reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0100 - Procedures for Submitting Training Proposals for Limited Specialty Plumbers

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 employer shall submit to the board a detailed description of the training
			 program and the means of its administration for the branch of the plumbing
			 trade which the employer will conduct under OAR
			 918-695-0100.
(2) Program description shall include:
(a) The term of on-the-job training,
			 including the minimum time required to learn, and the maximum time required by
			 the employer to provide training, including any procedures for evaluating and
			 crediting prior plumbing experience of the trainee;
(b) A breakdown of the job experience into
			 work processes, and the number of hours of on-the-job training to be devoted to
			 each work process;
(c) Provisions
			 for related instructional training, including:
(A) The total hours of related training in
			 addition to the on-the-job training;
(B) A breakdown of the related training into
			 segments of instruction and hours to be devoted to each segment;
(C) Where and during what hours the related
			 training shall take place; and
(D)
			 The name of the related training instructor, if any, along with the
			 instructor's qualifications in subject matter by experience and training;
			 or
(E) The name of the
			 correspondence course, together with any supplemental material to be used for
			 related training; and
(d) The type and degree of on-the-job
			 supervision of the trainee, including provision for assigning trainees to work
			 under the supervision of a licensed journeyman or limited specialty plumber to
			 the full extent necessary to insure proper training.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0110 - Reciprocal Agreements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Acting under the authority of ORS
				670.380, the administrator with
				the consent of the board:
(1)
			 Establishes a list of states that have standards, qualifications and
			 examinations for licensing or registration of journeyman plumbers substantially
			 similar to that of Oregon; and
(2)
			 Enters into reciprocal agreements to issue certifications of registration as
			 journeyman plumbers without examination.
(3) A person licensed under a reciprocal
			 agreement shall:
(a) Pay required and timely
			 registration and renewal fees; and
(b) Comply with continuing education
			 requirements following the reciprocal licensing. Payment of fees and Oregon
			 continuing education requirements are required for reciprocal
			 licensing.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0120 - Limited Specialty Plumber Classification for Limited Maintenance Electrical Contractors

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Authorization and Scope. This rule creates a limited specialty plumbing license
			 to install and replace residential water heaters.
(2) Persons Eligible for Licensing. A
			 registered plumbing contractor also licensed under ORS
			 479.630 as an electrical limited
			 maintenance specialty contractor can apply for this license. This allows
			 licensing of:
(a) An individual holding a
			 Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor License;
(b) Officers or employees designated by a
			 corporate Limited Specialty Contractor; or
(c) Any partner where a partnership is the
			 Limited Specialty Contractor.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0125 - Limited Specialty Plumber Certificate of Competency for Solar Heating and Cooling System Installers

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Authorization and Scope. This rule creates a limited specialty plumbing
			 certificate of competency to install and replace solar heating and cooling
			 systems.
(2) Persons eligible for
			 licensing. The experience and training requirements for licensure are:
(a) A minimum of 2,000 hours on-the-job
			 verifiable experience installing solar heating or cooling systems prior to July
			 1, 2002 if the application is received between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2004;
			 or
(b) Satisfactory completion of a
			 division-approved training program for Limited Specialty Plumber Solar Heating
			 and Cooling Installers that includes the following:
(A) A minimum of 288 hours of classroom
			 training; and
(B) A minimum of
			 2,000 hours of supervised on-the-job training; or
(c) Equivalent lawfully obtained experience
			 and training covering:
(A) General items --
			 500 hours of experience and training in:
(i)
			 Materials, tools and equipment;
(ii) Mathematics and science;
(iii) Soldering and brazing;
(iv) Safety and Basic first aid;
(v) Blueprints and solar codes;
(vi) Water piping systems;
(vii) Basic electricity;
(viii) Administrative
			 rules.
(B) Specific
			 training or work experience in:
(i) Plumbing
			 of solar thermal systems -- 500 hours;
(ii) Installation of balance of system
			 equipment -- 500 hours;
(iii) Roof
			 mounting and equipment installation -- 500 hours;
(iv) Total Minimum -- 2,000
			 hours.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0130 - Limited Specialty Plumber Classification for Water Treatment Installers

