Sec.29-276b-2. Criteria for laboratory facilities for the testing of construction materials and structural members or assemblies

(a) Each laboratory operated by any person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of Chapter 391 where the testing of construction materials and structural members or assemblies is conducted shall be under the supervisory control of a qualified professional engineer licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 391 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(b) Each laboratory operated by any person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of Chapter 391 where the testing of construction materials and structural members or assemblies is conducted shall utilize facilities, equipment and procedures which meet standards and methods for testing approved by the American Society for Testing and Materials, the American National Standards Institute, or any other nationally recognized accreditation program for the testing of construction materials and structural members or assemblies.

(c) The facilities of and the equipment utilized in each laboratory operated by any person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of Chapter 391 where the testing of construction materials and structural members or assemblies is conducted shall be inspected annually by the supervising professional engineer who shall determine that the condition of both the facilities and the equipment is in conformance with the requirements of the applicable standards and that the equipment is in calibration. The supervising professional engineer shall maintain records of the results of these inspections and shall provide the records to the Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of the Department of Consumer Protection upon the Board's request.

(Effective January 3, 1992)