Electrical Licensing Clarifications. Supervising Electricians.

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The rules below can be found here: Chapter 918 Division 282

918-282-0140 General Supervising Electrician License

(1) A general supervising electrician when working for or as an electrical contractor requiring a signing supervisor:

(a) Directs, supervises, makes, or controls the making of electrical installations;

(b) May design, plan, and lay out work for the customers of the contractor with whom the supervising electrician is continuously employed; and

(c) Is the only individual authorized to direct, supervise, or control the installation or alteration of an electrical service.

(2) The general signing supervising electrician must:

(a) Sign all permits;

(b) Ensure all electrical installations meet minimum safety standards;

(c) Be continuously employed as a general supervising electrician on the electrical contractor’s regular payroll and be available during working hours to carry out the duties of a supervising electrician under this section;

(d) Ensure proper electrical safety procedures are used;

(e) Ensure all electrical labels and permits required to perform electrical work are used and signed;

(f) Ensure electricians have proper licenses for the work performed, and may not permit either by assent or by failure to prevent, an individual to perform work for which they are not properly licensed;

(g) Comply with corrective notices issued by the inspecting authority;

(h) Notify the division in writing within five days if the signing supervising electrician terminates the relationship with the electrical contractor; and

(i) Not act as a supervising electrician for more than one employer.

(3) Supervising electricians who fail to comply with the provisions of this rule through act or omission may be subject to penalties. Penalties include, but are not limited to, fines, license conditioning, suspension, and revocation.

(4) If the general supervising electrician leaves the employment of the general electrical contractor or employer, electrical work which requires a general supervising electrician shall not be conducted until a replacement general supervising electrician is employed and written notice designating the supervising electrician is given to the division.

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.

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Electrical Licensing Clarifications. Supervising Electricians.

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Which of the following electrician is authorized to install service equipment at a commercial building?

A: A limited supervising electrician.
B: A general supervising electrician.
C: An unlimited supervising electrician.
D: A limited residential electrician.
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