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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part A - NEC INSTALLATION AMENDMENTS, STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 296-46B-710 - Standalone systems

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A system design review defined in WAC
				  296-46B-100 is required when
				  power sources regulated under NEC articles 445 (Generators); 480 (Stationary
				  Standby Batteries); 690 (Photovoltaic Systems); 692 (Fuel Cell Systems); 694
				  (Wind Electric Systems); 700 (Emergency Systems); 701 (Legally Required
				  Systems); 702 (Optional Standby Systems); 706 (Energy Storage Systems), or
				  other power sources are interconnected as part of a NEC 710 system. The system
				  design review must be available at the installation site at the time of the
				  first inspection and until the inspection process is
				  complete.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part A - NEC INSTALLATION AMENDMENTS, STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 296-46B-760 - Fire alarm systems

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Device and junction boxes for fire alarm systems other than
				  the surface raceway type, must be substantially red in color, both inside and
				  outside. Power-limited fire protective signaling circuit conductors must be
				  durably and plainly marked in or on junction boxes or other enclosures to
				  indicate that it is a power-limited fire protective signaling
				  circuit.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 19.28.006,
					 19.28.010,
					 19.28.031,
					 19.28.041,
					 19.28.061,
					 19.28.101,
					 19.28.131,
					 19.28.161,
					 19.28.171,
					 19.28.191,
					 19.28.201,
					 19.28.211,
					 19.28.241,
					 19.28.251,
					 19.28.281,
					 19.28.311,
					 19.28.321,
					 19.28.400,
					 19.28.420,
					 19.28.490, and
					 19.28.551. 05-10-024, §
					 296-46B-760, filed 4/26/05, effective
					 6/30/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part A - NEC INSTALLATION AMENDMENTS, STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 296-46B-800 - General requirements for communications systems

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Chapters 1 through 7, NEC, supplement and modify the
				  requirements of chapter 8, NEC. If there are specific requirements or
				  exceptions described in chapter 8, NEC, that are different from those in
				  chapters 1 through 7, NEC, chapter 8 will prevail.
001 Installation.
(1) All telecommunications installations on
				an end-user's property, beyond the end-user's telecommunications network
				demarcation point, made by a telecommunications service provider, both inside
				and outside of a building or structure, must conform to all licensing,
				certification, installation, permitting, and inspection requirements described
				in chapter 19.28 RCW and this chapter.
(2) Telecommunications service providers
				including its subcontractors and agents must install and maintain points of
				demarcation in conformance with Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Title 47,
				Chapter 1, Part 68, Subpart B, Sec. 68.105 and may not place a point of
				demarcation further than 12 inches within an end-user's occupied
				space.
(3) The telecommunications
				service provider must identify the telecommunications network demarcation
				point(s) with an identification plate or label having:
(a) The provider's name;
(b) Customer/enduser's name; and
(c) If a CWSTP is used, the option type
				used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part C - PERMITS AND FEES › Section 296-46B-901 - General-Electrical work permits and fees

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General.
(1) When an electrical work permit is
				required by chapter 19.28 RCW or this chapter, inspections may not be made,
				equipment must not be energized, or services connected unless:
(a) A valid electrical work permit is
				obtained and posted per subsection (5) of this section;
(b) The classification or type of facility to
				be inspected and the exact scope and location of the electrical work to be
				performed are clearly shown on the electrical work permit;
(c) The address where the inspection is to be
				made is clearly identifiable from the street, road or highway that serves the
				premises; and
(d) Driving
				directions are provided for the inspectors' use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part C - PERMITS AND FEES › Section 296-46B-902 - Equipment standards approval, city ordinances

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(1) Any city that does electrical or
				telecommunications inspections must declare their intent to do inspections by
				ordinance. See
				RCW
				19.28.010(3) for city
				inspection and inspector requirements. The department may enforce city
				electrical or telecommunications ordinances where those governmental agencies
				do not make inspections under an established program.
Evaluation engineers, testing laboratories, and
				  equipment standards.
(2) As authorized in
				RCW
				19.28.010(1), the department
				is the sole authority for determining testing laboratory accreditation. See WAC
				296-46B-997 and
				296-46B-999 for information
				regarding evaluation engineers, testing laboratories, and equipment
				standards.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 19.28.006,
					 19.28.010,
					 19.28.031,
					 19.28.041,
					 19.28.061,
					 19.28.101,
					 19.28.131,
					 19.28.161,
					 19.28.171,
					 19.28.191,
					 19.28.201,
					 19.28.211,
					 19.28.241,
					 19.28.251,
					 19.28.281,
					 19.28.311,
					 19.28.321,
					 19.28.400,
					 19.28.420,
					 19.28.490,
					 19.28.551. 08-24-048, §
					 296-46B-902, filed 11/25/08, effective
					 12/31/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part C - PERMITS AND FEES › Section 296-46B-903 - Equipment standards

