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Oregon Construction Contractors Board:
503-378-4621
Fax: 503-373-2007
Email: ccb.info@state.or.us
Mailing address:
CCB
P.O. Box 14140
Salem, OR 97309-5052
Street address
201 High St. SE, Suite 600
Salem, OR 97301
Home Inspector exam: $225, The $150 two-year certification fee.
Lead-based paint initial license application: $50
Residential $250 application fee
Commercial $250 application fee
Work that does require a license:
Oregon law requires anyone who works for compensation
in any construction activity involving improvements to real
property to be licensed with CCB. Examples include:
Roofing
Siding
Painting
Carpentry
Floor covering
Concrete
Heating
Air conditioning
Electrical
Plumbing
Tree servicing
On-site appliance repair
Land development
Home inspection
Most construction and repair services
(5) “Contractor” means any of the following: (a) A person that, for compensation or with the intent to sell, arranges or undertakes or offers to undertake or submits a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, inspect, move, wreck or demolish, for another, a building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement attached to real estate, or to do any part thereof. (b) A person that purchases or owns property and constructs or for compensation arranges for the construction of one or more residential structures or small commercial structures with the intent of selling the structures. (c) A school district, as defined in ORS 332.002, that permits students to construct a residential structure or small commercial structure as an educational experience to learn building techniques and sells the completed structure. (d) A community college district, as defined in ORS 341.005, that permits students to construct a residential structure or small commercial structure as an educational experience to learn building techniques and sells the completed structure. (e) A person except a landscape contracting business, nurseryman, gardener or person engaged in the commercial harvest of forest products, that is engaged as an independent contractor to remove trees, prune trees, remove tree limbs or stumps or to engage in tree or limb guying. (f) A business that supplies the services of a home inspector certified under ORS 701.445 or a crossconnection inspector and backflow assembly tester certified under ORS 448.279. (g) A person that for compensation arranges, undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid to clean or service chimneys. (h) A person that arranges for, undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid for the performance of restoration work as defined in ORS 701.540.
(7)(a) “General contractor” means a contractor whose business operations require the use of more than two unrelated building trades or crafts that the contractor supervises or performs in whole or part, whenever the sum of all contracts on any single property, including materials and labor, exceeds an amount established by rule by the board. (b) “General contractor” does not mean a specialty contractor or a residential limited contractor.
(8)(a) “Home improvement” means a renovation, remodel, repair or alteration by a residential contractor to an existing owner-occupied: (A) Residence that is a site-built home; (B) Condominium, rental residential unit or other residential dwelling unit that is part of a larger structure, if the property interest in the unit is separate from the property interest in the larger structure; (C) Modular home constructed off-site; (D) Manufactured dwelling; or (E) Floating home, as defined in ORS 830.700. (b) “Home improvement” does not include a renovation, remodel, repair or alteration by a residential contractor: (A) To a structure that contains one or more dwelling units and is four stories or less above grade; or (B) That the residential contractor performed in the course of constructing a new residential structure.
(13) “Residential contractor” means a licensed contractor that holds an endorsement as a: (a) Residential general contractor; (b) Residential specialty contractor; (c) Residential limited contractor; (d) Residential developer; (e) Residential locksmith services contractor; (f) Residential restoration contractor; (g) Home inspector services contractor; (h) Home services contractor; or (i) Home energy performance score contractor
(18) “Specialty contractor” means a contractor who performs work on a structure, project, development or improvement and whose operations as such do not fall within the definition of “general contractor.” “Specialty contractor” includes a person who performs work regulated under ORS 446.395.
