Definitions.
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.410.030
in effect6.410.030 - Definitions.
Words and phrases used in this chapter have the following meanings:
A. "Apprentice" means a person who is employed in installation, alteration, repair, servicing, or operation of refrigeration systems or equipment, as an artisan, and who is registered and is working under the direct supervision of a licensed operating engineer, industrial engineer, refrigeration mechanic, or service shop mechanic.
B. "Board" means the Refrigeration Advisory Board created by this chapter.
C. "Director" means the Director of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections and authorized representative.
D. "Industrial refrigeration engineer" means a full-time employee who spends a substantial portion of time in the installation, addition to, repair, service, or operation of refrigeration systems in a building, or portion thereof, used for manufacturing, processing, or storage of materials or products, including among others, chemicals, food, candy and ice cream factories, ice-making plants, meat-packing plants, refineries, perishable food warehouses, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and similar occupancies and equipped with a refrigeration system, and whose duty is to install, add to, repair, service, and operate all of the employers' refrigeration systems and equipment.
E. "Journeyman refrigeration mechanic" means a person engaged in the installation, repair, or servicing, as an artisan, of any refrigeration system, equipment, or parts thereof.
F. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.
G. "Recognized school of technology" means one which is accredited by a national or regional accrediting association.
H. "Refrigeration contractor" means a person who engages in the business of installation, alteration, or repairing of refrigeration equipment, including air conditioning, and in planning, engineering, and superintendence in connection therewith.
I. "Refrigeration operating engineer" means a full-time employee who spends a substantial portion of time in the maintenance and operation of a refrigeration system in a building, or portion thereof, used for manufacturing, processing, or storage of materials or products, including among others, chemicals, food, candy, and ice cream factories, ice-making plants, meat-packing plants, refineries, perishable food warehouses, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and similar occupancies and equipped with a refrigeration system, and whose duty is to operate, maintain, and keep in a safe and serviceable condition all of the employers' refrigeration systems and equipment.
J. "Refrigeration system" is a combination of interconnected refrigerant-containing parts constituting one closed refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant is circulated for the purpose of extracting heat and shall include not only the direct system but also the "indirect system" as defined in the Seattle Municipal Code.
(Ord. 124919, § 23, 2015; Ord. 122109, § 2, 2006.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.410RESY_6.410.030DEFetched: 11/1/2026