Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 60 - Inspectors Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 158:60-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Act"
means the Oklahoma Inspectors Act as found
				  at 59 O.S. § 1031,
et seq
.
"Administrator"
means the Administrator of the
				  Board as described in the Construction Industries Board Act found at 59 O.S.
				  § 1000.1,
et seq
.
"Authorized Provider "
means one who is not a
				  governmental employee but an independent contractor who is recognized by a
				  Political Subdivision that issues building permits and who meets the
				  requirements under the Oklahoma Inspectors Act and rules promulgated on the
				  requirements of such licensure.
"Board"
means the Construction Industries Board.
"Building and Construction inspection "
means
				  the inspection of plumbing, electrical, mechanical or structural aspects of
				  building and construction, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the
				  applicable building codes or standards.
"Building and Construction Inspector "
means any
				  person actively engaged in the inspection of any phase of building and
				  construction for the purpose of enforcing and having the authority to enforce
				  compliance with the applicable building codes or standards and includes, but is
				  not limited to, plumbing inspectors, electrical inspectors, mechanical
				  inspectors and structural building inspectors.
"Building Official "
means the licensed employee
				  code official having the duty to administer and the authority to enforce
				  building codes in the Political Subdivision.
"Certification"
means successful passage of an
				  examination by a Committee-approved national certification program in a license
				  category pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act.
"Category"
means one of the following areas of
				  inspector licensure: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, building, or energy.
"Circuit Rider Inspector "
means a person who
				  acts as a Building and Construction Inspector for two or more municipalities or
				  other political subdivisions and is certified and licensed pursuant to the
				  Oklahoma Inspectors Act.
"Classification"
means Unlimited or Residential,
				  Circuit Rider, Provisional, or Authorized Provider in a license Category. Only
				  Unlimited and Residential classification may be renewed inactive.
"C.E.U."
or
"CEU"
means a
				  continuing education unit that is either one (1) credit hour of Committee
				  approved instruction or its equivalent as determined by the Committee.
"Committee"
means the Oklahoma Inspector
				  Examiners Committee.
"Credit Hour"
means fifty (50) minutes, or more,
				  of instruction with a ten (10) minute break.
"Designated Code Official "
means an employee of
				  a Political Subdivision with a population over 10,000 who is licensed, who
				  approves the Report Writer or reviews and accepts the Report Writer's report in
				  the same category as the official is licensed.
"Direction and Control"
means when the licensed
				  Authorized Provider is responsible to the recognizing Political Subdivision
				  when performing building and construction inspections as an independent
				  contractor separate and free from any influence or control on an inspection by
				  any entity or business that performs industrial, commercial, or residential
				  construction within the Political Subdivision where the Authorized Provider is
				  providing inspection services.
"Inactive Building and Construction Inspector "
means a previously licensed Building and Construction Inspector, having
				  successfully passed an examination by a Committee-approved national
				  certification program, does not meet all requirements of the Oklahoma
				  Inspectors Act to perform building and construction inspections pursuant to the
				  Oklahoma Inspectors Act until all requirements are met.
"OUBCC"
means the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
				  Commission.
"Political Subdivision"
means a municipality,
				  city, town, village, county, or public trust where a city or town is a
				  beneficiary.
"Provisional License "
means a license issued to
				  a Building and Construction Inspector who is an employee of a Political
				  Subdivision on a provisional basis and limited to a maximum of one (1) year in
				  each license category for the purpose of enabling an applicant to meet the
				  certification requirements.
"Recognized"
means when a Political Subdivision,
				  having managerial and superintending control over building codes, determines
				  for the Political Subdivision that a licensee is qualified to perform
				  inspections within the Political Subdivision, is aware the licensee is free of
				  direction and control of any person, entity or performing or designing
				  contractor requesting the inspection, and can notify the Construction
				  Industries Board of the same upon request.
"Regular Work Place "
means the immediate
				  individual office including desk, chair, computer and office telephone wherein
				  the inspector is expected to be reached and to conduct day-to-day office
				  business.
"Report Writer"
means any person recognized by a
				  Political Subdivision having managerial and superintending control over
				  building codes as a report writer for purposes of furnishing report-writing
				  services on behalf of the Building Official. This person must be approved by
				  the Building Official or designated code official, provided he or she has no
				  conflict of interest and satisfies the requirements of the Political
				  Subdivision as to qualifications, ethical standards and reliability in the
				  process and services. The individual's furnished written reports shall be
				  provided and acceptable to the Building Official, designated code official or
				  Political Subdivision for final code evaluation. A report writer must be an
				  employee of or recoginized by the Political Subdivision.
"Residential"
means the classification of
				  inspector license which authorizes an individual to conduct electrical,
				  mechanical, plumbing or building inspections of only those structures
				  designated as use group R3 or R4 in the most current Residential code adopted
				  by the "OUBCC".
"Unlimited"
means the classification of
				  inspector license which authorizes an individual to conduct electrical,
				  mechanical, plumbing or building inspections of all structures or
				  installations.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 738, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1283, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1219, eff 5-25-06 ; Amended
					 at 30 Ok Reg 776, eff 10-30-12 (emergency) ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1552, eff
					 7-11-13