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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0017 - Elevator Contractor Electrical License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An elevator contractor licensed under this section:
(1) Shall continuously employ at least one
			 full-time general supervising electrician or limited elevator journeyman to act
			 as a signing supervisor to obtain and sign elevator plan approval
			 permits;
(2) Is limited to
			 electrical work associated with the installation, alteration, repair and
			 maintenance of elevators. This work is limited to the wiring from the load side
			 of the main disconnecting means for the elevator; and
(3) Is authorized to make, supervise, direct
			 or control the making of an electrical installation only if properly
			 licensed.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.630 &
				  479.840
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.630
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0020 - Limited Sign Contractor License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A limited sign contractor:
(1) Shall employ at least one full-time
			 limited journeyman sign electrician;
(2) Is limited to the electrical work
			 authorized by a limited journeyman sign electrician license; and
(3) Is authorized to make, direct, supervise
			 or control the making of a sign installation only if the contractor is a sole
			 proprietor who is also licensed as a limited journeyman, a general supervising
			 or a general journeyman electrician.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0030 - Limited Energy Contractor License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A limited energy contractor:
(1) Continuously employs at least one
			 full-time Class "A" limited energy technician, Class "B" limited energy
			 technician or general journeyman to act as a signing supervising electrician to
			 obtain and sign permits;
(2) Is
			 limited to electrical work on limited energy systems and the scope of work
			 authorized under the employed signing supervisor's license; and
(3) Is authorized to make, direct, supervise
			 or control the making of an electrical installation, only if properly
			 licensed.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0033 - Limited Renewable Energy Contractor

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to the requirements of OAR
				918-282-0000, a limited
				renewable energy contractor:
(1)
			 Engages in the business of or makes the limited types of electrical
			 installations limited to 50 KW AC, calculated as the sum of the manufacturer's
			 rated capacity of the AC side of the inverters connected to the generating
			 equipment, and 600 volts nominal or less, specified in ORS
			 479.630(16);
(2) Continuously employs at least one general
			 supervising electrician, general journeyman electrician or limited renewable
			 energy technician to act as signing supervising electrician to:
(a) Obtain and sign permits; and
(b) Supervise the electrical installations
			 authorized by ORS 479.630(16).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0040 - Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor-HVAC/R License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited
			 maintenance specialty contractor-HVAC/R (Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning
			 and Refrigeration):
(a) May maintain,
			 service, repair or replace commercial and industrial electrical products that
			 use fuel or other forms of energy to produce heat, power, refrigeration or air
			 conditioning;
(b) May maintain,
			 service, repair or replace the equipment on the load side of the disconnect
			 switch located at or on the electrical product; and
(c) Shall only make electrical modifications
			 or install electrical products where the modification, the size or the type of
			 the product installed is approved by the manufacturer for the equipment
			 involved; and
(d) Shall install,
			 maintain or repair 100 volt-ampere or less thermostat or associated control
			 wiring beyond the electrical product in other than a one- or two-family
			 dwelling only when the contractor employs one or more of the following to
			 perform the work:
(A) General journeyman
			 electrician;
(B) General
			 supervising electrician;
(C) Class
			 "A" limited energy technician; or
(D) Class "B" limited energy
			 technician.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0050 - Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited maintenance specialty
			 contractor:
(a) May connect replacement
			 appliances to existing junction boxes;
(b) May repair by replacement, as defined in
			 OAR 918-251-0090, ballasts, lamp
			 holders and equipment that are a part of lighting fixtures; and
(c) Shall not make electrical installations
			 involving services, feeders or branch circuits.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0060 - Restricted Energy Contractor License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A restricted energy contractor is limited
			 to HVAC activities only, unless the board approves additional indorsements, at
			 which time the contractor shall file separate proof of qualification.
(2) Applicants for this license shall:
(a) Designate the applicable indorsement
			 sought;
(b) Attach a copy of the
			 identification card to be used for the licensing period; and
(c) Provide a list of employees covered by
			 the license and proof of experience:
(A) For
			 the contractor, if the contractor is an individual; a partner if the contractor
			 is a partnership; or a designated person employed by the corporation who
			 actively supervises the restricted energy electrical activities in the case of
			 a corporate contractor;
(B) That
			 the qualifying person has on-the-job training, training from a manufacturer,
			 distributor or school, or completed an apprenticeship program under the
			 relevant
Electrical Specialty Code
or
One and Two Family
			 Dwelling Specialty Code
; and
(C) That the person had at least two years of
			 experience in the trade.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0070 - Limited Pump Installation Specialty Contractor License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited pump
			 installation specialty contractor:
(a) Makes
			 the limited types of electrical installations specified in ORS
			 479.630;
(b) May direct, supervise or control these
			 limited types of electrical installations;
(c) May make repairs or perform work on them
			 without further license;
(d) Shall
			 provide an updated list of employees annually;
(e) Shall designate to the division an
			 individual within the firm responsible for compliance with applicable codes and
			 rules; and
(f) Shall obtain permits
			 and call for inspections.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0100 - Electrical Licensing in General

