(1) All fire protection sprinkler system contractors, certificate of competency holders, and persons who design, install, inspect, test, or repair, fire protection sprinkler systems or any part of such a system will comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Exceptions to subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Federal, state, and local government employees, or insurance inspectors when acting in their official capacities.
(b) A person acting under court order.
(c) A person who sells or supplies products or materials to a licensed contractor.
(d) A registered professional engineer in the state of Washington acting solely in a professional capacity.
(e) A person issued a certificate of competency by the Washington state department of labor and industries, under chapter
18.106 RCW, as a journey-level or residential specialty plumber or supervised plumber trainee installing a residential network fire protection sprinkler system connected to potable water who works for a contractor as defined by WAC
212-80-010(4) of this chapter.
(f) An owner or occupier of a single-family residence performing his or her own installation in that residence. It is the intent of this subsection that builders or contractors will not install their own sprinkler systems in single-family residences under their ownership that they plan to sell, lease, or rent.
(g) Full-time employee, or owner of a facility who is qualified to the satisfaction of the authority having jurisdiction to perform fire protection sprinkler work in said facility.
(h) An employee of a licensed electrical contractor installing or testing only the electronic signaling devices of a fire sprinkler system.
(i) A person who inspects, field tests, maintains, or repairs backflow prevention assemblies installed on potable water supplies to fire sprinkler systems and who is certified as a:
(i) Backflow assembly tester by the Washington state department of health, under chapters
70.119 RCW and
246-292 WAC; or
(ii) Backflow specialty plumber by the Washington state department of labor and industries, under chapters
18.106 RCW and
296-400A WAC, when repairing backflow prevention assemblies within a building.
(j) Work performed by companies or individuals under these exemptions must still comply with all relevant standards, codes, and local ordinances relevant to the work being performed. This includes evidencing any and all necessary competency and experience to the local fire code authority.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
18.160 and
18.270 RCW. WSR 22-22-072, § 212-80-015, filed 10/31/22, effective 1/1/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.270.900 and
18.160.030. WSR 14-03-019, § 212-80-015, filed 1/7/14, effective 2/7/14. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.270.900. WSR 09-01-114, § 212-80-015, filed 12/19/08, effective 1/19/09. Statutory Authority: Chapters
43.43 and
18.160 RCW. WSR 05-17-099, § 212-80-015, filed 8/16/05, effective 9/16/05; WSR 05-05-006, § 212-80-015, filed 2/4/05, effective 3/7/05. Statutory Authority: Chapters
43.63A and
18.160 RCW. WSR 94-24-032, § 212-80-015, filed 12/1/94, effective 1/1/95; WSR 92-20-070 (Order 92-08), § 212-80-015, filed 10/5/92, effective 11/5/92; WSR 91-14-086 (Order 91-06), § 212-80-015, filed 7/1/91, effective 8/1/91.]