OAR 918-282-0365
Licensing Requirements for Class “B” Limited Energy Technician


(1)

License and Equivalent Requirements. Applicant shall have a minimum of 4,000 hours of lawfully obtained experience. Experience must be verified as established in OAR division 30. This experience shall be obtained as follows:

(a)

As an apprentice in a board-approved limited energy electrical activity apprenticeship program; or

(b)

Through limited energy activity equivalent to an apprenticeship program, and the completion of a board-approved 32 hour training program.

(2)

Persons utilizing lawful experience may meet equivalent experience requirements by providing verification as required by OAR 918-030-0030 (Application — Qualifying Criteria) through 918-030-0050 (Application — Verification of Military Training and Experience).

(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, including shop and service: 100 hours;

(b)

Limited energy installations, including cables and supports, wire pulling and splices, conduit, flex, tray and duct, control panels and controls, wiring devices, removal and finish work: 1,650 hours;

(c)

Trouble shooting and maintenance: 250 hours; and

(d)

Occupation specific applications including 2,000 hours in any of the following:

(A)

Communications systems, including data telecommunications, intercom, paging;

(B)

Specialized control systems, including HVAC, medical, boiler, clock, instrumentation, or other limited energy systems; and

(C)

Limited energy electrical activity defined in ORS 479.905 (Definitions for ORS 479.870 and 479.905 to 479.945)(4).

(4)

Total Hours Required. Total electrical work experience shall be at least 4,000 hours. No more than 300 percent credit shall be allowed in work categories (a) through (d) in Section (3) of this rule.

(5)

Applicants shall also have a minimum of 288 hours of class or related training covering:

(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 alternating and direct current;

(g)

Electrical measuring devices;

(h)

Wiring methods;

(i)

Related electrical statutes and rules;

(j)

Fundamentals of electronics;

(k)

Transformers;

(l)

Lighting circuits; and

(m)

Basic mechanics — Applied physics and theory.

Source: Rule 918-282-0365 — Licensing Requirements for Class "B" Limited Energy Technician, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=918-282-0365.

918–282–0000
Electrical Contractors in General
918–282–0010
Electrical Contractor License
918–282–0015
Electrical Contractor’s Responsibilities
918–282–0017
Elevator Contractor Electrical License
918–282–0020
Limited Sign Contractor License
918–282–0030
Limited Energy Contractor License
918–282–0033
Limited Renewable Energy Contractor
918–282–0040
Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor-HVAC/R License
918–282–0050
Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor License
918–282–0060
Restricted Energy Contractor License
918–282–0070
Limited Pump Installation Specialty Contractor License
918–282–0100
Electrical Licensing in General
918–282–0110
General Licensing Exemptions
918–282–0120
Licensing Requirements for Electrical Work
918–282–0130
Fees
918–282–0140
General Supervising Electrician License
918–282–0150
Employment Requirements for Supervising Electricians Employed by Industrial or Manufacturing Plant
918–282–0160
Limited Supervising Electrician License
918–282–0170
General Journeyman License
918–282–0180
Limited Residential Electrician License
918–282–0185
Limited Elevator Journeyman License
918–282–0190
Limited Journeyman Manufacturing Plant Electrician License
918–282–0200
Indorsement for Manufacturing Plant Electricians
918–282–0205
Limited Renewable Energy Technician
918–282–0220
Limited Journeyman Sign Electrician License
918–282–0230
Limited Journeyman Stage Electrician License
918–282–0240
Limited Maintenance Electrician License
918–282–0260
Limited Building Maintenance Electrician License
918–282–0270
Apprentices
918–282–0290
Elevator Apprenticeship Program
918–282–0345
Class “A” Limited Energy Technician License
918–282–0355
Licensing Requirements for Class “A” Limited Energy Technician
918–282–0360
Class “B” Limited Energy Technician
918–282–0365
Licensing Requirements for Class “B” Limited Energy Technician
918–282–0400
Solar Licensing
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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