227A.010 Definitions for KRS 227A.010 to 227A.140.
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As used in KRS 227A.010 to 227A.140, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Authorized local licensing program" means any city, county, urban-county
government, charter county, or consolidated local government electrician and
electrical contractor licensing program established by local ordinance for the
purpose of licensing electrical workers. "Authorized local licensing program"
shall include a licensing program established through a cooperative agreement
between two
(2)or more counties;
(2)"Department" means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction;
(3)"Electrical" pertains to the installation, alteration, or repair of wires and conduits
for the purpose of transmitting electricity, and the installation of fixtures and
equipment in connection therewith;
(4)"Electrical contractor" means any licensed individual, partnership, or
corporation that is licensed to engage in, offers to engage in, or advertises or
holds itself out to be qualified to engage in designing, planning, superintending,
contracting of, or assuming responsibility for the installation, alteration, or repair
of any electrical system used for the purpose of furnishing heat, light, or power,
and employs electrical workers to engage in this practice. If the electrical
contractor is not a master electrician, the electrical contractor shall employ at
least one
(1)full-time master electrician; however, no master electrician shall
act in this capacity for more than one
(1)electrical contractor;
(5)"Electrical system" means any electrical work subject to standards provided
within the National Electrical Code as adopted in the Uniform State Building
Code, as promulgated by the department;
(6)"Electrician" means any person licensed by the department who is employed
by an electrical contractor and is engaged in the construction, alteration, or
repair of any electrical system used for the purpose of furnishing heat, light, or
power;
(7)"Maintenance worker or maintenance engineer" means a person who is a
regular, bona fide employee or agent of a property owner, property lessor,
property management company, or firm that is not in the electrical business but
has jurisdiction over the property where the routine maintenance of electrical
systems is being performed;
(8)"Master electrician" means any individual licensed to engage in, and assume
responsible charge, supervision, or direction of an electrician engaged in the
construction, installation, alteration, or repair of any electrical system used to
furnish heat, light, or power;
(9)"Repair" means the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building
for the purpose of its maintenance; and
(10)"Routine maintenance of electrical systems" means the routine and periodic
servicing of electrical systems, including cleaning, inspecting, and making
adjustments to ensure the proper operation and the removal or replacement of
component parts. "Routine maintenance of electrical systems" does not include
the installation of complete electrical systems.