§ 35-9-102 — Definitions

Wyoming § 35-9-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 9: FIRE PROTECTION
• Art. 1: DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION

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(a) As used in W.S. 35-9-101 through 35-9-130:
(i) "Apprentice electrician" means a person who has
insufficient qualifications to be a journeyman electrician and
is hired by a licensed electrical contractor to assist a
licensed journeyman or master electrician. An apprentice
electrician must be registered with the department of fire
prevention and electrical safety and must be enrolled in a bona
fide program of training approved by the bureau of
apprenticeship and training, United States department of labor,
or present evidence directly to the department that he is
enrolled in an apprentice training program which provides
training equivalent to a program approved by the bureau of
apprenticeship and training, United States department of labor;
(ii) "Apprentice technician" means a person who has
insufficient qualifications to be a low voltage or a limited
technician and is hired by a licensed electrical contractor, low
voltage contractor, or limited contractor to assist a licensed
low voltage or limited technician. An apprentice technician
must be registered with the department of fire prevention and
electrical safety and must be enrolled in a training program as
approved by the department;
(iii) "Board" means the electrical board;
(iv) "Council" means the council on fire prevention
and electrical safety in buildings;
(v) "Department" means the department of fire
prevention and electrical safety;
(vi) "Electrical contractor" means a person licensed
by the department to contract with another to plan, lay out and
supervise the installation of electric equipment. "Electrical
contractor" excludes a person who only plans or designs
electrical installations;
(vii) "Full-time paid fire fighters" means an
individual regularly employed for devoting his entire time of
employment to the care, operation and requirements of a
regularly constituted fire department;
(viii) "Installation of electric equipment" includes
installing, altering and repairing the wiring of apparatus
equipment and conductors subject to the National Electrical
Code;
(ix) "Journeyman electrician" means a person licensed
by the department who has four (4) years experience in the
electrical wiring industry and technical knowledge to install
and supervise the installation of electrical equipment for any
purpose in accordance with the National Electrical Code and
city, county and state ordinances and regulations;
(x) "Limited electrical contractor" means a person,
licensed by the department to contract with another to plan, lay
out and supervise the installation of electrical equipment
associated with the type of limited electrical contractor
license held. "Limited electrical contractor" excludes a person
who only plans or designs electrical installations;
(xi) "Limited technician" means a person licensed by
the department who has met the minimum experience requirements
as prescribed by board rules and regulations in the portion of
the electrical wiring industry covered by his limited license.
The limited technician shall have technical knowledge to install
and supervise the installation of electrical equipment
associated with the type of limited electrical license held in
accordance with the National Electrical Code and city, county
and state ordinances and regulations;
(xii) "Low voltage electrical contractor" means a
person licensed by the department to contract with another to
plan, lay out and supervise the installation of electrical
equipment associated with the type of limited electrical
contractor license held. "Low voltage electrical contractor"
excludes a person who only plans or designs electrical
installations;
(xiii) "Low voltage technician" means a person
licensed by the department who has met the minimum experience
requirements as prescribed by board rules and regulations in the
portion of the electrical wiring industry covered by his low
voltage license. The low voltage technician shall have technical
knowledge to install and supervise the installation of
electrical equipment associated with the type of low voltage
electrical license held in accordance with the National
Electrical Code and city, county and state ordinances and
regulations;
(xiv) "Master electrician" means a person licensed by
the department who has eight (8) years experience in the
electrical wiring industry and technical knowledge to plan, lay
out and supervise the installation of electric equipment in
accordance with the National Electrical Code and city, county
and state ordinances and regulations;
(xv) "Master electrician of record" means a Wyoming
licensed master electrician who is actively employed by a
licensed electrical contractor in a full-time capacity, and who
assumes responsibility to ensure that the National Electrical
Code, W.S. 35-9-120 through 35-9-130 and applicable rules of the
department of fire prevention and electrical safety are adhered
to on all electrical work undertaken by the electrical
contractor in the state of Wyoming, and who is not the master
electrician of record for, or employed by, any other electrical
contractor;
(xvi) "Owner" means the person holding legal title to
a building or real property;
(xvii) "Public building" means a building intended
for access by the general public;
(xviii) "Remodeling" includes repairing, altering or
adding to a building or its electrical system;
(xix) "Technician of record" means a Wyoming licensed
low voltage or limited technician who is actively employed by a
licensed low voltage or limited electrical contractor in a
full-time capacity, and who assumes responsibility to ensure
that the National Electrical Code, W.S. 35-9-120 through
35-9-130 and applicable rules of the department of fire
prevention and electrical safety are adhered to on all low
voltage or limited electrical work undertaken by the low voltage
or limited electrical contractor in the state of Wyoming, and
who is not the technician of record for, or employed by, any
other low voltage or limited electrical contractor.