OAR 918-098-1570: Specialized Plumbing Inspector Certification

(1) Specialized plumbing inspectors may inspect plumbing and piping systems conveying potable water, storm, or domestic sanitary sewage in new commercial buildings: (a) Less than 75 feet above grade in height as defined in the Oregon Structural Specialty Code; (b) Containing a building water service two inches or less in nominal interior diameter; and (c) That do not contain any of the plumbing and piping systems listed in section (4). (2) Specialized plumbing inspectors may inspect plumbing and piping systems conveying potable water, storm, or domestic sanitary sewage in existing commercial buildings less than 75 feet above grade in height as defined in the Oregon Structural Specialty Code, except for they may not inspect the specific systems listed in section (4). (3) Specialized plumbing inspectors may conduct inspections on plumbing or piping systems in new or existing residential buildings that a residential plumbing inspector may inspect under OAR 918-098-1210. (4) Specialized plumbing inspectors cannot inspect the following plumbing and piping systems: (a) Installation or alteration of a medical gas and vacuum system for health care facilities; (b) Installation or alteration of chemical drainage, waste and vent systems containing chemical agents potentially detrimental to the integrity of a plumbing system; (c) Installation or alteration of waste water pre-treatment systems for building sewers; (d) Installation of vacuum drainage, waste and vent systems; (e) Installation or alteration of reclaimed water systems; (f) Installation of a commercial booster pump system needed to maintain minimum residual water pressure in a structure supplied by a municipal source; or (g) Food service plumbing systems. (5) As a condition of entering a training program, an applicant must: (a) Hold valid Oregon Code Certification as a one- and two-family or residential plumbing inspector; (b) Have been employed as an inspector and performed inspections as a one- and two-family or residential plumbing inspector for a minimum of one year prior to applying for Specialized Plumbing Inspector Certification. (c) Complete a specialized plumbing inspection training program that meets the minimum requirements established by the division, consisting of: (A) Instructional coursework; and (B) Supervised fieldwork inspections. (d) Pass a division-approved examination.