Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 20-332-1 to
				20-332-20a,
				inclusive,
(a) "Journeyperson" means
			 any person who has fulfilled all the state's requirements for training and
			 experience as such in the trade and who is deemed competent to perform all the
			 services included in the trade for which a license has been issued.
(b) "Limited contractor" means any person who
			 has fulfilled all the state's requirements as a limited contractor as to a
			 specific area or areas within a specific trade.
(c) "Limited journeyperson" means any person
			 who has fulfilled all the state's requirements as a limited journeyperson as to
			 a specific area or areas within a specific trade.
(d) "Electrician" means any licensed
			 journeyperson employed by an electrical contractor or who is in fact a licensed
			 contractor and is entitled to perform electrical work.
(e) "Elevator craftsman" means any licensed
			 journeyperson performing elevator installation, repair and maintenance work in
			 the employ of a contractor or who is in fact a licensed contractor and is
			 entitled to perform elevator installation, repair and maintenance
			 work.
(f) "Heating, piping and
			 cooling craftsman" means any licensed journeyperson who is employed by a
			 heating, piping and cooling contractor or who is in fact a licensed contractor
			 and is entitled to perform heating, piping and cooling work.
(g) "Plumber" means any licensed
			 journeyperson employed by a plumbing and piping contractor or who is in fact a
			 licensed contractor and is entitled to perform plumbing and piping
			 work.
(h) "Electrical maintenance"
			 means the keeping in a state of repair or efficiency all types and classes of
			 electrical equipment only as follows: The replacement of fuses or resetting of
			 circuit breakers or similar over current protectors, devices and disconnect
			 means on or from last branch circuits, provided replacement shall be made with
			 equipment of equal capacity, type or size; the keeping in repair or function of
			 an electrical system from a last branch circuit; the keeping in repair or
			 function of circuit wiring relays, controls or other associated electrical
			 equipment and the replacement of defective wiring, relays, controls or other
			 associated equipment with equipment of equal capacities, types and sizes; the
			 disconnecting of circuits in emergencies and installation of approved safety
			 devices in last branch circuits, provided applicable code requirements are
			 met.
(i) "Heating, piping and
			 cooling maintenance" means the keeping in a state of repair or efficiency all
			 types or classes of heating, piping and cooling equipment, and includes the
			 replacement of existing equipment with equivalent materials, or materials
			 substantially equal to existing materials, if identical equipment is not
			 available, but excluding any alteration or additional work adversely affecting
			 safety or change of original design. Change of original function or design is
			 permitted as maintenance only where the existing equipment or system is in a
			 dangerous condition and not in compliance with the present code provisions,
			 provided that the maintenance performed will render the system or equipment
			 safe and in compliance with applicable code provisions.
(j) "Plumbing and piping maintenance" means
			 the keeping in a state of repair or efficiency all types or classes of plumbing
			 and piping equipment. The replacement of existing equipment with equivalent
			 materials, or materials substantially equal to existing materials if identical
			 equipment is not available, but excluding any alteration or additional work
			 adversely affecting safety, or change in original design. Change of original
			 function or design is permitted as maintenance only where the existing
			 equipment or system is in a dangerous condition and not in compliance with the
			 present code provisions, provided that the maintenance performed will render
			 the system or equipment safe and in compliance with applicable code provisions.
			 Excluded from the definition of plumbing and piping maintenance is the removal
			 and/or replacement of a vital element of gas, water, or soil pipes, cisterns,
			 tanks, bathtubs, shower stalls, interior drains connected to soil pipes, water
			 closets and fittings appurtenant thereto, or any sanitary or fire protecting
			 apparatus, except the closing of valves to cut off a supply if a dangerous
			 condition exists and the cutting off would render the condition safe and the
			 removal or rendering safe of equipment in a Dangerous condition.
(k) "Board" means the appropriate examining
			 board for the occupation involved.
(l) "Health code" pertains to Sections
			 19-13-B20a to 19-13-B20r, inclusive, of the regulations established by the
			 Connecticut State Department of Health.
(m) "Craftsman" refers to an Elevator
			 journeyperson.
(n) "Apprentice"
			 means any person in the employ of a licensed contractor and performing duties
			 under the supervision of licensed persons from whom he shall learn the skills
			 of the trade as defined in Section
			 20-330(6)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(o) "Contractor" in accordance with Chapter
			 393, Section
			 20-330 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes means any person regularly offering to the
			 general public services of his employees and/or himself in the trade in which
			 he is licensed.
(p) "Department"
			 means the Department of Consumer Protection.
(q) "Person" means any natural person or
			 individual carrying on activities regulated by these rules.
(r) "Plumbing and piping" does not mean or
			 include, and nothing in these regulations shall be held or construed to have
			 any application to, the trade of drilling water wells or the business of
			 selling or delivering plumbing fixtures, appliances, and materials. Nor shall
			 it mean or include swimming pools and related equipment which do not connect
			 directly to any water supply intended for human consumption and/or connect
			 directly or indirectly to any piping which terminates in any area which is
			 subject to receiving sewage and wastes or any other substances which may be
			 dangerous to health.
(s) "Rules and
			 regulations" means the regulations established by the State Boards of
			 Occupational Licensing pursuant to Section
			 21a-9
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(t) "Statute" means the law which was enacted
			 by the General Assembly.
(u) "Water
			 Spray" refers to the use of water in a special hazard system in a form having a
			 predetermined pattern, particle size, velocity, and density discharged from
			 specially designed nozzles or devices. Water Spray does not cover protection
			 from portable nozzles, sprinkler systems, monitor nozzles, or other means of
			 application.
(v) "Lawn Sprinkler
			 System" A lawn sprinkler system is a network of tubing or pipes with lawn
			 sprinkler heads or lawn nozzles attached for spraying water over any and all
			 areas which are ornamentally planted, including but not limited to turf, ground
			 covers, flowers, shrubs, trees and similar plant materials. Control devices
			 used in lawn sprinkler systems may consist of mechanically, hydraulically
			 and/or electronically controlled valves and irrigation controllers. The
			 installation, repair, replacement, alteration or maintenance of lawn sprinkler
			 systems does not include (1) connections to a potable water supply; (2) the
			 installation, repair and replacement of back-flow prevention devices; and (3)
			 irrigation systems used for agricultural purposes.
The installation, repair, replacement, alteration or
				maintenance of lawn sprinkler systems does include (1) the connection made to a
				preexisting backflow prevention device; and (2) the installation, replacement
				or maintenance of low-voltage wiring used within the lawn sprinkler system not
				exceeding 24 volts, providing that such wiring shall be energized only from a
				plug-in type controller, or a hard wired 110 volt controller that is installed
				and serviced by a properly licensed electrician.
(w) "Commercial Vehicle" for the purpose of
			 Section
			 20-334
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, means any vehicle used by a contractor in
			 his business that is leased or is registered in the name of the business or
			 contractor with a motor vehicle licensing agency under a "commercial" or
			 "combination" registration.
(x)
			 "Incidental work" means the keeping in a state of repair or efficiency all
			 types or classes of electrical, elevator, fire protection sprinkler system,
			 heating, cooling and piping or plumbing and piping fixtures or equipment by the
			 replacement of existing equipment or fixtures with equivalent materials, or
			 materials substantially equal to existing materials if identical equipment is
			 not available, but excluding any alteration or additional work adversely
			 affecting safety, or change in original design.
(y) "Sheet metal work" means the
			 installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of duct work-systems,
			 both ferrous and nonferrous, and includes, but is not limited to, warm and cool
			 air, ventilation, exhaust, and hood exhaust.