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OREGON ELECTRICAL

SPECIALITY CODE

2008 NEC Adoption Changes, Scope of Work by

License, & Permit Process & Requirements

Oregon Section - OutlineBy Building Code Rule this course

is required to include these three topics.

1. Scope of the different licenses2. Adoption changes and

amendments that the electrical division wrote to include in the 2014 NEC acceptance.

3. Permit Process & Requirements

ORS 497 Licenses

The 2013 Legislative Session changed some of the licensing requirements for the licenses we will talk about today.

Lets take the licenses in order that they appear in your handout and in the statute itself. The statutes not only give a overview of what the license can do but what is required to receive the license in the first place.

Scope of the different licenses

Since we are dealing with a different types of licenses, we will give a overview of the the licenses listed below that we will cover in this course:

1. Limited Maintenance electrician2. Limited renewable energy

technician3. Limited Journeyman Sign

Electrician4. Limited Energy Tech – Class A5. Limited Energy Tech – Class B

LIMITED MAINTENANCE ELECTRICLAN (LME)

A person with this license is authorized to maintain, repair and replace electrical installations, including electrical components, required on the premises of industrial plants, and maintain, repair and replace electrical installations on systems that are less than 600 volts phase to phase, including electrical components, required on the premises of commercial office buildings, buildings occupied by the state or a local government entity or facilities designated by the electrical board.

LIMITED JOURNEMAN SIGN ELECTRICIAN (SIG) 918-282-

0220A 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

LIMITED JOURNEMAN SIGN ELECTRICIAN (SIG) 918-282-

0220(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.

LIMITED RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHICIAN (LRT)

A person licensed under this subsection may, while in the employ of a licensed electrical contractor or a limited renewable energy contractor:(a) Install, maintain, replace or repair electrical wiring and electrical products that convey or operate on renewable electrical energy not exceeding 25 kilowatts AC; and

LIMITED RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHICIAN (LRT)

cont.(b) Make electrical installations not exceeding 25 kilowatts AC:

(A) On devices using renewable energy involving wind, solar energy systems, micro-hydroelectricity, photovoltaic systems or fuel cells.

(B) Up to the load side of an inverter.

(C) To connect generators that are sized to facilitate the inverter in an off-grid system.

LIMITED ENERGY TECHNICIANS

As we look at the two licenses that deal specifically with limited energy, lets go through the definitions used in conjunction with this field of work.

1. Class A limited energy technician2. Class B limited energy technician3. HVAC4. Limited energy electrical activity5. Protective signaling


(1) “Class A limited energy technician” means a person licensed to install, alter and repair ALL limited energy systems.

LIMITED ENERGY TECHNICIANS(2) “Class B limited energy technician”

means a person licensed to install, alter and repair all limited energy systems that DO NOT INCLUDE PROTECTIVE SIGNALING, including but not limited to:

(a) HVAC;(b) Medical;(c) Boiler controls;(d) Intercom and paging

systems;(e) Clock systems;(f) Data telecommunication

installations; (g) Instrumentation.


(3) “HVAC” means thermostat and associated control wiring of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. “HVAC” does not include boiler controls.


(4) “Limited energy electrical activity” means installation, alteration, maintenance, replacement or repair of electrical wiring and electrical products that do not exceed 100 volt-amperes in Class 2 and Class 3 installations, or that do not exceed 300 volt amperes for landscape low voltage lighting systems that are cord connected to a ground fault circuit interrupter receptacle, under the electrical specialty code and the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code.

Class A Limited Energy Technician (LEA)

Class A Limited Energy Technicians (LEA) can install, maintain, service and modify all limited energy installations including those in the “protective signaling” arena.

This license has now been changed to a 3 year apprenticeship (6000 hours) along with approved schooling of 432 hours.

Class B Limited Energy Technician (LEB)

Class B Limited Energy Technicians (LEA) can install, maintain, service and modify all limited energy installations EXCEPT those in the “protective signaling” arena.

Most holders of the LEB license work in either the data/telecommunication or HVAC fields of work. It is a 2 year (4000hr) apprenticeship with 288 classroom hours of education.

479.940 Activities not subject to licensure under ORS

479.510 to 479.945; identification cards.

(1) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to the following activity on Class II and III systems in one and two family dwellings regulated under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code:

(a) Prewiring of cable television and telephone systems owned by the owner of the residence;

(b) Garage door openers;(c) Vacuum systems;

479.940 Activities not subject to licensure under ORS

479.510 to 479.945; identification cards.

(1)(d) Audio and stereo systems;(e) HVAC;(f) Landscape sprinkler controls;(g) Landscape lighting; and(h) Doorbells.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section apply only to persons or businesses licensed and in good standing with the Construction Contractors Board.

OREGON ELECTRICAL SPECIALITY CODE 2014

918-305-0010 Scope of the Electrical Specialty CodeThe 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.

918-305-0020 Governing CodesThe 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.

