Section 305.51. Sprinkler contractors.

 

(1)   General. Except as provided in s. SPS 305.54 , a person licensed as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor shall be responsible for each installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system.

(2)   Application for examination. A person applying to take an automatic fire sprinkler contractor license examination shall submit all of the following:

(a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01 .

(b) An application fee and examination fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

(3)   Qualifications for examination. A person applying for an automatic fire sprinkler contractor license examination shall have one of the following qualifications relating to the engineering principles and skills associated with the design, installation and maintenance of automatic fire sprinkler systems:

(a) At least 1000 hours of experience per year for at least 3 consecutive years as a licensed journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter.

(b) Graduated from an accredited 4-year university or college with a degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering or other approved engineering curriculum related to automatic fire sprinklers.

(c) At least 1000 hours of experience per year for at least 7 years in automatic fire sprinkler design or installation. Each semester spent full-time in a school of civil or mechanical engineering or other accredited college, university, technical or vocational school in an automatic fire sprinkler-related program shall be considered equivalent to 500 hours of experience, with no more than 3,000 hours and 3 years of experience through education being credited toward the 7 years of experience.

(d) A level III certification in fire protection/automatic fire sprinkler system layout from the national institute for certification in engineering technologies.

(4)   Examination. A person seeking to obtain an automatic fire sprinkler contractor license shall take and pass an examination in accordance with s. SPS 305.09 .

(5)   Application for license. Upon notification of the successful passage of the examination for an automatic fire sprinkler system contractor license, a person may obtain the license by submitting an application and the license fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.09 (7) (c) .

(6)   Responsibilities.

(a) A person who installs, inspects, tests or maintains an automatic fire sprinkler system as a licensed automatic fire sprinkler contractor shall utilize the appropriately licensed or registered persons to install, inspect, test or maintain automatic fire sprinkler systems.

(b) For any construction project that requires a uniform building permit under s. SPS 320.08 , a person who holds a sprinkler contractor certification may not commence installation of fire sprinklers until a general construction permit is issued for the installation.

(7)   Renewal.

(a) A person may renew his or her license as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor.

(b) An automatic fire sprinkler contractor license shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07 .

(c)

1.

a. The renewal of a license as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor which has an expiration date on or before June 30, 2010 shall be contingent upon the automatic fire sprinkler contractor obtaining at least 12 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license as specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. 2.

b. The renewal of a license as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor which has an expiration date after June 30, 2010 shall be contingent upon the automatic fire sprinkler contractor obtaining at least 24 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license as specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. 2.

2. A person who holds a license as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor may apply to the department for waiver of the continuing education requirements under subd. 1. on the grounds of prolonged illness or disability or similar circumstances. Each application for waiver shall be considered individually on its merits by the department.

Cr. Register, October, 1996, No. 490 , eff. 11-1-96; cr. (2m) and (6) (c), am. (4) and (5), Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; CR 03-075 : renum. (5) to be (5) (a), cr. (5) (b) Register June 2004 No. 582 , eff. 8-1-04; CR 06-031 : renum. (6) (c) 1. to be 1. a. and am., cr. (6) (c) 1. b. Register October 2006 No. 610 , eff. 11-1-06; CR 11-020 : renum. (2m) to (6) to be (3) to (7), Register December 2011 No. 672 , eff. 1-1-12; correction in (1), (2) (a), (b), and in (4), (5), (6) (b), (7) (b), (c) 1. a., b., as renumbered, made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; CR 14-010 : am. (7) (c) 1. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

Chs. SPS 320 to 325 apply to one- and 2-family dwellings and manufactured dwellings. The department's uniform building permit is issued either by the municipality in which the dwelling is located or by a UDC inspection agency where the municipality does not administer the Uniform Dwelling Code. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1