OAR 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.]