§ 202-01 Definitions.
RCNY § 202-01
(a)Scope. This section sets forth or references definitions for terms used in the rules.
(b)General Provisions.
(1)Terms defined in the Fire Code. Unless otherwise expressly stated, terms used in the rules that are defined in the Fire Code shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Fire Code definitions.
(2)Terms defined in the rules. Unless otherwise expressly stated, terms used in the rules shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the definitions set forth in this section or in the other sections of the rules referenced in this section.
(3)Other words and terms. Words and terms other than defined terms shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of FC 201.
(4)Identification of defined terms. Terms defined in the Fire Code or the rules appear in the rules in italics.
(5)Identification of rule sections. A capital letter "R" preceding any number in the rules, e.g., R201-01(b), shall indicate that reference is being made to a section of the rules or subdivision thereof.
(c)Definitions. Administrative Code. New York City Administrative Code. Alarm service. The service provided by a central station company commencing upon the transmission from the protected premises of an alarm signal, a supervisory signal, or a trouble signal. Appendix Q. Section BC Q107 of Appendix Q of the Building Code, which amends NFPA 72, a Referenced Standard to the Building Code and Fire Code. Approved central station company. A central station company that has been issued a valid certificate of operation. ARC system. An in-building auxiliary radio communication system. Asphalt melter. An approved device designed to heat asphalt, typically for waterproofing operations, that, utilizing a flammable gas or a combustible liquid, generates an enclosed flame that indirectly heats a vessel containing the asphalt. Base station. A transceiver that receives radio signals from an antenna system and retransmits them through the antenna system in an amplified and/or otherwise enhanced manner. Building core fire alarm system. Fire alarm system devices and equipment in and around the central or main building stairwells, elevators and utility risers of any buildings, except buildings classified in Occupancy Group R-3. The following fire alarm system devices and equipment are considered to be part of the building core fire alarm system: (1) Fire alarm control unit, including booster panels and data gathering panels.
(6)Fire detection devices in electrical, elevator, mechanical and telephone equipment rooms serving building core spaces and systems, excluding equipment rooms serving tenant business operations.
(7)Manual fire alarm boxes at or near stairwells.
(8)Warden phones and firefighter phones.
(9)Duct detectors and fan shutdown relays for any HVAC unit greater than 2000 cubic feet/minute (cfm) serving building core spaces and systems.
(10)Notification appliances in building core areas and means of egress stairwells. Bureau of Fire Prevention. Bureau of Fire Prevention of the New York City Fire Department. Central station company. A person or entity engaged in the operation of a central station. Central station signaling system. A system comprised of the protective signaling system at the protected premises, the central station physical plant, the exterior communications channels, and satellite stations, if any. Certification of corrected defects. Certification by licensed or certified professionals, in accordance with 3 RCNY § 104-04, that a defect cited by the Department in the design and/or installation of a fire alarm system has been corrected, as follows: (1) certification by the fire alarm system installer who personally corrected the defect. Such person shall either be: (A) a principal of a company to which the Department has issued a company certificate for fire alarm system installation, inspection, testing and servicing who holds a certificate of fitness for fire alarm system installation, inspection, testing and servicing and for certification of corrected defects; or (B) a technician employed by such a company who holds a certificate of fitness for fire alarm system installation, inspection, testing and servicing, and for certification of corrected defects; and (2) if correction of the defect necessitated the installation of electrical wiring or other work requiring the services of a licensed electrician, certification by the licensed master electrician or licensed special electrician who holds a certificate of fitness for certification of corrected defects who personally corrected the defect or supervised the work of a qualified electrical technician under such licensed electrician's direction and control; and (3) the licensed or certified professional who personally verified the functionality of the fire alarm system following correction of the defect. Such person shall hold a certificate of fitness for verification of corrected fire alarm system defects. Such person shall not be one of the licensed or certified professionals who certified correction of the fire alarm system defects.
