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OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
The Honorable Bryce Marlatt
State Senator, District 27
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION
2012-25
. 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 427
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Dear Senator Marlatt:
December 31, 2012
This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in
effect, the following question:
Must welding contractors be licensed under the Mechanical Licensing Act in
order to work on gas processing facilities, intrastate gas pipelines, or gas
gathering pipelines at the direction of the owner of such facilities if the
contractors are otherwise certified by the Commissioner of Labor and are
compliant with the owner's minimum safety standards, American Petroleum
Institute welding standards and United States Department of Transportation
Operator Qualifications testing requirements?
INTRODUCTION
1. The Mechanical Licensing Act
Enacted in 1987, I the Mechanical Licensing Act ("Mechanical Act") prohibits any person from
"engag[ing] or offer[ing] to engage in ... mechanical work" if that person "does not possess a valid
and appropriate license from the Construction Industries Board." 59 O.S.20ll, § 1850.7. The
Mechanical Act defines the term "mechanical work" as:
[T]he installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation, in whole or in part, of any
heating system, exhaust system, cooling system, mechanical refrigeration system or
ventilation system or any equipment or piping carrying chilled water, air for
ventilation purposes, or natural gas, or the installation, maintenance, repair, or
renovation of process piping used t6 carry any liquid, substance, or material,
including steam and hot water used for space heating purposes not under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Labor other than minor repairs to such systems[.]
I See 1987 Okla. Sess. Laws ch. 93, § 7.
313 N.E. 21sr STREET • OKlAHOMA em, OK 73105· (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246
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| Title | 2012-25 ocr 1 |
| Full text | OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF OKLAHOMA The Honorable Bryce Marlatt State Senator, District 27 ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION 2012-25 . 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 427 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Dear Senator Marlatt: December 31, 2012 This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following question: Must welding contractors be licensed under the Mechanical Licensing Act in order to work on gas processing facilities, intrastate gas pipelines, or gas gathering pipelines at the direction of the owner of such facilities if the contractors are otherwise certified by the Commissioner of Labor and are compliant with the owner's minimum safety standards, American Petroleum Institute welding standards and United States Department of Transportation Operator Qualifications testing requirements? INTRODUCTION 1. The Mechanical Licensing Act Enacted in 1987, I the Mechanical Licensing Act ("Mechanical Act") prohibits any person from "engag[ing] or offer[ing] to engage in ... mechanical work" if that person "does not possess a valid and appropriate license from the Construction Industries Board." 59 O.S.20ll, § 1850.7. The Mechanical Act defines the term "mechanical work" as: [T]he installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation, in whole or in part, of any heating system, exhaust system, cooling system, mechanical refrigeration system or ventilation system or any equipment or piping carrying chilled water, air for ventilation purposes, or natural gas, or the installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation of process piping used t6 carry any liquid, substance, or material, including steam and hot water used for space heating purposes not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor other than minor repairs to such systems[.] I See 1987 Okla. Sess. Laws ch. 93, § 7. 313 N.E. 21sr STREET • OKlAHOMA em, OK 73105· (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246 \A.1 recycled paper |
| Date created | 2013-01-03 |
| Date modified | 2013-01-03 |