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 An electrical license is issued to an individual and allows the holder to make
			 certain regulated electrical installations. Individual electrical licensing
			 laws are in ORS 479.630. The following rules
			 implement the individual electrical licensing laws. Application and examination
			 requirements as well as continuing education and renewal requirements are
			 located in OAR division 30.
(2)
			 When the rules refer to a "valid" electrical license, this means a license
			 issued by the Electrical and Elevator Board that has not expired, or been
			 suspended or canceled.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730 &
				  455.117
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730 &
				  455.117
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0110 - General Licensing Exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to the exceptions provided in ORS
				479.540, electrical licenses are
				not required to:
(1) Replace light
			 bulbs, fluorescent tubes or approved fuses, or to connect approved portable
			 electrical equipment to permanently installed and properly wired
			 receptacles;
(2) Do experimental
			 electrical work or testing of electrical products in electrical shops,
			 educational institutions, industrial plants or recognized testing
			 laboratories;
(3) Operate,
			 maintain, repair and replace broadcast equipment of commercial radio and
			 television stations; or
(4) Install
			 limited energy systems not exceeding 100 voltampere ("VA") in Class 2 and 3
			 systems limited to:
(a) Single station smoke
			 or ionization detectors installed in buildings three stories or less in
			 height;
(b) Closed circuit
			 television systems installed in buildings three stories or less in
			 height;
(c) Master Antenna
			 Television ("MATV") systems installed in buildings three stories or less in
			 height; or
(d) Intercom and audio
			 systems installed in one- and two-family dwellings.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0120 - Licensing Requirements for Electrical Work

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) No person or entity shall allow any
			 individual to perform electrical work for which the individual is not properly
			 registered or licensed.
(2) Owners,
			 managers or agents of facilities having electrical employees shall report in
			 writing to the division and the authority having jurisdiction, the names and
			 license numbers of limited supervising manufacturing plant or limited
			 maintenance electricians employed.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0130 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The division charges an application and license renewal fee as
				specified in ORS 479.840.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0140 - General Supervising Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A general supervising electrician when
			 working for or as an electrical contractor requiring a signing supervisor:
(a) Directs, supervises, makes, or controls
			 the making of electrical installations;
(b) May design, plan, and lay out work for
			 the customers of the contractor with whom the supervising electrician is
			 continuously employed; and
(c) Is
			 the only individual authorized to direct, supervise, or control the
			 installation or alteration of an electrical service.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0150 - Employment Requirements for Supervising Electricians Employed by Industrial or Manufacturing Plant

