Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-19-.09 - Requirement that Installation, Repair, etc., Be Performed or Supervised by Certificate Holder

(1) No person shall act as a fire protection sprinkler contractor unless a certificate holder is employed full time, in office or on site or combination thereof, to supervise or perform the installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or inspection of water-based fire protection systems.

(2) Supervision shall be verified by the following method: Signed and dated documentation verifying visits to the project site, by the Certificate of Competency holder or their designee who is authorized by the Certificate of Competency holder to sign the site supervision form on behalf of the Certificate of Competency holder. Such documentation shall be kept on the site and shall be available to any Code Official on demand. The Certificate of Competency holder or their designee as described above, and the owner or owner's representative or the general contractor's representative shall sign such documentation. Such documentation shall be on forms prescribed by the Safety Fire Commissioner. Such verification is required unless waived by the Authority Having Jurisdiction, in writing.

(3) Upon project completion, the Certificate of Competency holder shall sign and date the documentation verifying that the completed installation meets all applicable codes and standards adopted by the Safety Fire Commissioner. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall not waive the requirement, at project completion, for a signed verification indicating that the completed installation meets all applicable codes and standards.

(4) If the only certificate holder employed by a fire protection sprinkler contractor leaves the employment of the fire protection contractor, the contractor shall notify the Commissioner in writing within 30 days. A new certificate holder must be employed by a fire protection sprinkler contractor within 30 days of such notice.

(5) No fire protection sprinkler contractor shall permit any person under his or her employment or control to install, repair, alter, maintain, or inspect any water-based fire protection system unless such person is a certificate holder or is under the supervision of a certificate holder employed by the contractor.

(6) Only fire protection sprinkler contractors or certificate of competency holders shall alter or renovate water-based fire protection systems except as otherwise provided by Chapter 11 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and this Chapter of the Rules and Regulations.

(7) Individuals employed by the building owner or a representative of the building owner may repair leaks, repair broken fittings, or perform other routine maintenance that does not alter the piping arrangement or operation of a water-based fire protection system.

(8) Installations shall conform to the Rules and Regulations for the State Minimum Fire Safety Standards as adopted by the Commissioner unless otherwise permitted by Chapter 11 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and this Chapter of the Rules and Regulations.

(9) Installations not required by the codes and standards adopted by the Safety Fire Commissioner and whose design criteria and installation requirements have been enacted into law by local county or municipal ordinance, shall be allowed. All other non-code required systems shall meet minimum standards as adopted by the Commissioner, unless otherwise permitted by other sections of this chapter.

(10) It shall be unlawful for any person to begin installation of a fire sprinkler system on any proposed or existing building or structure which comes under the classification in Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 25-2-13(b)(1) or which comes under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Commissioner pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 25-2-12 without first having drawings of the designed system approved by the appropriate authority having jurisdiction unless otherwise allowed by the Authority Having Jurisdiction; in writing.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-19-.09

O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-2-9.

Original Rule entitled "Requirement that Installation, Repair, etc., Be Performed or Supervised by Certificate Holder"adopted. F. Nov. 7, 2001; eff. Nov. 27, 2001.