The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all installations of electrical conductors, fittings, devices, appliances and fixtures, hereinafter called “electrical equipment”, within or on public or private buildings and premises with exceptions as provided herein and with the following general exceptions.
(A) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to installations of electrical equipment in railway cars or to automotive equipment or to equipment in mines.
(B) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to installations used by electricity supply or communication agencies in the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity or for the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence and located within or on buildings or premises used exclusively by such an agency or on public thoroughfares used for such purposes by these agencies.
(C) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to electrical equipment used for radio transmission in amateur transmitting stations and shall apply to all electrical equipment used for power supply to radio transmitting equipment, but shall not apply to other electrical equipment used for radio transmission.
(D) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the installations or equipment employed by a railway utility in the exercise of its functions as a utility and located outdoors or in buildings used exclusively for that purpose.
(E) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to industrial concerns nor their employees for electrical work performed on the premises of such industrial concerns where such industrial concerns either employ an electrical engineer licensed as such by the state or obtain an electrical contractor’s license under the provisions of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 10.03.010)