Last updated: April 3, 2008
Electrical Codes
Ohio Governor Strickland has signed an emergency order to temporarily rescind the 2008 NEC and revert back to the 2005 NEC, effective immediately. This emergency order is valid for a period not to exceed 90 days, which is June 29, 2008.
This rule change only affects 1, 2, & 3 family dwellings; commercial/industrial installations are still required to comply with the 2008 NEC.
The Ohio Board of Building Standards, the state agency charged with the responsibility of adopting Ohio's construction codes, will also file a nonemergency rule, that will mirror the emergency rule. This nonemergency rule will follow the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 119 rule adoption process, which will take a minimum of 76 days, for the proposed nonemergency rule to become effective.
The proposed nonemergency rule is to continue with the 2005 NEC with a date to be determined by the OBBS; not to exceed January 1, 2009. Additional information forthcoming.
Licensing: Electrical Inspectors/Services
Board of Building Standards
6606 Tussing Road
P.O. Box 4009
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-9009
Phone: (614) 644-2613
Fax: (614) 644-3147
Faxback: (614) 728-1244
http://www.com.state.oh.us/dic/dicbbsabout.htm
Licensing requirements:
| Electrical Safety Inspector |
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Journeyman electrician or equivalent for four years, two as an electrical foreman, and two years experience as a building department ESI trainee; or
Journeyman electrician or equivalent for four years, and three years expeirience as a building department ESI trainee; or
Four years experience as a building department ESI trainee; or
Journeyman electrician or equivalent for six years; or
An electrical engineer registered in the state of Ohio |
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NCPCCI—2A or 2B; or
ICC—E1 or E2 |
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| CE Requirement: |
When an individual only has a state electrical license, they are required to attend 30 hours of approved continuing education over a three-year period. |
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| Electrical Safety Inspector Trainee |
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Two years experience in installation of electrical systems under NEC; 1 year approved vocational training in fundamentals of electricity may be substituted for 1 year experience, and
Full-time employment by and supervised by full-time employed ESI of a political subdivision |
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Examination required to be completed within the allotted time of the trainee program
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During the first year, trainees shall attend an approved thirty-hour course on the "Fundamentals of Electricity" and pass a test upon completion of the course. A second approved thirty-hour course and test covering the National Electrical Code shall be successfully completed prior to an examination for a certificate of competency. |
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CE Requirements
Varies with license type; please see above
Reciprocates
n/a
Licensing: Contractors
Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB)
6606 Tussing Road, P.O.Box 4009
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-9009
Phone: (614) 644-3493
Fax: (614) 728-1200
http://www.com.state.oh.us/dic/dicocilb.htm
Licensing requirements:
Ohio requires a mandatory state electrical license for contractors (companies) in commercial work. The Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board (OCIEB) administers a test for electrical contractors, and no localities may subsequently require any restriction other than registration from practicing electrical contractors in that locality.
CE Requirements
House bill 234; electrical contractors only have to take 10 hours of approved CE; five of those 10 hours have to be code, but all 10 can be code.
Reciprocates
West Virginia and Kentucky
State Websites
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