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Subject to
			 permit requirements, a person holding this license is authorized to make
			 connections to potable water systems and indirect waste connections to existing
			 drain waste and vent systems.
(2)
			 This license does not authorize installation, alteration or remodel of drain,
			 waste and vent piping systems.
(3)
			 Persons Eligible for Licensing. The requirements for licensing are:
(a) Satisfactory completion of a minimum
			 18-month Oregon State Apprenticeship Program for Limited Specialty Plumber
			 Water Treatment Installer; or
(b)
			 Equivalent lawful experience or training covering:
(A) General items. 210 hours of experience
			 and training in:
(i) Materials, tools and
			 equipment;
(ii) Mathematics and
			 science;
(iii) Safety regulations
			 -- OSHA and state;
(iv) Soldering
			 and brazing;
(v) Basic first
			 aid;
(vi) Blueprints and drawing
			 training;
(vii) Plumbing and
			 related codes;
(viii) Indirect
			 waste piping;
(ix) Water
			 systems.
(B) Specific
			 training in: Subject -- Hours:
(i) Indirect
			 Waste Piping -- 250;
(ii) Water
			 Supply, Services and Appurtenances -- 1,000;
(iii) Pipe sizing;
(iv) Fixture unit calculations;
(v) Pumps and pressure systems;
(vi) Design -- Present and planned plumbing
			 system;
(vii) Water Treatment
			 Equipment Installation and Service -- 1,750;
(viii) Backflow prevention;
(ix) Cross connection prevention;
(x) Total Minimum Hours -- 3,000.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0140 - Apprentice Plumbers - Interpretations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Authority and Scope. This rule is adopted
			 by the board under ORS
			 670.310 and defines the
			 conditions under which an apprentice plumber is authorized to engage in the
			 trade of plumbing.
(2) For the
			 purposes of this rule the following shall apply, except where the context
			 clearly means otherwise:
(a) An "appropriate
			 journeyman plumber" is one or more certified journeyman plumbers working for
			 the same employing plumbing contractor as the apprentice.
(b) "Employing plumbing contractor" is the
			 apprentice's employer who must be a registered plumbing contractor.
(c) "Immediate work site" is the normal area
			 in which an employing plumbing contractor's employees are expected to be,
			 within the company's job assignment. In the case of a service call, "immediate
			 work site" shall include the structure and adjacent grounds where plumbing is
			 performed and immediate vicinity, such as where service vehicles are
			 parked.
(d) "Immediately available
			 for advice and direction by voice communication mode" means that an appropriate
			 journeyman plumber and apprentice have voice communication devices allowing
			 two-way conversations.
(e) "JATC"
			 is the joint apprenticeship training committee that regulates the training for
			 a specific apprentice.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0395 - Plumbing Certifications

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Notwithstanding OAR 918-098, beginning January 1, 2019, the certifications
			 available for plumbing inspectors are:
(a)
			 Residential Plumbing Inspector, as outlined in OAR
			 918-695-0400(2);
(b) Plumbing Specialty Code Inspector as
			 outlined in OAR 918-695-0400(3);
			 and
(c) Limited Plumbing
			 Inspector-Building Sewers, as outlined in OAR
			 918-695-0400(5).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0400 - Rules Establishing Certification for Plumbing Inspectors

