‘and emergency responders during ‘operation. 103.0 Coverage. 404.4 Maintenance. All existing and new mechanical systems, equipment, materials, safety devices and appurtenances shal be maintained in proper ‘Operating condition in accordance with the original design in a safe and hazard free condition. The owner OF the owner's designated mechanical engineer shall bo responsible for the operation and maintenance of mechanical systems and equipment. The owner or designated mechanical engineer shall allow the ‘Authority Having Jurisdiction to reinspect the mechanical sysiem and equipment when in the Judgment of the Authority Having Jurisdiction finds it nocessaly to protect lif, health or property. 104.5 Moved Mechanical System or Equipment. ‘Any mechanical systems or equipment that is a part of an existing buildings or structures moved into or ADMINISTRATION106.0 intent. The exercise of par. 1.05.0 by the Authority Having Jurisaiction shail have no effect beyond the boundaries allowed by the code of the said Authority conforming to the requirements andior intent of this code for any purpose other than that granted by the Authonty Having Jurisdiction. 107.0 Testing. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall have authority to require tests, as proof of equivalency. 107.1 Tests shall be made in accordance with approved intemational testing standards by an approved testing agency at the expense of the ‘applicant. In the absence of such standards, the ‘Authority Having Jurisdiction shall have the authority to specify the test procedure. 107.2 The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall have the authority to require tests to be made or repeated if, at any time, there is reason to believe that any material fr device no longer conforms to the requirements on which its approval was based. Part ll Enforcement. 108.0 Powers and Duties of the Authority Having Jurisdiction. 108.1 General. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be authorized 10 enforce the provisions of the code. For such purposes, the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall have the powers granted by the law. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall adopt, interpret and enforce the standards, rules and regulations of the code in order to clarify the application of the provisions of the code. All interpretations of the rules, standards and regulations Shall be in accordance with the intent and purpose of this code. |2. 2012 PHILIPPINE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CODE prevent an immediate hazard to ie oF propery 1 ‘Authority Having Jurisdiction shall immediately the serving utlity, the owner, and the occupant ofthe building, structure, or premises of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action, and shall immediately notify the serving uility, owner, and ‘occupant of the building, structure, or premises in ‘writing of such disconnection immediately thereafter 108.5 Authority to Condemn Equipment. The ‘Authority Having Jurisiction shall order in wring that the equipment be removed oF restored to a safe or sanitary condition after it ascertains that any ‘equipment, or portion thereof, regulated by this code has become hazardous to life, health, or property. The written notice shall have a fixed time limit for compliance with such order. After receiving a notice any person shall not use or maintain the defective ‘equipment. Any equipment or an installation that shall bbe disconnected, a written notice of the disconnection with causes shall be given within twenty-four (24) hours to the serving utility, owner, and occupant of the building, structure, or premises. Any equipment that is maintained in violation of this code, and i9 violation of a notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall Institute an appropriate action to prevent, restrain correct, or abate the violation.‘agency shall be defended by this jurisdicton until final termination of such proceedings, and any judgment resulting there from shall be assumed by this jurisdiction. This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning, ‘operating. or controlling any equipment regulated herein for damages to persons or property caused by detects, nor shall the code enforcement agency or its parent jurisdiction be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspections authorized by this code or any permits of certificates issued under this ‘code. 108.8 Cooperation of Other Officials and Officers. ‘The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be permitted to request, and shall receive, the assistance and cooperation of other officials of this jurisdiction so far as required in the discharge of the duties required by this code or other pertinent law or ordinance. 109.0 Unsafe Equipment. Equipment under the jurisdiction of this code shail be naa cnet padeate maianece, dar to human due to uate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damaged, or abandonment. Unsafe equipment shal! be 2 public nuisance and shall be ropelred. i ‘demolished, or removed in accord rte ed of this code. The ‘ous and hs lel sarce or meme ae Guasetoas Governing Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction Industry including ts Procedural ‘At other requirements not covered by Section 109.1 ‘shall comply with Chapter 3 General Requirement Article 3 and Articte 4 109.2 Violations, |W shall be unlawful for @ person, firm, oF corporation to erect. construct, enlarge. use oF maintain unsafe: mechanical systems or equipment or cause of permit the same to be done in viclation of this code. Part iil ~ Permits and Inspections 110.0 Permits. 