Prefixes to words in Chapter 2 Definitions

[Rchapman]

Can some one define the abbreviations used before some of the definitions listed in Chapter 2? For example:

[BE] Aisle Accessway
[F] Alarm Notification Appliance
[BS] Allowable Stress Design

I see [A], [BG], [BS] in front of other words but I can't find where in the code is spells out what the acronyms are.

 

[mtlogcabin]

Code Development Committee Responsibilities
(Letter Designations in Front of Section Numbers)

In each code development cycle, code change proposals to this code are considered at the Committee Action Hearings by 11 different code development committees. Four of these committees have primary responsibility for designated chapters and appendices as follows:


IBC—Egress
Code Development Committee [BE]: Chapters 10, 11, Appendix E

IBC—Fire Safety
Code Development Committee [BF]: Chapters 7, 8, 9, 14, 26

IBC—General
Code Development Committee [BG]: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,
Appendices A, B, C, D, K, N
IBC—Structural
Code Development Committee [BS]: Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
Appendices F, G, H, I, J, L, M

Code change proposals to sections of the code that are preceded by a bracketed letter designation, such as [A], will be considered by a committee other than the building code committee listed for the chapter or appendix on the preceding page. For example, proposed code changes to Section [F] 307.1.1 will be considered by the International Fire Code Development Committee during the Committee Action Hearing in the 2018 (Group A) code development cycle.

Another example is Section [BF] 1505.2. While code change proposals to Chapter 15 are primarily the responsibility of the IBC—Structural Code Development Committee, which considers code change proposals during the 2019 (Group B) code development cycle, Section

The bracketed letter designations for committees responsible for portions of this code are as follows:


[A] = Administrative Code Development Committee;
[BE] = IBC—Egress Code Development Committee;
[BF] = IBC—Fire Safety Code Development Committee;
[BG] = IBC—General Code Development Committee;
[BS] = IBC—Structural Code Development Committee;
[E] = International Commercial Energy Conservation Code Development Committee or
International Residential Energy Conservation Code Development Committee;
[EB] = International Existing Building Code Development Committee;
[F] = International Fire Code Development Committee;
[FG] = International Fuel Gas Code Development Committee;
[M] = International Mechanical Code Development Committee; and
[P] = International Plumbing Code Development Committee.

 

[mark handler]

In CA they are many different acronyms than those in the IBC, not all sections of the CA Codes are are adopted or enforce at the local level.
Many sections of the code are added for a Specific state agency.

See chapter one of the code

CBC Division I California Administration
The initials are the CA agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

They include the following:

Board of State and Community Corrections

California Building Standards Commission

California Energy Commission

California State Lands Commission

Marine Oil Terminals

Department of Consumer Affairs:
Acupuncture Board

Board of Pharmacy

Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology

Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation

Structural Pest Control Board

Veterinary Medical Board

CA Department of Food and Agriculture

Meat & Poultry Packing Plant Standards

Department of Housing and Community Development

Department of Public Health

Division of the State Architect

State Historical Building Safety Board

Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

Office of the State Fire Marshal