NFPA 1982-1998 Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS).
Authority Having Jurisdictjon.* The organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, an installahon. or a procedure.
Certification/Certified. A system whereby a certification organization determines that a manufacturer has demonstrated the ability to produce a product that complies with the requirements of this standard, authorizes the manufacturer to use a label on listed products that comply with the requirements of this standard, and establishes a follow-up program
conducted by the certification organization as a check of the methods the manufacturer uses to determine compliance with the requirements of this standard.
Certification Organization. An independent, third-party organization that determines product compliance with the requirements of this standard with a label/listing/follow-up program.
CompliancelCompliant. Meeting or exceeding all applicable requirements of this standard.
Component. Any material, part, or subassembly used in the construction of PASS or any portion of PASS.
Drip. To run or fall in drops or blobs.
Follow-Up Program. The sampling, inspection, tests, or other measures conducted by the certification organization on a periodic basis to determine the continued compliance of listed products that are being produced by the manufacturer to the requirements of this standard.
Labeled. Equipment or materials to which has been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production of labeled equipment or materials, and by whose labeling the manufacturer indicates compliance with appropriate standards or performance in a specified manner.
Listed.’ Equipment, materials, or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states that either the
equipment, material, or service meets Identified standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.
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