Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 551 - Electrical Inspection Program-definitions › Rule 661-551.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions apply to the electrical inspection
				program:
"Apprentice electrician "
means any person
				who, as such person's principal occupation, is engaged in learning and
				assisting in the installation, alteration, and repair of electrical wiring,
				apparatus, and equipment as an employee of a person licensed under this
				chapter, and who is licensed by the board and is progressing toward completion
				of an apprenticeship training program registered by the Bureau of
				Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor. For
				purposes of this chapter, persons who are not engaged in the installation,
				alteration, or repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment, either
				inside or outside buildings, shall not be considered apprentice
				electricians.
"Board"
means the electrical examining board
				created under Iowa Code Supplement section
				103.2.
"Class A journeyman electrician "
means a
				person having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical
				knowledge to wire for or install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment
				and to supervise apprentice electricians and who is licensed by the
				board.
"Class A master electrician"
means a person
				having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical
				knowledge to properly plan, lay out, and supervise the installation of
				electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, power, and other
				purposes and who is licensed by the board.
"Class B journeyman electrician "
means a
				person having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical
				knowledge to wire for or install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment
				and who meets and is subject to the requirements of Iowa Code Supplement
				section
				103.12.
"Class B master electrician"
means a person
				having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical
				knowledge to properly plan, lay out, and supervise the installation of
				electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment and who meets and is subject to the
				requirements of Iowa Code Supplement section
				103.10.
"Commercial"
means a use, installation,
				structure, or premises associated with a place of business where goods, wares,
				services, or merchandise are stored or offered for sale on a wholesale or
				retail basis. "Commercial" includes a residence only if the residence is
				regularly open to the public as a place of business as provided in this
				definition. "Commercial" does not include any use, installation, structure, or
				premises associated with a farm or an industrial installation.
"Electrical contractor "
means a person
				affiliated with an electrical contracting firm or business who is licensed by
				the board as either a class A or class B master electrician and who is also
				registered with the state of Iowa as a contractor.
"Emergency installation "
means an electrical
				installation necessary to restore power to a building or facility when existing
				equipment has been damaged due to a natural or man-made disaster or other
				weather-related cause. Emergency installations may be performed by persons
				properly licensed to perform the work, and may be performed prior to submission
				of a request for permit or request for inspection. A request for permit and
				request for inspection, if required by rule
				661-552.1 (103), shall be made
				as soon as practicable and, in any event, no more than 72 hours after the
				installation is completed.
"Farm "
means land, buildings and structures
				used for agricultural purposes including but not limited to the storage,
				handling, and drying of grain and the care, feeding, and housing of
				livestock.
"Industrial installation "
means an
				installation intended for use in the manufacture or processing of products
				involving systematic labor or habitual employment and includes installations in
				which agricultural or other products are habitually or customarily processed or
				stored for others, either by buying or reselling on a fee basis.
"Inspector "
means a person certified as an
				electrical inspector upon such reasonable conditions as may be adopted by the
				board. The board may recognize more than one class of electrical
				inspectors.
"New electrical installation "
means the
				installation of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat,
				power, and other purposes.
"Public use building or facility"
means any
				building or facility designated for public use, including all property owned
				and occupied or designated for use by the state of Iowa.
"Residential electrical work"
means electrical
				work in a residence in which there are no more than four living units within
				the same building and includes work to connect and work within accessory
				structures, which are structures no greater than 3,000 square feet in floor
				area, not more than two stories
in height, the use of which is incidental to the use of the
				dwelling unit or units, and located on the same lot as the dwelling unit or
				units.
"Routine maintenance"
means the repair or
				replacement of existing electrical apparatus or equipment of the same size and
				type for which no changes in wiring are made. Routine maintenance by itself
				does not require an electrical inspection.
"Special electrician "
means a person having
				the necessary qualifications, training, and experience in wiring or installing
				special classes of electrical wiring, apparatus, equipment, or installations
				which shall include irrigation system wiring, disconnecting and reconnecting
				existing air conditioning and refrigeration, and sign installation and who is
				licensed by the board.
"Unclassifiedperson"
means any person, other
				than an apprentice electrician or other person licensed under this chapter,
				who, as such person's principal occupation, is engaged in learning and
				assisting in the installation, alteration, and repair of electrical wiring,
				apparatus, and equipment as an employee of a person licensed under this
				chapter, and who is licensed by the board as an unclassified person. For
				purposes of this chapter, persons who are not engaged in the installation,
				alteration, or repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment, either
				inside or outside buildings, shall not be considered unclassified
				persons.
"Volunteer emergency service provider"
means a
				volunteer fire fighter as defined in Iowa Code section
				85.61, a volunteer
				emergency rescue technician as defined in Iowa Code section
				147A.1, or a reserve
				peace officer as defined in Iowa Code section
				85.61.