Section 385-110-5-22 - Requirements for SubmissionAn inspection agency seeking approval shall submit an application to the Board which includes the items listed in this section.
1. The original Articles of Incorporation of the agency and all subsequent amendments thereto, as filed in the State of incorporation.2. The bylaws of the organization, if any.3. The names, addresses, and business of all owners, members of the board of directors and top management personnel.4. Certification by the agency that:A. Its board of directors, as a body, and its technical personnel, as individuals, can exercise independence of judgment; andB. Its activities pursuant hereto will result in no financial benefit to the agency via stock ownership, or other financial interests in any producer, supplier, or vendor of products involved, other than through standard published fees for services rendered.C. The inspection agency will not perform design or quality assurance program approvals for any manufacturer whose design or quality assurance program has been created in whole or in part by members of the inspection agency or any affiliated organization. (1) Names, years of experience, state in which professionally registered, and other qualifications of the directors of inspection or evaluation programs. Registration in more than one State is not required.(2) Names and years of experience of employees practicing in the following disciplines: architecture, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, fire protection, and other branches of engineering; the states in which each is registered; and the services each performs. Registration in more than one state is not required.(3) An organizational chart showing management and supervisory persons, including the number of graduate engineers and architects, and the names of all consulting engineers or architects, designating which are full-time and which are part-time engineers.The ASTM E-541 Standard must be used to establish minimum personnel requirements.(4) Number and location of factory inspectors, supervisors, and other technicians, including evaluators of factory inspectors and the qualifications of each specialized group, including records of work experience, licenses held, and other pertinent qualifications; descriptions of the type of work each group and each technician is expected to perform; and the qualification of each group and each technician to perform the work assigned.(5) Statement from the agency to assure that all inspectors, evaluators, and other technicians are properly trained to do each job assigned to them.(6) An outline of the general procedures for supervision of inspectors and evaluators, including checking and evaluation of their work.(7) All engineers, technicians, and other personnel who will perform services for the organization, but who are not employees of the organization, and the supervisory and other relationships which each will have to the agency.(8) Type of products, components, equipment, structures, and other items which the organization has evaluated, tested, or inspected, and the number of years of experience the organization has had with each, and the type of codes, standards, specifications, and requirements with respect to which the organization has had experience in providing evaluation, inspection, or testing services, and the number of years of experience with each.(9) Description of the record-keeping system the agency proposes to use with particular regard to availability of records to the Board and the capacity to render reports.(10) Description of the frequency with which the agency performs inspections or evaluations.(11) List of the States in which the agency is now approved to inspect or evaluate manufactured housing.(12) Certification that the agency is able to evaluate building systems for compliance with the codes, standards, specifications, and the requirements adopted herein, or manufactured housing for compliance with approved building systems.02-385 C.M.R. ch. 110, § 5-22