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

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 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.