02-658 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 1 - Master Oil and/or Solid Fuel Burning Technician

3.1.1 License Authorities

Capabilities for a master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician are limited to the following license authorities:

3.1.1.1 1 & 2 oils up to 15 GPH

3.1.1.2 1 & 2 oils over 15 GPH

3.1.1.3 4, 5, & 6 oils

3.1.1.4 1-6 oils

3.1.1.5 Solid fuel

3.1.2 Responsibility of the Supervising Master

3.1.2.1 By signing an application as supervising master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician, the master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician acknowledges employment or supervisory responsibility for the work ethic, performance, and training required of the applicant regardless of the licensing category. It is the duty of the master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician to inspect personally any installation work performed by any licensee for whom the master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician is responsible at the conclusion of the installation.

3.1.2.2 Whenever the supervising master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician ceases to provide supervision, the supervising master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician must notify the Board and licensee in writing, a copy of which shall be kept in both the applicant's and the supervising master oil and/or solid fuel technician's file.

3.1.2.3 Upon request, the supervising master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician must provide a signed affidavit documenting all practical experience performed by an apprentice or journeyman under the master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician's supervision.

3.1.2.4 A master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician cannot supervise an apprentice oil and/or solid fuel burning technician or journeyman oil and/or solid fuel burning technician whose license authority exceeds that of the master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician.

3.1.2.5 A master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician who sells, contracts, dispatches or subcontracts any work or installation to another master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician or other licensee is responsible for the completion of the installation and the work performed. The master oil and/or solid fuel burning technician contracting the work and the licensee performing the work both have equal responsibility to ensure that all work complies with the Board's rules.

3.1.3 Combination Oil/Solid Fuel Units

A master and/or journeyman oil burning technician may clean a combination unit and service and repair the oil burner assembly without direct supervision if he or she is licensed as an apprentice solid fuel technician.

Notes

02-658 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 1