Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The statewide minor installation label
program is a mandatory statewide program for which labels are sold by the
division and used within any jurisdiction.
(a) The division administers the residential,
commercial, and industrial plumbing and electrical minor installation label
program. Local jurisdictions are required to participate in the program by
performing inspections on behalf of the division on a percentage of minor
installation labels used by contractors.
(b) Work performed under this program shall
conform to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code, the Oregon
Plumbing Specialty Code and the Oregon Residential Specialty
Code. The scope of work allowed under this program is defined in OAR
918-309-0220 for electrical
installations and OAR
918-780-0140 for plumbing
installations.
(2)
Jurisdictions may file a request for delegation of optional minor installation
programs. Use of a minor installation label by an appropriate person include:
(a) Work performed under the structural
commercial and industrial minor label program shall be to the
Oregon
Structural Specialty Code. The scope of work allowed under this program
includes:
(A) Alteration, replacement, or
repair of up to 100 linear feet of nonbearing, walls and partitions that are
not fire resistive and that are not part of the building shell, an exit, or an
exit passageway;
(B) Window and
door replacements or relocations not part of an exit or exit passageway and fit
within existing openings. Replacement windows and doors shall comply with the
requirements of current state codes, including but not limited to safety
glazing requirements;
(C) Light
weight interior awnings under 100 pounds total weight;
(D) Removal and replacement of acoustical
ceiling tiles in ceilings not fire-rated of less than 1,000 square feet.
Replacement of supporting grid is not included; and,
(E) Minor roofing repairs not exceeding ten
percent of the roofing area.
(b) Work performed under the mechanical minor
label program shall be to the
Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code and
the
Oregon Residential Specialty Code. The scope of work allowed
under this program includes:
(A) Moving or
replacing duct work not involving fire dampers or penetrations of fire walls,
fire assemblies or floors;
(B)
Moving grills in duct work; or,
(C)
Replacing existing heating, cooling and ventilation equipment; or,
(D) Adding a central air conditioning unit to
existing ductwork in one- and two-family dwellings; or,
(E) Installing a mechanical exhaust fan for
radon mitigation systems in one- and two-family dwellings.
(3) The minor label program does
not include:
(a) New construction, except as
allowed under OAR 918-309-0220(3)(a) and
(b) or Subsection (2)(b)(D) of this
rule;
(b) Accessibility
retrofit;
(c) Major roof repairs,
constituting more than ten percent of roofing area, and reroofing;
(d) Work on fire extinguishing or smoke
evacuation systems;
(e) Chemical or
industrial liquid waste and vent piping; or
(f) Combination waste and vent
systems.
(4) The
elevator minor label program is a statewide program for which labels are sold
by the division and used within any jurisdiction.
(a) The division administers the elevator
minor installation label program. The division shall perform inspections on a
percentage of minor installation labels used by contractors.
(b) Work performed under this program shall
conform to the Oregon Elevator Specialty Code. The scope of work
allowed under this program is defined in
918-400-0675.
(5) No more than one minor label
for each specialty area or one elevator minor label shall be used on any single
project per job site. For the purpose of this rule, a job site means work at
the same address.
(6) A minor label
is only required when the work otherwise requires a permit. No new permit
requirements are created.
(7) If a
jurisdiction chooses not to offer the optional minor label program, permits and
individual inspections shall continue to be required in each program.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
447.072,
447.076,
455.144,
455.627,
460.085,
479.540 &
479.570
Stats. Implemented: ORS
447.072,
447.076,
455.627,
460.085,
479.540 &
479.570
