Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-550.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, September 4, 2024

Rule 661-550.4 - Qualifications of inspectors

(1)State inspectors. Electrical inspectors, electrical inspector supervisors, and the chief electrical inspector shall be certified as commercial and residential electrical inspectors no later than one year after starting employment in any of these positions.

a.Certification as inspector. Certification shall be obtained from the International Association of Electrical Inspectors as both a certified electrical inspector-residential and as a certified electrical inspector-master or from the International Code Council as both a residential electrical inspector and a commercial electrical inspector.

b.Other job requirements. Each of the persons employed in these classifications shall also meet any requirements established by the department of administrative services, human resource enterprise, for the job classification in which the person is employed.

(2)Political subdivision inspectors. A political subdivision that chooses to perform its own inspections on or after January 1, 2014, must require certification of its inspectors as provided in Iowa Code section 103.29.

a.Certification as inspector. A person who is employed or appointed as an electrical inspector for a political subdivision on or before January 1, 2014, must obtain certification on or before January 1, 2015. A person employed or appointed as an electrical inspector after January 1, 2014, must obtain certification within one year of the appointment date. The board may take action to enforce statutory compliance by the individual or by the political subdivision if a person employed or appointed as an inspector fails to obtain certification within one year of employment or appointment or fails to maintain the required certification while employed as an inspector.

b.Certification requirements. Certification of electrical inspectors for political subdivisions shall be obtained from the International Association of Electrical Inspectors as a certified electrical inspector-residential or as a certified electrical inspector-master or both or from the International Code Council as a residential electrical inspector or a commercial electrical inspector or both.

c.Inspections. A political subdivision has the authority to limit an inspector's duties to only residential inspections or only commercial inspections, so long as the inspector assigned to those duties obtains and maintains the proper certification to conduct the inspections assigned.

d.Other job requirements. The political subdivision may impose other job requirements consistent with the law and the needs of that political subdivision.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-550.4

Amended by IAB November 25, 2015/Volume XXXVIII, Number 11, effective 12/30/2015