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agencies to provide special inspections and tests during construction on the types of work listed under <br />Section 1705 and identify the approved agencies to the Building Official. The special inspector shall not <br />be employed by the contractor. These special inspections and tests are in addition to the inspections <br />identified by the Building Official that are identified in Section 110. <br />Section 1704.2.1, Special inspector qualifications, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />1704.2.1 Special inspector qualifications. Prior to the start of construction and or upon request, the <br />approved agencies shall provide written documentation to the registered design professional in <br />responsible charge and the building official demonstrating the competence and relevant experience or <br />training of the special inspectors who will perform the special inspections and tests during construction. <br />Experience or training shall be considered relevant where the documented experience or training is <br />related in complexity to the same type of special inspection or testing activities for projects of similar <br />complexity and material qualities. These qualifications are in addition to qualifications specified in other <br />sections of this code. <br />The registered design professional in responsible charge and engineers of record involved in the <br />design of the project are permitted to act as the approved agency and their personnel are permitted to <br />act as special inspectors for the work designed by them, provided they qualify as special inspectors. <br />Section 1704.2.4, Report requirement, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />1704.2.4 Report requirement. Approved agencies shall keep records of special inspections and tests. <br />The approved agency shall submit reports of special inspections and tests to the Building Official upon <br />request, and to the registered design professional in responsible charge. Individual inspection reports <br />{deports} shall indicate that work inspected or tested was or was not completed in conformance to <br />approved construction documents. Discrepancies shall be brought to the immediate attention of the <br />contractor for correction. If they are not corrected, the discrepancies shall be brought to the attention of <br />the building official and to the registered design professional in responsible charge prior to the <br />completion of that phase of the work. A final report documenting required special inspections and tests, <br />and correction of any discrepancies noted in the inspections or tests, shall be submitted at a point in time <br />agreed upon prior to the start of work by the owner or the owner's authorized agent to the building official. <br />Section 1704.2.5.2, Fabricator approval, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />1704.2.5.1 Fabricator approval. Special inspections during fabrications required by Section 1704 are not <br />required where the work is done on the premises of a fabricator registered and approved to perform such <br />work without special inspection. Approval shall be based upon review of the fabricator's written procedural <br />and quality control manuals and periodic auditing of fabrication practices by an approved agency, or a <br />fabricator that is enrolled in a nationally accepted inspections program. At completion of fabrication, the <br />acceptable or approved fabricator shall submit a certificate of compliance to the owner or the owner's <br />authorized agent or the registered design professional in responsible charge, for submittal. to the building <br />official as speeified in Seetion 1704.5 stating that the work was performed in accordance with the <br />approved construction documents. T_ he certificate of compliance shall also be made available to the <br />Building Official upon request. <br />Section 2901.1, Scope, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />[P] 2901.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter and the International Plumbing Code, shall govern the <br />erection, installation, alteration, repairs, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of <br />plumbing equipment and systems. Toilet and bathing rooms shall be constructed in accordance with <br />Section 1210. Plumbing systems and equipment shall be constructed, installed and maintained in <br />accordance with the International Plumbing Code. Private sewage disposal systems shall conform to the <br />International Private Sewage Disposal Code. The provisions of this Chapter are meant to work in <br />coordination with the provisions of Chapter 4 of the International Plumbing Code Should any conflicts <br />arise between the two chapters, the Building Official shall determine which provision applies <br />Section 2902. 1, Minimum number of fixtures, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />2902.1 Minimum number of fixtures. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided in the minimum number as <br />shown in Table 2902.1 based on the actual use of the building or space. Uses not shown in Table 2902.1 <br />14 2015 IBC Amendments <br />