Oregon Building Codes Division:
Contact:
503-378-4133 (main)
800-442-7457 (toll-free)
503-378-2322 (fax)
bcd.info@oregon.gov (general)
license.bcd@oregon.gov (licensing)
Office location
1535 Edgewater Street NW
Salem, OR 97304
Mailing address
P.O. Box 14470
Salem, OR 97309-0404
Reciprocity: YES
Journeyman plumber (JP) $100
Solar heating and cooling installer (STL) $100
Water-treatment installer (WTI) $100
Residential water-heater installer* (WHI) $100
Manufactured dwelling installer (MDI) $55
Limited skirting installer (LSI) $55
Limited installer (LI) $55
General supervising electrician (S) $100.00
Limited maintenance electrician (LME) $100.00
General journeyman (J) $100.00
Limited residential electrician (LR) $100.00
Limited supervising electrician (PS) $100.00
Limited journeyman sign electrician (SIG) $50.00
Limited journeyman manufacturing plant (PJ) $100.00
Limited journeyman stage electrician (ST) $50.00
Limited energy technician Class A (LEA) $50.00
Limited building maintenance electrician (BME) $50.00
Limited energy technician Class B (LEB) $50.00
Limited renewable energy technician (LRT) $50.00
Ltd. maintenance manufactured structures (LMM) $100.00
Boiler:
Class 1 ……………………………………………………… $ 82.50
Class 2 ……………………………………………………… $ 82.50
Class 3 ……………………………………………………… $ 82.50
Class 4 ……………………………………………………… $ 82.50
Class 5 ……………………………………………………… $ 82.50
Class 5-A………………………………………………….. $ 82.50
Class 5-B………………………………………………….. $ 82.50
Class 6 ……………………………………………………… $ 82.50
Electrical contractor (C) 70111 $375
Limited energy contractor (CLE) 70111 $375
Limited sign contractor (CLS) 70111 $375
Limited renewable energy contractor (CLR) 70111 $375
Restricted energy contractor (CRE) 70111 $375
Limited maintenance specialty contractor (LMS) 70111 $75
Limited maintenance specialty contractor HVAC/R (LHR) 70111 $75
Limited pump installation specialty contractor (CPI) 70111 $75
Plumbing business (PB) 70611 $150
Boiler/pressure vessel business (BB) 70311 $495
Elevator contractor electrical (EC) 70111 $450
Elevator contractor mechanical (ECM) 70211 $585
Combination Licenses:
Plumbing and boiler business (BP) 77711 $645
Plumbing and boiler business and restricted energy contractor (PBR) 77712 $1020
Plumbing and ltd. maintenance specialty contractor (PM) 77713 $225
Plumbing and ltd. pump installation contractor (PP) 77714 $225
Elevator electrical and elevator mechanical contractor (EM) 77715 $1035
Plumbing and boiler business and ltd. maintenance specialty contractor HVAC/R (PBH) 77716 $720
Boiler business and ltd. maintenance specialty contractor (BH) 77717 $570
Plumbing and boiler business and electrical contractor (PBE) 77718 $1020
Boiler business and electrical contractor (BE) 77719 $870
(5) “Contractor” means any of the following:
(a) A person that, for compensation or with the intent to sell, arranges or undertakes or offers to undertake or submits a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, inspect, move, wreck or demolish, for another, a building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement attached to real estate, or to do any part thereof.
(b) A person that purchases or owns property and constructs or for compensation arranges for the construction of one or more residential structures or small commercial structures with the intent of selling the structures.
(c) A school district, as defined in ORS 332.002, that permits students to construct a residential structure or small commercial structure as an educational experience to learn building techniques and sells the completed structure.
(d) A community college district, as defined in ORS 341.005, that permits students to construct a residential structure or small commercial structure as an educational experience to learn building techniques and sells the completed structure.
(e) A person except a landscape contracting business, nurseryman, gardener or person engaged in the commercial harvest of forest products, that is engaged as an independent contractor to remove trees, prune trees, remove tree limbs or stumps or to engage in tree or limb guying.
(f) A business that supplies the services of a home inspector certified under ORS 701.445 or a cross-connection inspector and backflow assembly tester certified under ORS 448.279.
(g) A person that for compensation arranges, undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid to clean or service chimneys.
(h) A person that arranges for, undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid for the performance of restoration work as defined in ORS 701.540.
(7)(a) “General contractor” means a contractor whose business operations require the use of more than two unrelated building trades or crafts that the contractor supervises or performs in whole or part, whenever the sum of all contracts on any single property, including materials and labor, exceeds an amount established by rule by the board.
(b) “General contractor” does not mean a specialty contractor or a residential limited contractor.
918-282-0010
Electrical Contractor License
An electrical contractor:
(1) Shall continuously employ at least one full-time general supervising electrician except as otherwise exempted;
(2) Is not authorized to make, direct, supervise or control the making of an electrical installation, unless properly licensed; and
(3) Shall display its electrical license at each of the contractor’s places of business. If the contractor has multiple places of business, a facsimile of the license may be posted. The object of this requirement is to display the scope of electrical authority held by the contractor
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730 & ORS 479.820
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0850; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0060
918-282-0017
Elevator Contractor Electrical License
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
Hist.: BCD 21-2002(Temp), f. 8-30-02, cert. ef. 9-1-02 thru 2-27-03; BCD 34-2002, f. 12-20-02, cert. ef. 1-1-03; BCD 12-2004, f. 8-20-04, cert. ef. 10-1-04
918-282-0020
Limited Sign Contractor License
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
Hist.: BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00
918-282-0030
Limited Energy Contractor License
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
Hist.: BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00, BCD 16-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-26-01 thru 5-24-02; BCD 8-2002, f. 3-29-02, cert. ef. 4-1-02; BCD 23-2002, f. 9-13-02 cert. ef. 10-1-02
918-282-0033
Limited Renewable Energy Contractor
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 25 kva 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).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.630
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.630
Hist.: BCD 23-2001(Temp), f. 12-28-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02 thru 6-29-02; BCD 9-2002, f. 3-29-02, cert. ef. 4-1-02; BCD 13-2006, f. 9-29-06, cert. ef. 10-1-06
918-282-0040
Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor-HVAC/R License
(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.
