839-011-0290 Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Plumber Apprentices (1) The Division shall issue plumbing apprentice licenses to active apprentices or trainees registered to standards approved by the Council. Apprentice license formats shall be jointly agreed to by the Division and the Oregon Building Codes Division. (2) All apprentices and trainees must be directly supervised in accordance with OAR 839-011-0143, unless approved for phased supervision. (3) Pursuant to OAR 918-695-0140, a local committee may take action to permit plumbing apprentices to work under phased supervision under the following circumstances: (a) The plumber apprentice must work in the physical presence of an appropriate journey level plumber; and (b) An appropriate journey level plumber present at the immediate work site at all times, except for not more than a cumulative thirty (30) minutes during any work shift during which time the journey worker is immediately available by voice communication. (4) The plumber apprentice may work under phased supervision when the following specific conditions are met: (a) The appropriate journey worker is immediately available to the apprentice by voice communication (immediately available means that the apprentice can reach the appropriate journey worker within a 15-minute period); (b) The appropriate journey worker meets with the apprentice at least once each day to go over the work done by the apprentice; (c) The activity is consistent with the committee's work requirements as established in its written policy; (d) There is only one apprentice on the job site; and (e) The apprentice has been specifically approved for one (1) or more of the following phases: (A) Phase 1: The apprentice only engages in water heater replacement or conversion after completing at least six (6) months of work experience, eight (8) hours of related instruction and is evaluated and authorized to do this type of work by the committee; (B) Phase 2: The apprentice engages in work covered in Phase 1 and minor repairs in a one (1) or two (2) family dwelling after completion of three (3) periods of work experience, the appropriate related instruction for three (3) periods and is evaluated and authorized to do this type of work by the committee; (C) Phase 3: The apprentice engages in work covered in Phase 1 and 2, and general repairs and replacement of existing installations after completion of four (4) periods of work experience, the appropriate related instruction for four (4) periods and is evaluated and authorized to do this type of work by the committee; or (D) Phase 4: The apprentice engages in work covered in Phase 1, 2 and 3, and new or remodel installations after completing five (5) periods of work experience, the appropriate related instruction for five (5) periods and is evaluated and authorized to do this type of work by the committee. (5) Phased supervision licenses will be issued by the Division upon notification of committee approval and reissued for the duration of the program unless the committee takes action to rescind approval. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 660.120(3) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 693.040 History: BLI 15-2015, f. & cert. ef. 11-12-15 BLI 1-2012, f. & cert. ef. 1-3-12 BLI 5-2011(Temp), f. 7-13-11, cert. ef. 7-18-11 thru 1-4-12 BLI 18-2010, f. 7-29-10, cert. ef. 8-1-10 BLI 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-2-99