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General.
(1) The standard(s) used, as the basis of
				electrical product certification, field evaluation, or department approval must
				be determined by the department to provide an adequate level of safety or
				define an adequate level of safety performance. Except for the reference of
				construction requirements to ensure the product can be installed in accordance
				with the National Electrical Code, field evaluations, by an approved
				laboratory, must not use the National Electrical Code as standard for product
				evaluation.
(2) Generally,
				standards will be:
(a) Developed by a
				standards developing organization under a method providing for input and
				consideration of views of industry groups, experts, users, consumers,
				governmental authorities, and others having broad experience in the electrical
				products safety field. A standard is used to control the quality and safety of
				a product;
(b) Compatible with and
				be maintained current with periodic revisions of applicable national codes and
				installation standards; and
(c)
				Approved by the department. The department will evaluate the proposed standard
				to determine that it provides an adequate level of safety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part D - PROVISIONAL PERMITS › Section 296-46B-907 - Provisional permits

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Provisional electrical work permit -
				  Use/duration/refunds.
(1) Only
				licensed electrical or telecommunications contractors can use provisional
				electrical work permits.
(2) If a
				provisional electrical work permit label is used, the following requirements
				must be met:
(a) Prior to beginning the work,
				the certified electrician or telecommunications worker performing the
				installation must affix the provisional electrical work permit label to the
				building, structure, or on the cover of the panelboard, over-current device, or
				telecommunications equipment supplying the circuit or equipment.
(b) The job site and contractor portion of
				the label must be completely filled out.
(c) The label must be filled in using
				sunlight and weather resistant ink.
(d) The contractor must return the
				contractor's portion of the label to the department of labor and industries,
				electrical section office having jurisdiction for the inspection, within two
				working days after the job site portion of the label is affixed. Either receipt
				by department of labor and industries or postmark to a valid department of
				labor and industries electrical address is acceptable for meeting this
				requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part E - CLASS B PERMITS › Section 296-46B-908 - Class B permits

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Class B electrical work permit - Use.
(1) The Class B basic electrical random
				inspection process (Class B process) may only be used by:
(a) Licensed electrical/telecommunication
				contractors; or
(b) Health care,
				commercial, or industrial facilities using an employee(s) who is an
				appropriately certified electrician(s) after requesting, in writing, and
				receiving permission from the chief electrical inspector.
Each entity doing work must use a separate label.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-911 - Electrical testing laboratory and engineer accreditation fees

