Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Limited Elevator Mechanic License
(a) Pursuant to ORS
460.057, any person installing,
altering, repairing, or maintaining elevator mechanical equipment prior to
October 23, 1999, and who does not otherwise qualify for licensure herein, may
be issued a limited elevator mechanic's license commensurate with their prior
verifiable work experience if they apply in the manner established by the
division in OAR chapter 918, division 30.
(b) The following may not be used to
determine prior experience:
(A) Work on
equipment not regulated by the Elevator Safety Law unless such prior experience
is considered to be transferable experience gained prior to October 23,
1999;
(B) The installation,
alteration, repair, or maintenance of equipment installed in Oregon that was
not lawfully permitted as required by the Elevator Safety Law;
(C) Work in Oregon while employed by a
company not lawfully licensed as an elevator contractor in Oregon or not
lawfully registered with the Construction Contractors Board; or
(D) Experience gained in violation of any
other state law.
(c)
Experience gained may be considered based on the following. Applicants must
have been regularly engaged in the installation, alteration, repair, or
maintenance on the type, or types, of equipment commensurate with the license
being sought based on:
(A) Minimum of 4,000
hours "substantial experience" lawfully obtained on equipment covered by a
limited elevator mechanic's license;
(B) "Substantial experience" for purposes of
this rule, means verified evidence in the form of two separate notarized
affidavits. One from an Oregon business attesting the person has been involved
in 40 or more elevator projects and one from a CPA attesting that the business
had at least $75,000 of gross business prior to October 23, 1999. Nothing in
this rule prevents an applicant from faxing or scanning and e-mailing
documents.
(d) A license
under this rule is limited to the scope of work for which the person has
provided work experience acceptable to the division.
(2) Reciprocating Conveyor Mechanic License.
Applicant must demonstrate 3,000 hours of "lawful work experience," as defined
in OAR chapter 918, division 30, in the installation, alteration, repair, and
maintenance of reciprocating conveyors. An applicant must apply for the license
as required under OAR chapter 918, division 30.
(3) Restricted Reciprocating Conveyor
Mechanic License. Applicant must apply to the division as required under OAR
chapter 918, division 30.
(4)
Exemption from Limited Elevator and Reciprocating Conveyor Licensing
Requirements. A person installing the mechanical portion of a reciprocating
conveyor defined in OAR
918-400-0280(19)(b)
is not required to hold any kind of mechanic's license under the Elevator
Safety Law. This section does not exempt the installation of reciprocating
conveyors defined in OAR
918-400-0280(19)(b)
from other applicable provisions of the
Elevator Safety Law, including ORS
460.045.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
460.057,
460.061,
460.085 &
455.117
Stats. Implemented: ORS
460.057 &
460.061
