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3. Two years of verified college or technical school and a minimum of one year of relevant work
experience.
4. High school or equivalent graduate and a minimum of two years of verified relevant work experience.
5. A minimum of three years of verified relevant work experience.
Minimum Certification Requirements:
1. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Firestop Examination.
2. Factory Mutual (FM) Firestop Examination.
18. SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS
The Special Inspector and/or Tester shall comply with at least one of the Education and Experience
Requirements and at least one of the Certification Requirements noted below:
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
1. Michigan Professional Engineer or Michigan Registered Architect and a minimum of three months of
relevant work experience (see Note 1 below for waiver of minimum certification requirements).
2. Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Physical Science and a minimum of six
months of relevant work experience.
3. Two years of verified college or technical school and a minimum of one year of relevant work
experience.
4. High school or equivalent graduate and a minimum of two years of verified relevant work experience.
5. A minimum of three years of verified relevant work experience.
Minimum Certification Requirements:
1. Current Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) Technical Certification.
2. Current National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) Technical Certification.
Note:
Approved Agencies for Smoke Control testing shall also have expertise in Fire Protection
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and shall be certified as Air Balancers.
SPECIAL INSPECTOR IN TRAINING
The intent of this provision is to provide practical opportunities for a Special Inspector in Training to gain
the needed experience to qualify as a Special Inspector.
An Inspector who does not meet the qualifications for a Special Inspector may be allowed to perform a
"Special Inspection" at the discretion of the Special Inspection Agency's Responsible Professional
Engineer, provided one or more of the following conditions have been met:
• The individual is working under the direct and continuous supervision of a Special Inspector fully
qualified for the type of work involved.
• The individual is working under the indirect and periodic supervision of a Special Inspector, and the
scope is minor and/or routine and within the capabilities of the individual.
• The individual is specifically approved by the Building Department. The individual shall be declared
in the Statement of Special Inspections and will be given one year to obtain all requirements to qualify
as a Special Inspector in the Category of Special Inspection or testing involved.
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