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The amount of the fee due is calculated based on the fee
				  effective at the date payment is made.
Electrical testing laboratory
Initial filing fee:
								(Nonrefundable)
$658.40
Initial accreditation
								fee:
$329.10
1 product category
$329.10
Each additional category for the next 19
								categories
$131.50 each
Maximum for 20 categories or more
$2,831.60
Renewal fee:
								(Nonrefundable)
50% of initial filing fee
Renewal of existing
								accreditations
Each additional category for the next 19
								categories
$131.50 each
Maximum for 20 categories or more
$2,831.60
Engineer for evaluating industrial utilization
								equipment
Initial filing fee: (Nonrefundable)
$658.40
Renewal fee: (Nonrefundable)
50% of initial filing fee
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 19.28 RCW and chapter 50,
					 Laws of 2011 (2ESHB 1087). 12-11-108, § 296-46B-911, filed 5/22/12,
					 effective 6/30/12. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 19.28 RCW and 2009 c 564.
					 10-18-025, § 296-46B-911, filed 8/24/10, effective 10/1/10. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 19.28.006,
					 19.28.010,
					 19.28.031,
					 19.28.041,
					 19.28.061,
					 19.28.101,
					 19.28.131,
					 19.28.161,
					 19.28.171,
					 19.28.191,
					 19.28.201,
					 19.28.211,
					 19.28.241,
					 19.28.251,
					 19.28.281,
					 19.28.311,
					 19.28.321,
					 19.28.400,
					 19.28.420,
					 19.28.490,
					 19.28.551. 06-05-028, §
					 296-46B-911, filed 2/7/06, effective 5/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 19.28.006,
					 19.28.010,
					 19.28.031,
					 19.28.041,
					 19.28.061,
					 19.28.101,
					 19.28.131,
					 19.28.161,
					 19.28.171,
					 19.28.191,
					 19.28.201,
					 19.28.211,
					 19.28.241,
					 19.28.251,
					 19.28.271,
					 19.28.311,
					 19.28.321,
					 19.28.400,
					 19.28.420,
					 19.28.490,
					 19.28.551, 2003 c 399, 2003 c 211,
					 2003 c 78, and 2003 c 242. 04-12-049, § 296-46B-911, filed 5/28/04,
					 effective 6/30/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 19.28.006,
					 19.28.010,
					 19.28.031,
					 19.28.041,
					 19.28.061,
					 19.28.101,
					 19.28.131,
					 19.28.161,
					 19.28.171,
					 19.28.191,
					 19.28.201,
					 19.28.211,
					 19.28.241,
					 19.28.251,
					 19.28.271,
					 19.28.311,
					 19.28.321,
					 19.28.400,
					 19.28.420,
					 19.28.490,
					 19.28.551, 2002 c 249,
					 chapters
					 34.05 and
					 19.28 RCW. 03-09-111, §
					 296-46B-911, filed 4/22/03, effective
					 4/22/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-915 - Civil penalty schedule

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Notes:
Each day that a violation occurs on a job
				  site may be a separate offense.
Once a violation of chapter 19.28 RCW or chapter 296-46B WAC
				  becomes a final judgment, any additional violation within three years becomes a
				  "second" or "additional" offense subject to an increased penalty as set forth
				  in the following tables.
In case of serious noncompliance or a serious violation of
				  the provisions of chapter 19.28 RCW or as described in WAC
				  296-46B-990,
				  the department may double the penalty amount, up to ten thousand dollars shown
				  in subsections (1) through (14) of this section.
A person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity who
				  violates a provision of chapter 19.28 RCW or chapter 296-46B WAC is liable for
				  a civil penalty based upon the following schedule.
(1)
Offering to perform, submitting a
				bid for, advertising, installing or maintaining cables, conductors or
				equipment:
(a) That convey or utilize
				electrical current without having a valid electrical contractor's license;
				or
(b) Used for information
				generation, processing, or transporting of signals optically or electronically
				in telecommunications systems without having a valid telecommunications
				contractor's license.
First offense:
$1,000
Second offense:
$2,000
Third offense:
$3,000
Each offense thereafter:
$10,000
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-935 - Administrator certificate

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General.
(1) The department will deny application,
				renewal, change of assignment, reinstatement, or issuance of an administrator
				or master electrician certificate if an individual owes money as a result of an
				outstanding final judgment(s) under chapter 19.28 RCW.
(2) For special accommodation see WAC
				296-46B-960.
(3) An applicant will not be issued a
				specialty administrator certificate that is a subspecialty of a certificate the
				applicant currently holds (i.e., the applicant is not eligible to take the
				domestic well administrator examination if the applicant currently possesses a
				pump and irrigation administrator certificate).
Qualifying for examination.
(4) There are no qualification requirements
				for taking an administrator certificate examination. Applicants should contact
				the testing agency directly.
Original - Administrator certificates.
(5) The scope of work for
				electrical administrators is described in WAC
				296-46B-920.
				The department will issue an original administrator certificate to a general
				administrator, or specialty administrator who:
(a) Successfully completes the appropriate
				administrator examination; and
(b)
				Submits the appropriate examination passing report from the testing agency with
				the applicant's: Date of birth, mailing address, and Social Security number;
				and
(c) Pays all appropriate fees
				as listed in WAC
				296-46B-909.
For an examination report to be considered, all the above
				  must be submitted within ninety days after the completion of the examination.
				  After ninety days, the applicant will be required to successfully retake the
				  complete examination. An individual's original administrator certificate will
				  expire on their birth date at least one year, and not more than three years,
				  from the date of original issue.
Combination - Specialty administrator
				  certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-940 - Electrician/certificate of competency required

