CHAPTER
Saf-Mec 100
ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
PART
Saf-Mec 101 PURPOSE
AND SCOPE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE BOARD
Saf-Mec 101.01
Purpose. The board's administrative rules set forth
the organization of the mechanical licensing board, describe the board’s
practices and procedures, establish the licensing qualifications of fuel gas
fitters and gas fitting trainees, master plumbers, journeyman plumbers,
apprentice plumbers and the voluntary certification of
water treatment technicians and oil heating
technicians, establish requirements for the issuance of fuel gas fitting
and plumbers’ licenses and certifications for oil heating technicians and water
treatment technicians, set forth continuing education requirements for the
renewal of licenses and certifications, establish ethical standards for the
professions governed by the board and otherwise implement the provisions of RSA
153:27 through 153:38.
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Saf-Mec
101.02 Scope. These rules shall establish
standards for the minimum requirements for education, field experience and
testing for applicants seeking licensure or renewal of said licensure to become
a plumber and/or a fuel gas fitter, or certification as oil heating technician
or water treatment technician in the following categories:
(a) Individuals engaged in the installation,
servicing and repair of residential and non-residential gas appliances and any
other gas utilization equipment using liquefied
propane gas or natural gas including but not limit to:
(1) Individuals engaged in the installation,
servicing, or removal of gas piping for residential and non-residential gas
appliances and any other gas utilization equipment using liquefied propane gas
or natural gas; and
(2) Individuals engaged in the installation, servicing
or repair of hearth systems and domestic
appliances using liquefied propane gas or natural gas;
(b) Individuals engaged in the installation,
modification, servicing or repair of residential and non-residential plumbing
systems including but not limited to fixtures, appliances, potable and
non-potable water supply systems, potable and non-potable tempered or hot water
supply systems, rain or grey water recovery systems, drainage waste and venting
systems, including commercial kitchen and medical gas systems;
(c) Individuals engaged in the installation,
servicing and repair of residential and non-residential oil heating appliances
and any other fuel oil utilization equipment using
heating oil kerosene or bio fuel derivatives and are seeking voluntary certification
as an oil heating technician from the mechanical licensing board and this
chapter; and
(d) Individuals engaged in the installation,
servicing and repair of any apparatus for treating or processing water to
modify, enhance, or improve its quality or to meet a specific water quality
need, desire, or standard, and the pipes, fittings, and other components
servicing such apparatus, that are seeking voluntary certification as a water
treatment technician from the mechanical licensing board and this chapter.
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Saf-Mec 101.03
Business Entities Scope.
These rules shall establish standards
for the minimum requirements for business entities seeking licensure to become
a plumbing and/or a fuel gas fitting corporation, or voluntary oil heating or
water treatment corporation in the following
categories:
(a) Business entities that offer the professional
services of, or are engaged in the installation, servicing and repair of
residential and non-residential gas appliances and any other gas utilization
equipment using liquefied propane gas or natural gas including but not limited
to:
(1) Business entities engaged in the installation,
servicing, or removal of gas piping for residential and non-residential gas
appliances and any other gas utilization equipment using liquefied propane gas
or natural gas; and
(2) Business entities engaged in the installation,
servicing or repair of hearth systems or domestic appliances using liquefied
propane gas or natural gas;
(b) Business entities engaged in the
installation, modification, servicing or repair of residential and
non-residential plumbing systems including but not limited to fixtures,
appliances, potable and non-potable water supply systems, potable and
non-potable tempered or hot water supply systems, rain or grey water recovery
systems, drainage waste and venting systems, including commercial kitchen and
medical gas systems;
(c) Business entities engaged in the
installation, servicing and repair of residential and non-residential oil
heating appliances and any other fuel oil utilization equipment using heating oil, kerosene or bio fuel derivatives,
and are seeking voluntary certification as an “oil heating business entity”
from the mechanical licensing board and this chapter;
(d) Business entities engaged in the installation,
servicing and repair of any apparatus for treating or processing water to
modify, enhance, or improve its quality or to meet a specific water quality
need, desire, or standard, and the pipes, fittings, and other components
servicing such apparatus, that are seeking voluntary certification as a water
treatment business entity from the Mechanical Licensing Board and this chapter.