(2) License and Equivalent Requirements. This contractor:
(a) Shall provide proof of at least two years (4,000 hours) experience in installation, including set-up and testing, plus approved specialized training from a manufacturer, distributor, school, or apprenticeship program, or lawful on-the-job training in one or more of the following activities: Electrical repair, service, maintenance, installation or replacement of existing, built-in or permanently connected commercial or industrial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, dehumidifying, filtering or refrigeration equipment;
(b) Shall agree to create an electrical training record within 60 days of hiring for each employee who will do the electrical work and:
(A) Maintain the record for as long as the employee remains with the contractor;
(B) Represent that only employees with electrical training will be used for electrical transactions under this license;
(C) Agree that the training records will be provided or made available to the division upon request; and
(D) Submit a list of all trained persons employed, or to be employed, to do electrical work authorized by this rule at time of the application and renewal. The list shall include all Class “B” limited energy technicians employed by the contractor and be updated within 30 days of changes.
(3) Employment of 100 volt-ampere journeymen or technicians. A limited maintenance specialty contractor-HVAC/R may employ, or be a:
(a) Class “A” limited energy technician; or
(b) Class “B” limited energy technician allowing 100 volt-ampere or under thermostat, or associated control wiring involving any type of equipment on which the limited maintenance specialty contractor-HVAC/R is authorized to work.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.540(1), ORS 479.550 & ORS 479.730(5)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: BCA 8-1992(Temp), f. 4-29-92, cert. ef. 7-1-92; BCA 17-1992, f. & cert. ef. 9-1-92; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0040; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00; BCD 23-2002, f. 9-13-02 cert. ef. 10-1-02
918-282-0050
Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor License
(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.
(2) A firm that holds a valid limited maintenance specialty contractor license shall provide and maintain a list of employees in accordance with ORS 479.630 and shall designate to the division an individual within the firm who shall be responsible for compliance with applicable codes and rules for obtaining permits and calling for inspections.
(3) The applicant shall provide verification of one year of experience in appliance repair or replacement work as defined in statute.
(4) This contractor can convert to a limited maintenance specialty contractor-HVAC/R by meeting the requirements of OAR 918-282-0040 and paying an additional fee.
(5) Limited maintenance specialty contractor employees need not be licensed.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0860; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0070; BCD 4-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-99; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00
918-282-0060
Restricted Energy Contractor License
(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.
(3) In addition to the statutory requirements for identity of the contractor, the contractor shall issue an identification card to employees covered by the license upon employment, and annually thereafter showing:
(a) Name of employee;
(b) Date of issue;
(c) Contractor’s name and the Construction Contractors Board identification number; and
(d) The expiration date coinciding with the contractor’s license expiration.
(4) When the contractor’s experience is based on a corporate supervisor or partner and that person leaves the entity, the contractor shall immediately amend the license and qualify another person or surrender the license for cancellation.
(5) The contractor shall maintain a current list of employees with the division.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.945
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.945
Hist.: BCA 33-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-30-91; BCA 44-1991, f. & cert. ef. 12-26-91; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-00440; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00
918-282-0070
Limited Pump Installation Specialty Contractor License
(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.
(2) Installations under this license shall be limited to branch circuit wiring provided from the load side of a disconnect means external to panel boards.
(3) Employees of a limited pump installation specialty contractor need not be licensed.
(4) License and Equivalent Requirements. This license requires proof of one year of experience in residential pump installation, repair and maintenance or equivalent experience as approved by the board. If applicant is a business entity other than a sole proprietorship, the qualification shall be provided by a person designated by the entity. There is no examination for this license.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0870; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0080
918-282-0180
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.
(2) License and Equivalent Requirements.
