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AK Stat § 18.60.660 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.660. Definitions.

In AS 18.60.580 - 18.60.660, (1) “commissioner” means commissioner of labor and workforce development; (2) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; (3) “electrical wiring” means the entire electrical system, including all conducting and shielding material, all regulatory and safety apparatus, and all devices and techniques used in the process of installation; (4) “public structures” mean buildings such as hotels, resident housing with more than one rental unit, restaurants, taverns, lodging houses, children's homes, auditoriums, town halls, or any structure designed or used for public assembly whether publicly or privately financed.
AK Stat § 18.60.670 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 7. High Voltage Lines.|Sec. 18.60.670. Prohibition against placement of equipment near electrical power lines and conductors.

A person individually or through an agent or employee may not (1) place any type of tool, equipment, machinery, or material that is capable of lateral, vertical, or swinging motion, within 10 feet of a high voltage overhead electrical line or conductor; (2) store, operate, erect, maintain, move, or transport tools, machinery, equipment, supplies, materials, apparatus, buildings, or other structures within 10 feet of a high voltage overhead electrical line or conductor.
AK Stat § 18.60.675 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 7. High Voltage Lines.|Sec. 18.60.675. Posting of warning sign before operation.

A person individually or through an agent or employee may not operate a crane, derrick, power shovel, drilling rig, hoisting equipment, or similar apparatus, any part of which is capable of vertical, lateral, or swinging motion, unless the operator or the operator's employer posts and maintains, in plain view of the operator, a durable warning sign legible at 12 feet that reads as follows: “It is unlawful to operate this equipment within 10 feet of high voltage lines.”
AK Stat § 18.60.680 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 7. High Voltage Lines.|Sec. 18.60.680. Placement of barriers for temporary work.

Before a person is going to temporarily engage in work or other activity in closer proximity to a high voltage line or conductor than is permitted by AS 18.60.670, the person shall immediately notify the operator or owner of the high voltage line or conductor of the work to be performed and make appropriate arrangements, with payment satisfactory to the operator, for the installation of temporary mechanical barriers, temporary deenergization and grounding of the conductors, or a temporary raising of the conductors. Costs incurred by an operator or owner of a high voltage line or conductor in providing barriers, deenergization, and grounding as specified in this section shall be paid by the person engaging in the work that requires these protective measures.
AK Stat § 18.60.685 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 7. High Voltage Lines.|Sec. 18.60.685. Criminal penalty; civil liability for damages.

(a) A person who violates AS 18.60.670 - 18.60.695 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. (b) If a violation of AS 18.60.670 - 18.60.695 results in physical or electrical contact with an overhead high voltage line or conductor, the violator is liable to the owner or operator of the high voltage line or conductor for all damage to the facilities and for all liability incurred by the owner or operator as a result of the unlawful activities. (c) Each day on which a person fails to post or maintain a sign as required by AS 18.60.675 constitutes a separate and additional violation.
AK Stat § 18.60.690 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 7. High Voltage Lines.|Sec. 18.60.690. Nonapplicability to certain activities.

AS 18.60.670 - 18.60.695 do not apply to (1) activities relating to high voltage overhead conductors or their supporting structures conducted by persons authorized by the operator or owner of high voltage overhead conductors or their supporting structures; (2) work done on telephone or communication circuits or their supporting structures; (3) the operation or maintenance of equipment traveling or moving upon fixed rails of a railroad; or (4) emergency situations in which life is endangered.
AK Stat § 18.60.695 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 7. High Voltage Lines.|Sec. 18.60.695. Definitions.

In AS 18.60.670 - 18.60.695, (1) “high voltage” means a voltage in excess of 750 volts between conductors or between any single conductor and the ground; (2) “overhead lines or overhead conductors” means all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed aboveground except those that are deenergized and grounded or enclosed in iron pipe or other metal covering of equal strength.
AK Stat § 18.60.710 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 8. Plumbing Code.|Sec. 18.60.710. Duties of the department.

The department is responsible for the administration of the code. The department may adopt regulations designed for maximum practical implementation of the code, and may grant exceptions from specific code provisions, where distance or other factors make implementation impractical. Specific consideration shall be given to outlying villages and sparsely populated areas to ensure that AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740 will not impose an undue financial burden. The department may by regulation designate appropriate inspection to a public or private utility company. A company so designated may refuse utility connections if an installation does not meet the requirements of this code.
AK Stat § 18.60.715 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 8. Plumbing Code.|Sec. 18.60.715. Administration.

