InterNACHI members in Texas can do sewer scope inspections without a plumbers license.
Regulated activities include: design, planning, installation, repair, changing, servicing and maintenance of plumbing.
OCCUPATIONS CODE CHAPTER 1301. PLUMBERS
Viewing, observing, and recording is not regulated.
Several of us Texas Inspectors had this conversation awhile back and I did inquire with TSBPE. Their response is quite different from your interpretation. See the attached email. Have you validated this claim directly with TSBPE? Note that the person who responded to my email, Mr. Davis, was the Director of Enforcement at that time.
TSBPESewerScoping.pdf (24.9 KB)
I unfortunately can’t open your PDF. Sorry.
I just emailed it to FastReply.
Got it. He is incorrect. Sewer scoping is not “servicing” anything.
InterNACHI will indemnify its members should the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners attempt to take any action against an InterNACHI member performing an inspection using a sewer scope.
Will INACHI indemnify its members in Texas if the Texas Real Estate Commission, the home owner, or the Inspector’s client attempts to take any action against the Inspector as a result of performing a sewer scope without a Plumbers license?
Yes.
What about Washington State? My insurer has asked for a certificate of training, but I learned from OJT. Am I required to have a certification