Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) All fire protection sprinkler system
contractors, certificate of competency holders, and persons who design,
install, inspect, test, or repair, fire protection sprinkler systems or any
part of such a system will comply with the provisions of this
chapter.
(2) Exceptions to
subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Federal,
state, and local government employees, or insurance inspectors when acting in
their official capacities.
(b) A
person acting under court order.
(c) A person who sells or supplies products
or materials to a licensed contractor.
(d) A registered professional engineer in the
state of Washington acting solely in a professional capacity.
(e) A person issued a certificate of
competency by the Washington state department of labor and industries, under
chapter 18.106 RCW, as a journey-level or residential specialty plumber or
supervised plumber trainee installing a residential network fire protection
sprinkler system connected to potable water who works for a contractor as
defined by WAC
212-80-010(4) of this chapter.
(f) An owner or
occupier of a single-family residence performing his or her own installation in
that residence. It is the intent of this subsection that builders or
contractors will not install their own sprinkler systems in single-family
residences under their ownership that they plan to sell, lease, or
rent.
(g) Full-time employee, or
owner of a facility who is qualified to the satisfaction of the authority
having jurisdiction to perform fire protection sprinkler work in said
facility.
(h) An employee of a
licensed electrical contractor installing or testing only the electronic
signaling devices of a fire sprinkler system.
(i) A person who inspects, field tests,
maintains, or repairs backflow prevention assemblies installed on potable water
supplies to fire sprinkler systems and who is certified as a:
(i) Backflow assembly tester by the
Washington state department of health, under chapters 70.119 RCW and 246-292
WAC; or
(ii) Backflow specialty
plumber by the Washington state department of labor and industries, under
chapters 18.106 RCW and 296-400A WAC, when repairing backflow prevention
assemblies within a building.
(j) Work performed by companies or
individuals under these exemptions must still comply with all relevant
standards, codes, and local ordinances relevant to the work being performed.
This includes evidencing any and all necessary competency and experience to the
local fire code authority.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.270.900. 09-01-114, § 212-80-015, filed
12/19/08, effective 1/19/09. Statutory Authority:
Chapters
43.43 and
18.160 RCW. 05-17-099, §
212-80-015, filed 8/16/05, effective 9/16/05; 05-05-006, § 212-80-015, filed
2/4/05, effective 3/7/05. Statutory Authority:
Chapters
43.63A and
18.160 RCW. 94-24-032, §
212-80-015, filed 12/1/94, effective 1/1/95; 92-20-070 (Order 92-08), §
212-80-015, filed 10/5/92, effective 11/5/92; 91-14-086 (Order 91-06), §
212-80-015, filed 7/1/91, effective
8/1/91.
