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Chapter 2 - Standards, Codes, & Permits Flashcards

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_______ & _______ are developed to establish minimum requirements for the design, construction, and use of buildings, structures, and facilities and the installation of equipment.

A

Standards, Codes

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Standards and Codes are ______ by the AHJ

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Adopted

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Standards & codes are enforced by who?

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Building or fire department of the AHJ

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Fire and life safety codes establish the _______ level of safety.

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Minimum

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Fire and life safety codes regulate what?

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  • construction materials and designs

- occupant behavior and processes

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A _________ is a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that is developed by committees through a consensus process.

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Standard

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What is a standard?

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It is a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that is developed by committees through a consensus process.

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A ______ is a collection or compilation of rules and regulations enacted by a legislative body to become law in a particular jurisdiction.

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Code

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What is a Code?

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a collection or compilation of rules and regulations enacted by a legislative body to become law in a particular jurisdiction

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IFSTA Definition - A _____ is a body of regulations arranged systematically usually pertaining to one subject area.

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Code

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IFSTA Definition - A _______ is a set of published criteria that is debeloped to serve as a model or example of desired performance or behaviors and that contain requirements and specs outlining minimum levels of performance, protection, or construction.

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Standard

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12
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Code or Standard?

Address one broad topic

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code

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Code or Standard?

address one specific topic

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standard

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14
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Code or Standard?

based on requirements described in standards

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code

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Code or Standard?

Establish design, behavior, and installation criteria

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standard

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Code or Standard?

may be amended when adopted by the AHJ

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Code

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Code or Standard?

Become law only when adopted by the AHJ

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standard

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18
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Code or Standard?

have the force of law when adopted

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codes

19
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Code or Standard?

Developed through a consensus process

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Standard

20
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What is Industry Standard?

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A set of published procedures and criteria that peer, professional, or accrediting organizations recognize as acceptable practice.

21
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What is the term for a set of published procedures and criteria that peer, professional, or accrediting organizations recognize as acceptable practice.

A

Industry standard

22
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The term _________ means a document that a committee of industry experts developed and agreed upon before adoption.

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Consensus standard

23
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_________ is the process of making or creating things that meet an established criteria.

A

Standardization

24
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The term _____ is used to describe a set of requirements similar to a standard.

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model code

25
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The typical life cycle of a model code edition is _ to _ years.

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3-5

26
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If an AHJ uses the 2005 code when a 2008 code is created, what happens to the enforcement?

A

nothing, they will continue to enforce the 2005 code until the AHJ adopts the 2008 code.

27
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What is a fire door?

A

A specially constructed, tested, and approved fire-rated door assembly designed and installed to prevent fire spread by automatically closing and covering a doorway to block the spread of fire.

28
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What is a fire wall?

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a wall with a specified degree of fire resistance that is designed to prevent the spread of fire within a structure or between adjacent structures.

29
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What is a performance-based standard?

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they are requirements based on specific performance outcome objectives coupled with specific installation and construction techniques.

30
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What is a prescriptive based (aka specification based) code/standard

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stipulates in details the types of materials that can be used and how they must be assembled (concerning building and fire code)

31
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What is a performance based code

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describes an acceptable level of performance that assembly, material, or system must meet without specifically stating how the item is assembled

32
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Which one of these provides cost effective protection based on the actual hazard -
prescriptive based code
performance based code

A

performance based code

33
Q

Name three organizations that develop national consensus standards that relate to fire and life safety

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  • National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
  • ASTM international (American Society for Tesing and Materials)
  • Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
34
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An inspector should constantly monitor code provisions enacted at ___ levels of government

A

all

35
Q

True or False

Codes can be modified

A

true

certain circumstances do call for code modification

36
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Local code will often adopt ___ codes

A

model codes

37
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Anytime a new code or amendment is proposed, what group is included in its development

A

stakeholders

38
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Those most often identified as stakeholders are ___

A
  • insurance industry
  • elected officials
  • building industry
  • chamber of commerce
  • citizen groups
39
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When fire and safety code officials determine that a new code is needed, what should be formed?

A

a code development team, or task force

40
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The order in which code enforcement upon an individual takes place

A
  • notification, sometimes referred to as a citation or a liability notice
  • follow up inspection
  • sanction
  • prosecution
41
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Define permit

A

an official document that grants a property owner or other party permission to perform a specific activity

42
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Name the five typical permits listed in the IFSTA

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1 maintenance, storage or use of hazmat

2 hazardous operations or processes

3 installation/operation of equipment in connection with hazardous operations, maintenance, and storage

4 open burning

5 large area tents

43
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What does ANSI stand for

A

American National Standard Institute

44
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What does ANSI do?

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ANSI ensures access to the standards process is made available to anyone directly or materially affected by a standard that is under development

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