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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2167 - Local government guarantee

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 67. Section 280.106 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.106.
(a) A local government O/O may satisfy the
					 requirements of section 280.93 by obtaining a guarantee that conforms to the
					 requirements of this section. The guarantor shall be either the state in which
					 the local government O/O is located or a local government having a substantial
					 governmental relationship with the owner and operator and issuing the guarantee
					 as an act incident to the relationship. A local government acting as the
					 guarantor shall demonstrate 1 of the following:
(1) That it meets the bond rating test
					 requirement of section 280.104 and shall deliver a copy of the chief financial
					 officer's letter as contained in subsection 280.104(d) and (e) to the local
					 government O/O.
(2) That it meets
					 the worksheet test requirements of section 280.105 and shall deliver a copy of
					 the chief financial officer's letter as contained in subsection 280.105(c) to
					 the local government O/O.
(3) That
					 it meets the local government fund requirements of section 280.107(a), (b), or
					 (c) and shall deliver a copy of the chief financial officer's letter as
					 contained in section 280.107 to the local government O/O.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2168a - Substitution of financial assurance mechanisms by owner or operator

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 68a. Section 280.108 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.108.
(a) An O/O may substitute any alternate
					 financial assurance mechanisms as specified in this subpart if, at all times,
					 the O/O maintains an effective financial assurance mechanism or combination of
					 mechanisms that satisfies the requirements of section 280.93.
(b) After obtaining alternate financial
					 assurance as specified in this subpart, an O/O may cancel a financial assurance
					 mechanism by providing notice to the provider of financial
					 assurance.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2168b - Cancellation or nonrenew by provider of financial assurance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 68b. Section 280.109 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.109.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, a provider
					 of financial assurance may cancel or fail to renew an assurance mechanism by
					 sending a notice of termination, by certified mail, to the O/O. Termination of
					 a local government guarantee, a guarantee, a surety bond, or a letter of credit
					 may not occur until 120 days after the date on which the O/O receives the
					 notice of termination, as evidenced by the return receipt. Termination of
					 insurance or risk retention coverage, except for nonpayment or
					 misrepresentation by the insured, or state-funded assurance may not occur until
					 60 days after the date on which the O/O receives the notice of termination, as
					 evidenced by the return receipt. Termination for nonpayment of premium or
					 misrepresentation by the insured may not occur until a minimum of 10 days after
					 the date on which the O/O receives the notice of termination, as evidenced by
					 the return receipt.
(b) If a
					 provider of financial responsibility cancels or fails to renew for reasons
					 other than incapacity of the provider as specified in section 280.114, then the
					 O/O shall obtain alternate coverage as specified in this section within 60 days
					 after receipt of the notice of termination. If the O/O fails to obtain
					 alternate coverage within 60 days after receipt of the notice of termination,
					 then the O/O shall notify the director of the implementing agency of the
					 failure and submit all of the following information:
(1) The name and address of the provider of
					 financial assurance.
(2) The
					 effective date of termination.
(3)
					 Evidence of the financial assistance mechanism subject to the termination
					 maintained in accordance with section 280.111(b).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2168c - Reporting by owner or operator

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 68c. Section 280.110 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.110.
(a) An O/O shall submit the appropriate forms
					 listed in section 280.111(b) documenting current evidence of financial
					 responsibility to the director of the implementing agency as follows:
(1) Within 30 days after the O/O identifies a
					 release from an underground storage tank required to be reported under sections
					 280.53 or 280.61.
(2) If the O/O
					 fails to obtain alternate coverage as required by this subpart, within 30 days
					 after the O/O receives notice of the following:
(i) Commencement of a voluntary or
					 involuntary proceeding under title 11 (bankruptcy), U.S. Code, naming a
					 provider of financial assurance as a debtor,
(ii) Suspension or revocation of the
					 authority of a provider of financial assurance to issue a financial assurance
					 mechanism.
(iii) Failure of a
					 guarantor to meet the requirements of the financial test.
(iv) Other incapacity of a provider of
					 financial assurance.
(3)
					 As required by sections 280.95(g) and 280.109(b).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2169 - Drawing on financial assurance mechanisms

