567—134.26 (455B) Inspector notification regulation.
	 134.26(1) The licensed company is responsible for notifying the licensed inspector hired by the owner/operator prior to performing approved work. The owner/operator is responsible for notifying any state or local agency with rules impacting installations or upgrades, and identifying who the inspector shall be, if other than a governmental entity.
	 134.26(2) Work plan approval requires prior notice to the inspector. The notification shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
	  a.   	 Description of the work planned.
	  b.   	 The licensed individual responsible for the work to be performed.
	  c.   	 A schedule of the work to be performed.
The inspector shall review the work plan, and any required changes by the inspector must be submitted to the installer prior to the beginning of the described work.
	 134.26(3) A “preinstallation checklist” as approved by the department shall be submitted at least 14 days prior to an installation or upgrade by the licensed company to the inspector and the department.
	 134.26(4) Inspectors are required to use an inspection form or checklist which has been approved by the department. Payment for services and department-approved secondary containment is dependent on the owner or operator as required herein having the work inspected.
	 134.26(5) The licensed inspector and licensed individual or company shall agree upon an inspection schedule before work commences.
	 134.26(6) Rescheduling due to weather or unforeseen job-site conditions shall be done as soon as the extenuating circumstances are recognized to minimize the disruption of schedules.
	 134.26(7) Inspectors who work directly for or as a subsidiary of a licensed company may not inspect the work of those licensed companies.
	  a.   	 If the inspector establishes a contract to perform inspection services for a company or individual in any form, or performs more than five inspections per calendar year for any one company or individual, then the inspector is required to disclose that relationship in writing to the department within 30 days of the fifth inspection.
	  b.   	 The department may require the owner or operator to seek alternative inspection services for any reason deemed prudent to ensure quality installations.
	 134.26(8) An inspector has the right to keep work from starting or to stop work on a job if standards as outlined herein are not followed by the installer. Furthermore, once an inspector has been placed on a job, that inspector cannot be replaced without the department’s approval.