(a) Applicants for acceptance under equivalent requirements shall show proof of the following work categories and minimum hours of on-the-job training or experience:
(A) Stock room and Material handling, 100 hours:
(i) Shop;
(ii) Service.
(B) New Residential Wiring, 2,000 hours:
(i) Service and panel;
(ii) Conduit, flex, romex boxes, electric heating systems;
(iii) Wire pulling and taps.
(C) Intercommunication, Signal and Control System, 50 hours;
(D) Underground Installation, 100 hours:
(i) Ditch digging;
(ii) Material handling;
(iii) Conduit preparation.
(E) Trouble shooting, 200 hours;
(F) Remodeling, 500 hours;
(G) Finishing and Fixture Hanging, 200 hours.
(c) Total Hours Required. Total electrical work experience shall be at least 4,000 hours. No more than 300 percent credit shall be allowed for subjects (A) through (G) for any one subject;
(d) Related Training Classes. Applicants shall submit transcripts with passing grades of “C” or better in graded classes and a “pass” in non-graded classes in the following related electrical training classes:
(A) Electrical mathematics;
(B) Safety and accident prevention;
(C) Care and use of hand and power tools;
(D) Blueprint reading and electrical symbols;
(E) Introduction to National Electrical Code;
(F) Electrical fundamentals and basic theory, including AC and DC;
(G) Electric measuring devices;
(H) Wiring methods;
(I) Low voltage and limited energy circuits;
(J) Residential calculations;
(K) Basics of motors, generators and transformers;
(L) Practical circuit sketching;
(M) Lighting circuits;
(N) Fundamentals of electronics;
(O) High voltage distribution and equipment.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0910; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0120; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00
918-282-0160
Limited Supervising Electrician License
(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.
(2) License and Equivalent Requirements. The four-year experience requirement can be met by four years of experience as a limited journeyman manufacturing plant electrician.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0890; BCA 28-1989, f. & ef. 12-7-89; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0100
918-282-0170
General Journeyman License
(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.
(2) A general journeyman working in a manufacturing or industrial plant without a supervising electrician or engineer is limited to maintenance work.
(3) License and Equivalent Requirements.
(a) Applicants for acceptance under equivalent requirements shall show proof of the following work categories and minimum hours of on-the-job training or experience:
(A) Stock room and material handling, 100 hours:
(i) Shop;
(ii) Service.
(B) Residential Wiring, 1,000 hours:
(i) Service and panel;
(ii) Conduit, flex, romex boxes, electric heating systems;
(iii) Wire pulling and taps;
(iv) Wiring devices and fixtures;
(v) Remodel and finish work.
(C) Commercial Installations, 1,000 hours:
(i) Services, switchboards and panels;
(ii) Conduit, flex, metal moldings, floor duct and boxes;
(iii) Wire pulling and taps;
(iv) Wire devices;
(v) Lighting fixtures – high voltages, explosion proof, perimeter lighting.
(D) Industrial Installations, 1,000 hours:
(i) Services, switchboards and panels;
(ii) Conduit, tray and boxes;
(iii) Wire pulling and taps;
(iv) Motor and equipment installations;
(v) Lighting fixtures – High voltage, explosion proof, security lighting.
(E) Intercommunication, Signal and Control Systems, 500 hours;
(F) Underground Construction, 100 hours:
(i) Tunnel rack work;
(ii) Ditch digging and material handling;
(iii) Conduit preparation.
(G) Trouble Shooting and Maintenance, 250 hours;
(H) Finishing and Fixture Hanging, 50 hours;
(I) Total Minimum Subject Hours, 4,000.
(b) Total Hours Required. Total electrical work experience shall be at least 8,000 hours. No more than 300 percent credit shall be allowed for subjects (A) through (H) for any one subject;
(c) Related Training Classes. Applicants shall submit transcripts with passing grades of “C” or better in graded classes and a “pass” in non-graded classes in the following related electrical training classes:
(A) Electrical mathematics;
(B) Safety and accident prevention;
(C) Care and use of hand and power tools;
(D) Blueprint reading and electrical symbols;
(E) Introduction to National Electrical Code;
(F) Electrical fundamentals and basic theory, including AC and DC;
(G) Electrical measuring devices;
(H) Wiring methods;
(I) Low voltage and limited energy circuits;
(J) Residential, industrial and commercial calculations;
(K) Motors, generators and transformers;
(L) Practical circuit sketching;
(M) Lighting circuits;
(N) Fundamentals of electronics;
(O) High voltage distribution and equipment.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0900; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0110; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00
918-282-0185
Limited Elevator Journeyman License
(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.
