§ 20-1552. Definitions.

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “ANSI” means the American National Standards Institute.

(b) “ASTM” means the American Society for Testing and Materials.

(c) “Insulating material” or “insulation” means any material listed in Section 1551(b) of this article and placed within or contiguous to a wall, ceiling, roof, or floor of a room or building, or contiguous to the surface of any appliance or its intake or outtake mechanism, for the purpose of reducing heat transfer or reducing adverse temperature fluctuations of the building room or appliance.

(d) “Manufacturer” means any person who either:

(1) produces insulating material in the final composition either for use in the form sold or to be further dimensionally modified; or

(2) in the case of polyurethane, polyisocyanurate and urea formaldehyde foam formed at the installation site, produces the primary components of the material.

“Manufacturer” shall not include any building contractor or any other person whose sole activity is to install insulation at the installation site.

(e) “Urea formaldehyde foam” means a cellular plastic insulation material generated in a continuous stream by mixing the components which are a urea formaldehyde resin, air and a foaming agent.

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 8-10-81; designated effective 9-22-81 (Register 81, No. 33).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a), (d)-(f) and (i)-(n), relettering subsections and amending Note filed 4-10-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 15).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25910, 25911, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25910, 25911, Public Resources Code.