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Owners, managers or agents of an industrial or manufacturing plant, hospital,
			 sewer plant, water plant, commercial office building, building occupied by the
			 state or a local government entity or an institution employing individuals who
			 install electrical wiring or equipment shall employ on regular payroll a
			 registered professional electrical engineer, a general supervising electrician
			 or a limited supervising electrician:
(a) To
			 supervise, direct or control this work; and
(b) Who may also install, maintain, repair,
			 or replace electrical wiring and electrical products as licensed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0160 - Limited Supervising Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited supervising electrician may:
(a) Direct, supervise, make or control the
			 making of electrical installations limited to installation, maintenance,
			 replacement and repair of electrical wiring and electrical products on or in an
			 existing, operable manufacturing or industrial plant, hospital, sewer plant,
			 water plant, commercial office building, building owned or operated by the
			 state or a local government facility designated by the board or an institution
			 owned or operated by the licensee's employer; and
(b) Design, plan and lay out work for the
			 employer; and
(c) Shall sign all
			 permits;
(d) Shall ensure
			 electrical installations meet minimum safety standards; and
(e) Is not authorized to install or perform
			 work on service equipment.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0170 - General Journeyman License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 A general journeyman:
(a) Is authorized to
			 make any electrical installation; and
(b) Shall work under the supervision,
			 direction and control of a general supervising electrician unless doing the
			 type of work that may be supervised, directed or controlled by a person holding
			 a specific limited supervising electrician license, or the type of work
			 requiring no supervision.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0180 - Limited Residential Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Limited Residential Electrician License
(1) A limited residential electrician:
(a) Makes electrical installations on one- or
			 two-family or multi-family dwelling units, not exceeding three floors above
			 grade; and
(b) Shall work under the
			 supervision, direction and control of a general supervising
			 electrician.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0185 - Limited Elevator Journeyman License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited elevator journeyman:
(a) Shall be employed by an appropriately
			 licensed electrical contractor under ORS chapter 479;
(b) Is limited to electrical and mechanical
			 work on elevators. This work is limited to the wiring from the load side of the
			 main disconnecting means for the elevator; and
(c) Shall not exceed the scope of work
			 authorized by the employer's license.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0190 - Limited Journeyman Manufacturing Plant Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited
			 journeyman manufacturing plant electrician:
(a) Installs, maintains, replaces and repairs
			 electrical wiring and electrical products on or in an existing and operable
			 manufacturing or industrial plant owned or used by the licensee's employer;
			 and
(b) Is limited to repair and
			 maintenance work if no supervising electrician or engineer is
			 employed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0200 - Indorsement for Manufacturing Plant Electricians

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Scope and Authority. The purpose of this
			 rule is to allow manufacturing plant electricians to be employed by a general
			 electrical contractor only when necessary to allow the plant owner or operator
			 to change their method of maintaining their plant and equipment. This rule is
			 adopted under ORS 479.630.
(2) For the purposes of this rule a:
(a) "General electrical contractor" is an
			 electrical contractor employing a general supervising electrician;
(b) "Manufacturing plant" is the owner or
			 operator of a manufacturing or industrial plant;
(c) "Manufacturing plant electrician" is a
			 limited supervising electrician, limited journeyman manufacturing plant
			 electrician or limited maintenance electrician whose license is authorized by
			 ORS 479.630 and an apprentice,
			 training for an applicable manufacturing plant electrician license.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0205 - Limited Renewable Energy Technician

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In addition to the requirements of ORS
			 479.630(16), a
			 limited renewable energy technician shall be employed by a limited renewable
			 energy contractor or electrical contractor.
(2) Persons seeking to be licensed under this
			 rule shall provide proof of completion of a board-approved apprenticeship
			 program that includes:
(a) A minimum of 4,000
			 hours of on-the-job training in the following work areas:
(A) 1,500 hours total with a minimum of 1,000
			 hours in photovoltaics and a minimum of 500 hours in other renewable electrical
			 energy system installations, including, but not limited to:
(i) Wire pulling and splices;
(ii) Conduit, flex, tray and duct;
(iii) Control panels and controls;
(iv) Wiring devices; and
(v) Removal and finish work of renewable
			 electrical energy systems including wind, solar, micro-hydroelectricity,
			 photovoltaic, fuel cells and engine generators for off-grid systems;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0220 - Limited Journeyman Sign Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited journeyman sign electrician:
(a) Installs and services electrical signs
			 and outline lighting;
(b) Shall be
			 employed by a limited sign contractor;
(c) May extend a sign branch circuit not more
			 than 15 feet if the dedicated branch circuit exists at that location;
			 and
(d) Is not permitted to:
(A) Install a branch circuit from an
			 electrical panel;
(B) Install
			 control equipment not located on the same wall or post, inside or outside the
			 building;
(C) Install branch
			 circuits; or
(D) Perform work on
			 service equipment.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0230 - Limited Journeyman Stage Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited journeyman stage electrician:
(a) Shall be employed by an electrical
			 contractor;
(b) Shall only install
			 temporary feeders, branch circuits and equipment used for the production of
			 shows, exhibits, displays, festivals, conventions, stage, theater, film or
			 video productions;
(c) Shall be
			 authorized to perform maintenance on temporary equipment designed to be
			 accessed by qualified personnel such as, but not limited to, electronic
			 dimmers, pendant drops, cords, connectors, theatrical and film and video
			 lighting fixtures operating at not more than 150 volts to ground; and
(d) Is not authorized to install or extend
			 permanent wiring of the structures involved, or install, maintain or repair
			 service conductors or service equipment.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0240 - Limited Maintenance Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited maintenance electrician:
(a) Maintains, repairs and replaces
			 electrical installations on the premises of an industrial plant where the
			 individual is employed;
(b)
			 Maintains, repairs and replaces electrical installations on systems that are
			 less than 600 volts phase to phase on the premises of a commercial office
			 building, a building occupied by the state or by a local government entity or a
			 facility designated by the board, where the individual is employed;
			 and
(c) Is not authorized to make
			 any new electrical installations or to perform any work on services.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0250

