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 11.02 - Pipefitter Licensing

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
No person shall engage in pipefitting unless he or she is
				licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 84. Licenses shall be carried on the
				person at all times the licensee is engaged in pipefitting 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 Department an application
				on a form provided by the Department, accompanied by the appropriate fee. All
				completed and approved applications for examination shall be filed with the
				Department 30 days before the day of examination.
(1) In order to effectuate St. 2013, c. 3,
			 § 52, a person who is currently licensed under M.G.L. c. 146, § 84 or
			 M.G.L. c. 142, § 3 and who has applied for a license within 180 days after
			 September 15, 2014 shall, upon payment of the applicable fee, be issued a
			 process piping pipefitter license.
A person who was not required to be licensed under M.G.L. c.
				146, § 84 or M.G.L. c. 142, § 3 who submits satisfactory proof to the
				Bureau that the person has been actively engaged in process piping for a period
				of four years before September 15, 2014, and who has applied for a license
				within 180 days after September 15, 2014 shall, upon payment of the applicable
				fee, be issued a process piping pipefitter license. The criteria for the
				determination as to whether an applicant has submitted "satisfactory proof" to
				the Bureau shall include a letter of attestation listing at least five
				different examples of work experience in the process piping industry for at
				least a four year period as well as any other information required in an
				application approved by the Bureau.
A person who was not required to be licensed under M.G.L. c.
				146, § 84 and who has been engaged in process piping for a period of less
				than four years before September 15, 2014, must pass a written examination and
				must follow the pipefitter licensing process outlined in 528 CMR 11.02(2)
				through (4).
(2)
Apprentice Pipefitter License
. Each applicant for a
			 Pipefitter Apprentice License must be a high school graduate or possess a state
			 equivalency certificate. Furthermore, each applicant must be registered with
			 the Department of Labor Standards and DAS and be 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 Department of Public Safety along
			 with the application and appropriate fee. Each applicant is limited to two
			 renewals of his or her apprentice license, unless otherwise approved by the
			 Bureau.
(3)
Journeyman
			 Pipefitter License
.
(a) Every
			 applicant for a Journeyman Pipefitter's License must be a high school graduate
			 or possess a state equivalency certificate. Furthermore, each applicant:
1.Shall have completed successfully 350 hours
			 of ASME Code requirements and shall have worked for not less than 6,000 hours
			 in Massachusetts as an apprentice before being eligible to take the
			 examination;
2.Shall have completed
			 successfully not less than 500 hours of study in a pipefitter's course approved
			 by the Department of which 250 hours are practical, shop-related work; in
			 addition, the applicant shall have completed satisfactorily 200 hours of the
			 ASME Code requirements at a state, municipal, or private school accredited by a
			 recognized accrediting agency or licensed by the Massachusetts Department of
			 Education. Furthermore, he or she shall have completed 4,000 actual working
			 hours as an apprentice, such work time to be verified by a licensed employer;
			 or
3.Shall have completed
			 successfully not less than 1,000 hours of study in a pipefitter's course
			 approved by the Department, of which 700 hours are practical, shop-related
			 work; in addition, the applicant shall have completed satisfactorily 200 hours
			 of ASME Code requirements at a state, municipal or private school accredited by
			 a recognized accrediting agency or licensed by the Massachusetts Department of
			 Education. Furthermore, he or she shall have completed 2,000 actual work hours
			 as an apprentice, such work time to be verified by a licensed
			 employer.