Minn. R. agency 171, ch. 7512, JOURNEYMAN SPRINKLER FITTER, pt. 7512.1800
A journeyman sprinkler fitter shall obtain a journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate before performing fire protection-related work.
An initial application for a journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate must be on a form provided or approved by the commissioner and must meet the following requirements:
Except as provided in subparts 4 and 5, the commissioner shall use the provisions of this subpart to determine whether to issue a journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate and card. The commissioner shall issue a journeyman certificate and card to an applicant, unless there is a reason to refuse to issue. The commissioner shall refuse to issue for the following reasons:
The commissioner shall issue a limited journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate and card to an applicant who is certified as competent to perform fire protection-related work by a licensed fire protection contractor who is the applicant's employer. To obtain a limited journeyman certificate, the applicant shall submit to the commissioner an application for a journeyman certificate. In addition to the information and items required by subpart 2, the application must contain the employer's certification that the applicant is competent to perform fire protection-related work, the types of fire protection-related work that the applicant is competent to perform, and documentation of the applicant's training and experience showing that the applicant is competent to perform the listed types of fire protection-related work. The application does not need to contain documentation that the applicant has passed the journeyman examination. A journeyman with a limited certificate is limited to working on premises or that part of premises actually occupied by the journeyman's employer and owned by the employer or leased by the employer for a period of at least one year. A journeyman with a limited certificate is limited to working in areas of competence, as certified and documented by the journeyman's employer. A journeyman with a limited certificate may not perform fire protection-related work unless the journeyman is under the supervision of the employer's managing employee. The commissioner shall indicate the work limitations on the journeyman certificate and card.
The commissioner shall issue a conditional journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate and card to an applicant who meets all the qualifications to take the journeyman sprinkler fitter examination, but who has not yet passed the examination. To obtain a conditional journeyman certificate, an applicant shall submit to the commissioner an application for a journeyman certificate and an application to take the journeyman examination. A journeyman with a conditional certificate may not perform fire protection-related work unless the journeyman is under the direct supervision of a journeyman who holds an unconditional and unlimited certificate. The commissioner shall indicate the condition on the journeyman certificate and card. A journeyman with a conditional certificate may work under the conditional certificate for a maximum period of six months, after which the person shall either pass the journeyman examination or discontinue performing fire protection-related work. A person who has obtained a conditional certificate may not obtain another conditional certificate for at least three years after the previous conditional certificate was issued.
Minn. R. agency 171, ch. 7512, JOURNEYMAN SPRINKLER FITTER, pt. 7512.1800
Statutory Authority: MS s 299M.04