ORS 479.730: Adoption of rules by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
In compliance with ORS chapter 183 the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the Electrical and Elevator Board, shall adopt reasonable rules: (1) Establishing, altering or revoking minimum safety standards for workmanship and materials in various classifications of electrical installations. (2) Establishing, altering or revoking electrical product safety standards for design and construction of electrical products to be installed in this state. The standards may allow the certification of electrical products that a testing laboratory approved by the director and the board under ORS 479.760 has tested and found to be safe within the electrical product safety standards established under this subsection. (3) Relating to the procedure for certifying and decertifying electrical products to be installed in this state. The Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the board, may limit the type of electrical products it accepts for certification under ORS 479.760 (3). (4) Prescribing times, places and circumstances that permits shall be exhibited for inspection. (5) Governing the internal organization and procedure for administering and enforcing ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995. (6) Establishing, altering, approving or revoking minimum standards for electrical training programs. (7)(a) Establishing which electrical products may be field evaluated by a field evaluation firm rather than certified; (b) Establishing cost-based fees, requirements and procedures for approving, maintaining and suspending or revoking approvals of field evaluation firms; (c) Establishing: (A) Requirements and procedures for the field evaluation of electrical products; and (B) Requirements and procedures for issuing field evaluation labels for the electrical products evaluated by field evaluation firms and testing laboratories; (d) Establishing requirements and procedures for preparation of reports regarding installation safety issued by field evaluation firms; (e) Establishing when an inspecting jurisdiction may require a report from a field evaluation firm; and (f) Establishing other requirements as necessary to carry out this subsection. [1959 c.406 §19; 1963 c.151 §7; 1971 c.753 §24; 1981 c.815 §25; 1993 c.398 §1; 1993 c.744 §126; 1995 c.706 §3; 1999 c.794 §2; 2001 c.411 §23; 2003 c.299 §6; 2005 c.435 §5]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 918-251-0090: Board-Created Definitions — implements
- OAR 918-271-0000: Role of an Electrical Inspector — implements
- OAR 918-271-0000: Role of an Electrical Inspector — authority
- OAR 918-271-0010: Calls for Inspection — implements
- OAR 918-271-0010: Calls for Inspection — authority
- OAR 918-271-0020: Requests for Inspection and Notice of Results — implements
- OAR 918-271-0020: Requests for Inspection and Notice of Results — authority
- OAR 918-271-0030: Correction of Defects — implements
- OAR 918-271-0030: Correction of Defects — authority
- OAR 918-282-0000: Electrical Contractors in General — implements
- OAR 918-282-0000: Electrical Contractors in General — authority
- OAR 918-282-0010: Electrical Contractor License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0010: Electrical Contractor License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0015: Electrical Contractor's Responsibilities — implements
- OAR 918-282-0020: Limited Sign Contractor License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0020: Limited Sign Contractor License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0030: Limited Energy Contractor License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0030: Limited Energy Contractor License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0040: Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor-HVAC/R License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0050: Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0050: Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0070: Limited Pump Installation Specialty Contractor License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0070: Limited Pump Installation Specialty Contractor License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0120: Licensing Requirements for Electrical Work — implements
- OAR 918-282-0120: Licensing Requirements for Electrical Work — authority
- OAR 918-282-0130: Fees — implements
- OAR 918-282-0130: Fees — authority
- OAR 918-282-0150: Employment Requirements for Supervising Electricians Employed by Industrial or Manufacturing Plant — implements
- OAR 918-282-0150: Employment Requirements for Supervising Electricians Employed by Industrial or Manufacturing Plant — authority
- OAR 918-282-0160: Limited Supervising Electrician License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0160: Limited Supervising Electrician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0170: General Journeyman License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0170: General Journeyman License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0180: Limited Residential Electrician License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0180: Limited Residential Electrician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0190: Limited Journeyman Manufacturing Plant Electrician License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0190: Limited Journeyman Manufacturing Plant Electrician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0200: Indorsement for Manufacturing Plant Electricians — implements
- OAR 918-282-0220: Limited Journeyman Sign Electrician License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0220: Limited Journeyman Sign Electrician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0230: Limited Journeyman Stage Electrician License — implements
- OAR 918-282-0230: Limited Journeyman Stage Electrician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0240: Limited Maintenance Electrician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0260: Limited Building Maintenance Electrician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0270: Apprentices — implements
- OAR 918-282-0270: Apprentices — authority
- OAR 918-282-0345: Class "A" Limited Energy Technician License — authority
- OAR 918-282-0355: Licensing Requirements for Class "A" Limited Energy Technician — authority