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Scope. To
			 promote effective and uniform enforcement of the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code
			 by improving the competence of plumbing inspectors, this rule establishes
			 minimum training and experience qualifications to make inspections for
			 compliance with the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code. Rules regarding the scope
			 of work, qualifications, practicum and examinations for plumbing inspectors
			 must be approved by the State Plumbing Board.
(2) Notwithstanding OAR
			 918-098-1210, a residential
			 plumbing inspector:
(a) May conduct
			 inspections for plumbing work regulated by the Oregon Residential Specialty
			 Code, and where connection to the building is not a separate plumbing system;
			 and
(A) Plumbing work on manufactured
			 dwellings, manufactured structure accessory buildings and structures under the
			 Oregon Manufactured Dwelling Installation Specialty Code;
(B) The provisions of OAR chapter 918,
			 division 500;
(C) The Manufactured
			 Home Construction and Safety Standards located in 24 CFR 3280 and 3282 ;
			 and
(D) Any portion of a solar
			 water heating system installation up to 180 gallons of storage tank
			 capacity.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 695 - PLUMBING LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 918-695-0410 - Certification for Medical Gas Plumbing Inspectors

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) To promote effective and uniform
			 enforcement of the
Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code
by improving the
			 competence of plumbing inspectors, this rule establishes minimum training and
			 certification qualifications to make inspections for compliance with the
Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code
. Persons employed for purposes of
			 enforcing the requirements of other administrative agencies are exempt from
			 this section.
(2) No person may be
			 appointed or employed as a medical gas plumbing inspector by any municipality
			 without being currently certified under the provisions of this rule.
(3) Persons must be certified as an Oregon
			 Plumbing Specialty Code Inspector for inspections for compliance with the
			 Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code.
(4)
			 No person may perform medical gas plumbing inspections or plan reviews without
			 a valid division-approved medical gas plumbing inspector
			 certification.
(5) In order to
			 obtain a Medical Gas Plumbing Inspector certification a person must apply for
			 an Oregon Code Certification under OAR
			 918-098-1025(3)(a) and
			 (b); and
(a) Submit to the division a copy of a valid
			 ASSE 6020 medical gas certification; or
(b) Complete a training course for medical
			 gas plumbing inspectors administered by the division.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 750 - PLUMBING CODES › Section 918-750-0100 - Scope of the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
Oregon Plumbing Specialty
			 Code
is applicable and uniform throughout the state and in all
			 municipalities.
(2) Unless a local
			 amendment request is approved by the division under ORS
			 455.040, a municipality may not
			 enact or enforce any ordinance, rule or regulation in conflict with the Oregon
			 Plumbing Specialty Code.
(3) The
Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code
applies to all plumbing
			 installations as addressed in ORS
			 447.020 and ORS chapter 455
			 including one- and two-family dwellings of three stories or less within the
			 scope of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code.
Publications: Publications referenced are available for
				  review at the agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 750 - PLUMBING CODES › Section 918-750-0110 - Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code is
			 adopted pursuant to OAR chapter 918, division 8.
(2) Effective October 1, 2023, the 2023
			 Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code is based upon the following:
(a) The 2021 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing
			 Code, First Printing;
(b) Chapters
			 1-11 and 13-17;
(c) Appendices A,
			 B, C, D, E, K, and M; and
(d) As
			 further amended by the division.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 750 - PLUMBING CODES › Section 918-750-0115 - Amendments to the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code is amended pursuant to OAR
				chapter 918, division 8. Amendments adopted during the code-cycle for inclusion
				into the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code are placed in this rule, showing the
				section reference, a descriptive caption, and a short description of the
				amendment.
Publications: Publications are available for review at the
				  division.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  447.020, ORS
				  455.020, ORS
				  455.030 & ORS
				  455.110
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  447.020, ORS
				  455.020, ORS
				  455.030 & ORS
				  455.110
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 750 - PLUMBING CODES › Section 918-750-0125

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Publications: Publications are available for review at the
				  division.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.020,
				  455.030 &
				  455.110
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  447.020,
				  455.020,
				  455.030 &
				  455.110
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0050 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) This division
			 of rules interprets and applies ORS
			 447.152 and
			 447.154. The rules:
(a) Establish minimum health and safety
			 standards for design and construction of plumbing products; and
(b) Describe procedures for approval of
			 plumbing product testing laboratories and bodies operating plumbing product
			 certification systems.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0060 - Notice