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PART Saf-Mec 102 DEFINITIONS
Saf-Mec 102.01 “Apprentice” means “plumbing
apprentice” as defined in RSA 153:27, XV, namely, “any person who is engaged in
learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage under an
apprenticeship program that meets the requirements of the state apprenticeship advisory
council established in RSA 278.”
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Saf-Mec 102.02 “Board” means the state mechanical licensing board
described in RSA 153:27-a.
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Saf-Mec 102.03
“Domestic appliance technician”
means “domestic appliance technician” as defined in RSA 153:27, II, namely, “any
person engaged in the installation, servicing, and repair of liquefied propane
or natural gas domestic appliances designed specifically for residential use,
limited to residential clothes dryers and their venting systems, domestic stove
tops, cook stoves and ranges and their venting systems, or outdoor cooking or
equipment and pool heaters.”
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Saf-Mec 102.04 “Fuel gas fitter” means “fuel gas fitter” as
defined in RSA 153:27, III, namely, “a hearth system installation and service
technician, a fuel gas installation technician, a fuel gas service technician,
or a fuel gas piping installer regulated by” RSA 153:27 through RSA 153:38.
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Saf-Mec 102.05 “Fuel gas fitting” means “fuel gas fitting” as
defined in RSA 153:27, IV, namely, “the installation, repair, alteration,
service, demolition or removal of pipes, fixtures, fittings, appliances, or
apparatus necessary for supplying natural gas or propane for residential or
non-residential use from the point of delivery and all gas piping before
connection to the combustion zone and including the applicable venting of flue
gases to the outside atmosphere and the provisions for air for combustion and
ventilation.”
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Saf-Mec 102.06
“Fuel gas installation
technician” means “fuel gas installation technician” as defined in RSA 153:27,
V, namely, “any person engaged in the installation of inside and outside piping
and appliances from the outlet of the natural gas meter or first stage
regulator or residential and non-residential heating equipment systems or water
heating systems using liquefied propane gas or natural gas.”
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Saf-Mec 102.07
“Fuel gas piping installer” means
“fuel gas piping installer” as defined in RSA 153:27, VI, namely, “any person
engaged in the installation of liquefied propane gas or natural gas piping or
who is a New Hampshire licensed plumber, approved by the board through
affidavit, experience, education or training in the use of NFPA 54, national
fuel gas code as adopted pursuant to RSA 153:5 in the state fire code.”
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Saf-Mec 102.08 “Fuel gas service technician” means “fuel gas
service technician” as defined in RSA 153:27, VII, namely, “any person engaged
in the servicing and repair of inside and outside piping from the outlet of the
gas meter or first stage regulator or residential and non-residential heating
equipment systems or water heating systems using liquefied propane gas or
natural gas.”
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Saf-Mec 102.09 “Fuel gas trainee” means “fuel gas trainee” as
defined in RSA 153:27, VIII, namely, “any person engaged in the process of
meeting the licensing requirements of” RSA 153:27 through RSA 153:38, “who
shall work under the supervision of a licensed fuel gas fitter in the repair or
installation of inside and outside piping from a gas meter or first stage
regulator, and the repair or installation of residential and nonresidential
heating equipment systems, hot water
heating systems, or hearth equipment systems utilizing liquefied propane gas or
natural gas.”
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Saf-Mec 102.10 “Hearth system installation and service technician”
means “hearth system installation and service technician” as defined in RSA
153:27, IX, namely “any person engaged in the installation, servicing, and
repair of liquefied propane or natural gas hearth appliances and venting
systems.”
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Saf-Mec 102.11 “Journeyman plumber” means “journeyman
plumber” as defined in RSA 153:27, X, namely, "any person who customarily
performs the work of installing, maintaining and repairing plumbing and
drainage under the direction of a master plumber."
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Saf-Mec 102.12 “License”
means any license issued pursuant to NH RSA 153:27 through RSA 153:38 and these
rules.
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Saf-Mec 102.13 “Master plumber” means “master plumber” as defined
in RSA 153:27, XII, namely “any person, firm, corporation, or limited liability
company that, as a business, hires or employs a person or persons to do
plumbing work, or, without hiring any person, does that work as a principal
business or as auxiliary to a principal business for its own account.”
