Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 248 CMR - BOARD OF STATE EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS › Title 248 CMR 3.00 - General provisions governing the conduct of plumbing and gas fitting work performed in the Commonwealth › Section 3.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
For the purpose of
				248 CMR 3.00 through
				11.00 the following terms
				shall have the meanings indicated in 248 CMR 3.02. No attempt is made to define
				ordinary words that are used in accordance with their established dictionary
				meaning except where it is necessary to define their meaning to avoid
				misunderstanding. Definitions in M.G.L. c. 142 are not repeated here unless
				further clarity is required.
Apprentice Gas Fitter
. A person not
				less than 16 years of age who is licensed by the Board and learning and working
				at the business of gas fitting under the direct supervision of a master gas
				fitter or journeyman gas fitter while in the employ of a master gas
				fitter.
Apprentice Plumber
. A person not less
				than 16 years of age who is licensed by the Board and learning and working at
				the business of plumbing under the direct supervision of a master plumber or
				journeyman plumber while in the employ of a master plumber.
Board
. State Board of Examiners of
				Plumbers and Gas Fitters as established in M.G.L. c. 13, § 36 and defined
				as the Examiners in M.G.L. c. 142, § 1.
Code
.
				248 CMR 3.00 through
				11.00, subsequent amendments
				thereto, or and any emergency rule or regulation that the Board
				promulgates.
Direct Supervision
. Supervision that
				is on-site and present during the conducted work.
Executive Director
. The Executive
				Secretary of the Board as provided for in M.G.L. c. 13, § 36.
Generally Accepted Standard
. A
				specification, code, rule, guide, or procedure recognized and accepted
				throughout the plumbing and gas fitting profession as authoritative.
Inspector
. Either the Local Inspector
				or the State Inspector, as determined in
				248 CMR
				3.05(1)(a), who is
				responsible for granting or denying Permit applications and performing
				Inspections of plumbing and/or gas fitting work.
Inspection
. The Inspector's act of
				reviewing plumbing or gas fitting workmanship for compliance with the
				provisions of 248 CMR.
Licensee
. A person duly holding a
				license issued by the Board.
Local Inspector
. The Inspector of
				plumbing and gas fitting who is appointed by the building inspector, board of
				health, or mayor of each city and town in the Commonwealth pursuant to M.G.L.
				c. 142, §§ 11 and 12 and who administers and enforces the provisions
				of
				248 CMR 3.00 through
				10.00. For purposes of
				248 CMR 3.00, Assistant,
				Alternate, or Deputy Inspectors shall also be deemed Local Inspectors.
Permit
. A written notice that the
				Inspector grants to a plumber or gas fitter to commence work on a given
				installation. The Permit may contain limitations and conditions of the work to
				be performed. The uniform permit application form approved by the Board may be
				considered a Permit after issuance by the Inspector.
Permit Holder
. A non-apprentice
				Licensee who has signed the uniform application for permit, is authorized to be
				granted a Permit under 248 CMR and who has received a Permit from the
				Inspector.
Principal
. A licensed master plumber
				or master gas fitter who is in charge of the plumbing and/or gas-fitting
				operations of a business entity subject to licensure under
				248 CMR 3.00. For purposes of
				248 CMR 3.00, a principal need
				not have an ownership interest in the business entity.
Product-accepted
				(Product-acceptance)
. A plumbing or gas fitting product that may
				be installed pursuant to
				248 CMR 3.00 through
				10.00 based on the Board's
				determination that it meets the standards of
				248 CMR 3.00 through
				10.00.
Special-permission
. Explicit
				permission from the Board that is required before installing certain products,
				materials, or systems because the product, material, or system raises special
				safety considerations.
State Inspector
. A person employed by
				the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's Division of Professional Licensure who
				grants Permits and performs Inspections of the plumbing and gas fitting work in
				all state owned, used, leased (including sub-leased) or constructed buildings
				that are subject to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 142, §
				21.