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 69. Section 280.112 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.112.
(a) Except as specified in subsection (d) of
					 this section, the director of the implementing agency shall require the
					 guarantor, surety, or institution issuing a letter of credit to place the
					 amount of funds stipulated by the director, up to the limit of funds provided
					 by the financial assurance mechanism, into the standby trust if either of the
					 following provisions applies:
(1) The O/O
					 fails to establish alternate financial assurance within 60 days after receiving
					 notice of cancellation of the guarantee, surety bond, letter of credit, or, as
					 applicable, other financial assurance mechanism and the director determines or
					 suspects that a release from an underground storage tank covered by the
					 mechanism has occurred and notifies the O/O of the determination or suspicion
					 or the O/O has notified the director under subpart E or F of these rules of a
					 release from an underground storage tank covered by the mechanism.
(2) The conditions of subsection (b)(1) or
					 (2)(i) or (ii) of this section are satisfied.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2170 - Release from requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 70. Section 280.113 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.113. An O/O need not maintain financial
						responsibility under this subpart for an underground storage tank after the
						tank has been permanently closed, undergoes a change-in-service or, if
						corrective action is required, after corrective action has been completed and
						the tank has been permanently closed or undergoes a change-in-service as
						required by 40 C.F.R. Part 280, subpart G.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2172 - Replenishment of guarantees, letters of credit, or surety bonds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 72. Section 280.115 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.115.
(a) If at any time after a standby trust is
					 funded, on the instruction of the director of the implementing agency, with
					 funds drawn from a guarantee, local government guarantee with standby trust,
					 letter of credit, or surety bond, and if the amount in the standby trust is
					 reduced below the full amount of coverage required, then the O/O shall, by the
					 anniversary date of the financial mechanism from which the funds were drawn, do
					 either of the following:
(1) Replenish the
					 value of financial assurance to equal the full amount of coverage
					 required.
(2) Acquire another
					 financial assurance mechanism for the amount by which funds in the standby
					 trust have been reduced.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2173 - Suspension of enforcement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 73. Section 280.116is deleted. Section 280.116.
						Deleted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R. 29.2174 - Adoption of standards by reference

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 74. Section 280.117 is amended to read as
						follows:
Section 280.117. The following standards are adopted in
						these rules by reference and are available at the address and cost specified:
(a) United States Environmental
					 Protection Association, 5403 W. Street, Washington, DC 20460 available for free
					 download at
www.epa.gov/oust
.
(1) SW-846 entitled "Test Methods for
					 Evaluating Solid Waste Physical/Chemical Methods."
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart J - OPERATOR TRAINING › Section R. 29.2175 - General requirements for all UST systems

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 75. Section 280.240 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.240 General requirement for all UST systems.
						Upon the effective date of these rules all owners and operators of UST systems
						shall ensure they have designated class A, class B, and class C operators who
						meet the requirements of this subpart.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart J - OPERATOR TRAINING › Section R. 29.2176 - Designation of class A, B, and C operators

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 76. Section 280.241 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.241 Designation of class A, B, and C
						operators. UST system owners and operators shall designate both of the
						following:
(a) At least 1 class A and
					 1 class B operator for each UST or group of USTs at a facility.
(b) Each individual who meets the definition
					 of class C operator at the UST facility as a class C
					 operator.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart J - OPERATOR TRAINING › Section R. 29.2177 - Requirements for operator training

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 77. Section 280.242 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.242 Requirements for operator training. UST
						system owners and operators shall ensure class A, class B, and class C
						operators meet the requirements of this section. Any individual designated for
						more than 1 operator class shall successfully complete the required training
						program or comparable examination according to the operator class in which the
						individual is designated.
(a) Class A
					 operators. Each designated class A operator shall either be trained in
					 accordance with paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section or pass a comparable
					 examination in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section.
(1) At a minimum, the training program for
					 the class A operator shall provide general knowledge of the requirements in
					 this paragraph (a). At a minimum, the training shall teach the class A
					 operators, as applicable, about the purpose, methods, and function of all of
					 the following:
(i) Spill and overfill
					 prevention.
(ii) Release
					 detection.
(iii) Corrosion
					 protection.
(iv) Emergency
					 response.
(v) Product and equipment
					 compatibility and demonstration.
(vi) Financial responsibility.
(vii) Notification and storage tank
					 registration.
(viii) Temporary and
					 permanent closure.
(ix) Related
					 reporting, recordkeeping, testing, and inspections.
(x) Environmental and regulatory consequences
					 of releases.
(xi) Training
					 requirements for class B and class C operators.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart J - OPERATOR TRAINING › Section R. 29.2178 - Timing of operator training

