As used in this part 23, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (1) Director means the director of the division.
2. (2) Division means the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety created in this article 33.5.
3. (3) DOT means the United States department of transportation.
4. (4) NIOSH means the national institute for occupational safety and health within the centers for disease control and prevention, United States department of health and human services.
5. (5) Pressure vessel means a supply or storage container, whether cylindrical, spherical, or of any other shape, that contains breathable gases under a pressure greater than one atmosphere for use in an SCBA.
6. (6) Self-contained breathing apparatus or SCBA means a portable system that provides the user with a supply of breathable air carried in a pressure vessel or generated by the system, requiring no intake of oxygen or other gases from the outside atmosphere.

Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-061), ch. 215, p. 2232, § 2, effective August 2.