Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 17 - Structural Tests and Special Inspections › Section 1704 - SPECIAL INSPECTIONS › Subsection 1704.1 - General

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Where application is made for construction as described in
				  this section, the owner or the
registered design professional
in responsible charge
acting as the owner's agent shall employ
				  one or more
approved
agencies
to perform
				  inspections during construction on the types of work listed under Section 1704.
				  These inspections are in addition to the inspections identified in Section
				  110.
The special inspector shall be a qualified person who shall
				  demonstrate competence, to the satisfaction of the
building
				  official
, for the inspection of the particular type of construction or
				  operation requiring
special inspection
. The
registered
				  design professional
in responsible charge
and
				  engineers of record involved in the design of the project are permitted to act
				  as the
approved
agency
and their personnel
				  are permitted to act as the special inspector for the work designed by them,
				  provided those personnel meet the qualification requirements of this section to
				  the satisfaction of the
building official
. The special
				  inspector shall provide written documentation to the building official
				  demonstrating his or her competence and relevant experience or training.
				  Experience or training shall be considered relevant when the documented
				  experience or training is related in complexity to the same type of
special inspection
activities for projects of similar
				  complexity and material qualities. These qualifications are in addition to
				  qualifications specified in other sections of this code.
Exceptions:
1.
Special inspections
are
				not required for work of a minor nature or as warranted by conditions in the
				jurisdiction as
approved
by the
building
				official
.
2.
Special inspections
are not required for building components
				unless the design involves the practice of professional engineering or
				architecture as defined by applicable state statutes and regulations governing
				the professional registration and certification of engineers or
				architects.
3. Unless otherwise
				required by the
building official
,
special
				inspections
are not required for Group U occupancies that are
				accessory to a residential occupancy including, but not limited to, those
				listed in Section 312.1.
1704.1.1
Statement of special inspections.
The applicant shall submit a statement
				of
special inspections
prepared by the
registered
				design professional in responsible charge
in accordance with Section
				107.1 as a condition for permit issuance. This statement shall be in accordance
				with Section 1705.
Exceptions:
1. A statement of
special
				inspections
is not required for structures designed and constructed in
				accordance with the conventional construction provisions of Section
				2308.
2. The statement of
special inspections
is permitted to be prepared by a qualified
				person
approved
by the
building official
for
				construction not designed by a
registered design
				professional
.