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 78. Section 280.243 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.243 Timing of operator training.
(a) An owner and operator shall ensure that
					 designated class A, class B, and class C operators meet the requirements in
					 section 280.242.
(b) Class A and
					 class B operators shall meet requirements in section 280.242 within 30 days of
					 assuming duties.
(c) Class C
					 operators designated after the effective date of these rules must be trained
					 before assuming duties of a class C operator.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart J - OPERATOR TRAINING › Section R. 29.2178a - Retraining

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 78a. Section 280.244 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.244 Retraining. Class A and class B operators
						of UST systems determined by the implementing agency to be out of compliance
						due to an immediate threat to human health and safety and result in an
						emergency red-tag enforcement action shall complete a training program or
						comparable examination in accordance with requirements in section 280.242. The
						training program or comparable examination must be developed or administered by
						an approved independent organization, the implementing agency, or a recognized
						authority. At a minimum, the training must cover the area(s) determined to be
						out of compliance. UST system owners and operators must ensure class A and
						class B operators are retrained pursuant to this section no later than 30 days
						from the date the implementing agency determines the facility is out of
						compliance except in either of the following situations:
(a) Class A and class B operators take annual
					 refresher training. Refresher training for class A and class B operators shall
					 cover all applicable requirements in section 280.242.
(b) The implementing agency, at its
					 discretion, waives this retraining requirement for either the class A or class
					 B operator, or both.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart J - OPERATOR TRAINING › Section R. 29.2179 - Documentation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 79. Section 280.245 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.245 Documentation. Owners and operators of
						UST systems shall maintain a list of designated class A, class B, and class C
						operators and maintain records verifying that training and retraining, as
						applicable, have been completed, in accordance with section 280.34 as follows:
(a) The list must include all of the
					 following:
(1) Identify all class A, class B,
					 and class C operators currently designated for the facility.
(2) Include names, class of operator trained,
					 date assumed duties, date each completed initial training, and any
					 retraining.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart J - OPERATOR TRAINING › Section R. 29.2180 - Class A, B and C operator responsibilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 80. Section 280.246 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.246 Class operator responsibilities.
(a) Class A operator responsibilities.
(1) If an UST facility has a person(s)
					 routinely on-site, at least 1 person on-site must be a trained class C operator
					 whenever the facility is operating. If an UST facility does not have a
					 person(s) routinely on-site, that UST facility shall have a class B operator,
					 but is not required to have a class C operator on-site whenever the facility is
					 operating. At locations configured for unattended self-serve, as defined in
					 section 9.5 of R 29.5651 to
					 R 29.5917, the department will
					 determine the need for a class C operator based on the best interests of public
					 health, safety, and welfare and the environment.
(2) Class A operator may elect to replace a
					 class B operator at any time providing proper notice of a replacement on an
					 amended registration form submitted to the department.
(3) It is unlawful to operate a regulated UST
					 facility without a class B operator assigned to the facility.
(4) Class A operator shall maintain a list of
					 all current employees who are trained class C operator and produce
					 documentation verifying training at time of inspection.
(5) Class A operator shall maintain
					 inspection records required in section C of this subsection and provide them to
					 the department upon request. These records must be maintained for a minimum of
					 3 years by the class A operator.
(6) At unmanned facilities, fuel delivery
					 personnel will be considered class C operator solely for the purpose of fuel
					 deliveries. The owner shall ensure that the fuel delivery personnel servicing
					 such locations have received appropriate site-specific spill and overfill
					 training for the delivery process and are familiar with all applicable safety
					 and emergency precautions that must accompany fuel deliveries.
(7) All new class A operators, as defined,
					 shall be class A certified within 30 days of purchase of a regulated UST
					 facility. A class B operator must be identified immediately before a facility
					 may operate.
(8) For a class A
					 operator who has multiple facilities and multiple class B operators, the class
					 A operator shall not be responsible for more than 60 facilities per class B
					 operator. The class A operator shall provide the department with a list of all
					 class B operators.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart K - UST SYSTEMS WITH FIELD-CONSTRUCTED TANKS AND AIRPORT HYDRANT FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS › Section R. 29.2190 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 90. Section 280.250 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.250 Definitions. For purposes of this
						subpart, the following definitions apply:
"Airport hydrant fuel distribution system (also called
						airport hydrant system)" means an UST system which fuels aircraft and operates
						under high pressure with large diameter piping that typically terminates into 1
						or more hydrants (fill stands). The airport hydrant system begins where fuel
						enters 1 or more tanks from an external source such as a pipeline, barge, rail
						car, or other motor fuel carrier.
"Field-constructed tank" means a tank constructed in the
						field. For example, a tank constructed of concrete that is poured in the field,
						or a steel or fiberglass tank primarily fabricated in the field is considered
						field-constructed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart K - UST SYSTEMS WITH FIELD-CONSTRUCTED TANKS AND AIRPORT HYDRANT FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS › Section R. 29.2191 - General requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 91. Section 280.251 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.251 General requirements.
(a) Implementation of requirements. Owners
					 and operators shall comply with the requirements of this part for UST systems
					 with field-constructed tanks and airport hydrant systems as follows:
(1) For UST systems installed on or before
					 October 13, 2015 the requirements are effective according to the following
					 schedule:
Requirement
Effective date
Upgrading UST systems; general operating
									 requirements; and operator training
October 13, 2018
Release detection
October 13, 2018
Release reporting, response, and investigation;
									 closure; financial responsibility and notification (except as provided in
									 paragraph (b) of this section).
October 13, 2015
(2) For UST systems installed after October
					 13, 2015, the requirements apply at installation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Underground Storage Tank Regulations. R 29.2101-29.2192 › AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Subpart K - UST SYSTEMS WITH FIELD-CONSTRUCTED TANKS AND AIRPORT HYDRANT FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS › Section R. 29.2192 - Additions, exceptions, and alternatives for UST systems with field-constructed tanks and airport hydrant systems

