Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The Division shall issue plumbing
apprentice licenses to active apprentices or trainees registered to standards
approved by the Council. Apprentice license formats shall be jointly agreed to
by the Division and the Oregon Building Codes Division.
(2) All apprentices and trainees must be
directly supervised in accordance with OAR
839-011-0143, unless approved
for phased supervision.
(3)
Pursuant to OAR 918-695-0140, a local committee
may take action to permit plumbing apprentices to work under phased supervision
under the following circumstances:
(a) The
plumber apprentice must work in the physical presence of an appropriate journey
level plumber; and
(b) An
appropriate journey level plumber present at the immediate work site at all
times, except for not more than a cumulative thirty (30) minutes during any
work shift during which time the journey worker is immediately available by
voice communication.
(4) The plumber apprentice may work under
phased supervision when the following specific conditions are met:
(a) The appropriate journey worker is
immediately available to the apprentice by voice communication (immediately
available means that the apprentice can reach the appropriate journey worker
within a 15-minute period);
(b)
The appropriate journey worker meets with the apprentice at least once each day
to go over the work done by the apprentice;
(c) The activity is consistent with the
committee's work requirements as established in its written policy;
(d) There is only one apprentice on the job
site; and
(e) The apprentice has
been specifically approved for one (1) or more of the following phases:
(A) Phase 1: The apprentice only engages in
water heater replacement or conversion after completing at least six (6) months
of work experience, eight (8) hours of related instruction and is evaluated and
authorized to do this type of work by the committee;
(B) Phase 2: The apprentice engages in work
covered in Phase 1 and minor repairs in a one (1) or two (2) family dwelling
after completion of three (3) periods of work experience, the appropriate
related instruction for three (3) periods and is evaluated and authorized to do
this type of work by the committee;
(C) Phase 3: The apprentice engages in work
covered in Phase 1 and 2, and general repairs and replacement of existing
installations after completion of four (4) periods of work experience, the
appropriate related instruction for four (4) periods and is evaluated and
authorized to do this type of work by the committee; or
(D) Phase 4: The apprentice engages in work
covered in Phase 1, 2 and 3, and new or remodel installations after completing
five (5) periods of work experience, the appropriate related instruction for
five (5) periods and is evaluated and authorized to do this type of work by the
committee.
(5) Phased supervision licenses will be
issued by the Division upon notification of committee approval and reissued for
the duration of the program unless the committee takes action to rescind
approval.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
660.120(3)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
693.040
