OAR 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.