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Notice required under these rules may be given by personal
				service or mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person, organization or
				laboratory as it appears on the records of the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0070 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For the purposes of OAR Chapter 918, Division 770, unless the
				context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms shall have
				the following meanings:
(1)
			 "Accreditation" means the procedure by which an authoritative body or
			 organization gives formal recognition that a body or organization is competent
			 to carry out specific tasks.
(2)
			 "Approved Product Certification System" means a product certification system
			 approved by the Board to certify plumbing products for conformance with product
			 standards approved by the Board.
(3) "Approved Testing Laboratory" means a
			 laboratory accredited by an approved accrediting organization recognized by the
			 Board to test plumbing products for conformance with standards approved by the
			 Board.
(4) "Board" means the Oregon
			 State Plumbing Board.
(5)
			 "Certificate of Accreditation" means a document issued to a testing laboratory
			 or certification body or organization.
(6) "Certification Mark" means the mark
			 owned, controlled and registered by a body operating a product certification
			 system and used to identify approval or listing of a product as meeting
			 particular product standards.
(7)
			 "Certification Program" means a procedure by which a certification body or
			 organization gives written assurance that plumbing products conform to specific
			 product standards.
(8) "Division"
			 means the Building Codes Division of the Oregon Department of Consumer and
			 Business Services.
(9) "Plumbing
			 Products" means all potable water supply and distribution pipes, plumbing
			 fixtures and traps, drainage and vent pipes and building drains, including
			 their respective joints and connections, supports, devices, receptacles,
			 appurtenances, appliances and other related items.
(10) "Plumbing Product Standards" means
			 standards for composition and performance testing of plumbing products or
			 systems.
(11) "Recognized
			 Standards" means plumbing product or system standards that have been approved
			 by the Board as meeting the intent of the Oregon State Plumbing Specialty
			 Code.
(12) "Scope of Accreditation"
			 means a document issued by an accrediting organization listing the test
			 standards or calibration services for which the organization is
			 accredited.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0080 - Construction and Installation of Composting Toilets

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Definition: "Compost toilet" means a
			 permanent toilet receptacle used to receive and store human wastes, toilet
			 paper, biodegradable domestic garbage, and other vegetative matter for the
			 purpose of aerobic decomposition of materials received therein.
(2) Product and Design Approval:
(a) Before a manufactured or individually
			 designed compost toilet is installed, approval must be obtained from the
			 division with concurrence of the board by an approved certifier to the approved
			 standards in OAR 918-770-0050 to
			 918-770-0320;
(b) Criteria used to evaluate the units
			 includes, but is not limited to:
(A)
NSF Standard 41
(May 1983 revised); or
(B) Composting toilets listed by NSF
			 International to
NSF Standard 41
(May 1983 revised) are
			 approved.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0100 - Approval of Testing Laboratories

