California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 5.5 - Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems Certification
Article 5 - Certification and Registration
Section 937 - Fire Sprinkler Fitter Trainee Registration

(a) A person not registered in a California State or federally approved apprenticeship program, shall be registered with the Office of the State Fire Marshal as a Fire Sprinkler Fitter Trainee and work within the scope of these regulations as a trainee for up to one (1) year from their date of hire.

(b) To be registered as a trainee, an applicant shall meet the following requirements:

(c) Upon approval of 1 through 3 above, the applicant will be issued a Trainee Registration Card.

(d) Individuals may perform work within the scope of these regulations for no more than ninety (90) days prior to submitting an application to the OSFM.

(e) The trainee shall work under the direct supervision of a Certified Fire Sprinkler Fitter at all times and shall do the following:

(f) If the trainee is not accepted into a California State or federally approved fire sprinkler fitter apprenticeship program within one (1) year of their date of hire, the individual shall no longer be registered to work within the scope of these regulations.

(g) An original trainee registration shall be valid from the date of issuance through June 30th. Thereafter, each trainee registration shall be renewed annually and is valid from July 1st through June 30th.