- OAR 918-282-0360: Class "B" Limited Energy Technician — authority
- OAR 918-282-0365: Licensing Requirements for Class "B" Limited Energy Technician — authority
- OAR 918-282-0400: Solar Licensing — implements
- OAR 918-282-0400: Solar Licensing — authority
- OAR 918-283-0100: Procedures for Submitting Training Proposals — implements
- OAR 918-283-0100: Procedures for Submitting Training Proposals — authority
- OAR 918-283-0110: Program Description — implements
- OAR 918-283-0110: Program Description — authority
- OAR 918-283-0120: Standards for Approval of Electrical Training Programs — implements
- OAR 918-283-0120: Standards for Approval of Electrical Training Programs — authority
- OAR 918-283-0130: Responsibilities of the Employer — implements
- OAR 918-283-0130: Responsibilities of the Employer — authority
- OAR 918-283-0140: Compliance with Approved Programs — implements
- OAR 918-283-0140: Compliance with Approved Programs — authority
- OAR 918-283-0150: Procedures to Revoke Programs and Licenses of Trainees — implements
- OAR 918-283-0150: Procedures to Revoke Programs and Licenses of Trainees — authority
- OAR 918-305-0000: Existing Electrical Installations — implements
- OAR 918-305-0000: Existing Electrical Installations — authority
- OAR 918-305-0005: Interpretations — implements
- OAR 918-305-0005: Interpretations — authority
- OAR 918-305-0010: Scope of the Electrical Specialty Code — implements
- OAR 918-305-0010: Scope of the Electrical Specialty Code — authority
- OAR 918-305-0020: Governing Codes — implements
- OAR 918-305-0030: Other Codes or Publications that Impact Electrical Installations — implements
- OAR 918-305-0030: Other Codes or Publications that Impact Electrical Installations — authority
- OAR 918-305-0100: Adoption of Oregon Electrical Specialty Code — implements
- OAR 918-305-0100: Adoption of Oregon Electrical Specialty Code — authority
- OAR 918-305-0105: Amendments to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code — implements
- OAR 918-305-0105: Amendments to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code — authority
- OAR 918-305-0440: Correction of Defects — implements
- OAR 918-305-0440: Correction of Defects — authority
- OAR 918-306-0000: Scope and Authority for Rule — authority
- OAR 918-306-0005: Standards for Product Evaluations — implements
- OAR 918-306-0005: Standards for Product Evaluations — authority
- OAR 918-306-0010: Overview — implements
- OAR 918-306-0010: Overview — authority
- OAR 918-306-0340: General Requirement for Approval of Field Evaluation Bodies — implements
- OAR 918-306-0340: General Requirement for Approval of Field Evaluation Bodies — authority
- OAR 918-306-0350: Criteria for Field Evaluation Body Applicants — implements
- OAR 918-306-0350: Criteria for Field Evaluation Body Applicants — authority
- OAR 918-306-0360: Examination Schedule for Field Evaluation Bodies — implements
- OAR 918-306-0360: Examination Schedule for Field Evaluation Bodies — authority
- OAR 918-306-0365: Suspension or Termination of Field Evaluation Body Approval Term — implements
- OAR 918-306-0365: Suspension or Termination of Field Evaluation Body Approval Term — authority
- OAR 918-306-0375: Field Evaluation Bodies Approved Prior to October 1, 2025 — implements
- OAR 918-306-0375: Field Evaluation Bodies Approved Prior to October 1, 2025 — authority
- OAR 918-306-0380: Field Evaluation Body Quality Control Manual — implements
- OAR 918-306-0380: Field Evaluation Body Quality Control Manual — authority
- OAR 918-306-0390: Field Evaluation Body Personnel — implements
- OAR 918-306-0390: Field Evaluation Body Personnel — authority
- OAR 918-306-0400: Field Evaluation Body Electrical Equipment Evaluation — implements
- OAR 918-306-0400: Field Evaluation Body Electrical Equipment Evaluation — authority
- OAR 918-306-0410: Field Evaluation Body Records — implements
- OAR 918-306-0410: Field Evaluation Body Records — authority
- OAR 918-308-0010: Standards for Delegation — authority
- OAR 918-308-0020: Check List for Application for Delegation of Electrical Program — authority
- OAR 918-308-0030: Check List for Proposed Ordinance — authority
- OAR 918-308-0040: Check List for Operating Plan and Documentation — authority
- OAR 918-308-0060: Delegation Review and Approval Process — authority
- OAR 918-308-0090: Employment of Electrical Specialty Code Electrical Inspector — authority
- OAR 918-308-0130: Electrical Permits — authority
- OAR 918-308-0150: Plan for Inspection Operations — authority
- OAR 918-308-0170: Accounting Plan — authority
- OAR 918-308-0180: Formation of Municipal Program — authority
- OAR 918-308-0210: Automatic Renewal — authority
- OAR 918-308-0300: Review of Municipality Program — authority
- OAR 918-308-0330: Review of Records — authority
- OAR 918-309-0025: Phased Permitting — implements
- OAR 918-309-0025: Phased Permitting — authority
- OAR 918-311-0000: Design, Planning and Lay Out of Electrical Installations by Supervising Electricians — implements
- OAR 918-311-0000: Design, Planning and Lay Out of Electrical Installations by Supervising Electricians — authority
- OAR 918-311-0055: Fees for Electrical Plan Reviews Performed by Building Codes Division — implements
- OAR 918-311-0055: Fees for Electrical Plan Reviews Performed by Building Codes Division — authority
This rule cites
- ORS chapter 183 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 479.760 — resolved
- ORS 479.510 — resolved
- 479.945 — resolved
- 479.995 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 455.085: Publication; readability; funding.
- ORS 479.530: Definitions for ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995.
- ORS 479.540: Exemptions; rules.
- ORS 479.680: Adoption of rules by Electrical and Elevator Board; establishment of continuing education program.
- ORS 479.740: Factors to be considered in adopting rules; incorporation of standards by reference.
- ORS 479.810: Administration and enforcement; Chief Electrical Inspector; inspector qualifications; rules.
- ORS 479.820: Duties and powers in enforcing law.
- ORS 479.840: Fees; rules; means to guarantee payment.
- ORS 479.845: Limitation on use of local government fees.
- OAR 918-008-0120: State Building Code Appeal Process
- OAR 918-306-0000: Scope and Authority for Rule
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors479.html