(2) License Requirements. Applicants shall:
(a) Have a minimum of 8,000 aggregate hours of lawfully obtained on-the-job training in the elevator industry installing, repairing, altering and maintaining elevator mechanical and electrical equipment; and
(b) Complete a Board approved limited elevator journeyman apprenticeship program.
(3) Applicants are required to provide documentation of work categories and minimum hours in:
(a) Basic construction and maintenance safety and tools — 250 hours;
(b) Blue print reading — 250 hours;
(c) Material handling — hoisting and rigging — 500 hours;
(d) Guide rail systems installation and maintenance — 400 hours;
(e) Drive machines and systems; overhead equipment including beams and sheaves — 800 hours;
(f) Hydraulic systems and control valves — 800 hours;
(g) Car frames, platforms and enclosures — 500 hours;
(h) Doors, entrances and operators — 500 hours;
(i) Construction wiring and practices — 800 hours; and
(j) Adjusting elevator systems — 200 hours;
(k) Maintenance, circuit tracing, trouble-shooting, test equipment, periodic testing requirements — 1,000 hours;
(l) Alteration of existing equipment 1,000 hours;
(m) Structure and operation of escalators and moving walks — 500 hours; and
(n) Related industry equipment 500 hours.
(4) Additionally applicants shall submit transcripts with passing grade of 70-percent or better in graded classes and a “pass” in non-graded classes in the following related training classes;
(a) Basic construction and maintenance safety;
(b) Blueprint reading;
(c) Code-related requirements;
(d) Equipment testing procedures;
(e) Guide rail systems installation and maintenance;
(f) Pit equipment and maintenance;
(g) Car frames, platforms and enclosures;
(h) Hoisting and rigging;
(i) Overhead equipment including beams and sheaves;
(j) Hoist ropes and roping procedures;
(k) Structure and operation of escalators and moving walks;
(l) Drive machines and components;
(m) Hydraulic systems and control valves;
(n) Traction machines and components;
(o) Basic electrical theory;
(p) Circuit tracing;
(q) Basic electronics and solid state theory;
(r) Construction wiring and practices; and
(s) Electrical code and safety training.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.630
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.630
Hist.: BCD 21-2002(Temp), f. 8-30-02, cert. ef. 9-1-02 thru 2-27-03; BCD 34-2002, f. 12-20-02, cert. ef. 1-1-03; BCD 12-2004, f. 8-20-04, cert. ef. 10-1-04; BCD 13-2006, f. 9-29-06, cert. ef. 10-1-06
918-282-0190
Limited Journeyman Manufacturing Plant Electrician License
(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.
(2) License and Equivalent Requirements.
(a) Applicants for acceptance under equivalent requirements shall show proof of the following work categories and minimum hours of on-the-job training or experience:
(A) Installation of electrical circuits, 1,000 hours;
(B) Motors and generators, 500 hours:
(i) Dismantling and checking physical conditions;
(ii) Assembly and testing;
(iii) Repair and maintenance;
(iv) Internal and external connections to change direction of rotation and speed and for change of supply of voltage;
(v) Motor setting, drives, pulley, gears, coupling devices;
(vi) Related mechanical equipment: Traction units, cranes, winches and hoists.
(C) Manual and automatic controls, including magnetic and solid state, 1,000 hours;
(D) Trouble Shooting, 500 hours:
(i) Circuit analysis;
(ii) Use of test equipment;
(iii) Emergency repairs for temporary maintenance of service.
(E) Power distribution, 1,000 hours:
(i) Inside and outside, high and low voltage distribution systems, maintenance and replacement;
(ii) Transformer connecting, testing and repairing;
(iii) Switch gear and load centers, maintenance and repair;
(iv) Wiring, maintenance, repair and adjustment of control panels, instruments and relays.
(b) Total Hours Required. Total experience shall be at least 8,000 hours. No more than 300 percent credit shall be allowed for subjects (A) through (E) for any one subject.
(c) An applicant may substitute up to 1,000 hours of experience of any two or more of the following, provided the hours in any one subject are at least the minimum specified. Substituted experience shall be only for work experience beyond the 4,000-hour minimum category hours:
(A) Welders, welding, 100 hours:
(i) Soldering, brazing, welding (acetylene);
(ii) Welding (electric);
(iii) Maintenance and repair of welding equipment.
(B) Electric furnaces, 200 hours:
(i) Forming electrodes;
(ii) Mounting and connecting electrodes;
(iii) Operation of equipment;
(iv) Controls.