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Requirements for Approval of Testing Laboratories.
(1) The Board shall only accept test data
			 submitted for the purpose of demonstrating conformance with plumbing product
			 standards approved by the Board from testing laboratories accredited as meeting
			 the requirements contained in ISO/IEC Guide 25:1990, General Requirements for
			 the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories, by an approved
			 laboratory accreditation program. Testing laboratories shall only be recognized
			 for those test procedures listed on a scope of accreditation issued by an
			 approved laboratory accreditation program organization, or as may be specially
			 conditioned by the Board.
(2)
			 Approval of testing laboratories shall be based on the issuance of a
			 Certificate of Accreditation issued by an approved laboratory accreditation
			 program organization. Only accrediting organizations that meet the requirements
			 contained in ISO/IEC Guide 58:1993, Calibration and Testing Laboratory
			 Accreditation Systems -- General Requirements for Operation and Recognition,
			 that provide and maintain active certifications for testing laboratories, for
			 specific test methods in scopes of accreditation from referenced standards, may
			 be approved pursuant to this rule.
(3) The following testing laboratory
			 accreditation organizations are approved as of the effective date of this rule:
(a) National Voluntary Laboratory
			 Accreditation Program (NVLAP); and
(b) State of Oregon Electrical and Elevator
			 Board.
Other organizations may apply for recognition by submitting
				application to the Chief Plumbing Inspector.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0110 - Standards of Approval for Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Bodies and organizations that desire to operate product
				certification systems for the purpose of providing written assurances that
				plumbing products conform to specific product standards approved by the Board
				shall be required to demonstrate compliance with the requirements contained in
				ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996, General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product
				Certification Systems. Approved product certifiers shall be required to provide
				the Board at least one copy of a product directory or listing of plumbing
				products that the certifier has found to conform to product standards approved
				by the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0120 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
			 testing laboratory that desires approval to test plumbing products for
			 conformance with product standards approved by the Board shall submit an
			 application to the Chief Plumbing Inspector. The application shall specify the
			 product standards to which the laboratory seeks approval to test. The
			 application shall also include a Certificate of Accreditation issued by an
			 approved laboratory accreditation program organization.
(2) Laboratory accrediting organizations that
			 desire approval to issue Certificates of Accreditation shall submit an
			 application to the Chief Plumbing Inspector. The application shall contain
			 evidence of compliance with the requirements contained in ISO/IEC Guide
			 58:1993, Calibration and Testing Laboratory Accreditation Systems -- General
			 Requirements for Operation and Recognition.
(3) Bodies and organizations seeking approval
			 to certify plumbing products for conformance with product standards approved by
			 the Board shall submit an application to the Chief Plumbing Inspector. The
			 application shall contain documented evidence of compliance with the
			 requirements contained in ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996, General Requirements for
			 Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems.
(4) Approval of testing laboratories,
			 laboratory accreditation organizations and product certification systems shall
			 be for an indefinite period and contingent upon the laboratory, accreditation
			 organization or product certification system maintaining compliance with the
			 applicable approval requirements.
(5) If an application is denied, the
			 applicant shall be notified in writing of the reasons. The applicant may submit
			 revisions which are needed to obtain approval without prejudice.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0130 - Revocation of Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 Board may revoke the approval of a testing laboratory, laboratory accreditation
			 organization or product certification system for failure to comply with any of
			 the applicable approval requirements described in these rules.
(2) The Board shall provide a testing
			 laboratory, accrediting organization or certifier notice of intent to revoke
			 approval. A testing laboratory, accrediting organization or certifier shall
			 have 30 days from the date of receipt of a notice to respond to the proposal.
			 Judicial review of the Board's decision to revoke approval shall be available
			 as provided for in ORS Chapter 183. Unless the Board determines that allowing a
			 testing laboratory, accrediting organization or certifier to continue to
			 accredit laboratories or to test or certify plumbing products would result in
			 an immediate threat to public health and safety, the Board's decision to revoke
			 an approval of a testing laboratory, accrediting organization or certifier
			 shall be stayed pending the outcome of any appeal.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0140 - Change in Status

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Approved laboratories, accrediting organizations and certifiers
				shall inform the Board of any change in conditions or criteria of approval or
				accreditation that could affect the status of their approval, accreditation or
				conformance to these rules, including but not limited to ownership, location,
				staffing, facilities and configuration. The notice shall be provided to the
				Board within 30 days of any change which could affect any approval,
				accreditation or certification system status.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0200 - Product Certification by Special Deputies

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Plumbing products may be approved by a
			 special deputy appointed by the Chief Plumbing Inspector if:
(a) No more than three similar products exist
			 or are intended to be produced;
(b)
			 There are no more than two manufacturers of the same or similar product, and
			 the person requesting certification does not intend to seek further special
			 deputy certification of the product for sale in Oregon; and
(c) The product is not offered for sale in
			 Oregon more than two times over any two-year period following an inspection by
			 a special deputy.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0210 - Submission of Plumbing Products for Approval by Special Deputy

