Section 6-77-90 - Plastic pipe; qualifying persons to make joints(a) No person may make a plastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified under the applicable joining procedure by:(1) Appropriate training or experience in the use of the procedure; and(2) Making a specimen joint from pipe sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test set forth in subsection (b).(b) The specimen joint must be: (1) Visually examined during and after assembly or joining and found to have the same appearance as a joint or photographs of a joint that is acceptable under the procedure; and(2) In the case of heat fusion, solvent cement, or adhesive joint:(A) Tested under any one of the test methods listed under section 6-77-89(a) applicable to the type of joint and material being tested;(B) Examined by ultrasonic inspection and found not to contain flaws that would cause failure; or(C) Cut into at least three longitudinal straps, each of which is:(i) Visually examined and found not to contain voids or discontinuities on the cut surfaces of the joint area; and(ii) Deformed by bending, torque, or impact, and if failure occurs, it must not initiate in the joint area.(c) A person must be regualified under an applicable procedure, if during any twelve month period that person: (1) Does not make any joints under that procedure; or(2) Has three joints or three percent of the joints made, whichever, is greater, under that procedure that are found unacceptable by testing under section 6-77-149.(d) Each operator shall establish a method to determine that each person making joints in plastic pipelines in his system is qualified in accordance with this section.[Eff ] (Auth: HRS § 269-6) (Imp: 49 C.F.R. §192.285, OCT 1, 1990)