Bill > H2691

This bill makes several modifications to existing Massachusetts law regarding fire protection sprinkler systems and apprenticeship regulations. The primary changes include defining "direct supervision" for fire protection sprinkler systems as requiring physical on-site presence of a journeyman or contractor with their assigned apprentice, updating gender-specific language from "his" and "he" to gender-neutral terms like "their" and "they", modifying apprentice employment restrictions, and establishing a new apprentice-to-journeyman ratio. Specifically, the bill clarifies that one licensed journeyman sprinkler fitter or fire protection sprinkler contractor may be present for every apprentice on a job site, and removes the previous limitation that a contractor could employ only one apprentice per journeyman. Additionally, the bill updates references in related sections of Chapter 146 of the General Laws to ensure consistency with these new provisions. These changes aim to provide clearer guidelines for fire protection sprinkler system work, modernize language, and potentially create more flexibility in workforce deployment while maintaining safety standards.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2691