LAFD Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Program Manual Section 02 General Definitions - 01_10_14
Chief’s Regulation No.4 Program General Definitions Off Hour Inspection: A request to the Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Unit by a Certified Tester to perform any Reg. 4 activity for which a Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Inspector is required for certification or renewal at time other than normal LAFD business hours. Permits: All repairs on fire protection systems and or equipment shall be performed by a qualified person in accordance with the regulating body for repairs e.g. California State Licensing Board (CSLB) and or local Department of Building and Safety. Re-tests performed on any “System Defect(s)” that were repaired without a permit from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) when required, shall be deem invalid upon discovery. Title 19/NFPA 25 Inspection Testing and Maintenance: Required inspection testing and maintenance of water based fire protection systems mandated by the Office of the California State Fire Marshal and is closely related to the Los Angles City Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Program which may be performed along with a Reg. 4 Test by a Certified Tester. Type of Occupancy: The classification of a building used to determine; the type of operation permitted to be conducted and/or which Fire Department entity has the inspection responsibility (e.g. A-Assembly, B –Business, E-Education, I -institution etc) System Description: description of all devices, appliances, components, and/or equipment attached to or associated with a fire protection system or equipment. Serious Threat to Life Safety and/or Property: A system or equipment component that fails to provide notification of an emergency to building occupants prevents building evacuation, or is unable to control the spread of fire or smoke. System Passed: Indication that the system or equipment has passed all required testing criteria in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Testing Program. Note: The evaluation of the adequacy of the system design, fire code compliance or building code compliance is not a criteria for system pass or fail status and is not within the scope of the Chief’s regulation No. 4 Testing Program. System Fail: Indication that the system or equipment did not pass all of the required tests/procedures as per the Los Angeles Fire Department testing form F-340R Fire Protection Equipment Performance Report. Tax Registration Certificate: Documentation required by the Los Angeles City Office of Finance to conduct business in the city of Los Angeles
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