Building owners

[tyreeinc]

Can a owner of a building hire non-license electricians to work in a critical systems building panels, (live Circuits). Is this not an OSHA issue.

 

[charlie b]

That depends entirely on the local laws and regulations. It's been over 20 years since I lived in Virginia, so I can't help you any further than to suggest you check with the local authorities. Welcome to the forum.

 

[jamesoftn]

Tennessee State Regulations requires a registered electricial contractor or limited liscense electrical contractor to perform the work on all buildings to be accessed by the public. A property owner may purchase a permit for his own personal buildings or home. Again this applies to personal property such as barns,garages, homes ect. A landlord cannot do electrical work on his rental property but must hire qualifed persons. Also a tennant cannot do work on his home since he is not the owner.

 

[zog]

Can a owner of a building hire non-license electricians to work in a critical systems building panels, (live Circuits). Is this not an OSHA issue.

See article 110.5 of the 2009 70E for some guideance, wont help you for the licence part, but may help enforcing thier level of training and use of safe work practices.

 

[G0049]

Can a owner of a building hire non-license electricians to work in a critical systems building panels, (live Circuits). Is this not an OSHA issue.

OSHA regulations use words like "authorized", "qualified", "knowledgable", "trained", etc. They do not use the word "licensed". An employer could train, authorize, etc., someone to do one particular task involving an electrical exposure and be in compliance with OSHA regs for that task only. By the same token, a licensed electrician might require some additional training before performing a task that they had never been exposed to before. Licensing is a state issue, you could be licensed in one state and not in another and OSHA isn't going to get involved.