72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 1905
 
                         House Bill 2880
 
Sponsored by Representative HANSEN (at the request of Plumbing
  and Mechanical Contractors Association, United Association of
  Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 290)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Eliminates certification exemption for persons brought in from
out of state to make boiler repair or alteration requiring
special tools or processes.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to boilers; amending ORS 480.630.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 480.630 is amended to read:
  480.630. (1) A person may not engage in the business of
installing, repairing or altering boilers or pressure vessels
unless the person first obtains a license therefor from the
Department of Consumer and Business Services.
  (2) A person may not install, repair or alter boilers or
pressure vessels as an employee of a business engaged in the
installing, repairing or altering of boilers or pressure vessels
unless the person first obtains certification therefor from the
department.
  (3) The chief inspector may conduct examinations for
certification of an employee or agent of a business to establish
the competency of the applicant.
  (4) Licenses and certification shall be issued by the
department upon recommendation of the Board of Boiler Rules and
upon payment of a fee of $25 for each application for an employee
or agent's certification and $150 for each application for a
business license.
  (5) The licenses and certifications shall be renewed annually
without reexamination upon payment of the fees in subsection (4)
of this section and, for renewal of a certificate, compliance
with the continuing education requirement established in
subsection
  { - (9) - }  { +  (8) + } of this section.
  (6) A person may not install, alter or repair a boiler or
pressure vessel without first securing a permit therefor from the
department unless the person is not subject to licensure or
certification. Permits shall be issued only to the persons
licensed. A permit fee of $15 shall be paid directly to the
department.
  (7) In the case of an emergency, a permit is not required in
advance for boiler or pressure vessel installations, or repair,
as required under subsection (6) of this section, if an
application accompanied by the appropriate fee for a permit is
submitted to the department within five days after the commencing
of the boiler or pressure vessel work.
    { - (8) The certification and examination requirements of
this section do not apply when a person is brought in from out of
state to repair or alter a boiler or pressure vessel utilizing
special tools or a special process for which that person is
uniquely qualified. The activity shall be limited solely to the
special process and the person performing the work shall have
qualifications which meet or exceed the state's certification
standards as determined by the chief boiler inspector. The chief
boiler inspector shall be notified prior to performance of any
work under this subsection. - }
    { - (9) - }  { +  (8) + } A person having a certificate
issued under subsection (4) of this section must complete eight
hours of board-approved continuing education every year.
    { - (10) - }  { +  (9) + } The continuing education
requirement established in subsection   { - (9) - }  { +  (8) + }
of this section applies only to persons certified by the board to
perform work equivalent to that performed by pressure vessel
installers, building service mechanics, boilermakers or pressure
piping mechanics.
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