Indiana Administrative Code
Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION
Article 12 - ADMINISTRATION
Rule 6 - Design Releases
Section 6-9 - Design professionals

Universal Citation: 675 IN Admin Code 6-9

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 22-13-2-13; IC 22-15-3-3

Affected: IC 22-15-3

Sec. 9.

(a) Design professionals are required for the construction of Class 1 structures where a design release is required, except any of the following:

(1) Class 1 structures with thirty thousand (30,000) or fewer cubic feet of space.

(2) Additions to Class 1 structures if the addition adds thirty thousand (30,000) or fewer cubic feet of space.

(3) Alteration to a Class 1 structure if the alteration does not involve changes affecting the structural safety of the Class 1 structure.

(4) Installation or alteration of an automatic fire sprinkler system in a Class 1 structure designed by persons as described in subsection (b).

(b) The design for the installation or alteration of an automatic fire sprinkler system shall be prepared by a qualified person who is currently any of the following:

(1) Registered as a design professional as defined in section 2(d) of this rule.

(2) Certified as a Level III or Level IV automatic sprinkler layout technician by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies.

(3) Certified by an agency substantially similar to that of subdivision (2) and approved by the commission. The certification shall include the following:
(A) Not less than five (5) years of experience laying out fire sprinkler systems.

(B) Having done independent engineering technician work with little or no supervision on jobs covered by standards and complete plans, specifications, or instructions.

(C) A demonstration of knowledge regarding the following topics:
(i) The relationship between plans, specifications, and contracts.

(ii) Preparation of simple designs.

(iii) The basic application of NFPA Standards.

(iv) Basics of sprinkler systems.

(v) Basic materials and components.

(vi) Fundamentals of mathematics.

(vii) Fundamentals of physical science.

(viii) Construction plans.

(ix) Fire protection plans and symbols.

(x) Basics of system layout.

(xi) Classification of occupancies.

(xii) Water supply requirements.

(xiii) System connections.

(xiv) System piping configurations, schedules, and sizes.

(xv) Requirements of spacing.

(xvi) Sprinkler location and position.

(xvii) Pipe joining techniques and fittings.

(xviii) Pipe hangers and hanging.

(xix) Wet and dry systems.

(xx) Hydraulic calculations of systems.

(xxi) Underground piping.

(xxii) Special sprinklers, such as residential, quick response, and extended coverage sprinklers.

(xxiii) Water flow tests.

(xxiv) Fundamentals of hydraulics.

(xxv) Dwelling sprinklers.

(xxvi) Advanced hydraulic calculations.

(xxvii) Hydraulic design area.

(D) A demonstration of knowledge regarding the following:
(i) Any two (2) of the following three (3) topics:
(AA) Basic communication skills.

(BB) Basic metric units and conversions.

(CC) Basic principles of combustion.

(ii) Any three (3) of the following seven (7) topics:
(AA) Specifications and cost estimates.

(BB) Contracts.

(CC) Building codes.

(DD) Insurance authorities and their requirements.

(EE) Common material specifications.

(FF) System components and limitations.

(GG) Special piping materials.

(iii) Any ten (10) of the following thirteen (13) topics:
(AA) Exposure protection systems.

(BB) Selection of fire pumps.

(CC) Pump flow tests.

(DD) High piled storage.

(EE) Rack storage.

(FF) Sprinkler system maintenance.

(GG) Standpipe systems.

(HH) Fire pumps and systems.

(II) Storage tanks.

(JJ) Alarms and system supervision.

(KK) Fundamentals of fire extinguishment.

(LL) Seismic bracing.

(MM) Surveys for fire protection.

(iv) Any six (6) of the following eleven (11) topics:
(AA) Project scheduling and coordination.

(BB) Bid invitation package and bid proposal.

(CC) Contractual requirements and interpretations.

(DD) Shop and erection drawings.

(EE) System acceptance tests.

(FF) Antifreeze systems.

(GG) Water cooling towers.

(HH) Aircraft hangars.

(II) Internal and external corrosion.

(JJ) Meters and backflow protection.

(KK) Land surveying.

(v) Any three (3) of the following ten (10) topics:
(AA) Multipurpose piping.

(BB) Water spray systems.

(CC) Foam systems.

(DD) Halon systems.

(EE) Carbon dioxide systems.

(FF) Alarm and supervisory systems.

(GG) Dry chemical systems.

(HH) Foam-water systems.

(II) Sprinklers and valves.

(JJ) Large drop sprinkler systems.

A copy of the qualified person's certification or registration pocket card shall be submitted with the application for construction design release.

(c) The requirements for design professionals apply to all types of design releases provided for in this rule. If a construction project originally required a design professional, then a design professional is required for all partial design releases and addenda and revision design releases for that project.

(d) All projects required to comply with 675 IAC 20 shall be:

(1) prepared by a design professional; and

(2) submitted in accordance with this rule.

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