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  446.210 & ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  446.210
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0260 - Limited Building Maintenance Electrician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A limited building maintenance
			 electrician:
(a) Is authorized to maintain,
			 repair and replace the following electrical installations required on the
			 premises of commercial office buildings, buildings occupied by the state or a
			 local government entity or facilities designated by the board in electrical
			 systems not exceeding 300 volts to ground:
(A) Electrical appliances;
(B) Light switches;
(C) Light fixtures;
(D) Fans;
(E) Receptacles; and
(F) Fluorescent ballasts.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0270 - Apprentices

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An apprentice:
(a) Shall meet the following minimum
			 requirements:
(A) General journeyman, Class A
			 limited energy technician and Class B limited energy technician:
(i) Be 17 years of age to apply, 18 years of
			 age to be registered;
(ii) Have a
			 high school diploma, GED, or international equivalency; and
(iii) Have one-year high school algebra,
			 integrated math 2 or its equivalent with one of the following:
(I) A grade of "Pass" if no letter grades
			 were issued as a result of COVID-19 impacts;
(II) A grade of "C" or better; or
(III) Equivalent community college
			 mathematics placement test results.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0290 - Elevator Apprenticeship Program

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The National Elevator Industry Educational Program (NEIEP)
				approved by the Elevator Safety Board, now the Electrical and Elevator Board,
				is approved as an elevator apprenticeship program referred to in ORS
				479.630 as a prerequisite for a
				limited journeyman elevator license.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  460.085 & ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  460.085
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0345 - Class "A" Limited Energy Technician License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Scope of work. A Class "A" limited energy technician:
(1) Is allowed to install, alter and repair
			 all limited energy systems; and
(2)
			 Shall also be licensed as an electrical contractor or shall work for a licensed
			 electrical contractor, limited energy electrical contractor, or for one
			 employer in an industrial plant.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.905,
				  479.910 &
				  479.915
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0355 - Licensing Requirements for Class "A" Limited Energy Technician

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) License and
			 Equivalent Requirements. Applicant shall have a minimum of 6,000 hours of
			 lawfully obtained experience. Experience must be verified as established in OAR
			 division 30. This experience shall be obtained as follows
(a) By successful completion of a
			 board-approved Class "A" limited energy apprenticeship program; or
(b) Through limited energy electrical
			 experience equivalent to a Class "A" board-approved limited energy
			 apprenticeship program.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0360 - Class "B" Limited Energy Technician

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Scope of work:
(1) A
			 Class "B" limited energy technician is allowed to perform limited energy
			 electrical activity that does not include protective signaling as defined in
			 ORS 479.905.
(2) A Class "B" limited energy technician
			 shall also be licensed as an electrical contractor, work for a licensed
			 electrical contractor, or for one employer in an industrial plant. The scope of
			 limited energy electrical work cannot exceed either that which the signing
			 supervisor is authorized to perform, or that work which the individual is
			 licensed to perform.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.905,
				  479.910 &
				  479.915
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0365 - Licensing Requirements for Class "B" Limited Energy Technician