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 92. Section 280.252 is added as adopted from the
						July 15, 2015, EPA-UST rules as follows:
Section 280.252. Additions, exceptions, and alternatives
						for UST systems with field-constructed tanks and airport hydrant systems.
(a) Exception to piping secondary
					 containment requirements. Owners and operators may use single walled piping
					 when installing or replacing piping associated with UST systems with
					 field-constructed tanks greater than 50,000 gallons and piping associated with
					 airport hydrant systems. Piping associated with UST systems with
					 field-constructed tanks less than or equal to 50,000 gallons not part of an
					 airport hydrant system shall meet the secondary containment requirement when
					 installed or replaced.
(b) Upgrade
					 requirements. Not later than October 13, 2018, airport hydrant systems and UST
					 systems with field-constructed tanks where installation commenced on or before
					 October 13, 2015 shall meet the following requirements or be permanently closed
					 pursuant to subpart G of these rules.
(1)
					 Corrosion protection. UST system components in contact with the ground that
					 routinely contain regulated substances shall meet 1 of the following:
(i) Except as provided in subsection (a) of
					 this section, the new UST system performance standards for tanks at subsection
					 280.20(a) and for piping at subsection 280.20(b).
(ii) Be constructed of metal and cathodically
					 protected according to a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized
					 association or independent testing laboratory that meets both of the following:
(A) Cathodic protection shall meet the
					 requirements of paragraphs 280.20(a)(2)(ii), (iii), and (iv) for tanks, and
					 paragraphs 280.20(b)(2)(ii), (iii), and (iv) for piping.
(B) Tanks greater than 10 years old without
					 cathodic protection shall be assessed to ensure the tank is structurally sound
					 and free of corrosion holes prior to adding cathodic protection. The assessment
					 shall be by internal inspection or another method determined by the
					 implementing agency to adequately assess the tank for structural soundness and
					 corrosion holes.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2801 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 et
				seq.
(b) "Approved" means
				acceptable to the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire
				safety.
(c) "As-built drawings"
				means drawings portraying the actual construction or installation of a system
				within a building or portion thereof, depicting any and all changes from the
				original design of the system. "As-built drawings" may also be referenced as
				"record drawings."
(d) "Custom
				designed fire alarm system or fire suppression system" means a system that is
				comprised of standard components which are individually listed by an approved
				laboratory and which are selected and installed in accordance with the
				listing.
(e) "Design location"
				means the place where system layout and application engineering is performed
				for a required system.
(f)
				"Documentation" means a written instrument signed by a qualifying person of a
				certified firm which does all of the following:
(i) Identifies a specific installation or a
				specific modification of a required fire alarm system or a required fire
				suppression system.
(ii) Contains
				statements to the effect that the required fire alarm system or required fire
				suppression system has been installed or modified pursuant to the instructions
				and specifications of the manufacturer.
(iii) Identifies applicable state laws and
				contains a statement that the required fire alarm system or required fire
				suppression system has been installed or modified in compliance with those
				laws.
(iv) Contains a statement
				that the required fire alarm system or required fire suppression system has
				been tested and placed in proper operating condition under the supervision of a
				qualifying person employed by the certified firm.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2802 - System testing, servicing, inspection, or maintenance by certified firm required

