338.881a Additional definitions.

Sec. 1a.

(1) "Fire alarm system" means a system designed to detect and annunciate the presence of fire, or by-products of fire, installed within a building or structure. Fire alarm system does not include a single station smoke detector.

(2) "Fire alarm contractor" means a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of erecting, installing, altering, repairing, servicing, or maintaining wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment of a fire alarm system.

(3) "Fire alarm specialty technician" means a person other than a fire alarm contractor who, as his or her principal occupation, is engaged in the practical installation or alteration of fire alarm system wiring. A fire alarm contractor may also be a fire alarm specialty technician.

(4) "Fire alarm specialty apprentice technician" means an individual other than a fire alarm contractor or a fire alarm specialty technician who is engaged in learning about and assisting in the installation or alteration of fire alarm system wiring and equipment under the direct personal supervision of a fire alarm specialty technician.

(5) "Fire alarm specialty licensure" means licensure as a fire alarm contractor or a fire alarm specialty or apprentice technician.

History: Add. 1992, Act 130, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1992