This chapter shall not apply to the following:
I.Any person, or any affiliate or employee of such person, under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission of this state, or the Federal Communications Commission, or the Interstate Commerce Commission , or any employee of such person, for the purpose of making electrical installations in the course of such employment.
II.The electrical work and equipment employed in connection with the construction, installation, operation, repair or maintenance of any utility by a utility company in rendering its authorized service, or in any way incidental thereto.
III.Any electrical equipment and work including installation, operation, maintenance and repair, in or about industrial or manufacturing plants or electrical generating plants perfor
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This chapter shall not apply to the following:
I. Any person, or any affiliate or employee of such person, under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission of this state, or the Federal Communications Commission, or the Interstate Commerce Commission , or any employee of such person, for the purpose of making electrical installations in the course of such employment.
II. The electrical work and equipment employed in connection with the construction, installation, operation, repair or maintenance of any utility by a utility company in rendering its authorized service, or in any way incidental thereto.
III. Any electrical equipment and work including installation, operation, maintenance and repair, in or about industrial or manufacturing plants or electrical generating plants performed by a person or persons in the regular employ of the plants.
IV. Any electrical equipment and work, including installation, operation, maintenance and repair in, on or about other properties, equipment or buildings, residential or of any other kind, owned or controlled by the operators of industrial or manufacturing plants, provided such work is done under the supervision of an electrical engineer in the employ of said operator.
V. The electrical work and equipment in mines, pipe line systems, ships, railway rolling stock or automotive equipment, or the operation of portable sound equipment.
VI. Any electrical installations or equipment involved in the manufacture, test or repair of electrical equipment in the manufacturer's plant.
VII. Installations in laboratories of exposed electrical wiring for experimental purposes only.
VIII. Regular employees of owners or lessees of real property doing incidental electrical work, or persons whose occupation is the doing of miscellaneous jobs of manual labor in the course of which some incidental electrical work is done.
IX. Installation of fuel oil, natural, propane, or other burnable gas furnace, or boiler equipment and controls connected thereto.
IX-a. Any electrical installations in residential or commercial buildings performed by students enrolled in a high school vocational electrical program, college vocational electrical program, and apprenticeship training program, approved by the department of education, provided such work is performed under the supervision of either a teacher holding an electrician's license or by a licensed electrician who is a supervisor of students in cooperative education placements from such programs; and in those cases where the installation is in a new building being constructed as a part of the vocational program, that the installation will be inspected and approved by an individual or group of individuals chosen by the local school districts from persons nominated by the state board of electricians. Any person nominated by the state board shall hold a master's license issued by the office of professional licensure and certification.
X. Any electrical work and equipment employed in connection with the construction, installation, operation, repair or maintenance of any public highway, including traffic devices thereon by employees of any unit of government having a responsibility for the highway; or an independent contractor employed by any unit of government installing, constructing or maintaining any conduit or piping for an electrical system associated with a highway.
XI. A person who makes or, as a business, hires or employs another to make, electrical installations, repairs, alterations, or maintenance on automatic irrigation systems operating at 30 volts or less.
XII. An elevator or accessibility lift mechanic licensed by the labor commissioner under RSA 157-B:8-a and rules adopted thereunder (a) for accessibility lifts, at the wiring originating from the final disconnecting means at the equipment; or (b) for elevators, at the equipment disconnects located in the elevator machine room and associated with the elevator equipment, elevator hoistway doors, and elevator car only; in both commercial and residential installations on elevator and accessibility lift controls.
XIII. Any person licensed under RSA 153:27 through 153:38 performing work governed by their license on electrical equipment, including the operation of the final disconnecting means at the equipment or appliance.