Appendix
H
RULES AND REGULATIONS
PERTAINING
TO
PLUMBING AND/OR NATURAL GAS
INSPECTOR
CERTIFICATION
The
following regulation is duly adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas State
Board of Health pursuant to the Authority expressly conferred by the laws of
the State of Arkansas in Act 200 of 1951 as amended and Act 96 of 1913 as
amended. The Department may exercise
such powers as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of Act 200
of 1951 as amended. It may, among other
things, issue restricted licenses limited to gas fitter, residential and
governmental maintenance, service line installation, solar mechanic and
hospital maintenance licenses providing that the licenses has demonstrated
competency for the particular phase of plumbing for which the person is licensed
and providing that the Board has adopted regulations defining restrictions in
the type of work allowed, geographical area served, and term of that type of
restricted license.
To
insure that the construction, installation and maintenance of plumbing and/or
natural gas has in connection with all buildings in this State be safe,
sanitary and such as to safeguard the public health.
(a)
The State Board means
the Arkansas State Board of Health.
(b)
The
Department means that the Plumbing and Natural Gas Section of the Arkansas
Department of Health.
(c)
Plumbing
Inspector means a person qualified for testing and inspecting all aspects of
sanitary plumbing and gas installation as defined under Act 200 of 1951 as
amended.
(d)
Gas
Inspector means a person qualified for testing and inspection all aspects of
gas installation as defined under Act 200 of 1951 as amended.
(e)
State
Committee of Plumbing Examiners means people designated by the Board of Health
to determine the eligibility of applicants for various types of plumbing and
gas licenses in accordance with Act 200 of 1951, as amended.
(a)
Any duly appointed
plumbing inspector, assistant plumbing inspector, gas inspector, when such
appointment is made by state, county, city, town, water district, water
association, sewer district, sewer association, or any water, or gas utility,
shall be eligible for certification by the Department. Any
other persons determined to be eligible for certification by the State
Committee of Plumbing Examiners for the State of Arkansas.
(a)
In order to be examined
for a Certified Plumbing and/or Natural Gas Inspector an applicant must:
(1)
Be
able to read and write.
(2)
Be
currently employed as a Plumbing Inspector by a city, town, county, or other
municipality within the State of Arkansas that has adopted or is adopting the
State Plumbing Code by regulation or ordinance.
(a)
Examinations will be
given on an as needed basis by the Department at various times and places. The
examination will cover the Arkansas State Plumbing and Natural Gas Code, as
amended, A score of 70% or greater is considered a passing score.
(a)
All certificates
(licenses) for plumbing inspectors shall be renewed each year. Applications for
renewal shall be accompanied by the proper fee and a proof of eight (8) hours
of refresher training issued by the Department.
(b)
Training
obtained other than from the Arkansas Inspector’s Training School may be
accepted toward original licensing for renewal with approval of the Department.
(a)
The State Committee of
Plumbing Examiners may on its own motion make investigations and conduct
hearing and may on its own motion or upon a complaint in writing and duly
signed and verified by the complainant, suspend or revoke any plumbing and/or
natural gas inspector’s certificate for failing to provide inspections at least
equal to the minimum requirements of the Department, any rule or order
prescribed by the Board or has demonstrated incompetence to act as an
inspector. The licensee shall be duly notified within thirty (30) days of the
violation and full hearing under the Administrative Procedures Regulation of
the Arkansas Department of Health.
(b)
The Department may
suspend any plumbing and/or natural gas inspector certification for non-payment
of the prescribed fees, or if the inspector fails to obtain annual training as
prescribed by these regulations.
In the case of each final order issued by the Department,
any affected party may within thirty (30) days of such order submit a written
request for a hearing to the Director of the Department. NOTICE: All hearings will be scheduled within a
reasonable time and held after reasonable notice has been provided to all known
affected parties.
If
any provision of these Regulations, or the application thereof to any person is
held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of these Regulations which can give effect without the invalid provisions of
applications, and to this end the provision hereto are declared to be
severable.
All
Regulations and parts of Regulations in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.