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) License and
			 Equivalent Requirements. Applicant shall have a minimum of 4,000 hours of
			 lawfully obtained experience. Experience must be verified as established in OAR
			 division 30. This experience shall be obtained as follows:
(a) As an apprentice in a board-approved
			 limited energy electrical activity apprenticeship program; or
(b) Through limited energy activity
			 equivalent to an apprenticeship program, and the completion of a board-approved
			 32 hour training program.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 282 - ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR LICENSING › Section 918-282-0400 - Solar Licensing

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to clarify the scope of work for
				solar installations. It does not affect the scope of licenses established in
				ORS 479.630.
(1) For the purposes of this rule the
			 following definitions apply:
(a) "Building
			 Integrated" means photovoltaic (PV) cells, devices, modules, or modular
			 materials that are integrated into the outer surface or structure of a building
			 and serve as the outer protective surface of that building or structure, such
			 as the roof, skylights, windows or facades.
(b) "Module" means a complete,
			 environmentally protected unit consisting of solar cells, optics, and other
			 components, exclusive of tracker, designed to generate dc power when exposed to
			 sunlight.
(c) "Racking" means the
			 material, supports, attachment, frame, skeleton used to attach a solar system
			 or module to a building, structure, or ground mounting.
(d) "Rack mounted PV module" means a PV
			 module that is attached to racking.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 283 - ELECTRICAL TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 918-283-0100 - Procedures for Submitting Training Proposals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The employer shall submit to the board a detailed description
				of the electrical training program in a recognized branch of the electrical
				trade the employer will conduct.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 283 - ELECTRICAL TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 918-283-0110 - Program Description

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Program description shall include:
(1) The term of on-the-job training including
			 any procedures for evaluating and crediting prior electrical experience of the
			 trainee;
(2) A breakdown of work
			 categories and the number of hours of on-the-job training to be devoted to each
			 category;
(3) Provisions for
			 related instructional training, including:
(a) The total hours or related training in
			 addition to the on-the-job training;
(b) A breakdown of the related training into
			 the segments of instruction and hours to be devoted to each segment;
(c) The location and hours of the related
			 training; and
(d) The name of the
			 related training instructor and the instructor's qualifications in subject
			 matter or the name of the correspondence course, together with any supplemental
			 material to be used; and
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 283 - ELECTRICAL TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 918-283-0120 - Standards for Approval of Electrical Training Programs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following training standards for approval of programs are
				established. When the training program appears to prepare the trainee for the
				limited journeyman manufacturing plant license, the division may waive any of
				the following minimum requirements and approve the employer's training program.
				The division shall consider the terms and conditions of any collective
				bargaining agreement covering work to be performed.
(1) The term of training shall be for at
			 least four years and not more than five years including any credit given for
			 prior experience.
(2) The
			 on-the-job experience for a limited journeyman manufacturing plant electrician
			 license shall provide at least 4,000 hours in the following classifications:
(a) Installation of electrical circuits,
			 1,000 hours;
(b) Motors and
			 generators, 500 hours;
(c) Manual
			 and automatic controls, including magnetic and solid state, 1,000
			 hours;
(d) Trouble shooting, 500
			 hours; and
(e) Power distribution,
			 1,000 hours.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 283 - ELECTRICAL TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 918-283-0130 - Responsibilities of the Employer

