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 11.04 - Sprinkler System Licensing

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Sprinkler Fitter Licensing
. No person shall engage in
			 sprinkler fitting 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 sprinkler fitting 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.
(a)
Apprentice Sprinkler Fitter
			 License
. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 85A, applicants for a
			 sprinkler fitter apprentice license shall, before starting his or her
			 apprenticeship, file an application, accompanied by the appropriate fee, with
			 the Division and shall provide documentation that the applicant is employed by
			 a Massachusetts Sprinkler Contractor. The application shall be made on a form
			 furnished by the division.
Each applicant will be limited to two renewals of his or her
				apprentice license unless otherwise approved by the Bureau.
(b)
Sprinkler Fitters/Journeyman
			 Sprinkler Fitter License
. Every applicant for a sprinkler
			 fitters/journeyman sprinkler fitters' license must be a high school graduate or
			 possess a high school equivalency certificate. Furthermore, each applicant:
Shall have worked for not less than 8,000 hours in
				Massachusetts as an apprentice and have successfully completed not less than
				144 hours of study for each year of the term of apprenticeship. The sprinkler
				training course must be approved by the Department and shall consist of
				practical, shop-related work; all NFPA standards related to Fire Protection and
				State Codes; (related instruction classes, correspondence courses, or other
				specially designed curriculum, any of which must be approved by this Bureau is
				considered acceptable in satisfying this requirement).
Candidates for examination must pass a written examination and
				must correctly answer 70% or more of the examination questions to qualify for a
				license.
For the purpose of computing the requirement for a student or
				graduate of an apprentice sprinkler fitter's course approved by the Department
				and accredited by a recognized State or Federal accrediting agency or licensed
				by the Massachusetts Department of Education, the Director of the school shall
				verify the transcript of the actual attendance and grades of the applicant on a
Verification of Sprinkler Fitter 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 Sprinkler Contractor license
			 number; and
3.The total number of
			 hours of sprinkler fitter work experience the applicant has received.
If any applicant is denied examination by the Division for
				failure to meet the requirements of 528 CMR 11.04, the applicant may be
				admitted for examination as a sprinkler fitter by a majority vote of the
				Bureau:
a.by possessing qualifications
			 other than those specified in
			 528 CMR 11.00;
b.by possessing a sprinkler fitter's license
			 or certificate from any other state or foreign country without serving the
			 required time as an apprentice as specified in
			 528 CMR 11.00.