(a) Certificate of Qualification. There are three (3) types of Certificates of Qualification.
(1) Certificate of Qualification for Journeyman Plumbers. This Certificate shall authorize the holder to perform the installation of all plumbing work regulated by OBC or this Building Code while under the direct supervision of a registered plumbing contractor. A Certificate of Qualification for Journeyman Plumbers shall not entitle the holder to obtain a permit.
(2) Certificate of Qualification for Limited Premises Electrical Maintenance. This Certificate shall authorize the holder or persons under the holder’s direct supervision to install, maintain, alter and repair electrical wiring and/or equipment on the premises specified in the Certificate. A Certificate of Qualification for Limited Premises Electrical Maintenance shall entitle the holder to obtain only a blanket electrical permit for work on the premises for which the Certificate of Qualification has been issued and shall not entitle the holder to obtain any other type of permit.
(3) Certificate of Qualification for Picture Machine Operator. This Certificate shall authorize the holder to perform the operation of picture machines as defined in Codified Ordinance Chapter 693.
(b) Limited Certificate of Registration. There are two (2) types of Limited Certificates of Registration.
(1) Limited Certificate of Registration for Refrigeration Operator. This Certificate shall authorize the holder to perform only the operation and maintenance of a refrigeration system for which a Certificate of Operation has been issued under Chapter 3139 of this Building Code. This Limited Certificate shall not authorize the holder to perform alteration or repair of a refrigerating system.
(2) Limited Certificate of Registration for Fireplace Installers. This Certificate shall authorize the holder to perform the installation of pre-manufactured fireplaces and fireplace inserts and the installation is exempt from the requirements for licensing by the Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board.
(c) Certificate of Registration. A Certificate of Registration is issued by the Director of Building and Housing to a Contractor to evidence that a Contractor is registered with the Department of Building and Housing.
(d) Contractor. For the purposes of this chapter, Contractor means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination of any of these, who or which by himself or herself or itself, or by or through others, constructs, alters, repairs, adds to, subtracts from, reconstructs or remodels any building, structure or appurtenance, or who or which undertakes or offers to undertake any of these tasks, or submits a bid to do so. A subcontractor is a Contractor for the purposes of this chapter. Heating, ventilating and air conditioning contractors, refrigeration contractors, electrical contractors, plumbing contractors and hydronics contractors are Contractors for purposes of this chapter.
(e) Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board. The Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board (“OCIEB”) is the Board created in RC Chapter 4740.
(Ord. No. 377-03. Passed 5-19-03, eff. 5-27-03)
Note: Former 3107.01 repealed by Ord. No. 377-03, passed 5-19-03, eff. 5-27-03.