Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 103-3-5 - License Required; Exemptions5.1. A person may not perform fire protection work in this state without a license issued under this rule.5.2. Effective January 1, 2016, a person performing or offering to perform damper work in this state shall have a license issued by the State Fire Marshal, in accordance with this rule. 5.2.a. Provided, that a person may not be licensed to perform damper work in this state without first being licensed as a HVAC technician pursuant to the provisions of article sixteen, chapter twenty-one of the Code of West Virginia.5.3. These licensure requirements do not apply to:5.3.a. A person who personally performs fire protection work or damper work on a single family dwelling owned or leased, and occupied by that person or that person's immediate family;5.3.b. A person who performs fire protection work or damper work at any manufacturing plant or other industrial establishment as an employee of the person, firm, or corporation operating the plant or establishment;5.3.c. A person who, while employed by a public utility or its affiliate, performs fire protection work in connection with the furnishing of public utility service;5.3.d. A person who performs fire protection work while engaging in the business of installing, altering, or repairing water distribution or drainage lines outside the foundation walls of a building, public, or private sewage treatment, or water treatment systems including all associated structures or buildings, sewers, or underground utility services;5.3.e. A person who performs fire protection work while engaged in the installation, extension, dismantling, adjustment, repair, servicing, or alteration of a heating, ventilation and air condition (HVAC) system, air-veyor system air exhaust system, or air handling system; or5.3.f. A person who performs fire protection work at a coal mine that is being actively mined or where coal is being processed.5.4. A person shall not present, call, or represent him or herself as able to perform fire protection work unless licensed in accordance with the provisions of this rule.5.5. Sprinkler based fire protection systems installation shop drawings shall be prepared by, or under the supervision of, a licensed sprinkler based fire protection layout technician and shall bear the name, signature, assigned license number and NICET certification number of the responsible fire protection layout technician.