Code of Massachusetts Regulations
528 CMR - BUREAU OF PIPEFITTERS AND REFRIGERATION TECHNICIANS
Title 528 CMR 11.00 - Prerequisites For Examinations For Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, And Sprinkler Fitters
Section 11.03 - Refrigeration Technicians/Contractor Licensing

Universal Citation: 528 MA Code of Regs 528.11

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

No person shall work in Refrigeration unless he or she is licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 85. Licenses shall be carried on the person at all times the licensee is engaged in refrigeration work and shall be furnished for inspection by the licensee upon request by the Commissioner, the Chief, or a District Engineering Inspector.

Every applicant shall file with the Division, an application on a form provided by the Division, accompanied by the appropriate fee. All completed and approved applications for examination shall be filed with the Division 30 days before the day of examination.

(1) Refrigeration Apprentice License. Each applicant for a Refrigeration Apprentice license must be at least 18 years of age and be a high school graduate or possess a state equivalency certificate. Furthermore, he or she must be registered with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, DAS and enrolled in an apprentice program registered with the DAS. A copy of his or her Annual Apprentice ID card issued by the DAS must be submitted to the division along with the application and appropriate fee.

Each applicant will be limited to two renewals of his or her apprentice license unless otherwise approved by the Bureau.

(2) Journeyman Refrigeration Technician's License. Every applicant for a Journeyman Refrigeration Technician's license must be a high school graduate or possess a state equivalency certificate. Furthermore, each applicant:

(a) shall have successfully completed not less than 250 hours of study in a refrigeration technician course, approved by the Department, of which 100 hours are of 522 CMR 9.00: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems and 150 hours of 527 CMR 12.00: 2014 Massachusetts Electrical Code (Amendments) training before being eligible to take the examination. Furthermore, the applicant shall have obtained an EPA Section 608 Universal certification and completed 6,000 actual work hours as an apprentice, such work time to be verified by a licensed employer; or

(b) shall have successfully completed not less than 500 hours of study in a refrigeration technician course, approved by the Department, of which 250 hours are practical, shop-related work; 100 hours of 522 CMR 9.00: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems; training from 522 CMR: Board of Boiler Rules and 100 hours of 527 CMR 12.00: 2014 Massachusetts Electrical Code (Amendments) training before being eligible to take the examination. Furthermore, the applicant shall have obtained an EPA Section 608 Universal certification and completed 4,000 actual work hours as an apprentice, such work time to be verified by a licensed employer; or

(c) shall have successfully completed not less than 1,000 hours of study in a refrigeration technician course, approved by the Department, of which 700 hours are practical, shop-related work; 100 hours of 522 CMR 9.00: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems; training from 522 CMR: Board of Boiler Rules and 100 hours of 527 CMR 12.00: 2014 Massachusetts Electrical Code (Amendments) training before being eligible to take the examination. Furthermore, the applicant shall have obtained an EPA Section 608 Universal certification and completed 2,000 actual work hours as an apprentice, such work time to be verified by a licensed employer;

(d) may be admitted for a technician examination by possessing a refrigeration technician license, master technician's license or equivalent from any other jurisdiction and by demonstrating that they meet all other work experience and certification requirements of 528 CMR 11.03.

For the purpose of computing the requirement for a student or graduate of a refrigeration technician course at a state, municipal or private school approved by the Department and accredited by a recognized accrediting agency or licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Education, the Registrar of the school shall verify the transcript of the actual attendance and the grades of the applicant on a Verification of Refrigeration Course Hours form.

Verification of on-the-job training from an employer shall include the following information:

1.Name, address, and telephone number of the employer at which the applicant has worked;

2.The employer's Refrigeration Contractor license number; and

3.The total number of hours of refrigeration work experience the applicant has received.

No experience requirements required by 528 CMR 11.03 shall be allowed for individuals while working for those entities exempted from 528 CMR 11.00 under M.G.L. c. 146, § 88, unless such experience is part of a properly registered apprenticeship program.

Candidates for examination must pass a written examination and must correctly answer 70% or more of the examination questions to qualify for a license.

(3) Master Refrigeration Technician's License. Applicants for a Master Refrigeration Technician's license shall have a Massachusetts Journeyman Refrigeration Technician's license for not less than 2,000 hours and shall have completed not less than 100 hours additional training in a refrigeration technician day or night course approved by the Department, at a state, municipal, or private school accredited by a recognized accrediting agency or licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Education before being eligible for examination.

Candidates for examination must pass a written examination and must correctly answer 70% or more of the examination questions to qualify for a license.

A master Refrigeration Technician who has a regular place of business by himself or herself, with other master Refrigeration Technicians or with journeyman or apprentice Refrigeration Technicians in his or her employ, must prominently display his or her master Refrigeration Technician's license number on all commercial vehicles, offers, invoices, installation drawings, and on all stationery used in their business. The lettering of the license number required to be displayed on all commercial vehicles used in the Master Refrigeration Technician's business shall be visible, legible and prominently displayed on vans, trucks, and doors of stake body trucks.

If any applicant is denied examination for failure to meet the requirements of 528 CMR 11.03, the applicant may be admitted for examination in Refrigeration by a majority vote of the Bureau:

(a) By possessing qualifications other than those specified in 528 CMR 11.00;

(b) By possessing a Refrigeration Technician's license or certificate from any other state or foreign country without serving the required time as an Apprentice as specified in 528 CMR 11.00.

For the purpose of computing the requirement for a student or graduate of a refrigeration technician course at a state, municipal or private school approved by the Department and accredited by a recognized accrediting agency or licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Education, the Registrar of the school shall verify the transcript of the actual attendance and the grades of the applicant on a Verification of Refrigeration Course Hours form.

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