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Saf-Mec 102.14 “Person” means “person” as defined in
RSA 153:27, XIII, namely, “an individual, a natural person.”
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Saf-Mec
102.15 “Plumbing” means “plumbing” as
defined in RSA 153:27, XIV, namely, “the practice, materials, and fixtures used
in the installing, maintenance, extension, and alteration of all piping,
fixtures, plumbing appliances, and plumbing appurtenances within or adjacent to
any structure, in connection with sanitary drainage or storm drainage
facilities; venting systems; and public or private water systems. For the
purposes of these rules, “the term “plumbing” shall not apply beyond the first
fitting beyond the foundation wall of the building or 5 feet of pipe from the
building.”
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Saf-Mec 102.16 “Point of delivery” means the outlet of
the natural gas meter or first stage liquefied propane regulator.
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Saf-Mec 102.17 “Supervision” means the
direct supervision of an apprentice by a master or journeyman plumber or the
direct supervision of a fuel gas trainee by a licensed fuel gas fitter.
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PART
Sac-Mec 103 DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD
Saf-Mec 103.01 Composition of the Board.
(a)
The board shall consist of 8 members, as described in RSA 153:27-a, III,
and shall be appointed by the governor and council as follows:
(1)
Two licensed journeymen or master
plumbers, who are actively working in the trade as plumbers;
(2)
Two licensed fuel gas fitters, both of
whom are actively working in the trade as fuel gas fitters, and one of whom
shall represent the propane fuel industry;
(3)
One certified heating equipment
installer or heating equipment service person under RSA 153:16-b;
(4)
One licensed master plumber who is also
a licensed fuel gas fitter and a certified heating equipment installer or
servicer, actively working in the trade;
(5)
One public member who is not, and never
was, a member of the plumbing trade or the spouse of any such person, and who
does not have, and never has had, a material financial interest in either the
provision of plumbing services or an activity directly related to plumbing,
including the representation of the board or trade for a fee at any time during
the 5 years preceding appointment; and
(6)
One certified water treatment
technician, who shall be a nonvoting member of the board.
(b)
Pursuant to RSA 153:27-a, members of the board are appointed by the
governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 3 years and until a
successor is appointed. The initial
appointed members of the board shall serve staggered terms. Vacancies shall be
filled in the same manner and for the unexpired terms. No member of the board
shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms.
(c) A member of the board shall serve as the board
secretary.
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103.02 Meetings
of the Board.
(a) The board shall elect a chair, and vice-chair
at its annual meeting from among its members.
(b) The chair shall preside over all meetings of
the board.
(c) In the absence of the chair at a meeting of
the board, the vice chair shall preside.
(d) Pursuant to RSA 153:27-a,
the
board shall hold at least 8 regular meetings each year, and may hold special
meetings at such times as the business of the board shall require.
(e) Notice of all meetings shall be given in such
a manner as in accordance with New Hampshire RSA 91-A:2.
(f) Meetings of the board shall be open to the
public to the extent required by RSA 91-A, and notice of board meetings shall
be posted at the board’s office and at another public location pursuant to NH
RSA 91-A:2.
(g) A quorum of the board shall consist of 4
voting members pursuant to RSA 153:27-a, IV.
(h) The annual meeting of the board shall be the
first regular meeting held in each state fiscal year.
(i) The secretary of the board shall receive at
least monthly an accounting from the department of all moneys derived under the
provisions of RSA 153:27 through RSA 153:38.
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Saf-Mec 103.03 Record of Official Actions.
(a)
Minutes shall be kept of all board meetings and of all official actions
taken by the board.
(b)
Minutes shall record those members who participate in each vote and
shall separately record the position of any members who choose to dissent,
abstain or concur.
(c)
Minutes shall be public records to the extent provided by RSA 91-A and
shall be available for inspection in accordance with the terms of RSA 91-A:4.
