The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Assumed name--A name used by a business as defined
in the Business and Commerce Code.
(2) Business affiliation--The business organization
to which a master licensee may assign his or her license.
(3) Employee--An individual who performs tasks assigned
to him by his employer. The employee is subject to the deduction of
social security and federal income taxes from his pay. An employee
may be full time, part time, or seasonal.
(4) Employer--One who employs the services of employees,
pays their wages, deducts the required social security and federal
income taxes from the employee's pay, and directs and controls the
employee's performance.
(5) Filed--A document is deemed to have been filed
with the department on the date that the document has been received
by the department or, if the document has been mailed to the department,
the date a postmark is applied to the document by the U.S. Postal
Service.
(6) General Supervision--Exercise of oversight by a
master electrician on behalf of an electrical contractor, or electrical
sign contractor, or by a master sign electrician on behalf of an electrical
sign contractor of performance by all classes of electrical licensees
of electrical work bearing responsibility for the work's compliance
with applicable codes under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305.
(7) On-Site Supervision--Exercise of supervision of
electrical work or electrical sign work by a licensed individual other
than an electrical apprentice. Continuous supervision of an electrical
apprentice is not required, though the on-site supervising licensee
is responsible for review and inspection of the electrical apprentice's
work to ensure compliance with any applicable codes or standards.
(8) Electrical Contractor--A person, or entity, licensed
as an electrical contractor, that is in the business of performing
"Electrical Contracting" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, §1305.002(5).
(9) Master Electrician--An individual, licensed as
a master electrician, who on behalf of an electrical contractor, electrical
sign contractor, or employing governmental entity, performs "Electrical
Work" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, §1305.002(11).
(10) Journeyman Electrician--An individual, licensed
as a journeyman electrician, who works under the general supervision
of a master electrician, on behalf of an electrical contractor, or
employing governmental entity, while performing "Electrical Work"
as defined by Texas Occupations Code, §1305.002(11).
(11) Electrical Apprentice--An individual, licensed
as an apprentice who works under the on-site supervision of a master
electrician, journeyman electrician, or residential wireman, on behalf
of an electrical contractor or employing governmental entity performing
"Electrical Work" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, §1305.002(11).
(12) Electrical Sign Contractor--A person, or entity,
licensed as an electrical sign contractor, that is in the business
of performing "Electrical Sign Contracting" as defined by Texas Occupations
Code, §1305.002(9).
(13) Master Sign Electrician--An individual, licensed
as a master sign electrician, who, on behalf of an electrical sign
contractor, performs "Electrical Sign Work" as defined in paragraph
(18).
(14) Journeyman Sign Electrician--An individual, licensed
as a journeyman sign electrician, who works under the general supervision
of a master electrician or a master sign electrician, on behalf of
an electrical sign contractor, while performing "Electrical Sign Work"
as defined in paragraph (18).
(15) Residential Wireman--An individual, licensed as
a residential wireman, who works under the general supervision of
a master electrician, on behalf of an electrical contractor, or employing
governmental entity, while performing electrical work that is limited
to electrical installations in single family and multifamily dwellings
not exceeding four stories, as defined by Texas Occupations Code, §1305.002(13).
(16) Maintenance Electrician--An individual, licensed
as a maintenance electrician, who works under the general supervision
of a master electrician, on behalf of an electrical contractor, or
employing governmental entity while performing "Electrical Maintenance
Work" as defined in paragraph (17).
(17) Electrical Maintenance Work--The replacement,
or repair of existing electrical appurtenances, apparatus, equipment,
machinery, or controls used in connection with the use of electrical
energy in, on, outside, or attached to a building, residence, structure,
property, or premises. All replacements or repairs must be of the
same rating and type as the existing installation. No improvements
may be made that are necessary to comply with applicable codes under
Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305. Electrical maintenance work
does not include the installation of any new electrical appurtenances,
apparatus, equipment, machinery, or controls beyond the scope of any
existing electrical installation.
(18) Electrical Sign Work--Any labor or material used
in manufacturing, installing, maintaining, extending, connecting or
reconnecting an electrical wiring system and its appurtenances, apparatus
or equipment used in connection with signs, outline lighting, awnings,
signals, light emitting diodes, and the repair of existing outdoor
electric discharge lighting, including parking lot pole lighting.
This also includes the installation of an electrical service integral
to an isolated sign and/or outline lighting installation.
(19) Work Involved in the Manufacture of Electrical
Equipment--Work involved in the manufacture of electrical equipment
includes on and off-site manufacture, commissioning, testing, calibration,
coordination, troubleshooting, evaluation, repair or retrofits with
components of the same ampacity, maintenance and servicing of electrical
equipment within their enclosures performed by authorized employees,
or authorized representatives of electrical equipment manufacturers
and limited to the type of products they manufacture.
(20) Electrical Sign Apprentice--An individual, licensed
as an electrical sign apprentice who works under the on-site supervision
of a master electrician, a master sign electrician, or a journeyman
sign electrician, on behalf of an electrical sign contractor performing
"Electrical Sign Work" as defined by this chapter.
(21) On-the-job Training--Training or experience gained
under the supervision of an appropriate licensee, as prescribed by
Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1305, while performing electrical work
as defined by Texas Occupations Code, §1305.002(11).
(22) Residential Appliance Installer--An individual,
licensed as a residential appliance installer, who on behalf of a
residential appliance installation contractor, performs electrical
work that is limited to residential appliance installation including
residential pool-related electrical installation and maintenance as
defined by Texas Occupations Code, §1305.002(12-b).
(23) Residential Appliance Installation Contractor--A
person or entity licensed as a residential appliance installation
contractor, that is in the business of residential appliance installation
including pool-related electrical installation and maintenance as
defined by Texas Occupations Code §1305.002(12-d).
(24) Residential Appliance--Electrical equipment that
performs a specific function, and is installed as a unit in a dwelling
by direct connection to an existing electrical circuit, such as water
heaters, kitchen appliances, or pool-related electrical device. The
term does not include general use equipment such as service equipment,
other electrical power production sources, or branch circuit overcurrent
protection devices not installed in the listed appliance or listed
pool-related electrical device.
(25) Offer to perform--To make a written or oral proposal,
to contract in writing or orally to perform electrical work or electrical
sign work, to advertise in any form through any medium that a person
or business entity is an electrical contractor, electrical sign contractor,
or residential appliance installation contractor or that implies in
any way that a person or business entity is available to contract
for or perform electrical work, electrical sign work, or residential
appliance installation work.
(26) Electro Mechanical Integrity--The condition of
an electrical product, electrical system, or electrical equipment
installed in accordance with its intended purpose and according to
standards at least as strict as the standards provided by the National
Electrical Code, the manufacturer's specifications, any listing or
labeling on the product, and all other applicable codes or ordinances.
(27) Journeyman Lineman--An individual who engages
in electrical work involving the maintenance and operation of equipment
associated with the transmission and distribution of electricity from
the electricity's original source to a substation for further distribution.
(28) Journeyman Industrial Electrician--An individual
who engages in electrical work exclusively at a business that operates
a chemical plant, petrochemical plant, refinery, natural gas plant,
natural gas treating plant, pipeline, or oil and gas exploration and
production operation.
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