(C) Rectifiers, 100 hours:
(i) Installing, replacing and testing rectifier units;
(ii) Repairing related equipment.
(D) Meters, 100 hours:
(i) Testing meters;
(ii) Rebuilding meters;
(iii) Minor repairs;
(iv) Installation;
(v) Calibration.
(E) Batteries, 100 hours:
(i) Handling, testing, storing, maintenance;
(ii) Minor repairs, terminals, case electrolyte;
(iii) Rebuilding.
(F) Signal systems, 100 hours:
(i) Installations;
(ii) Testing;
(iii) Service (minor);
(iv) Overhaul.
(G) Lighting, 300 hours:
(i) Maintenance of indoor and outdoor lighting, general and special;
(ii) Set-up, operation, maintenance, dismantling, and storing of temporary and emergency lighting and portable power plants.
(d) Related Training Classes. Applicants shall submit transcripts with passing grades of “C” or better in graded classes and a “pass” in non-graded classes in the following related electrical training classes:
(A) Electrical mathematics;
(B) Safety and accident prevention;
(C) Care and use of hand and power tools;
(D) Blueprint reading and electrical symbols;
(E) Introduction to National Electrical Code;
(F) Electrical fundamentals and basic theory, including AC and DC;
(G) Electric measuring devices;
(H) Wiring methods;
(I) Low voltage and limited energy circuits;
(J) Industrial and commercial calculations;
(K) Motors, generators and transformers;
(L) Practical circuit sketching;
(M) Lighting circuits;
(N) Fundamentals of electronics;
(O) Welding and cutting;
(P) High voltage distribution and equipment.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0920; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0130; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00
918-282-0220
Limited Journeyman Sign Electrician License
(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.
(2) A licensed apprentice, after completing the sixth period of apprenticeship training, may service signs without supervision. “Servicing” is the replacement of incandescent, high intensity discharge and fluorescent lamps and cleaning and painting the sign interior.
(3) This license is not required to install the footing or pole, or to operate the equipment required to access or set in place an electric sign, or to clean and paint the sign exterior.
(4) License and Equivalent Requirements. Applicants for acceptance under equivalent requirements shall show proof of the following work categories and minimum hours of on-the-job training or experience:
(a) Stock room and material handling, 100 hours;
(b) Pattern and blueprints, 150 hours;
(c) Layout design, 500 hours;
(d) Assembly of display, 1,000 hours;
(e) Display painting and component parts, 250 hours;
(f) Display installation, service and maintenance, 1,250 hours; and
(g) Transportation and hoisting equipment maintenance and repair, 750 hours.
(h) Related Training Classes. Applicants shall submit transcripts with passing grades of “C” or better in graded classes and “pass” in non-graded classes in the following related electrical training classes pertaining to sign installation:
(A) Electrical fundamentals and basic theory;
(B) Wiring methods, under 600 volts nominal;
(C) Wiring methods, over 600 volts nominal;
(D) Conduit systems, raceways and boxes; and
(E) Introduction to the National Electrical Code.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0940; BCD l19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0150; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00; BCD 16-2007, f. 12-28-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08
918-282-0230
Limited Journeyman Stage Electrician License
(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.
(2) License and Equivalent Requirements. Applicants for acceptance under equivalent requirements shall show proof of the following work categories and minimum hours of on-the-job training or experience:
(a) Stage/film and video/event lighting, 750 hours;
(b) Stage/film and video/event dimmer distribution and applications, 250 hours;
(c) Three-phase temporary power distribution and power sources including service disconnects and generators, 500 hours;
(d) Stage/film and video lamp operator, 500 hours;
(e) Set construction, installation, maintenance and repair, 1,000 hours, a minimum of which shall be:
(A) Stockroom, 50 hours;
(B) Troubleshooting, 50 hours;
(C) Pre-rigging/rigging, 50 hours;
(D) Transportation and hoisting, 50 hours;
(E) Layout and design, 50 hours;
(F) Pattern and blueprint, 50 hours.
(f) Stage/film and video/even property, 1,000 hours, a minimum of which shall be:
(A) Repair of related equipment, 125 hours;
(B) Troubleshooting, 125 hours;
(C) Maintenance of related equipment, 125 hours.
(g) A minimum of 150 electrical-related training hours during the course of an apprenticeship or approved
training program.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.730
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0950; BCA 11-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-26-92; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96; Renumbered from 918-320-0160; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00; BCD 22-2001, f. 12-28-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; BCD 11-2005, f. 6-7-05, cert. ef. 7-1-05
918-282-0240
Limited Maintenance Electrician License
(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.