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) Testing,
				servicing, inspection, or maintenance functions which are intended to be
				performed by persons who have special training, knowledge, and equipment and
				which is so indicated in the manufacturer's instructions or in a nationally
				recognized code are required to be performed by a certified firm. At a minimum
				of once a year, system tests of required fire alarm systems and fire
				suppression systems shall be conducted in compliance with the standards adopted
				by reference in
				R
				29.2809 by a certified firm.
(2) Subject to approval by the department of
				consumer and industry services, office of fire safety, limited testing,
				inspection, and adjustments to a required fire alarm or fire suppression system
				shall be permitted to be performed by a trained staff member who is employed by
				the regulated facility, and who has adequate knowledge of the installation,
				construction, and operation of the apparatus, and the hazards
				involved.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2802a - Out of service notification

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2a. A certified firm shall provide notification and
				  recommendation as soon as practical to the owner or operator of a required fire
				  alarm or fire suppression system if the required system is not completely
				  operational or if the required system will be out of service. Notification
				  shall include the expected duration of the out of service
				  condition.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2803 - Firm certification

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3. A firm shall not be certified under these rules
				  unless the firm employs a qualifying person to actively supervise the technical
				  aspects of the installation, modification, testing, servicing, inspection,
				  maintenance, and documentation of required fire alarm systems and required fire
				  suppression systems performed by the firm. Each design location of a firm
				  performing the operations specified in this rule shall be certified and shall
				  be considered a separate certified firm for the purpose of these
				  rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2804 - Qualifying person; qualifications generally

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4. The qualifying person specified in
				  R
				  29.2803 shall possess technical qualifications in each
				  category for which the firm is to be certified. A qualifying person may only
				  perform the duties of a qualifying person for 1 certified firm. A qualifying
				  person may work in more than 1 design location provided that he or she is not
				  the sole qualifying person for that discipline at the other design
				  location.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2805 - Qualifying person; education and experience requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) A person
				who meets 1 or more of the following combinations of education and experience
				may be considered to meet the requirements of
				R 29.2804:
(a) Is an architect or engineer licensed
				under 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 et seq. and has 12 months of approved experience
				in the category for which certification is requested.
(b) Has a baccalaureate degree in an approved
				field of engineering, with 12 months of approved experience in the category for
				which certification is requested.
(c) Is a graduate of an approved 4-year
				apprentice training program, with 12 months of approved experience in the
				category for which certification is requested.
(d) Is a graduate of an approved training
				course provided by an equipment manufacturer, with 12 months of approved
				experience in the category for which certification is requested.
(e) Is the holder of a class I or class II
				electrician's license, with 12 months of approved experience installing or
				servicing firm alarm systems in the category for which certification is
				requested.
(f) Has 60 months of
				approved experience, 75% of which was accrued in the 5-year period before
				certification is requested.
(g) Is
				certified and maintains certification at level 3 or above by the National
				Institute of Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), in the category
				for which certification is requested.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2806 - Notarized affidavit required; content

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6. A notarized affidavit signed by a qualifying person
				  for the firm and the chief operating officer of the firm or a designated
				  representative of the chief operating officer of the firm shall be submitted to
				  the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety, on a
				  form provided by the department of consumer and industry services, office of
				  fire safety. The affidavit shall contain all of the following:
(a) The name and address of the employing
				firm.
(b) The names and addresses
				of all qualifying persons.
(c) A
				statement to the effect that the firm and all qualifying persons shall comply
				with the provisions of the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2807 - Notice of termination of employment of qualifying person required; filing of new notarized affidavit required

