8 AAC 90.137. Plumber restricted PU certificate of fitness

(a) A plumber restricted PU certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to install

(1) water service lines from the street or right-of-way water main to the first stop valve within the serviced structure; and

(2) sewer or storm lines from the street or right-of-way main line to within two feet of a serviced structure.

(b) A plumber restricted PU certificate of fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees required by AS 18.62.030 , if the applicant

(1) submits documented proof on a notarized form provided by the department, or by notarized statement on letterhead stationary from employers, that the applicant has worked for at least 1,000 hours installing water, sewer, or storm lines subject to the standards established in AS 18.60.705 and 8 AAC 63.010, and passes an examination given by the department; or

(2) presents to the department, on a form provided by the department, a sworn affidavit from an official of an Alaska-based union that demonstrates that the applicant meets the work experience requirements set out in (1) of this subsection, and passes an examination given by the department; the affidavit must specify

(A) the number of qualifying hours' experience the applicant claims for the classification for which the applicant seeks certification; apprenticeship hours must be noted if apprenticeship hours are being used for qualification;

(B) the inclusive dates during which the hours claimed in (A) of this paragraph were worked; and

(c) An accredited apprenticeship classroom program or educational training in the plumbing field may be substituted for up to 125 hours' work experience in work that is subject to the standards established in AS 18.60.705 and 8 AAC 63.010.

(d) Until October 1, 1999, the department will waive the examination required under this section for an applicant that submits documented proof on a notarized form provided by the department, or by notarized statements on letterhead stationary from employers, that the applicant performed water, sewer, or storm line installation to the standards established in AS 18.60.705 and 8 AAC 63.010 for at least 2,000 hours during the three years immediately preceding January 1, 1999.

(e) A certificate of fitness under this section is required beginning October 1, 1999.

History: Eff. 12/25/98, Register 148

Authority: AS 18.62.030

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