(2) License and Equivalent Requirements. Applicants who did not complete an approved apprenticeship program shall verify 4,000 hours of on-the-job training or experience for the following work categories and minimum hours:
(a) Motors, generators and heating equipment, 500 hours;
(A) Assembly and testing;
(B) Repair and maintenance;
(C) Internal and external connections to change direction of rotation, speed and supply voltage;
(D) Motor setting, drives, pulleys, gears and coupling devices;
(E) In-place motor cleaning (maximum 100 hours credit);
(b) Controls, manual and automatic, including magnetic and solid state, 1,000 hours;
(c) Trouble shooting, 1,000 hours;
(d) Power distribution, inside and outside, high and low voltage distribution systems, maintenance and replacement, 500 hours;
(e) Lighting, 500 hours;
(f) Electrical oriented drawings, 100 hours;
(g) Total Hours Required. The minimum work hours under each subject shall not be less than the hours specified. No more than 300 percent credit shall be allowed under subjects (a) through (f) for any one
subject;
(h) The applicant’s on-the-job training or work experience shall be supervised by a:
(A) General supervising electrician;
(B) Limited supervising manufacturing plant electrician;
(C) General journeyman electrician;
(D) Limited journeyman manufacturing plant electrician; or
(E) Limited maintenance electrician;
(i) Required Educational Training. Applicants shall submit transcripts verifying successful completion, with passing grades of “C” or better in graded classes and a “pass” in non-graded classes, in the following subject areas:
(A) Electricity and electronics;
(B) Fundamental mechanical principles;
(C) Mathematics of the trade;
(D) Instrumentation and controls;
(E) Federal, state and local electrical laws, codes and rules;
(F) Blueprint reading, electrical drawing, pictorial, block, one-line and schematic drawings;
(G) Industrial electrical safety; and
(H) Certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.730
Stats. Implemented: ORS 479.630
Hist.: DC 15-1987, f. & ef. 5-15-87; Renumbered from 814-022-0970; BCD 8-1996(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-14-96; BCD 19-1996, f. 9-17-96, cert. ef. 10-1-96, Renumbered from 918-320-0180; BCD 23-2000, f. 9-29-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00; BCD 16-2007, f. 12-28-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08
918-282-0260
Limited Building Maintenance Electrician License
(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.
(b) May be employed by the owner of a commercial office building or the owner’s agent, neither of whom need to be licensed.
(2) Qualification Based on Employment and Experience Gained Prior to July 1, 1995. Prior to August 1, 1998, an applicant can qualify by submitting independent documentation of at least one year of commercial office building maintenance experience, provided the experience was gained prior to July 1, 1995, and by passing a written examination. No applications shall be received under this section after August 1, 1998.
(3) License and Equivalent Requirements. The equivalent standards adopted by the board under ORS 479.630 include:
(a) Work Categories and Minimum Hours. Applicants who did not complete an approved training program must verify 2,000 hours of on-the-job training or experience in maintenance, repair and replacement for the following work categories and minimum hours:
(A) Electrical appliances, 100 hours;
(B) Light switches, 250 hours;
(C) Light fixtures, 200 hours;
(D) Fans, 100 hours;
(E) Receptacles, 250 hours; and
(F) Fluorescent ballasts, 300 hours.
(b) Total Hours Required. The minimum work hours under each subject shall not be less than the hours specified. No more than 300 percent credit shall be allowed for subjects (A) through (F) for any one subject.
(4) Required Educational Qualification by Training.
(a) Applicants shall attend 16 hours of approved electrical safety training before commencing any
on-the-job activities or additional electrical training.
(b) Required Electrical Training. Applicants shall submit transcripts verifying successful completion, with passing grades, in the following subject areas:
(A) Basic electricity;
(B) Sources of electricity;
(C) Building electrical service;
(D) Measuring electrical energy consumption and electrical circuits;
(E) Protective devices (fuses and circuit breakers) and electrical symbols;
(F) Electrical conductors, insulation and raceways;
(G) Electrical boxes, receptacles, switches and solenoids;
(H) Motors and starters, maintenance and safety;
(I) Electrical testing meters;
(J) Basics of lighting;
(K) Light sources, fixtures and maintenance;
(L) Maintenance and safety;
(M) Scope of work allowed; and
(N) Applicable sections of the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code.
(c) Prior to performing any unsupervised electrical work as a trainee, applicant shall have a minimum of 80 hours of approved on-the-job training under the supervision of a competent licensed electrician whose scope of license allows all of the electrical activities of a limited building maintenance electrician, provided the training covers each of the electrical installations in subsection (3)(a) of this section.