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General.
(1) The department will deny application,
				renewal, reinstatement, or issuance of a certificate or permit if an individual
				owes money as a result of an outstanding final judgment(s) under chapter 19.28
				RCW.
(2) The scope of work for
				electricians is described in WAC
				296-46B-920.
Electrician - Certificate of competency
				  required.
(3) To
				work in the electrical construction trade, an individual must possess, wear,
				and visibly display on the front of the upper body, a current valid:
(a) Master journey level electrician
				certificate of competency issued by the department;
(b) Journey level electrician certificate of
				competency issued by the department;
(c) Master specialty electrician certificate
				of competency issued by the department;
(d) Specialty electrician certificate of
				competency issued by the department; or
(e) Electrical training certificate, learning
				the trade in the proper ratio, per
				RCW
				19.28.161, under the supervision of a
				certified master journey level electrician, journey level electrician, master
				specialty electrician working in their specialty, or specialty electrician
				working in their specialty.
The certificate may be worn inside the outer layer of
				  clothing when outer protective clothing (e.g., rain gear when outside in the
				  rain, arc flash, welding gear, etc.) is required. The certificate must be worn
				  inside the protective clothing so that when the protective clothing is removed,
				  the certificate is visible. A cold weather jacket or similar apparel is not
				  protective clothing.
The certificate may be worn inside the outer layer of
				  clothing when working in an attic or crawl space or when operating equipment
				  (e.g., drill motor, conduit threading machine, etc.) where wearing the
				  certificate may pose an unsafe condition for the individual.
The certificate must be immediately available for examination
				  at all times.
When working as a certified electrician, the electrician must
				  not display a training certificate.
When supervising a trainee(s), the supervising electrician's
				  certificate must be appropriate for the work being performed by the trainee(s).
				  For the purposes of this section, supervising a trainee is considered to be
				  working in the electrical construction trade.
Any person working as an electrician or trainee must also
				  possess a government issued photo identification and immediately present that
				  identification when requested by the inspector.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-942 - Training certificate required

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General.
(1) To work in the electrical construction
				trade as an electrical trainee, an individual must possess, wear, and visibly
				display a current valid electrical training certificate, learning the trade in
				the proper ratio, per
				RCW
				19.28.161, under the supervision of a
				certified master journey level electrician, journey level electrician, master
				specialty electrician working in their specialty, or specialty electrician
				working in their specialty.
The trainee must meet all the requirements of WAC
				  296-46B-940 related to visibly
				  displaying a current certificate and having a valid photo identification on
				  his/her person.
Unless working in a specialty, apprentices and individuals
				  learning the electrical construction trade must have in their possession proof
				  of apprenticeship or journey level training program registration. They must
				  show their apprenticeship or training program registration documents to an
				  authorized representative of the department at the representative's
				  request.
(2) An active
				training certificate is required for all individuals throughout the
				individual's enrollment and matriculation in an approved construction
				electrician training school program described in
				RCW
				19.28.191. A training certificate is required
				to work in the electrical construction trade if an individual does not:
(a) Possess a current journey level
				certificate of competency issued by the department;
(b) Possess a current specialty electrician
				certificate of competency issued by the department while working in that
				specialty's scope of work; or
(c)
				Is not working in exempt status as allowed by chapter 19.28 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-945 - Qualifying for master, journey level, specialty electrician examinations

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(1) General.
(a) All applicants must be at least 16 years
				of age.
(b) All applicants, from in
				or out of state, must demonstrate the completion of basic trainee classes
				described in WAC
				296-46B-970(4)(c)(ii)(D).
(i) Twenty-four hours where 2,000 or more;
				but less than 4,000 hours of work experience is required.
(ii) Forty-eight hours where 4,000 or more;
				but less than 6,000 hours of work experience is required.
(iii) Seventy-two hours where 6,000 or more;
				but less than 8,000 hours of work experience is required.
(iv) Ninety-six hours where 8,000 or more of
				work experience is required.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-960 - Administrator and electrician certificate of competency examinations

