ORS 479.530
Definitions for ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995


As used in ORS 479.510 (Short title) to 479.945 (Restricted energy contractor’s license) and 479.995 (Civil penalty for violation of ORS 479.510 to 479.945), unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Approved testing laboratory” means a testing laboratory that meets criteria for electrical product evaluation established by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services with the approval of the Electrical and Elevator Board under ORS 479.730 (Adoption of rules by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services).

(2)

“Board” means the Electrical and Elevator Board established under ORS 455.138 (Electrical and Elevator Board).

(3)

“Certified electrical product” means an electrical product that is certified under ORS 479.760 (Certification of electrical products) and that is not decertified.

(4)

“Competent inspection service” means an electrical inspection service of a city or county administered under ORS 455.148 (Comprehensive municipal building inspection programs) or 455.150 (Selective municipal building inspection programs) that employs electrical inspectors who are certified to meet standards under ORS 479.810 (Administration and enforcement).

(5)

“Commercial electrical air conditioning equipment” means heating, cooling, refrigeration, dehumidifying, humidifying and filtering equipment used for climatizing or moving of air if used in commerce, industry or government and if installed in a place not accessible to the general public other than the switches regulating the operation of the equipment.

(6)

“Demarcation point” means the place of interconnection between the communications cabling, terminal equipment or protective apparatus of the telecommunications service provider and the customer’s premises.

(7)

“Department” means the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(8)

“Director” means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(9)

“Dwelling unit” means one or more rooms for the use of one or more persons as a housekeeping unit with space for eating, living and sleeping and permanent provisions for cooking and sanitation.

(10)

“Electrical installations” means the construction or installation of electrical wiring and the permanent attachment or installation of electrical products in or on any structure that is not itself an electrical product. “Electrical installation” also means the maintenance or repair of installed electrical wiring and permanently attached electrical products. “Electrical installation” does not include an oil module.

(11)

“Electrical product” means any electrical equipment, material, device or apparatus that, except as provided in ORS 479.540 (Exemptions), requires a license or permit to install and either conveys or is operated by electrical current.

(12)

“Equipment” means any material, fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, apparatus or the like that are used as part of or in connection with an electrical installation.

(13)

“Field evaluation firm” means an independent organization that provides:

(a)

Evaluations or testing, or both; and

(b)

Documentation regarding compliance with electrical product safety standards and with the electrical installation safety code.

(14)

“Industrial electrical equipment” means electrical products used in industry or government that utilize electric energy for mechanical, chemical, heating, lighting or similar purposes, that are designed to service or produce a product and that are used directly in the production of the service or product.

(15)

“Installation label” means an adhesive tag issued by governmental agencies that administer the Electrical Safety Law to licensed electrical contractors for application to those minor electrical installations for which the board by rule determines to be appropriate for random inspections.

(16)

“License” means a permit issued by the department under ORS 479.630 (Requirements for obtaining licenses) authorizing the person whose name appears as licensee thereon to act as an electrical contractor, supervising electrician, journeyman electrician, electrical apprentice or limited elevator journeyman as indicated thereon.

(17)

“Minimum safety standards” means safety standards prescribed by concurrence of the board and the director under ORS 479.730 (Adoption of rules by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services).

(18)

“Multifamily dwelling” means a building containing more than one dwelling unit.

(19)

“Oil module” means a prefabricated structure manufactured to the specifications of the purchaser and used outside this state in the exploration for or processing or extraction of petroleum products.

(20)

“Permit” means an official document or card issued by the enforcing agency to authorize performance of a specified electrical installation.

(21)

“Single family dwelling” means a building consisting solely of one dwelling unit.

(22)

“Telecommunications service provider” means a telecommunications carrier as defined in ORS 133.721 (Definitions for ORS 41.910 and 133.721 to 133.739) or a telecommunications utility or competitive telecommunications provider, both as defined in ORS 759.005 (Definitions).