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7.
(1) A
				certified firm shall provide written notification to the department of consumer
				and industry services, office of fire safety, within 15 business days, upon the
				termination of employment of any qualifying person of the firm.
(2) If the employment of a firm's sole
				qualifying person is terminated, then a new notarized affidavit nominating a
				new qualifying person shall be filed with the department of consumer and
				industry services, office of fire safety, within 60 days, pursuant to
				R
				29.2806 or the firm's certification is
				invalid.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2807a - Responsible person; education and experience requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7a. A person who meets all of the following conditions
				  may be considered to meet the requirements of
				  R
				  29.2810 as a responsible person:
(a) Is employed by the certified
				firm.
(b) Has technical knowledge
				of the fire alarm or fire suppression system to be installed, modified, tested,
				serviced, inspected, or maintained.
(c) Has been involved with the on-site work
				of the fire alarm or fire suppression system.
(d) Has conducted required acceptance testing
				of the fire alarm or fire suppression system.
(e) Meets any of the following combinations
				of education and experience:
(i) Is certified
				at level 2 or above by NICET, national institute of certification in
				engineering technologies, in the appropriate category for the fire alarm or
				fire suppression system being documented.
(ii) Is a graduate of an approved 4-year
				apprentice training program for the fire alarm or fire suppression system being
				documented.
(iii) Is a licensed
				journey electrician or a licensed fire alarm technician if the system being
				documented is a fire alarm system.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2808 - Application for certification; categories of certification

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1) A firm
				wishing to be certified under section 26 of the act shall submit an application
				to the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety, on
				forms provided by the department of consumer and industry services, office of
				fire safety.
(2) A firm wishing to
				be certified may only be certified in the category or categories and for the
				type of work for which the firm demonstrates qualification. Categories of
				certification are as follows:
(a) Fire alarm
				systems.
(b) Fire alarm voice
				communication systems.
(c)
				Custom-designed carbon dioxide systems.
(d) Pre-engineered carbon dioxide
				systems.
(e) Custom-designed wet or
				dry chemical systems.
(f)
				Pre-engineered wet or dry chemical systems.
(g) Custom-designed clean agent suppression
				systems.
(h) Pre-engineered clean
				agent suppression systems.
(i)
				Custom-designed foam systems.
(j)
				Pre-engineered foam systems.
(k)
				Custom-designed, water-based sprinkler systems, including underground water
				supply.
(l) Custom designed water
				spray or water mist systems.
(m)
				Water reservoir (aboveground).
(n)
				Water reservoir (underground).
(o)
				Custom designed pressure tank water supply.
(p) Engineered pump pressure
				supply.
(q) Engineered explosion
				suppression systems.
(r) Categories
				for new technologies.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2809 - Plans and specifications

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9.
(1) Before
				installation or modification of a required fire alarm system or required fire
				suppression system, detailed plans and specifications of the proposed required
				fire alarm system or required fire suppression system or modification of the
				system shall be submitted to the department of consumer and industry services,
				office of fire safety, by a certified firm or licensed architect or engineer
				for approval. Violation of this rule may result in an immediate stop work
				order, which will remain in effect until plans are submitted to the office of
				fire safety and receive approval from the office of fire safety before work may
				resume on the project.
(2) The
				plans required by subrule (1) of this rule shall be sufficiently detailed and
				drawn with symbols of a standard form at a minimum of 1/8 inch equals 1 foot
				scale so that compliance with applicable fire safety rules can be
				determined.
(3) The specifications
				required by subrule (1) of this rule shall be sufficiently detailed so that
				correct application of equipment and materials and compliance with applicable
				fire safety rules can be determined.
(4) Notwithstanding subrules (2) and (3) of
				this rule, the plans and specifications submitted for review and approval shall
				contain all of the following detailed and specific information:
(a) The complete identification of the owner
				or occupant of the facility.
(b)
				The intended use of the facility.
(c) The location of the facility.
(d) The title of the facility.
(e) The electrical inspection authority
				having jurisdiction if the proposed installation includes any electrical
				equipment or wiring.
(f) The point
				of the compass.
(g) The
				identification of the specific materials and methods of proposed installation
				or modification to be used.
(h) The
				specific laws, codes, and standards which apply to the required fire alarm
				system or required fire suppression system.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2810 - Documentation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10.
(1) Before
				the installation or modification of a required fire alarm system or required
				fire suppression system can be documented, all of the following shall be
				performed under the supervision of a qualifying person of a firm certified by
				the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety, in the
				category of the system involved:
(a) A visual
				inspection of the entire required fire alarm system or required fire
				suppression system, including concealed areas. This may require periodic
				inspections as the installation or modification of the required fire alarm
				system or required fire suppression system progresses.
(b) All tests required by fire safety rules
				promulgated pursuant to the act and required by the manufacturer of the
				required fire alarm system or required fire suppression system.
(c) Testing and adjustment to specifications,
				as recommended by the manufacturer or recognized industry standard, of all
				functional parts of the required fire alarm system or required fire suppression
				system.
(d) Correction and
				rechecking of all items that do not comply with applicable fire safety
				rules.
(e) Verification that the
				required fire alarm system or required fire suppression system is completely
				operational and ready to perform required functions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2811 - Electrical inspection

