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Office of the State Fire Marshal's Proposed Sprayed Fire-Resistant Material Applicator Registration Rules (Part 255)
The proposed rules establish requirements for individuals to register as sprayed fire-resistant material applicators in accordance with Sprayed Fire-Resistant Material Applicator Act (425 ILCS 75).
OSFM will be accepting comments during the 45-day public comment period from August 23, 2024 through October 7, 2024.
E-mail comments may be submitted at the e-mail address indicated in the Notice linked below. Comments may also be sent in writing to:
Scott Gertz
Legal Division
Attn: Part 255 Rules
Office of the State Fire Marshal
555 W. Monroe St, Suite 1300-N
Chicago, IL 60661
Office of the State Fire Marshal's Proposed Requirements for the Participation and Certification of Fire Protection Personnel Rules (Part 141)
The rules have been adopted effective July 11, 2024. The adopted rules update referenced NFPA Standards and editions used for certification; update and clarify qualifications, procedures and consequences for specific certification requirements, course approval submissions, and instructor requirements; eliminate sections that are no longer valid or in effect; and revise historical titles section to reflect certification level changes due to NFPA Standard revisions.
Office of the State Fire Marshal's Proposed Fire Station Rehabilitation and Construction Grant Program Rules (Part 296)
The rules have been adopted effective August 7, 2024. The adopted rules provide requirements for a fire station rehabilitation and construction grant program, including eligibility and application requirements.
Office of the State Fire Marshal's Proposed Changes to the Underground Storage Tank Rules (Parts 172, 174, 175, and 176)
The rules have been adopted effective August 7, 2024. The adopted amendments update the national technical codes incorporated by reference in these rules; revise requirements for petroleum equipment contractor licensing; streamline sections for delegation of authority to a municipality over 500,000 in alignment with the statute; revise requirements for posted permits and authorizations to operate a UST facility; and provide other clarifying language.
Office of the State Fire Marshal's Proposed Repeal of Furniture Fire Safety Regulations (Part 300)
The rules have been repealed effective January 30, 2024 in response to federal rulemaking and recent statutory updates.
Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel's Proposed Changes to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Rules (Part 2120)
The rules updating the national technical codes incorporated by reference have been adopted effective February 21, 2024
The rules can be found at 41 Ill. Adm. Code, Part 2120.
A Notice of Expedited Correction has been published in the Illinois Register and finalizes the expedited correction to the citation to the latest Edition of API 510 in the list of incorporated codes. See the link to the Notice below.
Part 2120 2024 Notice of Completed Expedited Correction
Elevator Safety Review Board's Proposed Changes to the Elevator Safety Rules (Part 1000)
The rules have been adopted effective December 28, 2023. The rules extended the deadline to perform witnessing of testing of the Fireman’s Emergency Operation (“FEO”) function; updated rules to align with statutory changes of Public Act 102-0715 (effective April 29, 2022); clarified language relating to temporary use; and made other updates and clarification.
The rules can be found at 41 Ill. Adm. Code 1000.
Office of the State Fire Marshal's Proposed Changes to the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Rules (Part 109)
These proposed rule changes add provisions for fire sprinkler inspector licenses, including qualifications and requirements to obtain a fire sprinkler inspector license, and update and clarify other provisions throughout. See the fact sheet below for additional information about changes.
Update: The amendments to the Fire Sprinkler Contractor rules have been adopted. The changes became effective on December 6, 2023. The adopted rules add provisions for fire sprinkler inspector licenses, including qualifications and requirements to obtain a fire sprinkler inspector license, and update and clarify other provisions throughout. See the below for the changes or the current rules here:
https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/041/04100109sections.html.