Permits issued before July 1st 2008 must comply with which regulations?

Permits issued before July 1st, 2008, must comply with the former fire codes because regulations and codes can be updated or revised over time to reflect new safety standards, technologies, and practices. Any permits issued prior to that date would have been granted under the guidelines and requirements that were in effect at the time, which are referred to as the former fire codes. Compliance with these specific regulations ensures that any systems or facilities that were permitted under those codes adhere to the original safety and operational stipulations they were built or designed under.

In contrast, newer fire codes would not apply to those earlier permits since they were not in effect at the time of issuance. Health and safety regulations and OSHA standards, while important, are separate from the specific fire code requirements and would not directly govern the compliance status of permits based on their issuance date.