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 11. The installation or modification of any electrical
				  equipment or wiring shall be performed by firms and personnel licensed in
				  compliance with, 1956 PA 217, MCL 338.881 et seq., and under permit and
				  inspection in compliance with 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 et seq. Final approval
				  of the project by the department of consumer and industry services, office of
				  fire safety, will not be granted until electrical approval has been verified. A
				  certificate of approval of the installation or modification of any electrical
				  equipment or wiring from the electrical inspection authority having
				  jurisdiction shall be provided by the certified firm to the department of
				  consumer and industry services, office of fire safety.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2811a - Inspection

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 11a. Before final approval of a project, a responsible
				  person shall be present to perform all required tests during system inspection
				  by the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire
				  safety.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2812 - Record keeping

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 12.
(1) A firm
				certified by the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire
				safety, shall maintain a record of the installation, modification, and
				documentation of each required fire alarm system or required fire suppression
				system the firm installs, modifies, or documents. The records shall include,
				but not be limited to, all of the following information:
(a) The name and location of the
				facility.
(b) The name and location
				of the owner or operator of the facility.
(c) The type of required fire alarm system or
				required fire suppression system installed in the facility.
(d) The name of the firm installing the
				required fire alarm system or required fire suppression system if other than
				the firm documenting the required fire alarm system or required fire
				suppression system.
(e) The
				specific codes, rules, or laws requiring the fire alarm system or fire
				suppression system.
(f) Copies of
				all plans and specifications, shop drawings, "as built" drawings,
				manufacturer's data on all equipment and devices, manufacturer's installation,
				and maintenance instructions regarding the required fire alarm system or
				required fire suppression system.
(g) Copies of all tests, certificates, and
				approvals of the required fire alarm systems or required fire suppression
				systems.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2813 - Availability of drawings during inspection

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 13. A drawing which depicts the completed installation
				  or modification of a required fire alarm system or required fire suppression
				  system as built shall be available to the department of consumer and industry
				  services, office of fire safety, for use during an inspection of a required
				  fire alarm system or required fire suppression system. The drawings and the
				  drawings for all subsequent modifications shall be maintained with the records
				  required by these rules. The drawings shall depict, at a minimum, all of the
				  following:
(a) The location and
				description of all control devices and equipment of the required fire alarm
				system or required fire suppression system.
(b) The layout, routing, and sizing of all
				piping and wiring of the required fire alarm system or required fire
				suppression system.
(c) The
				location of all junction boxes and terminations of the required fire alarm
				system or required fire suppression system.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Fire Services › Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression Certification › Section R. 29.2814 - Notice of noncompliance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 14. A firm, owner, qualifying person, or operator of a
				  required fire alarm system or required fire suppression system who is found to
				  have installed, modified, serviced, inspected, or documented a required fire
				  alarm system or required fire suppression system in a manner which is not in
				  compliance with sections 26 to 33 of the act shall be notified, in writing, by
				  the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety, of the
				  specific conditions of noncompliance. The firm, owner, qualifying person, or
				  operator who is notified of noncompliance shall, within 10 days after the
				  issuance of the notification of noncompliance, signify, in writing, the
				  intention to correct the condition of noncompliance, stating a date by which
				  the condition of noncompliance will be corrected. The date shall be subject to
				  department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety, approval.
				  The failure on the part of a firm, an owner, a qualifying person, or an
				  operator who has been notified of a condition of noncompliance to signify in
				  writing the intention to comply within the time limits prescribed in this rule
				  or the failure to correct the condition of noncompliance by the date approved
				  by the department of consumer and industry services, office of fire safety,
				  shall be considered a refusal to comply. A refusal to comply will result in the
				  immediate suspension of the firm's certification and immediate suspension of
				  the status of the qualifying person. The suspension will remain in effect until
				  the certified firm or the qualifying person requests an appeal hearing with the
				  state fire safety board. The state fire safety board may affirm, reverse, or
				  modify the suspension or may revoke the certification of a firm in accordance
				  with section 32 of the act.