OREGON ELECTRICAL SPECIALITY CODE 2014READ OVER YOUR COPY OF THE OREGON ELECTRICAL SPECIALITY CODE . Pay special attention to the

amendments the State of Oregon has made to the NEC while adopting it.

REMEMBER AS EACH STATE ADOPTS THE NEW NEC EACH 3 YEARS THEY NORMALLY DO SO WITH SPECIFIC

CHANGES TO THE NEC PARTICULAR TO THEIR STATE AND ADOPT THE

NEW CODE ONLY WITH THOSE CHANGES.

PermitsWhen do I need a Permit? Generally, a

permit is required to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system. For specific requirements, read more about electrical, plumbing, mechanical and structural permit and inspection requirements.

The Permit ProcessThe applicant must submit a complete

permit application. The application can be submitted:

In person, at the counter. By mail. By fax. Over the internet through BuildingPermits.Oregon.gov.

The permit application is reviewed for completeness.

The Permit ProcessWhen a permit cannot be issued the

applicant is notified by telephone, fax, mail or e-mail that:

Additional information is required. A plan review is required. Incorrect fees or no fees were submitted.

After receipt of the fee the permit is issued:

In person, at the counter. By mail. By fax.

The Permit ProcessIf purchased from BuildingPermits.Oregon.gov, the Authorization To Begin Work allows the contractor to begin work on the project, while at the same time allowing the jurisdiction to declare the Authorization null and void if the jurisdiction finds that issuance of a permit is in conflict with a local ordinance or land use laws.

The permit purchaser must contact the regulating jurisdiction to resolve the issue:

In person, at the counter. By mail. By email.

The Permit Process

Complete permit applications received in person at the counter will be processed while the customer waits. Permit applications received through the mail, fax or through the BuildingPermits.Oregon.gov E-permitting Web site that are complete and have the correct payment included will be processed within 1 business day of receipt. If there are minor omissions that can be provided over the telephone by the applicant, staff will complete the form and process the application.

Types of PermitsThere are basically 4 types of

electrical permits issued in Oregon:

1. Single job site permit2. Master permit3. Bulk permits4. Minor Installation Labels

Temporary Permits918-309-0080 Temporary Electrical Permit Rule (1) Authority and Scope of Rule. This rule: (a) Is required by ORS 479.550; (b) Applies to the Building Codes Division and all

municipalities that enforce the electrical laws; (c) Can only be used by a licensed electrical

contractor. (2) Definitions. For the purposes of this rule only,

the following definitions are adopted: (a) “Emergency Electrical Work” is an acute,

unplanned and immediate need for electrical repair or replacement involving an existing electrical installation or product or both;

Temporary Permits (cont)

(b) “Licensed Electrical Contractor” or “Contractor” means any type of electrical contractor licensed by the Building Codes Division;

(c) “Jurisdiction” means the Building Codes Division, a municipality enforcing the electrical laws or municipality issuing electrical permits having authority over the electrical work;

(d) “Unanticipated Electrical Work” is electrical work, including a new installation, requested by a customer where the timing of a request for commencement of work does not reasonably allow the contractor time to obtain an electrical permit before starting the work:

Temporary Permits – (cont.)

(A) This includes, but is not limited to, additional work assigned at the work site as well as pre-assigned work when the customer requests service at an unplanned date or time;

(B) This does not include electrical work where a permit already exists covering all or part of the work.

(3) Temporary Permit. A jurisdiction shall recognize the existence of a temporary electrical permit when the contractor encounters “emergency electrical work” or “unanticipated electrical work,” complies with section (4) of this rule and does electrical work

Temporary Permits (cont)

(4) Temporary Permit Procedures. The contractor must comply with subsection (a) of this section and with one of the requirements of subsections (b) to (d) of this section:

(a) Prior to commencing work, the contractor shall fill out a standard form electrical permit application for any jurisdiction, identify the proper jurisdiction, identify the contractor, and provide the electrical contractor and Construction Contractors Board identifications:

(A) The standard permit application form covering electrical installations can be used in any transaction, except the fees shall be that of the jurisdiction where the work is done;


(B) A restricted energy electrical application can only be used if the work is strictly covered by that permit;

(C) The temporary permit must be signed by the journeyman or technician that does the work or by a supervising electrician;

(D) A copy must be posted at the job site marked “temporary permit,” showing the starting work date and the ending date of the temporary permit. The ending date shall not be more than seven days from the starting date.


(b) FAX a copy to the jurisdiction and mail the original with proper payment to the jurisdiction all within seven days of the start of the work;

(c) If the jurisdiction does not have a FAX machine, telephone the jurisdiction informing it of the time, place and type of work that was started within 24 hours of the opening for business by the jurisdiction, and mail a copy of the completed application and payment within seven days of the start of the work; or

(d) If the jurisdiction has a recording device, call in the time, place and type of work within 12 hours of the start of work and complete the electrical permit application and payment within seven days of the start of the work.