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General.
(1) The minimum passing score on any
				examination or examination section is 70 percent. If examination is requested
				to be administered by the department, an application is required and the
				examination must be successfully completed within one year of application or
				the individual must submit a new application for exam including all appropriate
				fees.
(2) All examinations are open
				book.
(a) Candidates may use:
(i) Any original copyrighted
				material;
(ii) A silent,
				nonprinting, nonprogrammable calculator that is not designed for preprogrammed
				electrical calculations;
(iii)
				Copies of chapter 19.28 RCW and this chapter; or
(iv) A foreign language dictionary that does
				not contain definitions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-971 - Training schools

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(1) The
				department must evaluate and approve training school programs in the electrical
				trade as regulated by chapter 19.28 RCW for equivalency to hours of supervised
				work experience. Approved training programs must be from a Washington state
				public community or technical college, or a not-for-profit nationally
				accredited technical or trade school licensed by the work force training and
				education coordinating board under chapter 28C.10 RCW.
(2) The minimum total hours for an electrical
				technical training program must be determined per
				RCW
				19.28.191.
(3) Training school programs must be approved
				before their graduates may request credit for equivalent work experience hours
				toward journey level or specialty electrician certification. Until December 31,
				2003, existing electrical training programs, in effect after January 1, 2000,
				may apply for retroactive approval of their program to determine the number of
				hours that will be credited for the program graduates. After December 31, 2003,
				all training programs must be approved by the department prior to beginning
				instruction.
(4) Training schools
				must submit the curriculum of each journey level or specific specialty
				electrical training program to the department for approval. The curriculum must
				include a detailed description of each course that is included in the total
				training hours required by
				RCW
				19.28.191. The curriculum must be reviewed by
				the department whenever significant changes in program content or course length
				are implemented or at an interval not to exceed three years. After department
				review, the program may be renewed. In evaluating the relevance of the
				curriculum, the department will consider the following criteria:
(a) Scope of work for the appropriate
				electrician certification.
(b)
				Understanding whole systems related to and integrated with electrical equipment
				installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and appliance repair (e.g.,
				refrigeration, pumps, hydraulics, thermodynamics, compressed air, and similar
				systems).
(c) Courses not directly
				related to electrical technical instruction or specific scope of work, but
				required to complete the specific training program (i.e., mathematics,
				technical writing, business, safety, first aid, ergonomics, etc.), must not
				exceed ten percent of the total student/instructor contact time of the
				program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-975 - Electrical audit

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General.
(1) The department may audit the employment
				records of the electrical contractor or employer to verify the employment
				status of trainees, assigned administrators, or assigned master
				electricians.
(2) Every employer or
				contractor must keep a record of trainee, assigned administrator/master
				electrician employment so the department may obtain the information it needs to
				verify electrical trainee, assigned administrator, or assigned master
				electrician status and trainee work experience. Upon the request of the
				department's auditors or agents, these records must be made available to the
				department for inspection within seven business days.
(3) Any information obtained from the
				contractor or employer during the audit is confidential and is not open to
				public inspection under chapter 42.17 RCW.
Trainee hours.
(4) The time period covered by a trainee
				audit will not exceed five years prior to the period included in the last
				affidavit verifying trainee hours is submitted.
(5) An employer or contractor must maintain
				payroll records, time cards, or similar records to verify:
(a) The number of hours the trainee worked as
				a supervised trainee;
(b) The type
				of electrical work the trainee performed; and
(c) Who provided the trainee's
				supervision.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-980 - Enforcement - Installations, licensing, and certification requirements

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(1) The department
				inspects the electrical worksites of individuals, employers, and employees with
				respect to the methods and installation requirements of chapter 19.28 RCW and
				this chapter. The department's electrical inspectors and electrical auditors
				make electrical work inspections. The department's electrical
				inspectors/auditors verify that all required electrical work permits or labels
				are obtained prior to beginning any electrical work which requires an
				inspection. The department's electrical inspectors, electrical auditors, and
				compliance officers make electrical licensing/certification
				inspections.
(2) The department
				ensures that individuals, employers, and employees comply with the electrical
				licensing and certification requirements of chapter 19.28 RCW and this chapter.
				To do this, inspections are made by the department's electrical
				inspectors/auditors and compliance officers.
Compliance officers or electrical inspectors/auditors
				  determine whether:
(a) Each person or
				entity advertising to do electrical work or doing electrical work on an
				electrical worksite has a proper license or certificate;
(b) The ratio, per
				RCW
				19.28.161, of certified journey
				level/specialty electricians to the certified trainees on the job site is
				correct; and
(c) Each certified
				trainee is directly supervised by an individual who possesses an appropriate
				certificate of competency for the type of electrical work being
				performed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-985 - Penalties for false statements or material misrepresentations