(a) The code applies to all new construction, all new work in relocated buildings, and to any alteration, repairs, or reconstruction of buildings except as provided otherwise under AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740. (b) The department may inspect work installed, removed, altered, or replaced on any plumbing, gas or drainage piping, plumbing fixture, water heater, or water treating equipment in a building or other location. A permit or inspection is not required for the following work: the stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste, or vent pipes, the clearing of stoppages in or repairing of leaks in pipe valves or fixtures, and repairs or alterations not of a substantive nature that can be reasonably exempted from inspection. (c) Nothing in AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740 prohibits a person from performing plumbing work on the person's own property. (d) The department may adopt regulations establishing fees for inspections conducted under AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740. Fees may be established under this section only for inspections requested by the owner of a structure. (e) The department shall maintain a record of all plumbing inspections performed by it and of all inspection fees and permit fees collected by it.
AK Stat § 18.60.720 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 8. Plumbing Code.|Sec. 18.60.720. Cost of permits.

(a) If the department by regulation requires permits for plumbing work, fees may not exceed the following: (1) for issuing each permit ..... $2.00; (2) a permit for each (A) plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap, including water, drainage piping and backflow protection ..... 1.50; (B) building sewer or trailer park sewer ..... 5.00; (C) drain in rainwater system ..... 2.00; (D) cesspool ..... 5.00; (E) private sewage disposal system ..... 10.00; (F) water heater and/or vent ..... 1.50; (G) gas piping system of one to five outlets ..... 1.50; (H) gas piping system of six or more outlets, per outlet ..... .30; (I) industrial waste pretreatment interceptor, including its trap and vent, but excluding kitchen type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps ..... 1.00; (J) installation, alteration, or repair of water piping or water treating equipment ..... 1.50; (K) repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping ..... 1.50; (L) lawn sprinkler system or any one meter which includes backflow protection devices ..... 2.00; (3) for vacuum breakers or backflow protective devices on tanks, vats, or for installation on unprotected plumbing fixtures including necessary water piping (A) one to five ..... 2.00; (B) over five, each ..... .30. (b) The department shall keep a record of all fees collected and all inspections performed.
AK Stat § 18.60.725 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 8. Plumbing Code.|Sec. 18.60.725. Enforcement; reinspection.

(a) A department inspector shall give written notice to the owner of a constructed premise or the contractor of a premise under construction of each violation of the code. The notice of violation must accurately describe the violation and give specific reference to the section and paragraph of the code. In addition, the notice must prescribe the necessary changes so that the work will comply with the code. (b) In case of complaints by a contractor, builder, or installer charging arbitrary actions or incompetence on the part of an inspector, the commissioner, after reviewing written presentation of the dispute, may require reinspection by a new inspector who has no connection with either disputant.
AK Stat § 18.60.730 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 8. Plumbing Code.|Sec. 18.60.730. Penalty for violations.

A person who violates a provision of the code, and who, after receiving the notification required by AS 18.60.725, refuses to correct the violation, after proof of the violation, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.
AK Stat § 18.60.735 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 8. Plumbing Code.|Sec. 18.60.735. Borough or city regulation.

AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740 do not affect the authority of a municipality to prescribe by ordinance, rule, or order, standards for their respective areas of jurisdiction no less stringent than those established under AS 18.60.705. AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740 are not intended to duplicate or preempt code administration or enforcement by municipalities. An organized municipality or unorganized village having less than 2,500 population is exempt from the provisions of AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740.
AK Stat § 18.60.740 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 8. Plumbing Code.|Sec. 18.60.740. Definitions.

In AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740, (1) “code” means the code adopted under AS 18.60.705; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development; (3) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; (4) “inspector” means a qualified inspector employed by, designated by, or under contract to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
AK Stat § 18.60.750 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 9. Safety Glazing.|Sec. 18.60.750. Labeling required.

(a) Each lite of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, sold for use, or installed in hazardous locations in the state shall be permanently labeled by etching, sandblasting, firing of ceramic material, hot-die stamping, transparent pressure sensitive labels, or by other suitable means to ensure that the labeling will be permanent. The label must identify the manufacturer, fabricator, seller, or installer, the thickness and type of safety glazing material, and the fact that the material meets the test requirements of the American National Standards Institute Standard (ANSI Standard) Z-97.1-1972. (b) The label must be visible and legible after installation, and the label may not be used on other than safety glazing materials.
AK Stat § 18.60.755 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 9. Safety Glazing.|Sec. 18.60.755. Safety glazing materials required.

(a) A supplier, contractor, or installer, other than a private homeowner installing glazing material in an owner-occupied single dwelling, may not knowingly install, have installed, or consent to the installation of glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in a hazardous location. (b) Bid specifications for contracts for public buildings, public works, or other public improvements where the use of glazing material is required must include a provision that only safety glazing material that meets the test and labeling standards set out in AS 18.60.750 shall be used in the construction of public buildings, public works, or other public improvements under AS 35.10 and AS 35.15.
AK Stat § 18.60.760 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 9. Safety Glazing.|Sec. 18.60.760. Employees not liable.

No liability under AS 18.60.750 - 18.60.755 is created as to workers who are employees of a material supplier, contractor, subcontractor, or other employer responsible for compliance with AS 18.60.750 - 18.60.755.
AK Stat § 18.60.765 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 9. Safety Glazing.|Sec. 18.60.765. Penalty.

