8 AAC 90.164 - Residential wireman certificate of fitness

(a) A residential wireman certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to perform work that is described in 8 AAC 90.900(18).

(b) A residential wireman certificate of fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees required by AS 18.62.030, if the applicant

(1) submits documented proof on a notarized form provided by the department, or notarized statements on letterhead stationery from employers, that the applicant has a minimum of 4,000 hours of work experience as a residential wireman, and has passed an examination that meets the requirements set out under 8 AAC 90.115; or

(2) submits to the department, on a form provided by the department, a sworn affidavit from an official of a union based In the state that demonstrates that the applicant meets the work requirements set out in (1) of this subsection and has passed an examination that meets the requirements set out under 8 AAC 90.115; the affidavit must specify

(A) the number of qualifying hours' experience the applicant claims for the classification for which the applicant seeks certification; apprenticeship hours must be noted if apprenticeship hours are being used for qualification;

(B) the inclusive dates during which the hours claimed in (A) of this paragraph were worked; and

(C) the type of work performed and the name of each contractor for whom the work was performed.

(c) An accredited apprenticeship classroom program or educational training in the electrical field may be substituted for up to 500 hours' work experience required under this section.

(d) Experience as a maintenance electrician may not be used to meet the work experience requirements of this section.

Notes

8 AAC 90.164

Eff. 12/25/98, Register 148; am 9/27/2008, Register 187; am 4/16/2022, Register 242, July 2022; am 10/28/2023, Register 248, January 2024

Authority:AS 18.62.030

AS 18.62.050

AS 18.62.060

AS 18.62.070

AS 23.05.060