(d) For the purposes of this section the following licensees can be the training electrician: General supervising electrician, limited supervising electrician, general journeyman, limited manufacturing plant journeyman, limited maintenance electrician and limited building maintenance electrician which includes a person licensed under section (2) of this rule.
918-282-0345
Class “A” Limited Energy Technician License
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
Hist.: BCD 23-2002, f. 9-13-02 cert. ef. 10-1-02
918-282-0360
Class “B” Limited Energy Technician
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
Hist.: BCD 23-2002, f. 9-13-02 cert. ef. 10-1-02
918-282-0400
Solar Licensing
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.
(2) Persons placing or installing structural elements, including footings, roofs, carports, racking, and building integrated PV modules are not required to possess an electrical license.
(3) The following licensing requirements apply to PV system installations:
(a) For PV systems not exceeding 25KW a Limited Renewable Energy Technician, General Journeyman Electrician, General Supervising Electrician or Limited Residential Electrician license is required to perform the following:
(A) Installation or attachment of PV modules to racking.
(B) Making electrical connections between modules, including installation of all conductors that connect to and/or interconnect all PV modules regardless of the type of electrical connection including plug-type interconnections.
(C) Making electrical connections to combiner boxes and inverter(s), including installation of all conductors between arrays and combiner boxes, up to the load side of the inverter.
(D) All elements of system grounding utilizing wire-type conductors on the DC side of the inverter.
(b) For PV systems exceeding 25KW a General Journeyman Electrician, General Supervising Electrician
or Limited Residential Electrician license is required to perform the following:
(A) Installation or attachment of PV modules to racking.
(B) Making electrical connections between modules, including installation of all conductors that connect to and/or interconnect all PV modules regardless of the type of electrical connection including plug-type interconnections.
(C) Making electrical connections to combiner boxes and inverter(s), including installation of all conductors between arrays and combiner boxes, up to the load side of the inverter.
(D) All elements of system grounding utilizing wire-type conductors.
(E) Electrical connections to building electrical system including all AC connections on the line side of the inverter(s).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 455.117 & 479.730
Stats.: Implemented: ORS 479.630 & 479.730
Hist.: BCD 7-2010, f. 6-15-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10
918-695-0035
Medical Gas Installer License
(1) All persons engaged in the installation, alteration or repair of medical gas and vacuum systems shall be certified in accordance with the requirements of this section. Installation and repair of electrical devices and other components not related or directly attached to the medical gas service equipment or distribution systems are exempt from the requirements of this section.
(2) Qualifications. The minimum qualifications to install medical gas systems are a current and valid:
(a) Oregon journeyman plumber license or registration as an Oregon apprentice plumber; and
(b) Certification for medical gas installer issued by a division-approved certifying organization meeting the provisions of ASSE 6010-1997 Professional Qualifications Standard for Medical Gas Systems Installers; or
(c) Persons possessing special certification by the board to install medical gas and vacuum systems while in the employ of a business holding a special medical gas registration to install, repair and maintain medical gas systems and possessing a valid medical gas installer certification as defined under subsection (2)(b) of this rule.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Stat. Auth.: ORS 447.010
Stats. Implemented: ORS 447.010
Hist.: BCD 27-2000, f. 10-13-00 cert. ef. 10-01-01; BCD 3-2002, f. 3-5-02, cert. ef. 4-1-02
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality:
Phone: 503-229-5696
Fax: 503-229-6124
Toll free in Oregon: 800-452-4011
Oregon TTY: 800-735-2900 or 711
Email: DEQInfo@deq.state.or.us
Department of Environmental Quality
700 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 600
Portland, OR 97232-4100
THE FEE FOR A DEQ ASBESTOS LICENSE IS – $1,000.00
Oregon Water Resources Department:
Water Resources Department
725 Summer Street NE, Suite A
Salem, OR 97301
General Inquiries
Phone: 503-986-0900
Fax: 503-986-0904
Start Card (Notice of Beginning of Well Construction) fee…………………………..$225.00
Each Start Card submitted for the construction of a new well, deepening of an existing well, or
conversion of a well is to be accompanied by a fee of $225.00. This includes both water supply
and monitoring wells. (ORS 537.762)
Oregon DOT:
Oregon Department of Transportation
355 Capitol Street NE, MS 11
Salem , OR , 97301-3871 USA
1-888-275-6368 ODOT
1-503-945-5000 DMV
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