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Persons seeking approval of plumbing products by a special
				deputy shall provide the special deputy with a sample of the product for which
				approval is sought or a site-specific location where the product may be
				reviewed. The applicant shall also provide the special deputy with design or
				shop drawings, engineering data and any other test data that the special deputy
				determines to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the plumbing product for
				which approval is sought.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0220 - Fees and Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Persons
			 requesting product approval by special deputies shall pay hourly inspection
			 fees at the rate of $40 per hour as a specially requested inspection. If the
			 Board or special deputy determines that a product requires additional testing
			 or evaluation through a laboratory or engineering firm, the person requesting
			 special deputy certification shall pay the company doing the testing or
			 evaluation directly.
(2) Special
			 deputy inspection fees shall be paid prior to inspection. If the exact amount
			 cannot be determined in advance, the person requesting a special deputy
			 inspection shall pay the division an amount sufficient to pay the estimated fee
			 prior to inspection. Any portion of the deposit not required for the fee shall
			 be refunded to the applicant upon written request.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0230 - Special Deputy Certification Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A special deputy inspector may determine
			 if a plumbing product meets applicable minimum health and safety standards
			 adopted by the Board by:
(a) Examining the
			 product and its components for compliance with applicable product standards
			 approved by the Board;
(b)
			 Reviewing the assembly of labeled, listed, recognized or noncertified
			 components for correct and applicable application and installation;
(c) Reviewing code compliance; and
(d) Requiring "production type" testing where
			 required by the applicable product safety standard adopted by the
			 Board.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0300 - Certification Marks and Product Standards Identification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Plumbing products listed under the provisions of these rules
				must be identifiable. The certification mark of an approved certification body
				shall be marked upon the certified product or on a separate document enclosed
				in the product's packaging. If the certification mark is enclosed on a separate
				document within the product packaging, it must also include the
				following:
(1) A picture, image or
			 line drawing clearly showing the product certified;
(2) The registered marks in
			 15 USC
			 1051 et.seq of the product
			 certifier;
(3) The product
			 specifications and standards which the product is certified as meeting,
			 including the appropriate adoption dates of the listed standards;
(4) The name or mark of the manufacturer and
			 model number of the product certified;
(5) The location of the manufacturing plant
			 of origin for the product; and
(6)
			 Any labeling information required for the product listed in the product
			 standards approved by the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0320 - Approved Plumbing Product Standards and Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following standards and specifications for plumbing
				products are approved by the Board:
(1) Composting Toilets,
NSF Standard
			 No. 41 - May 1983
.
(2)
			 Recognized plumbing product standards listed in Chapter 14, Table 14-1 of the
Oregon State Plumbing Specialty Code
adopted in OAR
			 918-750-0110.
(3) Testable backflow prevention assemblies
			 approved by the Oregon Health Division Drinking Water Program and listed on the
			 January 2000 "Approved Backflow Prevention Assembly List."
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.152
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.152
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 770 - PLUMBING PRODUCT APPROVALS › Section 918-770-0330 - Exempt Plumbing Products

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following plumbing products are exempt from product
				approval by the board:
(1) Lead roof
			 flashings;
(2) Pipe hanger hooks;
			 and
(3) Nail plates.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.154
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.154
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0030 - Plumbing License Fees

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Licenses required by ORS Chapters 447 and 693 may be issued and renewed by the
			 division to applicants who meet the requirements for the license and apply as
			 established in OAR 918 division 30. The following license application and
			 renewal fees are adopted:
(2)
			 Plumbing business:
(a) Application fee --
			 $150;
(b) Renewal fee --
			 $450.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0035 - Exempt Ordinary Minor Plumbing Repairs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Effective April 1, 2006, state building
			 code provisions for permit or inspection of ordinary minor plumbing repairs
			 follow:
(a) A registered plumbing contractor
			 and any person exempt from licensing under ORS
			 693.020 are exempted from permit
			 or inspection for ordinary minor plumbing repairs as defined in section (2) for
			 residential and commercial structures;
(b) The term "any person" is defined by ORS
			 693.020 and includes but is not
			 limited to individuals, corporations, partnerships, public and municipal
			 corporations, political subdivisions, any Oregon state and federal government
			 agencies.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0040 - Plumbing Plan Reviews

