Section 280.10 Definitions

Section 280

Section 280.10  Definitions

"Act".

The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2000 [225 ILCS 216].

"Board".

The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Advisory Board created by Section

25 of the Act.

"Distributor

License".  An annual license issued to a distributor upon submittal of

requisite forms designated by the Office and the payment of fees outlined in

the Act.

"Employee".

A licensee or person who is currently employed by a distributor licensed under the

Act, whose full or part-time duties include servicing, recharging,

hydro-testing, installing, maintaining or inspecting all types of fire suppression

devices or systems other than water sprinkler systems.

"Employee

License".  A license issued to an employee after submitting an application

to the Office, paying the fees outlined in the Act, and successfully passing

the requisite examinations.  This license is to be renewed annually upon

payment of requisite fees.

"Fire

Equipment Distributor".  Any person, company or corporation that services,

recharges, hydro-tests, inspects, installs, maintains, alters, repairs or

replaces fire suppression devices or systems, other than water sprinklers.  The

term does not include a person, company or corporation that only hydro-tests

cylinders that store extinguishment materials.

"NAFED".  The National

Association of Fire Equipment Distributors, 104 South Michigan Avenue, Suite

300,  Chicago, Illinois 60603.

"NFPA".

The National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy,

Massachusetts 02169-7471.  The number following the NFPA is the standard number

and is followed by the year designating the year of publication (or edition).

Where the Office has adopted a standard, no later editions or amendments are

included.

"Office".

Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.