specific location or in a mobile unit, of a
registered firm where servicing, repairing, or hydrostatic testing is
, performed and where parts and equipment, which are required by this
subchapter or in the adopted standards, are maintained.
⩥Test.
Answer: The act of subjecting a portable or fixed system to any
procedure necessary to determine whether it is properly installed or
operates correctly.
⩥Direct supervision.
Answer: The oversight by a licensee of the services performed by
another licensee or permittee. The licensee, performing the direct
supervision at the shop, must be present at all times on the premises
where the supervised licensee or permittee is performing the service.
When not at the shop, the individual being supervised must be within
sight of the licensee performing the direct supervision when installing or
servicing portable fire extinguishers or pre-engineered fixed fire
extinguisher systems. The licensee performing the direct supervision of
an engineered fixed fire extinguisher system is not required to be on-site
at all times when the installation is performed.
⩥If a standard refers to a
provision in a specific edition of another standard, the provision is
applicable only if.
Answer: it does not conflict with the adopted standard shown in this
section. The standards are published by and available from the National
Fire Protection Association, Inc.,