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The employer is responsible to see the trainee receives the
				necessary on-the-job training experience and related technical
				instruction.
(1) The employer shall
			 register all trainees with the division and make annual trainee progress
			 reports on division forms. No later than at the end of five years, the employer
			 shall notify the division and the trainee of trainee's eligibility to take the
			 examination.
(2) The division shall
			 furnish each registered trainee in an approved program an identification card
			 semi-annually. The identification card, signed by the Chief Electrical
			 Inspector, shall be mailed to the employer. The employer and the trainee shall
			 sign the card. The trainee shall keep the card in trainee's possession while a
			 registered trainee. The identification card serves as the trainee's license,
			 permitting the trainee to perform appropriate electrical work while in training
			 and under the direct supervision of a properly licensed journeyman or
			 supervising electrician on the same shift at the same plant. If the trainee is
			 terminated or removed from the training program, the employer shall return the
			 identification card to the division or notify the division in
			 writing.
(3) The identification
			 card shall be furnished free until the trainee passes the examination or for
			 the maximum period allowed to complete training. If the trainee fails the
			 examination after completion of the maximum training period, trainee's license
			 shall be renewed for not more than two six-month periods of training, and the
			 trainee shall be given one opportunity during each period to pass the
			 examination. If the trainee fails to pass the last examination, trainee's name
			 shall be removed from the employer's training program, the trainee license
			 shall be canceled, and the employer shall cease to employ the trainee on any
			 electrical work for which trainee does not have a license.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 283 - ELECTRICAL TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 918-283-0140 - Compliance with Approved Programs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The division may:
(1)
			 Make periodic inspections of any employer conducting an approved electrical
			 training program to insure the program is proceeding in the manner approved by
			 the division and that the trainee is making satisfactory progress;
(2) Examine the training records of
			 registered trainees, discuss the training program and the trainee's progress
			 with the trainee's supervisor and related training instructor, observe the
			 trainee in on-the-job or related training situations and interview the
			 trainee;
(3) Investigate any
			 evidence of an employer's failure to register trainees in an approved
			 electrical training program;
(4)
			 Suspend the training program if an employer fails to submit required periodic
			 training reports; and
(5)
			 Investigate failures by an employer's trainees to pass the
			 examination.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 283 - ELECTRICAL TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 918-283-0150 - Procedures to Revoke Programs and Licenses of Trainees

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When the division has evidence the
			 employer is not conducting approved training, the division shall notify the
			 employer in writing of employer's right to a hearing to present evidence in
			 support of the training program.
(2) After hearing, the division shall
			 determine whether the employer has failed to conduct an adequate
			 program.
(3) If the division rules
			 that the employer has failed to conduct an adequate program, the training
			 program may be suspended until the employer brings the program up to approved
			 standards.
(4) If the employer
			 continues to fail to meet basic standards for training, the division may revoke
			 approval of the employer as a training facility and the training licenses of
			 those trainees registered with the employer.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0000 - Existing Electrical Installations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Wiring installation in existing buildings in the State of
				Oregon that complied with the minimum electrical safety code standards,
National Electrical Code
or
Oregon Electrical Specialty
				Code
in effect at the time of installation shall not be considered in
				violation of the current minimum
Electrical Specialty Code
standards, unless the use or occupancy of the building is changed requiring
				different methods, alterations, or additions.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0005 - Interpretations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All electrical interpretations dated prior to October 1, 2023,
				issued by the Building Codes Division are withdrawn.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  479.730, ORS
				  455.020, ORS
				  455.110, ORS
				  479.680 & ORS
				  455.030
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  479.730 & ORS
				  455.610
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0010 - Scope of the Electrical Specialty Code

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The
Electrical Specialty Code
applies to all
				nonexempt electrical installations except as covered by the electrical
				provisions of the
Oregon Residential Specialty Code
and is
				inspected by an
Electrical Specialty Code
inspector.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0020 - Governing Codes

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The applicable
Electrical Specialty Code
for
				electrical installations and alterations is:
(1) The Electrical Specialty Code provisions
			 in effect at the earlier of a request for plan review or application for a
			 permit; or
(2) At the option of the
			 applicant, the current Electrical Specialty Code.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 470.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0030 - Other Codes or Publications that Impact Electrical Installations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Other codes and publications that impact electrical
				installations include, but are not limited to those listed below:
(1) Chapter 9 of the Oregon Structural
			 Specialty Code relating to fire protection systems and Chapter 3 of the Oregon
			 Residential Specialty Code relating to smoke alarm installations.
(2) ORS
			 455.420 requiring individual
			 electric meters for dwelling units.
(3) The Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty
			 Code, and chapter 11 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code which address the
			 energy efficiency issues of motors, electric lighting and other electric
			 equipment; and
(4) Chapter 16 and
			 17 of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code which addresses the seismic
			 requirements of nonstructural components and special inspection
			 requirements.
(5) Publications and
			 requirements of the serving utility.
(6)
								Public
			 Law 101-336, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
			 Part III; Department of Justice Regulations of Friday, July 26, 1991; 28 CFR
			 Part 36, as amended, including the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and
			 Public Law 100-430, the Fair Housing Act and the regulations adopted
			 thereunder.
(7) Chapter 11 of the
			 Oregon Structural Specialty Code which relates to the Americans with
			 Disabilities Act for mounting height requirements for electrical and
			 communication receptacles located in affected buildings and
			 structures.
(8) The interconnection
			 of all net-metering facilities and solar photovoltaic systems operated as
			 interconnected power production sources shall comply with the Oregon Electrical
			 Specialty Code. In addition, the interconnection of all net-metering facilities
			 utilizing solid-state inverters shall comply with OAR 860-039 Net
			 Metering.
(9) Oregon Manufactured
			 Dwelling Installation Specialty Code. The electrical installations shall be in
			 accordance with the requirements of the Oregon Electrical Specialty
			 Code.
(10) The electrical portions
			 of the installation or product standards identified in OAR
			 918-306-0005. These standards
			 are informational only and are to be used to clarify code intent. They may be
			 used as installation guides when not specifically referenced or covered in the
			 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code. Examples include, but are not limited to, the
			 electrical sections of NFPA 20, NFPA 54, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, NFPA 110, NFPA 780
			 and NFPA 820.
(11) Electrical
			 installation requirements for electric vehicle ready parking facilities
			 specified in OAR 918-460-0200.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  479.730
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  479.730
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0100 - Adoption of Oregon Electrical Specialty Code

