Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 720-X-13 — Responsibility of Master Gas Fitters

720 Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board

Ala. Admin. Code r. 720-X-13-.01 Responsibility Of Master Gas Fitter

(1) It shall be unlawful and a violation of Act No. 2015-496, as amended, for a Master Gas Fitter, certified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board as provided in Act No. 2015-496, as amended, or as may be further defined by the Board in rules passed by the Board, to supervise or direct any person in the performance of plumbing or gas fitting work as defined in Section 34-37-1 Code of Ala. 1975, as amended, where the person performing such work does not hold current certification with the Alabama Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examining Board.

History

• Author: David H. Wilcox
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-37-2
• New Rule: Filed September 27, 1995; effective November 1, 1995. Amended: Filed February 5, 2016; effective March 21, 2016.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 720-X-13-.02 Registration As Principal Master Gas Fitter

(1) As defined in Code of Ala. 1975, §34-37-1(13), a “principal master gas fitter” is responsible for the business conducted by the legal entity with which he or she is “actively and continuously connected.” In order to affirmatively establish these required parameters and to be registered as the principal for a legal entity, an individual must:

(a) be duly registered and certified by the State of Alabama as a master gas fitter;

(b) be an active employee of the legal entity and not an independent contractor; and

(c) provide verifiable documentation to substantiate the above as requested by the board or board staff.

(2) No individual shall be registered as the principal master gas fitter for more than one legal entity regulated by the board.

History

• Author: Kelly Butler, James M. Morgan
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, as amended, §34-37-2.
• New Rule: Filed July 1, 2019; effective August 15, 2019.