Chapter 3 Services and Responsibilities
Article 12
Fire protection equipment personnel shall perform the business of design, supervision of manufacturing, testing, repair, and maintenance of fire service equipment in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Fire Services Act.The contents, procedures, approaches, criteria of the business involved in their professional practice, the preparation of records and reports, information required to be archived and regulations governing other matters for compliance, shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.
Drawings and tables prepared by fire protection equipment personnel in the course of their professional practice shall be affixed with their own signature and a business seal.
All business conducted by a fire protection equipment personnel shall be fully recorded in digital or hand copies.The name and address of the commissioning party, contents, and results of the commissioned matters shall be included in the records.Such records shall be kept for at least five years.
The design, supervision of manufacturing, testing, repair, and maintenance of fire service equipment independently carried out in relation on the premises of government agencies (institutions), public schools, state-owned enterprises, and public legal persons may be handled by personnel with a lawfully valid FSEP certificate, who are employed by the aforementioned entities.
Article 13
The competent authorities may review the practices of fire protection equipment personnel or have them report their work, and the fire protection equipment personnel shall not shirk, obstruct, or refuse their responsibilities.
Article 14
Fire protection equipment personnel shall abide by the principle of good faith in carrying out all professional work, and shall not engage in the following misconduct:
1.Allow others to practice the profession using their name;
2.Accept unlawful benefits during professional practice, or solicit business in an improper manner;
3.Divulge business insights acquired through professional practice, or disclose secrets about others, without justifiable reason; or
4.Violate or neglect operational obligations.
The provisions of Subparagraph 3 in the preceding paragraph shall remain applicable even after cessation of professional practice.
Article 15
Fire protection equipment personnel shall not refuse any fire service matters related to public safety, disaster prevention, and protection designated by competent authorities, without justifiable reasons.The competent authority shall offer compensation accordingly.
Article 16
Fire protection equipment personnel shall not serve as a civil servant concurrently.
Article 17
Fire protection equipment personnel subject to the punishment of cessation of professional practice shall not practice professionally during cessation of professional practice.
Article 18
Fire protection equipment personnel demonstrating excellent performance in their professional practice may be encouraged by competent authorities at various levels with the following rewards:
1.Public praise;
2.Award a certificate of merit, a plaque, or a medal for their professionalism.