A person who violates AS 18.60.750 - 18.60.755 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
AK Stat § 18.60.770 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 9. Safety Glazing.|Sec. 18.60.770. Local ordinances.

Except where a city or borough ordinance is more strict in terms of the test and labeling standards for safety glazing material required or more broad in its application to persons or locations covered, AS 18.60.750 - 18.60.755 supersede a city or borough ordinance relating to safety glazing labels and materials.
AK Stat § 18.60.800 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 10. Elevators.|Sec. 18.60.800. Elevator safety standards.

(a) Unless the Department of Labor and Workforce Development establishes by regulation a different edition, the most current edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers constitutes the minimum elevator safety code in the state. Section 1001.1, Inspection and Test Periods, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators is not adopted as a part of the minimum elevator safety code in the state. (b) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall (1) adopt or change regulations to carry out the provisions of AS 18.60.800 - 18.60.820; (2) inspect and certify elevators to meet the safety requirements, but need not inspect or certify elevators in a municipality that has adopted or prescribed elevator safety standards under (d) of this section if the commissioner determines that inspection and certification by the municipality adequately protect the public; (3) establish, by regulation, fees for inspections performed under AS 18.60.800 - 18.60.820; and (4) maintain a record of all inspections performed and of all inspection fees collected. (c) Inspections of elevators by the department shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set out in the most recent edition of the National Standard Practice for the Inspection of Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (d) A municipality may adopt the standards established by this section or prescribe standards more stringent than those established by this section. (e) [Renumbered as AS 18.60.825.]  (f) Inspection fees collected under (b) of this section shall be deposited into the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025.
AK Stat § 18.60.820 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 10. Elevators.|Sec. 18.60.820. Enforcement of compliance.

A Department of Labor and Workforce Development inspector shall give written notice to the owner of an elevator of each violation of safety standards as a result of inspection by the inspector. If within 15 days after receipt of written notice of a safety violation the person notified does not rectify the condition, the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall authorize the elevator to be closed until the safety violations are rectified.
AK Stat § 18.60.825 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 10. Elevators.|Sec. 18.60.825. Definition.

In AS 18.60.800 - 18.60.820, “elevator” includes elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks.
AK Stat § 18.60.830 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 11. Alaska Safety Advisory Council.|Sec. 18.60.830. Alaska Safety Advisory Council.

(a) There is established in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development the Alaska Safety Advisory Council. (b) The council consists of 13 members appointed by the governor as follows: (1) five members representing industry selected on the basis of geographic representation and population distribution; (2) four members representing labor selected on the basis of geographic representation and population distribution; (3) one member representing the federal government; (4) one member representing the state government; (5) one member representing local government; and (6) one member of the public. (c) A member of the council serves for a term of two years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. An appointment to a vacancy is for the unexpired term. A person may be reappointed by the governor for additional terms. A member of the council serves at the pleasure of the governor. (d) A member of the council serves without compensation but is entitled to travel and per diem expenses as provided in AS 39.20.180. (e) The council shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from among its members, each to serve for a term not to exceed two years. The commissioner of labor and workforce development or the designee of the commissioner of labor and workforce development shall serve as the executive secretary of the council.
AK Stat § 18.60.835 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 11. Alaska Safety Advisory Council.|Sec. 18.60.835. Duties of the council.

The Alaska Safety Advisory Council shall (1) work in cooperation with official and unofficial organizations and instrumentalities in the state that are interested in promotion of safety so that possible resources can be marshalled and used to reduce the menace of accidental death and injury; (2) coordinate with and make recommendations to (A) the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; (B) the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; (C) the Department of Public Safety; (D) the Department of Education and Early Development; (E) the Department of Natural Resources; (F) the Department of Health and Social Services; and (G) heads or representatives of federal departments and agencies operating in the state that are particularly concerned with safety programs and accident prevention; (3) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature on the achievement of a coordinated state policy and program for the safety and health of residents of the state; (4) organize and hold an annual governor's safety conference to bring together citizens interested in safety and health matters.
AK Stat § 18.60.840 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 11. Alaska Safety Advisory Council.|Sec. 18.60.840. Finances of the council.

(a) The Alaska Safety Advisory Council may charge a fee for attendance at the annual governor's safety conference, based on the estimated cost to organize and hold the conference. (b) The receipt and expenditure by the council of money from any source is subject to AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act).
AK Stat § 18.60.850 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 12. Piping Codes.|Sec. 18.60.850. Piping codes.

The United States of America Standards Institute Codes listed below are established as the piping codes for the state: (1) B 31.1.0 - 1967 power piping; (2) B 31.2 - 1968 fuel gas piping; (3) B 31.8 - 1968 gas transmission and distribution piping system; (4) B 31.3 - 1966 petroleum refining piping; (5) B 31.4 - 1966 and B 31.4a - 1968 liquid petroleum transportation piping systems.