-3: Training Requirements

-3: Training Requirements Each applicant for an installer/transporter license shall demonstrate to the Commissioner that the licensee and all employees engaged in installation/set-up will attend eight (8) hours of training seminar provided by the State Fire Marshal Factory-Built Home Division per licensing year (July 1 to June 30) as provided by, approved by, or recommended by the Factory-Built Home Division of the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The Commissioner of Insurance or the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal may at his discretion consent to reciprocity for training of licensees with other states that have established training programs that meet or exceed the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act or State of Mississippi requirements of this chapter. The licensee is responsible for submitting in writing to the Factory-Built Home Division a list of all employees, copies of training certificates and their date of employment, which is due at the time of license renewal. A. Each applicant for an installer/transporter license shall demonstrate to the Commissioner that he has passed a written examination (passing score of 70 or above) provided by the Commissioner or by a testing service acting on behalf of the Commissioner to establish an applicant's knowledge related to the rules and regulations and administration relative to Factory-Built homes in the State of Mississippi and questions specifically related to the practical installation (anchoring, blocking, and tie down) of Factory-Built homes in this state. B. Each applicant for an installer/transporter license shall demonstrate to the Commissioner that they have obtained his approved eight (8) hour installation and set-up training certificate from the Factory-Built Home Division pursuant to the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. C. All installer/transporters and employees who install new or used Factory-Built homes or modular homes shall be required to maintain a copy of their recent training certificate or a currently valid ID card in all trucks (toters) or on their person and be able to produce such document upon demand by a Deputy State Fire Marshal. D. All installer/transporters who install new or used Factory-Built homes or modular homes shall, always, be required to have a minimum of one employee on the installation crew who has completed the annual training requirement and that said person is in possession of a currently valid ID card. Failure by the installation crew to meet this requirement shall result in an immediate stoppage of the installation work. A member of the installation crew shall notify the licensee of the company, in the presence of the Deputy State Fire Marshal, that work has been stopped. Work may only be allowed to proceed if the licensee comes to the installation site, in person, to oversee the continuation of the installation work.