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(1) A person who
				makes a false statement or material misrepresentation on an application,
				statement of hours, or signed statement to the department may be referred to
				the county prosecutor for criminal prosecution under
				RCW
				9A.72.020,
				9A.72.030, and
				9A.72.040. The department may also
				file a civil action under
				RCW
				19.28.131 or
				19.28.271 and may revoke or
				suspend a certificate under
				RCW
				19.28.241 or
				19.28.341.
(2) The department may file a civil action
				under RCW
				19.28.131 or
				19.28.271 and may revoke or
				suspend a certificate of competency under
				RCW
				19.28.341 or
				19.28.241 for inaccurate or false
				reporting of continuing or basic trainee classroom education units on the
				administrator, master electrician, electrician, or training certificate renewal
				form.
(3) If the department
				determines that a course sponsor has issued an inaccurate or incomplete course
				application or attendance/completion roster, the department may suspend or
				revoke the course approval and deny future approval of a continuing or basic
				trainee classroom education course(s) by the course sponsor.
(4) The department may file a civil action
				under RCW
				19.28.271 against both the trainee and the
				contractor, apprentice training director, or other entity verifying the
				training hours and may subtract up to two thousand hours of employment from a
				trainee's total hours if the department determines a false statement or
				material misrepresentation has been made in an affidavit of
				experience.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 19.28 RCW. 13-03-128,
					 § 296-46B-985, filed 1/22/13, effective 3/1/13. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 19.28.006,
					 19.28.010,
					 19.28.031,
					 19.28.041,
					 19.28.061,
					 19.28.101,
					 19.28.131,
					 19.28.161,
					 19.28.171,
					 19.28.191,
					 19.28.201,
					 19.28.211,
					 19.28.241,
					 19.28.251,
					 19.28.281,
					 19.28.311,
					 19.28.321,
					 19.28.400,
					 19.28.420,
					 19.28.490,
					 19.28.551. 09-20-032, §
					 296-46B-985, filed 9/29/09, effective 10/31/09; 06-24-041, § 296-46B-985,
					 filed 11/30/06, effective 12/31/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 19.28.006,
					 19.28.010,
					 19.28.031,
					 19.28.041,
					 19.28.061,
					 19.28.101,
					 19.28.131,
					 19.28.161,
					 19.28.171,
					 19.28.191,
					 19.28.201,
					 19.28.211,
					 19.28.241,
					 19.28.251,
					 19.28.271,
					 19.28.311,
					 19.28.321,
					 19.28.400,
					 19.28.420,
					 19.28.490,
					 19.28.551, 2002 c 249,
					 chapters
					 34.05 and
					 19.28 RCW. 03-09-111, §
					 296-46B-985, filed 4/22/03, effective
					 5/23/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-990 - Failure to comply with the electrical contractor licensing, administrator certification, or electrician certification laws

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General.
(1) If the compliance officer or electrical
				inspector/auditor determines that an individual, employer, or employee has
				violated chapter 19.28 RCW or this chapter, the department will issue a
				citation that describes the violation.
Suspension or revocation - Of an electrical
				  contractor's license, administrator's certificate, master electrician's
				  certificate of competency, electrician's certificate of competency, or training
				  certificate.
(2) The
				department may revoke or suspend, for such time as it determines appropriate,
				an electrical contractor's license, administrator's certificate, master
				electrician's certificate of competency, electrician's certificate of
				competency, or training certificate if:
(a)
				The license, certificate, or permit was obtained through error or
				fraud;
(b) The license,
				certificate, or permit holder is judged to be incompetent to work in the
				electrical construction trade as an electrical contractor, administrator,
				master electrician, journey level electrician, specialty electrician,
				electrical technician, or electrical trainee;
(c) For serious noncompliance as described
				below. See
				RCW
				19.28.241 and
				19.28.341
				for other grounds and procedures.
(d) The license or certificate holder
				incompletely or inaccurately reported continuing or basic trainee class
				education units on an application for renewal; or
(e) The certificate holder falsely,
				incompletely, or inaccurately reported previous work experience.
The department will deny an application for any license/
				  certificate during the period of revocation or suspension of the same or
				  another license/certificate under chapter 19.28 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-995 - Electrical board-Appeal rights and hearings General

