Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) No
person shall service any automatic fire suppression system without a
certificate of registration issued by the SFM pursuant to these rules expressly
authorizing such person to perform such acts.
(2) Application for a certificate of
registration to work on automatic fire suppression systems shall be made in
writing to the SFM on forms provided by the SFM.
(a) The application shall be signed by the
applicant.
(b) The concern license
shall certify in writing to the SFM that the applicant has been trained and is
qualified to perform all work authorized by the certificate of registration.
(3) The SFM shall
require all applicants for a certificate of registration to take and pass a
written examination, which may be supplemented by practical tests to determine
the applicant's knowledge to work on automatic fire suppression systems.
(a) Pictured identification of the applicant
for a certificate of registration may be requested by the SFM or his deputies.
(b) Examinations will be given
according to the following schedule:
(i) on
the first and third Tuesdays of each month; or
(ii) when holidays conflict with these days,
the day immediately following will be used.
(c) An appointment will be made to take an
examination at least 24 hours in advance of the examination date.
(d) Examinations may be given at various
field locations as deemed necessary by the SFM. Appointments for field
examinations are required.
(e) All
certification examinations given are open book examinations.
(i) The applicant is allowed to use the
statute, the administrative rule, and the NFPA standard that applies to the
certification examination.
(ii)
Any other materials to include cellular telephones, lap tops, IPads, IPods,
note books or any other memory storage device are prohibited in the examination
room.
(f) Completion of
the certification examination will not be allowed if it appears to the test
administrator that the applicant has not prepared to take the examination.
(g) Each certification examination
taken has a time limit of two hours to completion.
(i) Leaving the office or testing location
before the completion of the examination voids the examination and will require
the examination to be retaken by the applicant.
(h) If there are different levels of
proficiency in the subject matter, the lower proficiency level will be fully
completed before the next higher proficiency will be administered.
(4) To successfully pass
the written examination, the applicant must obtain a minimum grade of 70% in
each portion of the examination taken.
(5) The examination required shall include a
written test of the applicant's knowledge of the work to be performed, the
provisions of these rules, and may include an actual demonstration of his
ability to perform the acts indicated on the application.
(6) Every person who takes an examination for
a certificate of registration shall have the right to contest the validity of
individual questions of such examination.
(a)
Every contention as to the validity of individual questions of the examination
shall be made in writing within 48 hours after taking said examination.
(b) The decision of the SFM shall
be final.
(7) Following
receipt of the completed application, compliance with the provisions of these
rules, and the successful completion of the required examination, the SFM shall
issue a certificate of registration.
(8) Original certificates of registration
will be valid for one year from the date of application.
(a) Thereafter, each certificate of
registration will be renewed annually and renewals will be valid for one year
from the previous date of expiration.
(b) In the event that a certificate of
registration is not renewed prior to the expiration date, the applicant shall
be required to apply for an original certificate of registration with a new
license number.
(c) The failure to
renew a certificate of registration will cause the certificate of registration
and the certificate of registration number to become invalid.
(d) The holder of an invalid certificate of
registration shall not perform any work on automatic fire suppression systems.
(9) Renewal is the
responsibility of the holder of the Certificate of Registration.
(a) Application for renewal will be made as
directed by the SFM.
(b) A renewed
certificate of registration shall be valid for one year from the previous date
of expiration.
(10)
Every holder of a valid certificate of registration will take a re-examination
every five years, from the date of original certificate, as follows:
(a) the re-examination shall consist of one
open book examination to be administered by the SFM at least 60 days before the
renewal date;
(b) the
re-examination will consist of questions that focus on changes in the last five
years to the NFPA standards, the statute, and adopted practices of concerns
noted by the board or SFM;
(c) the
certificate holder is responsible to complete the re-examination prior to
expiration and in sufficient time to renew; and
(d) the certificate holder is responsible to
return to the SFM the correct renewal fees to complete that certificate
renewal.
(11) The SFM
may refuse to renew any certificate of registration for the reasons that are
authorized pursuant to Section R710-7-9.
(a)
The applicant will, upon such refusal, have the same rights as are granted by
Section R710-7-9 to an applicant for an original certificate of registration
which has been denied by the SFM.
(12) The holder of a certificate of
registration will submit such certificate for inspection, upon request of the
SFM, any authorized deputies, or any local fire official.
(13) Any change of address of any holder of a
certificate of registration will be reported by the registered person to the
SFM within 30 days of such change.
(a) Such
change will also be made by the holder of the certificate of registration on
the reverse side of the certificate of registration card.
(14) A duplicate certificate of registration
may be issued by the SFM to replace any previously issued certificate which has
been lost or destroyed.
(15) No
certificate of registration shall be issued to any person who is under 18 years
of age.
(16) Restrictive Use
(a) No certificate of registration will
constitute authorization for any person to enter upon or into any property or
building without expressed permission from an authorized individual.
(b) No certificate of registration will
constitute authorization for any person to enforce any provisions of these
rules or the International Fire Code.
(c) Regardless of the acts authorized to be
performed by the licensed concern, only those acts for which the applicant for
a certificate of registration has qualified will be permissible by such
applicant.
(17)
Certificates of registration will not be transferable.
(a) Individual certificates of registration
will be carried by the person to whom issued.
(18) No certificate of registration will be
issued to any person unless that person is a licensee or an employee of a
licensed concern.
(19) New
employees of a licensed concern may perform the various acts while under the
direct supervision of a person holding a valid certificate of registration for
a period not to exceed 45 days from the initial date of employment.
(20) Every certificate will be identified by
a number, delineated as HE-number.
