Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 380 - Department of Labor › Chapter 70 - Elevator Safety Act › Subchapter 5 - Licenses › Section 380:70-5-2 - Elevator Mechanic's License: Issuance, denial, and renewal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon the effective date of this Chapter, no person shall work as an elevator mechanic to install, service, repair, alter, remodel or maintain any elevator or conveyance subject to the provisions of this Act and this Chapter without having first been issued a valid elevator mechanic's license by the Department. There shall be a six (6) month grace period after the effective date of this Chapter to allow new and existing elevator mechanics to comply with the requirements of this Section.
(b) No license shall be granted to any person who has not sufficiently demonstrated their qualifications and abilities. Applicants for an elevator mechanic's license must demonstrate the following qualifications:
(1) An acceptable combination of documented experience and education credits: Not less than three (3) years work experience in the elevator industry, in construction, maintenance and service/repair, as verified by current and previous employers licensed to do business in this state or other such jurisdiction having an elevator program substantially equal to this Act; Satisfactory completion of a written examination administered by the Chief Elevator Inspector on the most recent referenced codes, standards, and this Act;
(2) Any person who furnishes the Commissioner with acceptable and verified proof that they have previously worked in elevator construction, maintenance, or repair may, upon making application for an elevator mechanic's license and paying the license fee, be entitled to receive a license without an examination. They shall have worked without direct or immediate supervision for an elevator contractor licensed to do business in this state or other jurisdiction having a program substantially equal to this Act. This employment shall not be less than three (3) years immediately prior to the effective date of this Act;
(3) Provide certificates of completion demonstrating successful passage of a mechanic's examination of a nationally recognized training program for the elevator industry such as the National Elevator Industry Education Program or its equivalent; or
(4) Provide certificates of completion of an apprenticeship program for elevator mechanic's registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, of the U.S. Department of Labor or a state apprenticeship council;
(5) A license may be issued to an individual holding a valid elevator mechanic's license from a state having standards substantially equal to those of this Act, upon application and payment of such fees as provided for in this Act, without examination.
(6) An elevator mechanic's license may be issued to an individual demonstrating, in the judgment of the Chief Elevator Inspector, sufficient training and experience in the erection, maintenance, and operation of transport platforms. The elevator mechanic's license issued pursuant to this paragraph shall not authorize an individual to install, service, repair, alter, remodel, or maintain any elevator or conveyance other than a transport platform.