(23)

“Uncertified product” means any electrical product that is not an electrical product certified under ORS 479.760 (Certification of electrical products). [1959 c.406 §3; 1971 c.753 §55; 1973 c.834 §35; 1981 c.815 §4; 1983 c.733 §1; 1985 c.826 §3; 1987 c.414 §34; 1987 c.575 §4; 1987 c.874 §2; 1993 c.744 §118; 1995 c.706 §1; 1999 c.59 §159; 1999 c.1031 §1; 2001 c.573 §16; 2003 c.222 §1; 2003 c.299 §2; 2005 c.435 §2; 2007 c.271 §3; 2011 c.9 §67]

Source: Section 479.530 — Definitions for ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors479.­html.

479.015
Smoking in public elevator prohibited
479.155
Plan of proposed construction or alteration
479.165
Certification of fire officials
479.168
Definitions for ORS 479.168 to 479.190 and 479.990
479.170
Ordering repair of, or removal of material from, buildings
479.180
Appeal from order to comply with fire prevention statutes
479.190
Liability in damages for failure to comply with order under ORS 479.170
479.195
Assembly occupancy limits
479.200
Fire protection water supply for public buildings
479.210
“Institution” defined for ORS 479.215 to 479.220
479.215
Institution not to be licensed or certificated unless in compliance with fire safety requirements
479.217
Temporary permit in lieu of inspection approval under ORS 479.215
479.220
Institution inspection by State Fire Marshal
479.250
Definitions for ORS 479.250 to 479.305
479.255
Smoke alarm or smoke detector required in certain structures
479.257
Design features required for certain smoke alarms
479.258
Provision of notice of smoke alarm or smoke detector requirements for persons who are hard of hearing
479.260
Transfer of dwelling unit or lodging house without smoke alarm or smoke detector prohibited
479.265
Action for unlawful transfer of dwelling unit
479.270
Owner of rental dwelling unit to supply, install and maintain smoke alarm or smoke detector
479.275
Tenant of rental dwelling unit to test smoke alarm or smoke detector and replace dead batteries
479.280
Lack of properly operating smoke alarm or smoke detector
479.285
Owner to maintain and test certain smoke alarms and smoke detectors
479.290
Certain persons not liable for damages resulting from mechanical failure of smoke alarm or smoke detector
479.295
State Fire Marshal to adopt rules setting standards and providing for implementation of certain laws governing smoke alarms and smoke detectors
479.297
Ionization smoke alarms
479.300
Removing or tampering with smoke alarm or smoke detector prohibited
479.305
Smoking policy disclosure
479.510
Short title
479.520
Purpose
479.525
Application of Electrical Safety Law
479.530
Definitions for ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995
479.540
Exemptions
479.545
License required of state employee
479.550
No work on new electrical installation until permit issued
479.560
Issuance of permit
479.565
Master individual inspection permits
479.570
Energizing of electrical installations
479.610
Installation of uncertified electrical product prohibited
479.620
Certain electrical license required
479.630
Requirements for obtaining licenses
479.632
Applicant training or experience obtained in another state
479.670
Maintenance of action or suit by unlicensed person prohibited
479.680
Adoption of rules by Electrical and Elevator Board
479.710
Electrical installations must meet minimum safety standards
479.730
Adoption of rules by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services
479.740
Factors to be considered in adopting rules
479.760
Certification of electrical products
479.770
Approved electric ignition pilot required on certain appliances
479.810
Administration and enforcement
479.815
Inspector conflicts of interest
479.820
Duties and powers in enforcing law
479.835
Recovery of purchase price of product not meeting applicable laws
479.840
Fees
479.845
Limitation on use of local government fees
479.850
Disposition of receipts
479.853
Appeal procedure
479.854
Authority of municipality to require license
479.855
City and county inspection and enforcement programs
479.860
Persons authorized to design, plan and lay out electrical installations
479.870
Electrical and Elevator Board to prescribe uniform fee calculation and permit format
479.905
Definitions for ORS 479.870 and 479.905 to 479.945
479.910
Limited energy technician license
479.915
Limited energy technician license requirements
479.940
Activities not subject to licensure under ORS 479.510 to 479.945
479.943
Activities not subject to licensure under ORS 479.905 to 479.945
479.945
Restricted energy contractor’s license
479.950
Minimum safety standards
479.990
Penalties
479.995
Civil penalty for violation of ORS 479.510 to 479.945
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