Effective January 1, 2007, all persons engaged in the installation, servicing and/or repair of gas fired appliances shall be licensed by the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office (RSA 153:27). The law, known as Amilia’s Law, was enacted by the NH General Court during the 2005 session and was the result of a tragic incident which took the life of Amilia Luhrmann. You can learn more about Amilia and her family by visiting her Web site. Governor Lynch signed the bill into law on June 28, 2006. Rules were approved by the Joint Committee on Legislative Rules in July of 2007 and were officially adopted by the Commissioner of Safety on July 19, 2007.

Two application routes have been identified and all use the same form. The trainee route is for those not having the educational nor experience requirements to become fully licensed. They will receive a restricted license and must work under the direct supervision of a licensed individual. The regular application route is for those persons who have a certification from one of the approved training or testing agencies and who can demonstrate the requisite number of work experience hours for the level of licensure they are applying for.
If you have any questions regarding the rules, please contact this office.

EXISTING TECHNICIAN ROUTE CLOSES ON OCTOBER 31, 2009
The two year window for obtaing a NH Gas Fitter's license via the existing technician application route closes on October 31, 2009. The legislature provided a two year window for those technicians who could demonstrate experience obtained prior to January 1, 2007. That window will close at the end of business on October 31, 2009.

BUSINESS ENTITY LICENSING:
Soon Gas Fitting Business entities will be able to procure a business entity license for gas fitting. The rules were changed in response to feedback from the industry demanding the new license. Letters will be sent to all businesses that have currently licensed gas fitters. Keep posted to this site for more information.

CSST BULLETIN : An investigation into the safety of Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) has prompted the release of a very important technical bulletin. All technicians are encouraged to review this bulletin regarding the proper bonding of CSST.

TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON BONDING OF CSST (July 1, 2009)

Applications Now Available

REMEMBER: ALL APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A PHOTOCOPY OF A GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID SUCH AS A DRIVER’S LICENSE OR NON-DRIVER ID AND TWO PASSPORT SIZED COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING

The rules require that all licensees show proof of at least eight (8) hours of continuing education prior to renewal of the license. In addition, those applicants that received their license utilizing the existing technician application route, must complete eight hours of instruction on NFPA 54 or must take an approved NFPA 54 challenge exam.

LIST OF NFPA 54 CLASS PROVIDERS

Supply House Outreach Program
A new program has been released by the NH State Fire Marshal's Office as part of the overall marketing campaign for the gas fitter’s licensing program. The new program, Supply House Outreach Program, or SHOP, is designed to get inforamation and materials out to the technicians at one of the places they spend some of their working day: In the Supply House. We would like to recognize and congratulate those organizations and companies that have taken advantage of this valuable program. You can view these companies by viewing the SHOP register (NEW: 04-15-08).

For the latest Gas Fitter training information please review our TRAINING PAGE.

GENERAL INFORMATION

APPENDIX A
APPLICATION FORM (DSFM123)
APPLICATION GUIDE (October 18, 2007)
APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAM MATRIX
BROCHURE
FINAL ADOPTED RULES (July 17, 2007)
FIVE EASY STEPS!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) (October 11, 2007)
HEATING TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN 2006-04 (September 2006)
LICENSING UPDATED INFORMATION
NFPA 58 BULLETIN
REGULAR TECHNICIAN APPLICATION PACKET (May 15, 2008)
TRAINEE APPLICATION PACKET (May 15, 2008)

LICENSED TECHNICIANS

The first technician to become licensed in the State of New Hampshire was recognized by Director Degnan who formerly presented the license to the applicant.

Within hours of opening up the application process, John Meisenburg, presented his application in person to the office. For his promptness, Mr. Meisenburg received the first license number. Director Degnan congratulated Mr. Meisenburg and presented him with his wallet card and wall certificate personally.

ALPHABETICAL LICENSED GASFITTERS LIST
Licensed Gasfitters (October 13, 2009)

Next Committee Meeting Date:

October 27, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.
Richard M. Flynn Fire Academy
110 Smokey Bear Blvd
Concord, NH

The public is welcome

Meeting Minutes

All minutes have been saved in Adobe Acrobat Reader format.

Caution

Viewers of this Web site are cautioned not to confuse the Gas Fitter’s Law (Amilia’s Law) with the Voluntary Certification of Heating Technicians, which can be found elsewhere on this site.