(5) If bulk label or minor label procedures are appropriate for the electrical installation and are allowed by the jurisdiction, those procedures may be followed in lieu of the requirements of this rule.

(6) An inspection shall be requested at any time following the temporary permit procedures. A jurisdiction may, but is not required to, require permit fees before providing an inspection.

(7) Burden of Proof and Assumed Risks. The contractor who uses this rule has:


(a) The burden of proving that an “emergency” or “unanticipated electrical work” existed which justified using this rule; and

(b) Assumes all risks that are inherent with starting electrical installations before review and approval by the jurisdiction.

(8) In addition to civil penalties that may be assessed for violation of this rule, the use of this rule may be suspended, restricted or denied to a contractor who violates this rule more than once.

Minor Labels

http://www.bcd.oregon.gov/programs/minorlabel/minor_label_programs.html

479.540(9) Study the many different

requirements set by statute that restrict the use of Minor Labels. These include their restriction from use if penetrating a firestopping assembly.

Another restriction is use when installing more than 10 drops in data/telecommunication systems.

Use of Minor Installation Labels

(1) Persons who may be issued and use minor labels. Minor installation labels may only be issued to and used for installations under the minor label programs permitted by OAR 918-050-0500 through 918-050-0520 and 918-100-0000 through 918-100- 0060 by:

(a) An electrical contractor employing a properly licensed general supervising electrician only as authorized by OAR 918-309-0220;

(b) A limited maintenance specialty contractor or a limited maintenance specialty contractor-HVAC/R only as authorized by OAR 918-309-0220;

Use of Minor Installation Labels

(c) A restricted energy contractor only as authorized by OAR 918-309-0220;

(d) A limited renewable energy contractor only as authorized by OAR 918-309-0220;

(e) A limited pump installation specialty contractor only as authorized by OAR 918-309-0220;

(f) A limited energy contractor only as authorized by OAR 918-309-0220; and

(g) A registered telecommunications service provider only as authorized by OAR 918-309-0220.

Use of Minor Installation Labels (cont)

(2) Except as allowed under OAR 918-309-0220(3)(a) and (b), minor labels shall not be used for:(a) Underground electrical installations;(b) Electrical installations that require a cover inspection;(c) Installations involving GFCI or AFCI devices other than 15 or 20 amp, 125-volt receptacles and circuit breakers;(d) Any electrical installations that are covered by Chapter 5 or Article 680 (Swimming Pools, Fountains, or Similar Installations) of the National Electrical Code, as adopted in OAR 918-305-0100, or Chapter 41 of the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Specialty Code, as adopted in OAR 918-480-0005;(e) Protective signaling; and(f) New construction.

918-309-0220 Scope of Electrical Work Allowed with Minor Installation Label

Except as provided in OAR 918-309-0200 which allows a person to insist on using a permit rather than a label, or where the transaction involves a component of an appliance exempted under OAR 918-261-0020, minor installation labels shall be used by:

(1) A contractor with a signing supervisor, where the installation does not exceed 240 volts for:

(a) Extension of not more than two existing branch electrical circuits limited to 30 amps each and, if relevant, connection of an appliance authorized under sections (2) and (3) of this rule;

918-309-0220 Scope of Electrical Work Allowed with

Minor Installation Label (b) Installation of one new electrical circuit limited

to 30 amps and, if relevant, connection of an appliance authorized under sections (2) and (3) of this rule;

(c) Repair or replacement of damaged components of existing electrical equipment including services not to exceed 200 amps, provided a reconnect is not required by the serving utility. For reconnects, see OAR 918-309-0040(10) for services; and

(d) The single installation of the appliances, repair or replacement activities authorized by sections (2) and (3) of this rule;

(e) Replacement of multiple switches, circuit breakers, receptacles, light fixtures, smoke detectors, or GFCI or AFCI circuit breakers and receptacles of 15-20 amp, 125-volt in a dwelling unit.

918-309-0220 Scope of Electrical Work Allowed with Minor Installation Label –

(cont.) (2) A limited maintenance specialty contractor or a

limited maintenance specialty contractor-HVAC/R where the installation does not exceed 120-240 volts single phase for repair or replacement of:

(a) A furnace, oil or gas, not to exceed 20 amps; (b) A fan not to exceed 20 amps; (c) A dishwasher or garbage disposal, not to exceed

20 amps; (d) A water heater, which involves an electrical

circuit, not to exceed 30 amps; (e) An electrical furnace, air conditioning unit or

refrigeration unit;

918-309-0220 Scope of Electrical Work Allowed with

Minor Installation Label – (cont.)

(f) A defective ballast, or up to five ballasts under one label. (For more than five ballasts, inspections shall be performed as a branch circuit permit or hourly rate authorized under OAR 918-309-0070(8)); or

(g) An item in this section and any related transaction under section (3) of this rule if the contractor employs a licensed general supervising electrician or Class "A" or "B" limited energy technician, the work is within the person's scope of license, and that person does the work allowed.

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