61G19-6.016 Voluntary Certification Categories.
The following voluntary certification categories are created.
(1) Residential Pool Inspector.
Residential Pool Inspector means a person who is qualified to inspect a pool on
the property of one and two family dwellings. In order to obtain this voluntary
certification the Board will require the State certified pool contractor
license and in addition, the applicant must hold certification as a building or
electrical inspector.
(2) Commercial Pool Inspector.
Commercial Pool Inspector means a person who is qualified to inspect a pool
located on any property other than one and two family dwellings. In order to
obtain this voluntary certification the Board will require the state certified
pool contractor license and in addition, the applicant must hold certification
as a building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical inspector.
(3) Roofing Inspector. Roofing
Inspector means a person who is qualified to inspect residential and commercial
roofs. In order to obtain this voluntary certification the Board will require either:
four (4) years of roofing experience with passage of the standardized roofing
inspectors’ examination as approved by the board; state certification as a
roofing contractor or a state certified general contractor who was certified
prior to 1974.
(4) Modular Inspector. This
license is required for inspection of all modular buildings constructed to the
Florida Building Code and administered under Chapter 553, Part I, F.S., unless
otherwise provided for in Florida Statutes.
(a) Modular Inspector means a
person who is authorized to inspect any
manufactured (modular) building and systems incorporated therein designed and
built to comply with the Florida Building Code pursuant to Part I, Chapter 553,
F.S., and has three (3) years experience as an inspector
with local government and/or state government or three years experience as an
inspector with an independent inspection/plans review agency under contract
with a state agency or three (3) years
experience as a registered or certified state general, building, or residential
contractor or job superintendent, project manager or quality control manager,
the latter as provided for in Chapter 9B-1, F.A.C., in a supervisory capacity
that included operational control and direction of building, mechanical,
electrical and plumbing personnel or subcontractors on residential or
commercial projects.
(b) Responsibilities: Verify
the state approved plans are in the factory. Assure the buildings being
manufactured comply with the approved plans and the applicable Florida Building
Code. Compare the approved plans to the modular building and identify any
deviations. Determine the reason for the deviations and investigate repetitive
deviations in other buildings. Discuss the deviations with the in-plant quality
control supervisor and establish a procedure to resolve the deviations. Verify
the appliances and equipment installed in the building are consistent with
those identified in the quality control manual. Verify the data plates have all
the information as required in Chapter 9B-1, F.A.C. Assure the state insignia
is affixed to the correct building. The modular inspector shall monitor quality
control procedures to verify the in-plant quality control personnel are
conducting quality control reviews at the proper times. The modular inspector
shall notify the Department of Community Affairs contracted inspection agency
of any problems with the in-plant quality control procedures. The inspector
shall follow-up on quality control procedures to verify that the in-plant
quality control inspector is making the inspection of the buildings at the
proper time. Persons qualified as one and
two family dwelling inspectors may also inspect one and two family modular
residences regulated under Chapter 9B-1, F.A.C. Persons qualified as Standard
Building Inspectors in all four disciplines of building, electrical, mechanical
and plumbing may also inspect all modular buildings regulated under Chapter
9B-1, F.A.C.
(5) Modular Plans Examiner. This license is required for plans reviews of all
modular buildings constructed to the Florida Building Code and administered
under Chapter 553, Part I, F.S., unless otherwise provided for in Florida
Statutes.
(a) Modular Plans Examiner
means a person who is authorized to
review plans for any manufactured (modular) building and systems incorporated
therein designed and built to comply with the Florida Building Code pursuant to
Part 1, Chapter 553, F.S., and has three (3) years experience
as a plans examiner with local and/or state government. As an alternative, the
applicant must have three (3) years experience as a plans examiner with an
independent inspection/plans review agency under contract with a state
department or three (3) years experience
as a registered or certified state general, building, or residential contractor
or job superintendent, project manager or quality control manager, the latter
as provided for in Chapter 9B-1, F.A.C., in a supervisory capacity that
included operational control and direction of building, mechanical, electrical
and plumbing personnel or subcontractors on residential or commercial projects.
(b) Responsibilities: Examine
building construction plans for compliance with the applicable Florida Building
Code. Assure compliance with
(6) One and Two Family Dwelling
Plans Examiner. One and Two Family Dwelling Plans Examiner means a person who
is qualified to determine that the plans submitted for the purpose of obtaining
building and other permits, for one and two family dwellings and accessory
structures, comply with the building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, gas,
fire prevention, energy, accessibility, and other applicable building codes. In
order to obtain this voluntary certification, the applicant must hold standard
certification as one and two family dwelling inspector; must have passed the
State principles and practices examination; hold a standard certificate as a
plans examiner (any category); and hold a Southern Building Code Congress International,
Inc. (SBCCI) or International Code Council (ICC) certification as a Coastal
Construction Inspector.
Specific Authority 468.606, 468.609(10) FS. Law Implemented 468.609(10) FS. History–New 7-5-95, Amended 7-7-96, 8-6-97, 6-25-98, 12-28-00, 2-28-02, 4-7-03, 9-3-03, 3-7-06, 6-13-07, 11-21-07.