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The Oregon Electrical Specialty Code is
			 adopted pursuant to OAR chapter 918, Division 8.
(2) Effective October 1, 2023, the 2023
			 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code consists of the following:
(a) 2023 Edition of the NFPA 70, National
			 Electrical Code (NEC), and as further amended by the division in OAR
			 918-305-0105 Table
			 1-E;
(b) 2023 Edition of the IEEE
			 C2-2023, National Electrical Safety Code (NESC); and
(c) The electrical provisions of the Oregon
			 Elevator Specialty Code adopted in OAR
			 918-400-0455.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0105 - Amendments to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Oregon Electrical Specialty Code is amended pursuant to OAR
				chapter 918, division 8. Amendments adopted during the code-cycle for inclusion
				into the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code are placed in this rule, showing the
				section reference and a descriptive caption. Amendments to the Oregon
				Electrical Specialty Code are printed in their entirety in Table 1-E.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Table referenced is not included in rule
				  text.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  479.730, ORS
				  455.110, ORS
				  455.030, ORS
				  455.020 & ORS
				  479.680
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  479.730 & ORS
				  455.610
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0400 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The rules
			 contained in 918-305-0400 to
			 918-305-0700 shall apply to all
			 electrified fixed guideway passenger railway systems and electrical products
			 associated with such systems installed in the State of Oregon. Any related
			 structure or system that is not an electrified fixed guideway passenger railway
			 system shall be governed by the state building code as defined in ORS
			 455.010.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in these
			 rules, the
National Electrical Code
as adopted by Oregon shall
			 apply to all installations or repairs of all electrified fixed guideway rail
			 systems. Installation shall be made by licensed electricians under ORS
			 479.630.
(3) Nothing in these rules shall be construed
			 to:
(a) Alter or change the laws or rules
			 applicable to persons licensed to perform installation of electrical systems or
			 products;
(b) Exempt any electrical
			 wiring used for general lighting or general power purposes, such as heating,
			 cooling, ventilating, elevators or pumping equipment; or
(c) Exempt any feeder, service, switchboard,
			 branch circuit panel board or standby power generator used in whole or in part
			 for general building operation purposes.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Division 305 - ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS › Section 918-305-0410 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For the
			 purposes of OAR 918-305-0400 to
			 918-305-0470, unless otherwise
			 specified, the following shall apply:
(a)
			 "Electrified Fixed Guideway Passenger Railway" means any train, trolley, car,
			 streetcar or other vehicle that is designed to operate on fixed rails for
			 public transportation of passengers and is powered by service voltage equaling
			 or exceeding 600 volts AC and less than 100,000 volts AC;
(b) "Substation" means the building or
			 facility that houses the system or systems; and
(c) "System" or "Systems" means the
			 electrical equipment, components and products used for traction
			 electrification, signals, communications and fare collection equipment, or any
			 combination thereof, used for the operation of an electrified fixed guideway
			 passenger railway and installed, or to be installed, on the load side of the
			 electrical utility service point, including any medium voltage AC service and
			 distribution equipment.