Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.301 - BUILDING CODES › Subchapter 24.301.2 - Local Government Enforcement › Rule 24.301.206 - STAFF QUALIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) City,
				county, or town plumbing inspectors must be Montana licensed journeymen or
				master plumbers, or inspector certified in plumbing.
(2) City, county, or town electrical
				inspectors must be Montana licensed journeyman or master electricians, or
				inspector certified in electrical.
(3) City, county, or town building and
				mechanical inspectors must be either inspector certified or have a construction
				related engineering or architecture degree or license. A mechanical inspector
				may also be qualified by having a Montana plumbing license.
(4) Plans examiners must be either plans
				examiner certified, or be building inspector qualified as allowed in
				(3).
(5) Certification must be by a
				nationally recognized entity for testing and certification in the same code as
				is adopted by the department. The certification must be considered current by
				the certifying entity. In the situation where a new edition or replacement code
				has been published but is not yet adopted by the department, certification in
				the most recent published edition or replacement code is acceptable.
(6) Plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or
				building inspector certification may be obtained as part of a combination
				inspector certification to the extent the individual inspector certifications
				meet the requirements of (5).
(7)
				The types of buildings that may be inspected or plans examined by any
				certification classification shall be determined by the department utilizing
				the standards and recommendations of the entity administering the certification
				program. However, residential building inspector certification shall be
				acceptable for inspections of residential buildings containing less than five
				dwelling units.
(8) Newly hired
				building inspectors, mechanical inspectors and plans examiners who do not meet
				the certification standards listed above may conduct inspections and review
				plans if they obtain the necessary certification within six months of the date
				of hiring, and are supervised in the interim by appropriately certified
				personnel. If the city, county, or town code enforcement programs cannot
				provide supervision by a certified person, the newly hired noncertified
				building inspector or plans examiner must have actual practical experience in
				the construction trade, and must participate in six working days of on-the-job
				training with the department. Such training shall be at the expense of the
				city, county, or town employing the inspector. There shall be no fee charged by
				the department. Upon approval by the department, on-the-job training with
				another code enforcement program may be accepted. Upon approval by the
				department, four days of classroom training may be substituted for six days of
				on-the-job training.
(9) A city,
				county, or town may opt to have a medical gas piping permit and inspection
				program as part of a plumbing permit and inspection program. If the city,
				county, or town does not opt to have a medical gas permit and inspection
				program then such program will be administered by the department. Medical gas
				piping inspectors must either possess a Montana medical gas piping endorsement
				or have 30 hours of medical gas piping inspection training acceptable to the
				department.
AUTH:
					 50-60-203,
					 50-60-302,
					 MCA IMP:
					 50-60-302,
					 MCA.