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(1) Electrical board.
(a) Except as provided in chapters 19.28 and
				42.30 RCW, Open Public Meetings Act, and this chapter, all proceedings will be
				conducted according to chapter 34.05 RCW, Administrative Procedure Act and
				chapter 10-08 WAC, Model rules of procedure.
(b) See
				RCW
				19.28.311 for the composition of the
				electrical board.
(c) The board
				adopts the current edition of the "
Roberts' Rules of Order, Newly
				Revised.
"
(d) The board
				holds regular meetings on the last Thursday of January, April, July, and
				October of each year per
				RCW
				19.28.311. Board meetings may be scheduled in
				a variety of geographic locations in Washington.
(e) All hearings before the board will be
				held on regularly scheduled meeting dates unless the board determines that an
				alternate date is necessary.
(f)
				The chairperson or a majority of the members of the board may call special
				meetings as provided in
				RCW
				42.30.080.
(g) Each board member will be notified of the
				agenda, date, time, and place of each regular and special meeting.
(h) The board may elect to have board
				meetings recorded or transcribed by a court reporter.
(i) A majority of the board constitutes a
				quorum for purposes of rendering any decision.
(j) Board members may attend meetings in
				person, via electronic means, or by telephone.
(k) All filings and documents for any matter
				before the board must be submitted to the chief electrical inspector, as
				secretary to the board as follows:
By mail: Department of Labor and Industries, P.O. Box 44460,
				  Olympia, WA 98504-4460.
By personal delivery: Department of Labor and Industries,
				  7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501.
Documents may be submitted by ordinary mail, certified or
				  registered mail, personal delivery, or in an electronic manner acceptable to
				  the department.
(l) Except
				for original appeal documents and notices of appeal from decisions of either
				the office of administrative hearings or a city or town, any documents a party
				wants the board to consider at the hearing must be filed with the chief
				electrical inspector, as secretary to the board, by the dates specified in the
				notice of hearing letter. Documents submitted after the deadlines may be
				excluded at the discretion of the board chair as presiding officer in
				accordance with WAC
				10-08-140(2)(b).
Appeals
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-46B - Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation › Part F - ADMINISTRATIVE › Section 296-46B-997 - Engineer approval

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(1) This
				section describes the methods required to obtain recognition and accreditation
				of professional engineers registered under chapter 18.43 RCW to approve
				industrial utilization equipment. This section provides assurance to the
				general consuming public that electrical products have been tested for safety
				and identified for their intended use.
(2) Industrial utilization equipment is
				considered to be safe when it is certified by an engineer accredited by the
				department.
(a) The department may declare
				industrial utilization equipment unsafe if:
(i) The equipment is not being manufactured
				or produced in accordance with all standards of design and construction and all
				terms and conditions set out in the certification report for the equipment
				referred to in this chapter;
(ii)
				The equipment has been shown by field experience to be unduly hazardous to
				persons or property;
(iii) An
				examination of the equipment or of the certification report for the equipment
				shows that the equipment does not comply with all applicable standards;
				or
(iv) An examination of the
				certification report or the equipment shows that the equipment cannot be
				installed in accordance with this chapter.
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General.
(1) This section describes the methods
				required to obtain recognition and accreditation of electrical product(s)
				certification and/or field evaluation laboratories by the state of Washington.
				This section provides assurance to the general consuming public that electrical
				products have been tested for safety and identified for their intended
				use.
(2) An electrical product is
				considered to be safe when it is either certified by a laboratory accredited by
				the department or labeled with a field evaluation mark by a laboratory
				accredited by the department.
(a) The
				department may declare electrical equipment unsafe if:
(i) The equipment is not being manufactured
				or produced in accordance with all standards of design and construction and all
				terms and conditions set out in the certification report for the equipment
				referred to in this chapter;
(ii)
				The equipment has been shown by field experience to be unduly hazardous to
				persons or property;
(iii) An
				examination of the equipment or of the certification report for the equipment
				shows that the equipment does not comply with all applicable standards;
				or
(iv) An examination of the
				certification report or the equipment shows that the equipment cannot be
				installed in accordance with this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-49A - The factory assembled structures advisory board › Section 296-49A-010 - What definitions apply to this chapter?

