12-23-2009, 03:28 PM
Don’t want to hi-jack the other thread so I’ll start a new one on this:
I know in places on the mainland, non-licensed employees of the licensed contractor can perform work so long as they are working under the electrician/plumber and are not working with live wires or flowing pipes. Basically these workers can do everything but hook up to the live wires or main pipes. The licensed electrician plumber is the only one who can pull these permits or make the final connection to the main electric line and go live for the incoming water/sewer or gas lines.
Not all places require that the licensed holder physically be there on site supervising their workers. The license holder is responsible for the "wire pullers" / "pipe runners" work, but most time they are not physically on-site watching over these people. The trainnees/apprentices can't design or spec the work. They can only do the physical labor stuff according to the instructions of the licensed electrician/plumber.
Also, are there any mandatory minimum education/training/experience requirements for these trainees/apprentices do perform work under the licensed contractor?
quote:Rob, is it legal in Hawaii for an apprentice/trainee of a licensed electrician/plumber (HRS 448E-9 (b) ) to drill holes, run wires/piping, install boxes/outlets/valves etc. on their own without the license holder physically being present at the job site?
Originally posted by Rob Tucker
Solar water heating as a truly cost effective system will not occur here until some laws in Hawaii change and allow homeowners to do their own plumbing work. This is something that is possible if people would slow down the grumbling on the sidelines and start up getting organized and voting and campaigning and complaining.
People should get organized and raise some money instead of just complaining....
I know in places on the mainland, non-licensed employees of the licensed contractor can perform work so long as they are working under the electrician/plumber and are not working with live wires or flowing pipes. Basically these workers can do everything but hook up to the live wires or main pipes. The licensed electrician plumber is the only one who can pull these permits or make the final connection to the main electric line and go live for the incoming water/sewer or gas lines.
Not all places require that the licensed holder physically be there on site supervising their workers. The license holder is responsible for the "wire pullers" / "pipe runners" work, but most time they are not physically on-site watching over these people. The trainnees/apprentices can't design or spec the work. They can only do the physical labor stuff according to the instructions of the licensed electrician/plumber.
Also, are there any mandatory minimum education/training/experience requirements for these trainees/apprentices do perform work under the licensed contractor?