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
			 jurisdiction providing plumbing code plan review services may only require
			 plumbing plan review for a complex structure. For purposes of this rule, a
			 "complex structure" is a plumbing system designed, constructed or reconstructed
			 to accommodate any of the following:
(a) The
			 installation or alteration of a medical gas and vacuum system for health care
			 facilities;
(b) The installation or
			 alteration of chemical drainage waste and vent systems containing chemical
			 agents potentially detrimental to the integrity of a plumbing system;
(c) The installation or alteration of
			 wastewater pretreatment systems for building sewers;
(d) The installation of vacuum drainage waste
			 and vent systems;
(e) The
			 installation or alteration of reclaimed wastewater systems;
(f) The installation of a commercial booster
			 pump system needed to maintain a minimum residual water pressure in a structure
			 supplied by a municipal source;
(g)
			 The installation of a plumbing system requiring a building water service line
			 with an interior diameter or nominal pipe size of two inches or greater except
			 those two inch systems which have been designed and stamped by a licensed
			 engineer;
(h) The installation of
			 any multi-purpose sprinkler system under standards adopted by the
			 department.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0045 - Medical Gas System Plan Reviews

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The authority having jurisdiction shall
			 require complete specifications and plans for medical gas system installations
			 or proposed alterations prior to issuing a permit. Plans and specifications
			 shall indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail
			 that the work will conform with the medical gas provisions of these rules.
			 Sizing calculations may be requested by the administrative authority.
(2) Medical gas systems plan review may be
			 waived by the authority having jurisdiction for small renovations, repairs or
			 extensions to existing systems, if the nature of the work applied for is such
			 that reviewing of plans is not necessary to determine compliance with the
			 medical gas provisions of these rules.
(3) Where medical gas system plans,
			 specifications or calculations are required by the authority having
			 jurisdiction, such plans shall bear the seal and signature of an
			 Oregon-registered professional engineer.
(4) When the medical gas systems plan review
			 is completed by a qualified medical gas plan reviewer and a medical gas permit
			 is issued, the plans shall be endorsed in writing and stamped "approved". The
			 approved plans shall not be changed without authorization from the inspecting
			 authority having jurisdiction.
(5)
			 Issuance of a permit or approval of plans shall not prevent the authority
			 having jurisdiction from requiring the correction of errors in plans and
			 specifications or from preventing construction operations when in violation of
			 the Plumbing Specialty Code, or of any other ordinance or from revoking any
			 certificate of approval when issued in error.
(6) The cost of plan review for medical gas
			 systems work performed by the Building Codes Division shall be based on the
			 time required to review the plans, but shall not exceed 30 percent of the total
			 plumbing permit fee for the building or structure under review. When plans are
			 incomplete or substantially changed so as to require additional plan review,
			 additional plan review fees may be charged based on the additional time
			 required.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.010
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0050 - Qualifications for Persons Performing Plumbing and Medical Gas Systems Plan Reviews

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Plumbing plan reviews shall be conducted only by persons with
				the appropriate division plumbing inspector or limited plumbing inspector
				certification. Medical gas systems plan reviews shall be conducted only by
				persons with the appropriate division plumbing inspector certification and a
				current and valid medical gas inspector certification as defined in OAR
				918-695-0410. Persons employed
				for purposes of enforcing the requirements of other administrative agencies are
				exempt from this rule.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.010, ORS
				  447.020 & ORS
				  455.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.010 &
				  447.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0065 - Permits Required

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
No person, firm, or corporation shall do plumbing or medical
				gas systems work in the State of Oregon without first obtaining a plumbing
				permit or minor label when required and paying the appropriate fees to the
				authorized permit issuing agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.010 &
				  447.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.010 &
				  447.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0080 - Plumbing Permit Fees