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Saf-Mec 103.04 Duties of the Board. The board shall:
(a)
Adopt rules as provided for in RSA 153:27 through RSA 153:38;
(b)
Implement the licensing program for RSA 153:27 through RSA 153:38 and
these rules;
(c)
Review and approve education programs for licensure, certification and
continuing education;
(d)
Review and approve continuing education providers and instructors for
licensing and certification programs;
(e) Conduct hearings for disciplinary actions;
(f) Review and recommend adoptions, exceptions,
or omissions to technical standards as adopted under RSA 153:28, III; and
(g)
Develop and recommend for the legislature future changes to RSA 153:27
through RSA 153:38 and these rules.
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PART
Saf-Mec 104 PUBLIC
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
Saf-Mec 104.01 Office Location; Mailing
Address; Telephone, Fax and TTY Numbers.
(a)
The board's mailing address is:
(b) The board’s office location is:
Incident
Planning and
(c)
The board’s telephone number is 603-223-4289.
(d)
The board’s fax number is 603-223-4295.
(e) Access for in-state TTY/TDD users is through
Relay New Hampshire by dialing 711 or by dialing 1-800-735-2964.
(f) Correspondence, filings and other
communications intended for the board shall be addressed to “New Hampshire
Mechanical Licensing Board" at the location stated in (a) above.
(g)
Information can be obtained from the board by calling the telephone
numbers stated in paragraphs (b) and (c) or by written correspondence to the address
in (a).
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104.02 Custodian
of Records; Inspection and Copies of Records.
(a)
The board's administrative office staff shall be the custodian of the
board's records, and shall make available, upon request, those records which
are subject to public inspection under RSA 91-A.
(b)
Persons desiring to inspect or obtain copies of board records shall
identify as specifically as possible the information being sought.
(c)
Persons desiring copies of board records shall pay the actual costs of
copying fees as defined in RSA 91-A, and in RSA 153:28, II and these rules.
(d)
If records are requested which contain both public information and
information exempt from disclosure pursuant to RSA 91-A or other law, the board
shall redact the information exempt from disclosure and provide the remaining
information, unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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APPENDIX
|
Rule |
Statute Implemented |
|
Saf-Mec
101.01 -101.03 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(a); RSA 153:27-38 |
|
Saf-Mec
102.01 |
RSA
153:27, XV |
|
Saf-Mec
102.02 |
RSA
153:27-a; RSA 153:27, I |
|
Saf-Mec
102.03 |
RSA
153:27, II |
|
Saf-Mec
102.04 |
RSA
153:27, V, VI, VII and IX |
|
Saf-Mec
102.05 |
RSA
153:27, IV |
|
Saf-Mec
102.06 |
RSA
153:27, V |
|
Saf-Mec
102.07 |
RSA
153:27, VI |
|
Saf-Mec
102.08 |
RSA
153:27, VII |
|
Saf-Mec
102.09 |
RSA
153:27, VIII |
|
Saf-Mec
102.10 |
RSA
153:27, IX |
|
Saf-Mec
102.11 |
RSA
153:27, X |
|
Saf-Mec
102.12 |
RSA
541-A:7 |
|
Saf-Mec
102.13 |
RSA
153:27, XII |
|
Saf-Mec
102.14 |
RSA
153:27, XIII |
|
Saf-Mec
102.15 |
RSA
153:27, XIV |
|
Saf-Mec
103.01(a)-(c) |
RSA
541:16, I(a); RSA 153:27-a |
|
Saf-Mec
103.02(a)-(c) |
RSA
541:16, I(a) |
|
Saf-Mec
103.02(d) |
RSA
541:16, I(a); RSA 153:27-a |
|
Saf-Mec
103.02(e)-(f) |
RSA
541:16, I(a); RSA 91-A:2; RSA 91-A:3 |
|
Saf-Mec
103.02(g) |
RSA
541:16, I(a); RSA 153:27-a, IV |
|
Saf-Mec
103.02(h) |
RSA
541:16, I(a) |
|
Saf-Mec
103.02(i) |
RSA
541:16, I(a); RSA 153:27-a, VI |
|
Saf-Mec
103.03(a) |
RSA
91-A:2, II |
|
Saf-Mec
103.03(b) |
RSA
541:16, I(a) |
|
Saf-Mec
103.03(c) |
RSA
91-A:2, II; RSA 91-A:4 |
|
Saf-Mec
103.04 |
RSA
153:27-a, II |
|
Saf-Mec
104.01-104.02 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(a) |