Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LV - Plumbers › Chapter 1 - Introductory Information › Section LV-101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Apprentice Gas Fitter-
a natural person
				  engaged in learning the gas fitting trade by working under the direct
				  on-the-job supervision of a gas fitter and in the employ of an employing
				  entity. Apprentice gas fitters shall be indentured in an apprenticeship program
				  approved by the Workforce Commission or may be unindentured and in the employ
				  of an employing entity.
Apprentice Plumber
-a natural person engaged
				  in learning the plumbing trade by working under the direct on-the-job
				  supervision of a journeyman plumber and in the employ of an employing entity.
				  Apprentice plumbers shall be indentured in an apprenticeship program approved
				  by the Workforce Commission or unindentured and in the employ of an employing
				  entity.
Backflow
-the flow of water or other liquids,
				  mixtures, or substances into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of
				  water from any source or sources other than its intended source.
Backflow Prevention Device
-an assembly that
				  has been investigated and approved by the American Society of Sanitary
				  Engineering International (ASSE), and, if applicable, by the Louisiana
				  Department of Health and Hospitals.
Cross-Connection
-any physical link in a
				  public or a consumer's potable water supply system that allows backflows or any
				  other source of contamination or pollution.
Direct, Constant On-The-Job Supervision-
a
				  licensed journeyman plumber/master plumber or natural gas fitter/master natural
				  gas fitter is physically present and in direct communication at the property or
				  jobsite for residential construction and single-story or single building
				  commercial construction, and in the same building on the same floor level for
				  multi-level or multi-story commercial construction, where the apprentice is
				  engaged in plumbing. A licensed journeyman plumber/master plumber or natural
				  gas fitter/master natural gas fitter may supervise apprentices who are engaged
				  in plumbing or natural gas fitting at that time as governed by the Louisiana
				  Workforce Commission. An apprentice doing work other than plumbing or natural
				  gas fitting shall not be considered an apprentice for purposes of
				  supervision.
Employing Entity
-Repealed.
Employing Entity Gas Fitter-
as that term is
				  used in R.S. 37:1367(B) and
				  (C) and in these regulations, shall mean a
				  corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship that holds itself out as
				  engaging in the business or art
of gas fitting
as defined in
				  this Section and who employs and designates at least one responsible master gas
				  fitter on a regular paid basis for actual services performed by that master gas
				  fitter supervising gas fitters
Employing Entity Plumbing
-as that term is
				  used in R.S. 37:1367(B) and
				  (C) and in these regulations, shall mean a
				  corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship that holds itself out as
				  engaging in the business or art
of plumbing
as defined in this
				  Section and who employs and designates at least one responsible master plumber
				  on a regular paid basis for actual services performed by that master plumber or
				  master plumbers supervising journeyman plumbers.
Gas Fitter
-a natural person who possesses
				  the necessary qualifications and knowledge to install, alter, and/or repair
				  natural gas systems; is licensed as such by the board; is supervised by a
				  master gas fitter; and is in the employ of an employing entity.
Gas Fitting-the
work or business of
				  installing, repairing, improving, altering, or removing natural gas piping,
				  fittings, valves, or tanks used for conveying fuel gas for appliances on or in
				  premises or in buildings annexed to immovable property. For purposes of this
				  Chapter, gas fitting does not include the following:
1. the installation or maintenance of piping
				by any entity of a municipal or gas district system that is subject to the
				regulatory authority of the Public Service Commission, the New Orleans City
				Council, or the Office of Pipeline Safety in the Department of Natural
				Resources;
2. any work done by a
				person who is licensed by the Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission or
				any other services performed pursuant to such a license.
3.
a.
				piping connection, disconnection, or reconnection from the outlet side of the
				appliance shutoff valve to the appliance inlet;
b. the following persons or entities shall
				not be construed as a gas fitter or master gas fitter for any purpose of this
				Chapter solely due to the performance of services described in Subparagraph
				3.a:
i. any person or business entity
				licensed by the State Licensing Board for Contractors as a mechanical
				contractor;
ii. any person or
				business entity classified under the heating, air conditioning, ventilation,
				duct work, and refrigeration subclassification of mechanical contractors
				pursuant to
				R.S.
				37:2156.2.