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"Board"
is the director's factory assembled
				structures advisory board.
"Department"
is the Washington state department of
				labor and industries.
"Director"
is the director of the department of
				labor and industries.
"Section"
is the factory assembled structures
				(FAS) section of the department.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340 and
				  43.22.420. 97-16-043, §
				  296-49A-010, filed 7/31/97, effective
				  12/1/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-49A - The factory assembled structures advisory board › Section 296-49A-010 - Definitions that apply to this chapter

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"Board"
is the factory assembled structures
				advisory board.
"Department"
is the Washington state department of
				labor and industries.
"Director"
is the director of the department of
				labor and industries.
"Program"
is the factory assembled structures
				(FAS) program of the department.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340 and
				  43.22.420. 97-16-043, §
				  296-49A-010, filed 7/31/97, effective
				  12/1/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-49A - The factory assembled structures advisory board › Section 296-49A-020 - What is the purpose of these rules?

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The primary purpose of these rules is to establish a uniform
				means of communication between the department and persons, firms or
				corporations engaged in the manufacture of factory assembled structures.
				Generally, this communication will involve either proposed WAC rule revisions
				or the operation of the section.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340 and
				  43.22.420. 97-16-043, §
				  296-49A-020, filed 7/31/97, effective
				  12/1/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-49A - The factory assembled structures advisory board › Section 296-49A-020 - The purpose of these rules

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The primary purpose of these rules is to provide a formal means
				of communication between the factory assembled structures program and
				stakeholders. Generally, the topics of this communication will involve either
				WAC rule revisions or the operation of the program.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340 and
				  43.22.420. 97-16-043, §
				  296-49A-020, filed 7/31/97, effective
				  12/1/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-49A - The factory assembled structures advisory board › Section 296-49A-030 - What is the purpose of the board?

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The purpose of the board, as authorized by
				RCW
				43.22.420, is to advise the director on all
				matters pertaining to the enforcement of
				chapter
				43.22 RCW including but
				not limited to standards of body and frame design, construction and plumbing,
				heating and electrical installations, minimum inspection procedures and the
				adoption of rules and regulations pertaining to the manufacture of factory
				assembled structures, manufactured (mobile) homes, commercial coaches,
				recreational vehicles, and recreational park trailers.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340 and
				  43.22.420. 97-16-043, §
				  296-49A-030, filed 7/31/97, effective
				  12/1/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-49A - The factory assembled structures advisory board › Section 296-49A-030 - The purpose of the board

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The purpose of the board, as authorized by RCW  43.22.420, is to
				advise the director on all matters pertaining to the enforcement of chapter
				43.22 RCW including but not limited to standards of body and frame design,
				construction and plumbing, heating and electrical installations, minimum
				inspection procedures and the adoption of rules and regulations pertaining to
				the manufacture of factory assembled structures, manufactured (mobile) homes,
				commercial coaches, conversion vendor units, medical units, recreational
				vehicles, and recreational park trailers (park model recreational
				vehicles).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340 and
				  43.22.420. 97-16-043, §
				  296-49A-030, filed 7/31/97, effective
				  12/1/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-49A - The factory assembled structures advisory board › Section 296-49A-040 - Who are the members and officers of the board?

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The board has nine members. Each is appointed by the director
				to a four-year term. The members must represent consumer interests, regulated
				industries and allied professionals. Consequently, the composition of the board
				will be:
Two members representing consumers;
Two members representing manufactured housing;
Two members representing factory built structures;
One member representing recreational vehicles and recreational
				park trailers;
One member representing building officials; and
One member who will either be an architect or an
				engineer.
The board will elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson. The
				department's chief prefab building specialist shall serve as secretary of the
				board.
According to
				RCW
				43.03.050 and
				43.03.060, each board member shall
				be paid travel expenses. Those expenses will be paid out of department
				appropriations upon the presentation of a voucher approved by the director or
				the director's designee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.340 and
				  43.22.420. 97-16-043, §
				  296-49A-040, filed 7/31/97, effective
				  12/1/97.