KRS 227A.010: Definitions for KRS 227A.010 to 227A.140.

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.