Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 110 - Special Regulations › Section 780 CMR 110.R1 - CONCRETE TESTING LABORATORIES LICENSING

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(Note:
780 CMR 110.R1 is unique to
				Massachusetts
)
110.R1.1
Scope
. The provisions of 780 CMR 110.R1 shall govern the licensing
			 of laboratories that test concrete and concrete aggregates.
110.R1.2
Definitions
. The
			 following words and terms shall, for the purpose of 780 CMR 110.R1, and as used
			 elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown in 780 CMR 110.R1.2:
BRANCH LABORATORY
. A
concrete testing
				laboratory
physically removed from the
principal
				laboratory
. A
branch laboratory
may have
project laboratories
.
CONCRETE TESTING LABORATORY
. A proprietorship,
				corporation, partnership or agency which conforms to the requirements of ASTM E
				329-07 as modified by 780 CMR 110.R1. A concrete testing laboratory shall mean
				the
principal laboratory
,
branch laboratory
or
project laboratory
unless otherwise specified.
LABORATORY
. A
concrete testing
				laboratory
.
PRINCIPAL LABORATORY
. A
concrete testing
				laboratory
that may have
branch
and
project
				laboratories
.
PROJECT LABORATORY
. A temporary onsite
concrete testing laboratory
for a specific project under the
				direction of a
principal
or
branch
				laboratory
.
ACCREDITATION AUTHORITY
. An entity such as the
				National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Cement and Concrete
				Reference Laboratory, the Army Corps of Engineers or another agency designated
				by the BBRS that field examines and evaluates
concrete testing
				laboratories.
110.R1.3
Licensing
.
Principal laboratories
,
branch laboratories
and
project laboratories
shall each be licensed by the BBRS in
			 accordance with 780 CMR 110.R1. Each
laboratory
shall submit a
			 standard application, available at
www.mass.gov/dps
, to the BBRS for
			 approval demonstrating that its facilities, equipment, personnel and procedures
			 meet the requirements of 780 CMR 110.R1. The application shall include a fee as
			 set forth in
			 801 CMR
			 4.02:
Fees for Licenses, Permits, and
			 Services to be Charged by State Agencies
. A license and classification
			 (as principal, branch or project
laboratory
) shall be issued
			 for applications that meet the requirements of 780 CMR 110.R1. Licenses shall
			 expire on December 31st of the year issued. The BBRS
			 may review and revoke a license at any time if a
laboratory
fails to meet the requirements of 780 CMR 110.R1.
To renew a license,
laboratories
shall submit
				a fee as set forth in
				801 CMR
				4.02:
Fees for Licenses, Permits, and
				Services to be Charged by State Agencies
, and a completed license
				renewal application, available at
www.mass.gov/dps
, to the BBRS each year
				90-days before December 31st. The BBRS or its
				designee, upon review of the renewal application, shall renew the license or
				notify the
laboratory
of the reasons for refusal.
110.R1.3.1
Licensing Proof for
			 Projects
.
Laboratories
involved with projects having
			 structures subject to "construction control" as required in Chapter 1 of the
International Building Code 2009
with Massachusetts Amendments
			 (780 CMR 1.00 ) shall submit an affidavit to the project owner for submittal to
			 the
building official
at the time of the building permit
			 application certifying that the
laboratory
and its personnel
			 are licensed by BBRS. Affidavits shall also be submitted by any new or
			 successor
laboratory
prior to engaging in work during the
			 course of a project. A
laboratory
that plans to terminate
			 services on a project must notify the
building official
and
			 project owner in writing three days prior to terminating
			 services.