OAR 918-282-0355: Licensing Requirements for Class "A" Limited Energy Technician

(1) License and Equivalent Requirements. Applicant shall have a minimum of 6,000 hours of lawfully obtained experience. Experience must be verified as established in OAR division 30. This experience shall be obtained as follows (a) By successful completion of a board-approved Class "A" limited energy apprenticeship program; or (b) Through limited energy electrical experience equivalent to a Class "A" board-approved limited energy apprenticeship program. (2) Persons utilizing lawful experience may meet equivalent experience requirements by providing verification as required by OAR 918-030-0030 through 918-030-0050. (3) Applicants for approval under equivalent requirements must show proof of the following work categories and minimum hours of on the job training or experience: (a) Stock room and materials, 150 hours: (A) Shop; (B) Service; (b) Limited energy wiring, 2,400 hours: (A) Installation; (B) Wire pulling; (C) Splices; (D) Conduit; (E) Flex; (F) Tray and duct; (G) Control panels and controls; (H) Wiring devices; (I) Removal and finish work; (c) Trouble shooting and maintenance, 375 hours; (d) Outdoor installation, overhead and underground, 75 hours; and (e) Trade-specific installations, 3,000 hours of which at least 750 hours must be from paragraph (A) below: (A) Protective signaling, including but not limited to; (i) Fire alarm; (ii) Nurse call; (iii) Security; (B) Medical; (C) Data and telecommunications; (D) CCTV, paging and sound; (E) Instrumentation and HVAC; (4) Total Hours Required. Total electrical work experience shall be at least 6,000 hours. No more than 300 percent credit shall be allowed in work categories (a) through (d) in Section (3) of this rule. (5) Related Training Classes. Additionally, applicants shall have a minimum of 432 hours of related classroom training as outlined in the following: (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 the National Electrical Code; (f) Electrical fundamentals and basic theory, including AC and DC; (g) Electrical measuring devices; (h) Wiring methods; (i) Related electrical statutes and rules; (j) Fundamentals of electronics; (k) Transformers;