110.1 Permits Required. No mechanical sysiem regulated by this code shall be insialied, altered, repaired, replaced, or remodeled uniess 2 seperate mechanical permit for each separaie bulding or structure has frst been obtained and except as permitted in Section 114.4 110.1.1. Applicants for permits shall have been licensed as contractor by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) of the Construction industry Authority of the Phiippines (CIAP) and shall have duly complied with the Tequirements Republic Act (RA) 4566 or known as the Contractors License Law 111.0 Exempt Work. A mechanical permit shall not be required for the following: 111.1 A portable heating appliance, portable ventilating equipment, a portable cooling unit, or ‘a portable evaporative cooler, 411.2. Any closed mechanical system within heating oF cooling equipment that is regulated by this code. 411.3 Any component part or assembly of mechanical equipment that is replaced and does rot alter its original approval and complies with ‘other applicable requirements of this code. 111.4 Any refrigerating equipment that is part of the mechanical equipment for which a permit has been issued pursuant to the requirements of this code. 112.0 Application for Permit. 112.1. Application. The applicant shail file an ADMINISTRATIONans Secton 1122 112.1.5 Signed by the applicant or an authorizes _agent of he appicant 1112.1.6 Prowde such other data and information ‘as may be required by the Authority Having Juris- dichon 1122 Plans and Specifications. Pions, engineering and other data shall be tion. Al plans, computations, and specifications shall be prepared. designed and signed by a professional mechanical engineer licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission to practice. 112.3 Information on Plans and Specifications. Piens and specifications shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature, and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this code and relevant laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. 113.0 Permit Issuance. 113.1 Issuance. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall issue a permit to the applicant when the work described in an application for a permit and the plans, calculation, specifications, and other data filed are in ‘accordance with the requirements of this code and other pertinent iaws and ordinances and that the required fees specified in Section 115.0 have been paid. When issuing a permit where plans are required, the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall endorse in writing ‘or stamp the plans and specifications: “APPROVED.” ‘Such approved plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified, or altered without approval from the Authority Having Jurisdiction. All work regulated by this code shall be done in accordance with the approved plans. 14 2012 PHILIPPINE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CODE ceGersiood to be a permit for, oF an approval of, any Volation of the provisions of this code oF of of Ordinances of the jurisdiction. Any approved permis ing authority to violate of cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction ‘shall not be valid and is considered as not approved. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall not be prevented from requiring the correction of errors. Said approved plans, specifications, and other data or from preventing building operations being carried on when in violation of this code or of other ordinances of 114.3 Expiration. Every permit issued shall become ‘null and woid if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of such permit, or if the work ‘authorized by such permit is suspended or ‘abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days. An expired permit can be recommenced, provided @ new Permit shall be first obtained, and the fee therefore ‘shall be one-half (1/2) the amount required for a new permit, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications and provided that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one (1) year. No permit shall be extended more than once. To renew a pert with ‘more than once after expiration, the permit applicant shall pay a new full permit fee. 4114.4 Extension. For good and satisfactory reason. 8 permittee with an unexpired permit shall be alowed 0 apply for an extension before the expired date. UpO” written request showing the circumstances af beyond control to execute the permit the Authortyfees from the permit fees specfiad in Section 115.1 ‘and are in adofion to the permit fees. Having * for a period not exceeding one hundred and eighty (180) days upon request by the applicant showing that orcumstances that led 10 the expiration is beyond the control of the applicant. An application shall not be extended more than once. When an application has expired more than once, Any where a permit is required by this code has been executed without first obtaining a permit; an investigation shall be made before a permnt shall be issued for such work. 115.5.2 Fee. Any permit application as a result of ‘section 115.5.1 an investigation fee, in addition‘The re-inspection fee shall be paid after completing a form, furnished for this purpose. The authority having jurisdiction shall adopt a fee schedule for purpose. ‘No additional inspection of the work shall be Performed until the required fees have been paid. 117.0 Connection Approval. 117.1 Energy Connections. No person or entity shall be allowed to make any connections of any source of energy or fuel to any mechanical system or equipment for which a permit is required and until approved by the authority having jurisdiction. 117.2. Temporary Connections. A temporary connection of the mechanical equipment to the