Retyped from:

528 CMR BUREAU OF PIPEFITTERS & REFRIGERATION TECHNICIANS
 
 

12.06 Sprinkler System Technical Drawings

  1. (1)Preparation of technical drawings authorized by 528 CMR 12.01 when presented to a building or fire official in order to obtain a permit to install a sprinkler system as regulated by 780 CMR and M.G.L. c. 148 and not subject to the practice of engineering (Professional Engineering Seal) as regulated by M.G.L c 112 § 81D and authorized by M.G.L c. 112 § 81R(a), a permit can be issued if the holder of a Fire Protection Sprinkler Contractor license is certified as NICET Level IV Technician in Automatic Sprinkler System Layout.
  2. (2)Technical Drawings(s) prepared by the NICET Level IV Technician shall indicate in addition to the Massachusetts Sprinkler Contractors License number, the NICET Certification number as follows: (no special seals or emblems shall be used)

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                                               Massachusetts licensed sprinkler contractor's name
                                               Massachusetts sprinkler contractor license holder's name
                                               Sprinkler contractor/license holder expiration date
                                               NICET Level IV Certification number
                                               NICET Level IV expiration date
  1. (3)The NICET Level IV Certified Technician shall submit as part of the technical drawings a copy of the NICET Level IV Certification.

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  2. (4)If the technical drawings prepared by the Fire Sprinkler System Contractor NICET Level IV Technician are interpreted to be the practice of engineering requiring a "Professional Engineering Seal" as regulated by M.G.L c. 112 § 8D by the Building or Fire Official or other persons or entities, and a permit to install a sprinkler system is denied, then those aggrieved by such an interpretation may appeal to the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in accordance with the provisions of 250 CMR.

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Posters Note: (unofficial)

This regulation effective 10/3/97 limits the design build work to NICET Level IV certified contractor license holders. Note that the license holder must by the certified technician. This would not allow a contractor to have a free-lance technician take responsibility for a set of plans. It  appears to require the license holder to take a higher level of personal responsibility for design build jobs. However there is  no rule keeping a designer working for a contractor from getting a contractor license. If this were to happen,  the individual designer who layed the job out would  pull the permits and supervise the job.