Designation:E3038−16StandardPracticeforAssessingandQualifyingCandidatesasInspectorsofFirestopSystemsandFire-ResistiveJointSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE3038;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisPracticeisintendedtoassistanauthorityhavingjurisdiction(AHJ)orauthorizingauthority(AA),orboth,inestablishingminimumqualificationsforcandidateswhodesiretoconductinspectionsincompliancewithPracticesE2174andE2393.NOTE1—Authorityhavingjurisdiction(AHJ)isdefinedinPracticesE2174andE2393.NOTE2—Authorizingauthority(AA)isdefinedinPracticesE2174andE2393.ExamplesoftheAAinclude,butarenotlimitedto,theresponsiblearchitect,engineer,buildingowner,ortheirrepresentative.1.2ThisPracticemakesavailableaprocedureforacandi-datetoprovideevidencetotheAHJorAA,orboth,oftheirspecializedknowledgeandtechnicalcompetencerelatedtothefirestopindustry.1.3ThisPracticedeterminesthetechnicalproficiencyofacandidatebaseduponaminimumamountofeducation,experience,andknowledgepossessed,whichisneededtoensurecompetencetoconductinspectionsincompliancewithPracticesE2174andE2393.1.4ThepurposeofthisPracticeistoallowtheAHJorAA,orboth,toassesstheabilityofthecandidatetocomprehendanduseinspectiondocumentstoconductinspectionsincom-pliancewithPracticesE2174andE2393.NOTE3—InspectiondocumentisdefinedinPracticesE2174andE2393.Thefirestopsubmittal,whenapprovedforuse,shouldhavesufficientdetails,including,butnotlimitedto,thefirestopmanufacturer’sproductdata,adesignlistingofthetestedfirestop,andwhenrequiredajudgment(AlternativeMeansandMethods).Thejudgmentiscommonlyreferredtoasan“EngineeringJudgment”inthefirestopindustry.Thesejudgmentsarenotalwaysissuedbyanengineeroraregistereddesignprofessional.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithit...
