Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1850.10
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Application of act - Exemptions
Official statutory text
A. 1. No person shall install, replace or repair gas piping
unless such person is licensed under the Mechanical Licensing Act or
is licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber pursuant
to the laws of this state.
2. No person shall install, replace or repair floor furnaces or
wall heaters unless such person is licensed under the Mechanical
Licensing Act or is licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman
plumber pursuant to the laws of this state.
3. No person shall install, replace or repair any radiant-floor
heating systems unless such person is licensed under the Mechanical
Licensing Act or is licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman
plumber pursuant to the laws of this state.
B. The Mechanical Licensing Act shall not apply to:
1. A person who is the property owner of record, or his or her
authorized representative, when performing minor repair which shall
include, but not be limited to, cleaning, adjusting, calibrating and
repair of mechanical system parts and the replacement of fuses and
room thermostats, and other minor repairs which shall not include
any repair which could violate the safe operation of the equipment;
2. The installation of portable, self-contained, ductless air
conditioners or heaters;
3. The setting or connecting of detached air conditioning units
which utilize flexible ductwork on a manufactured home. The term
manufactured home shall have the same definition as such term is
defined in Section 1102 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Any permanent employee of a manufacturing facility, whether
owned or leased, while performing mechanical work on the premises of
such facility. The performance of such mechanical work authorized
by this paragraph shall not violate any manufacturer specification
or compromise any health or safety standards and practices in
accordance with state and federal regulations;
5. The service, repair and installation of boilers, pressure
vessels and welded steam lines which are subject to the jurisdiction
of the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; or
6. Employees of state-owned institutions doing maintenance to
state-owned facilities which does not violate manufacturer
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1310
specifications nor compromise health or safety standards and
practices.
C. The licensing requirements of the Mechanical Licensing Act
shall not apply to public utilities, public service corporations,
intrastate gas pipeline companies, gas gathering pipeline companies,
gas processing companies, rural electric associations, or municipal
utilities and their subsidiaries during work on their own facilities
or during the performance of energy audits, operational inspections,
minor maintenance, or minor repairs for their customers or on their
own equipment.
D. The licensing requirements of the Mechanical Licensing Act
shall not apply to contractors, the contractor's employees,
employees of chemical plants, gas processing plants, intrastate gas
pipelines, gas gathering pipelines and petroleum refineries during
work on their own facilities or during the performance of
operational inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on
their own equipment, the performance of which does not violate any
manufacturer specification or compromise any health or safety
standards and practices in accordance with state and federal
regulations.
E. The licensing requirements of the Mechanical Licensing Act
shall not apply to employees of research facilities during work on
their own facilities or during the performance of operational
inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on their own
equipment used solely for research purposes when such items of
equipment require one or more details of construction not covered by
normally used national codes and standards or which involve
ng Act
shall not apply to employees of research facilities during work on
their own facilities or during the performance of operational
inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on their own
equipment used solely for research purposes when such items of
equipment require one or more details of construction not covered by
normally used national codes and standards or which involve
destruction or reduce life of the equipment and systems.
unless such person is licensed under the Mechanical Licensing Act or
is licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber pursuant
to the laws of this state.
2. No person shall install, replace or repair floor furnaces or
wall heaters unless such person is licensed under the Mechanical
Licensing Act or is licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman
plumber pursuant to the laws of this state.
3. No person shall install, replace or repair any radiant-floor
heating systems unless such person is licensed under the Mechanical
Licensing Act or is licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman
plumber pursuant to the laws of this state.
B. The Mechanical Licensing Act shall not apply to:
1. A person who is the property owner of record, or his or her
authorized representative, when performing minor repair which shall
include, but not be limited to, cleaning, adjusting, calibrating and
repair of mechanical system parts and the replacement of fuses and
room thermostats, and other minor repairs which shall not include
any repair which could violate the safe operation of the equipment;
2. The installation of portable, self-contained, ductless air
conditioners or heaters;
3. The setting or connecting of detached air conditioning units
which utilize flexible ductwork on a manufactured home. The term
manufactured home shall have the same definition as such term is
defined in Section 1102 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Any permanent employee of a manufacturing facility, whether
owned or leased, while performing mechanical work on the premises of
such facility. The performance of such mechanical work authorized
by this paragraph shall not violate any manufacturer specification
or compromise any health or safety standards and practices in
accordance with state and federal regulations;
5. The service, repair and installation of boilers, pressure
vessels and welded steam lines which are subject to the jurisdiction
of the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; or
6. Employees of state-owned institutions doing maintenance to
state-owned facilities which does not violate manufacturer
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1310
specifications nor compromise health or safety standards and
practices.
C. The licensing requirements of the Mechanical Licensing Act
shall not apply to public utilities, public service corporations,
intrastate gas pipeline companies, gas gathering pipeline companies,
gas processing companies, rural electric associations, or municipal
utilities and their subsidiaries during work on their own facilities
or during the performance of energy audits, operational inspections,
minor maintenance, or minor repairs for their customers or on their
own equipment.
D. The licensing requirements of the Mechanical Licensing Act
shall not apply to contractors, the contractor's employees,
employees of chemical plants, gas processing plants, intrastate gas
pipelines, gas gathering pipelines and petroleum refineries during
work on their own facilities or during the performance of
operational inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on
their own equipment, the performance of which does not violate any
manufacturer specification or compromise any health or safety
standards and practices in accordance with state and federal
regulations.
E. The licensing requirements of the Mechanical Licensing Act
shall not apply to employees of research facilities during work on
their own facilities or during the performance of operational
inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on their own
equipment used solely for research purposes when such items of
equipment require one or more details of construction not covered by
normally used national codes and standards or which involve
ng Act
shall not apply to employees of research facilities during work on
their own facilities or during the performance of operational
inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on their own
equipment used solely for research purposes when such items of
equipment require one or more details of construction not covered by
normally used national codes and standards or which involve
destruction or reduce life of the equipment and systems.
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