58-55-501. Definitions.

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Effective 1/1/2027

As used in this part:

(1)"Automatic fire sprinkler system" means a fire suppression system designed to detect and automatically discharge an agent, a foam, or water over a fire.

(2)"Commercial construction project" means a construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or excavation project that does not involve:

(a)single-family detached housing;

(b)multi-family attached housing up to and including a fourplex; or

(c)construction of a non-residential project that is fewer than two stories above ground.

(a)"Crane" means a power-operated hoisting machine used in construction, demolition, or excavation work that has a power-operated winch, load-line, and boom moving laterally by the rotation of the machine on a carrier.

(b)"Crane" does not include a fork lift, a digger derrick truck, an aircraft, a bucket truck, a knuckle boom, a side boom, or a mechanic's truck.

(4)"Crane operator" means an individual who operates a crane.

(a)"Elevator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 34A-7-202 ;

(b)"Elevator" does not include:

(i)a stair chair;

(ii)an incline platform lift; or

(iii)a vertical platform lift.

(6)"Elevator mechanic" means an individual who erects, constructs, installs, alters, services, repairs, or maintains an elevator under the immediate supervision of an elevator contractor.

(7)"Elevator work" means constructing, maintaining, servicing, or repairing an elevator.

(8)"Fire sprinkler contractor" means a contractor that installs, repairs, maintains, or replaces an automatic fire sprinkler system.

(9)"Gas corporation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 54-2-1 .

(10)"Minimum system" means the minimum natural gas facilities necessary to serve each intended consumer, as determined by a gas corporation.

(a)"Natural gas facility" means:

(i)one or more natural gas mains;

(ii)one or more natural gas service lines; or

(iii)a combination of Subsections (11)(a)(i) and

(ii).

(b)"Natural gas facility" includes any necessary appurtenant facilities.

(a)"Natural gas main" means a natural gas distribution pipeline that delivers natural gas to another natural gas distribution supply line or to a natural gas service line.

(b)"Natural gas main" does not include a natural gas service line.

(13)"Natural gas service line" means a natural gas pipeline that carries natural gas from a natural gas main to a meter for use by the final consumer.

(14)"Natural gas tariff specifications" means the standards and specifications:

(a)for the construction of natural gas facilities; and

(b)that are:

(i)established by a gas corporation; and

(ii)included in the gas corporation's tariff that is approved by the Public Service Commission.

(15)"Qualifying installer" means a person that:

(a)a gas corporation approves to install natural gas facilities; and

(b)is licensed in accordance with Section 58-55-503 .

Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 42 , 2026 General Session