La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-2701
Agency-an individual or entity, which may be a private sector entity, a state department or a local government determined by the State Fire Marshal to be qualified pursuant to this Chapter to inspect the construction of industrialized building units, systems, or the component parts thereof together with the pre-approved plans, specifications, and quality control procedures to ensure that such units, systems, or component parts are in full compliance with the codes and standards herein adopted and to assign and attach the decal of the State Fire Marshal to such units complying with those standards.
Building Code-the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code provided for in R.S. 40:1730.21 et seq.
Building Official-the officer or other designated authority or their duly authorized representative charged with the administration of the applicable technical codes in the subject jurisdiction.
Closed Construction-a building, component, assembly, subassembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that all portions cannot be readily inspected at the installation site without disassembly or destruction thereof.
Component-see modular component.
Construction Site Building-a commercial structure that is not open to the public and is used for any purpose at a commercial site by a person constructing a building, road, bridge, utility, or other infrastructure or improvement to real property.
Council-the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.
Data Plate-a plate which is permanently mounted on an industrialized building or component which contains design information as noted in §2713. I herein.
Dealer-any person, corporation or business which has been registered to engage in leasing, selling or distribution of industrialized buildings for placement in the state of Louisiana.
Decal-the approved form of label issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal to be permanently affixed to the building or module indicating that it has been constructed to meet or exceed the code requirements and in compliance with the provisions of this Part.
Enforcement Agency-an agency of state or local government with authority to make inspections of buildings and to enforce the codes which establish standards for design, construction, erection, alteration, repair, modification, or demolition of public or private buildings, structures or facilities.
Equipment-all equipment, material, appliances, devices, fixtures, fittings or accessories installed in, or used in, the manufacture and assembly of an industrialized building.
Facility-the physical location of a manufacturing plant where buildings or components are constructed, or the physical location of a dealer where buildings or components are stored.
Industrialized Building-a commercial structure that is erected or installed using one or more modules or one or more modular components that are constructed at a location other than the commercial site; is designed to be used as a commercial building when the module or the modular component is transported to the commercial site and erected or installed; includes the structure's plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems; includes a permanent commercial structure and a commercial structure designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial site. An industrialized building does not include a commercial structure that exceeds three stories or forty-nine feet in height as measured from the finished grade to the peak of the roof.
Installation-the assembly of an industrialized building component or system on site and the process of affixing an industrialized building component or system to land, a foundation, or an existing building, or service connections which are part thereof.
Labeled-affixed with a decal or data plate.
Manufacture-the process of making, modifying, fabricating, constructing, forming or assembling or reassembling a product from raw, unfinished, semifinished, or finished materials.
Manufacturer-any person who, or entity which, has been registered to produce or modify industrialized buildings for placement in the state of Louisiana.
Model-a specific design of industrialized buildings which is based on size, room arrangement, method of construction, location, arrangement or size of plumbing, mechanical or electrical equipment and systems therein in accordance with plans submitted to the Office of State Fire Marshal.
Modification-any change to an industrialized building which affects the structural, electrical, thermal, mechanical, plumbing systems, life safety, means of egress, material flammability/flame spread or accessibility of the building to persons with disabilities.
Modular Component-a structural part of a building constructed at a location other than the commercial site in a manner that prevents the construction from being adequately inspected for building code compliance at the commercial site without damage or removal and reconstruction of a part of the building.
Modular Section-see module.
Module-a three dimensional section of industrialized building designed and approved to be transported as a single section independent of other sections, with or without other modules or modular components, that prevents the construction from being adequately inspected for building code compliance without damage or removal and reconstruction of a part of the building.
Occupancy Classification-the purpose for which a building, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used as defined in the codes and standards adopted herein.
Open Construction-any industrialized building, building component, assembly or system manufactured in such a manner that all parts or processes of manufacture can be readily inspected at the installation site without disassembly, damage to or destruction thereof.
Quality Control Manual-a manual which contains all aspects of quality control procedures to be utilized by an entity or individual performing a function regulated hereby.
Standard Design-any building system, model, series or component intended for duplication or repetitive manufacture.
State Fire Marshal-the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal Code Enforcement and Building Safety.
Third-Party-an individual or individuals registered with the Council as a code enforcement officer in accordance with R.S. 40:1730.34 through 1730.38 and LAC 55:VI:7.
Traveler-a form utilized in a manufacturing facility in conjunction with the manufacturer's quality control program to indicate that all quality control inspections are conducted during the manufacturing process and that all inspections indicate compliance with the approved plans.
La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-2701