Iowa Code r. 661-275.3 - Responsible managing employee
Each fire extinguishing system contractor shall designate a responsible managing employee and may designate one or more alternate responsible managing employees. A contractor may designate more than one responsible managing employee in order to satisfy the requirements for more than one endorsement as provided in subrule 275.1(2). If more than one responsible managing employee is designated, the contractor will indicate for which responsible managing employee each designated alternate managing employee serves as an alternate.
(1) The
responsible managing employee or employees shall be designated in the
application for licensure, and, if a responsible managing employee is no longer
acting in that role, the contractor shall so notify the department, in writing,
within 30 calendar days.
(2) If a
responsible managing employee is no longer acting in that role and the
contractor has designated an alternate responsible managing employee, the
alternate responsible managing employee will become the responsible managing
employee and the contractor shall so notify the department, in writing, within
30 calendar days of the date on which the preceding responsible managing
employee ceased to act in that role. If the contractor has designated more than
one alternate responsible managing employee, the notice to the department will
indicate which alternate responsible managing employee has assumed the position
of responsible managing employee.
(3) If a responsible managing employee
designated by a fire extinguishing system contractor is no longer acting in the
role of responsible managing employee and the contractor has not designated an
alternate responsible managing employee, the contractor shall designate a new
responsible managing employee and shall notify the department, in writing, of
the designation within six months of the date on which the former responsible
managing employee ceased to act in that capacity. If the department has not
been notified of the appointment of a new responsible managing employee within
six months of the date on which a responsible managing employee ceased serving
in that capacity, the department shall suspend the license of the fire
protection system contractor.
(4)
Training requirements. A responsible managing employee or an alternate
responsible managing employee shall meet one of the requirements for the
following endorsements:
a. Automatic
sprinkler system installation:
(1) Current
licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa engineering and land surveying
examining board, with competence in fire extinguishing system design,
or
(2) Current certification by the
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) at
level III or above in water-based systems layout.
b. Special hazards system installation:
(1) Current licensure as a professional
engineer by the Iowa engineering and land surveying examining board, with
competence in fire extinguishing system design, or
(2) Current certification by the NICET at
level III or above in special hazard systems.
c. Preengineered dry chemical or wet agent
fire suppression system installation:
(1)
Current certification by the NICET at level II or above in special hazard
systems, or
(2) Current
certification by the National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors
(NAFED) in preengineered kitchen fire suppression systems, preengineered
industrial fire suppression systems, or both, or
(3) Satisfactory completion of any training
required by the manufacturer for the installation of any system the contractor
installs.
d.
Preengineered water-based fire suppression system in one- and two-family
dwellings installation:
(1) Current
certification by the NICET at level II or above in special hazard systems,
or
(2) Satisfactory completion of
any training required by the manufacturer for the installation of any system
the contractor installs.
e. Automatic sprinkler system maintenance
inspection:
(1) Current certification from the
NICET at level II in water-based system layout, or
(2) Current certification by the NICET at
level II or above in inspection and testing of water-based systems.
f. Special hazards system
maintenance inspection:
(1) Current
certification by the NICET at level II or above in special hazard
systems.
(2) Reserved.
g. Preengineered dry chemical or
wet agent fire suppression system maintenance inspection:
(1) Current certification by the NICET at
level I or above in special hazard systems, or
(2) Current certification by the NAFED in
preengineered kitchen fire suppression systems, preengineered industrial fire
suppression systems, or both, or
(3) Satisfactory completion of any training
required by the manufacturer for the maintenance and inspection of any system
the contractor inspects.
h. Preengineered water-based fire suppression
system maintenance inspection:
(1) Current
certification by the NICET at level I or above in special hazard systems,
or
(2) Satisfactory completion of
any training required by the manufacturer for the maintenance and inspection of
any system the contractor inspects.
(5) Training or testing approval.
Satisfactory completion of an applicable training or testing program that has
been approved by the department may replace any of the endorsement requirements
of subrule 275.3(4). In any case in which training or testing that is offered
to satisfy the requirements of this rule is required to be approved by the
department, such approval is required prior to acceptance of the training or
testing to meet licensure requirements. Approval by the department of any
training or testing to meet these requirements may be sought by the individual,
firm, or organization providing the testing or training or initiated by the
department. Any individual, firm or organization seeking to obtain such
approval will apply to the department no later than July 1 every odd-numbered
year. Program information and any other documentation requested by the
department for consideration shall be submitted to the department. Training and
testing approved by the department is listed on the department's licensing
website.
(6) License applicability.
Work performed by a contractor subject to these rules shall be limited to areas
of competence indicated by the specific certification or other training
requirements met by the responsible managing employee. Work performed in the
state shall not begin prior to:
a. Receipt of
new or renewed license issued by the department to the applicant, or
b. Receipt of written approval to perform
work prior to issuance of a new or renewed license from the department to the
applicant.
(7) Portable
fire extinguisher requirements. Nothing in this rule shall be interpreted to
conflict with or diminish any requirement for training or certification for
anyone installing or servicing a fire extinguishing system or portable fire
extinguisher set forth in any rule of the department or local fire ordinance or
standard adopted by reference therein.
(8) Licensure of persons licensed in other
jurisdictions. A fire protection system contractor license may be issued
without examination to a person licensed in other jurisdictions if the
conditions of Iowa Code section
272C.12 are met.
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