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following inspection fees are established by the board for
				the Building Codes Division plumbing inspections under ORS
				447.020 and
				447.095. This rule does not
				apply to municipalities administering a plumbing program:
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this
			 rule, which could result in a lower fee, the minimum inspection fee is
			 $46.
(2) One and Two Family
			 Dwellings (Dwellings) Inspection Fees -- Dwelling inspection fees for new
			 construction, including drain, waste, vent and water distribution piping, and
			 setting of plumbing fixtures and appliances, building sanitary, storm or
			 combination sewer service piping, and potable water service piping. The
			 plumbing permit fees for one and two family dwelling construction, remodeling
			 or alterations are a flat fee based only on the square footage of the structure
			 for new construction or the number of plumbing fixtures for remodeling or
			 alterations, as follows:
(a) Base fee (new
			 construction 1800 square feet or less) -- $210;
(b) Additional square feet exceeding 1800 @
			 $.20 per square foot over 1800;
(c)
			 Remodel/alteration (each 10 fixtures or less) -- $67.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0085 - License Required

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Whenever any plumbing installation is being made by an
				unlicensed person contrary to the provisions of the Oregon Plumbing Specialty
				Code or OAR chapter 918, division 695, the building official must stop the
				installation through written notice. The building official may serve the notice
				on any person engaged in such an installation, or by posting a copy of the
				written notice at the site of the installation. No person may proceed with the
				installation until authorized by the building official.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.010 &
				  447.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.010 &
				  447.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0090 - Requests for Inspection and Notice of Results

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this
			 rule, an inspecting jurisdiction shall inspect within 48 hours of a written
			 request for inspection unless the time for inspection is extended to a set date
			 by mutual agreement. The 48 hours excludes Saturdays, Sundays and
			 holidays.
(2) The inspecting
			 jurisdiction shall inspect an installation at a remote location within a
			 reasonable time of the request.
(a) For the
			 purpose of this section, a "remote location" is:
(A) An inspection location that is more than
			 60 miles one way using the most direct route, measured from the closest of the
			 inspector's station, inspection office or the inspecting jurisdiction's primary
			 offices; or
(B) An inspection
			 location that requires more than one hour or normal driving, one way, using the
			 most direct route from the closest point mentioned in paragraph (A) of this
			 subsection.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0130 - Use of Minor Installation Labels

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Plumbing contractors having a valid
			 certificate of registration under ORS
			 447.030 and a verified
			 Construction Contractors Board license, when using plumbers having a
			 certificate of competency under ORS Chapter 693, may purchase and use minor
			 labels as described by OAR
			 918-100-0000 through
			 918-100-0060; and
(2) Only permit requirements are deleted.
The Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code and Oregon Residential Specialty
			 Code
plumbing installation provisions and plumbing product certification
			 requirements shall be followed.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  447.072,
				  447.076,
				  455.154 &
				  455.155
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  447.072,
				  447.076,
				  455.154 &
				  455.155
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 780 - PLUMBING FEES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS › Section 918-780-0140 - Scope of Plumbing Work Allowed with Minor Installation Label

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
"Minor plumbing" for installations under the minor label
				programs permitted by OAR
				918-100-0000 through
				918-100-0060 shall be as
				follows:
(1) Commercial and
			 industrial minor installation label programs include:
(a) Accessible plumbing repair and
			 maintenance;
(b) Replacement of up
			 to three accessible plumbing appliances, appurtenances or fixtures as defined
			 in the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code; or
(c) Replacement of up to 20 feet of plumbing
			 piping.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 800 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS (Repealed) › Section 918-800-0010 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Publications: Publications referenced are available for
				  review at the agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 185.335,
				  455.020 &
				  455.496
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  183.335
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 800 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS (Repealed) › Section 918-800-0020 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Publications: Publications referenced are available for
				  review at the agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  455.020 &
				  455.496
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  455.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 800 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS (Repealed) › Section 918-800-0030 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Publications: Publications referenced are available for
				  review at the agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 185.335,
				  455.020&
				  455.496
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  183.335 &
				  455.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 800 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS (Repealed) › Section 918-800-0040 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Publications: Publications referenced are available for
				  review at the agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  455.496 &
				  479.730
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730 &
				  455.020