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Electrical Licensing & Inspection at Asphalt Plants

Dean Hunter

Construction Codes and Licensing Division

Dean Hunter

Dean is a licensed master electrician who has been active in the electrical industry for

over 30 years.

Before joining the Construction Codes and Licensing Division of the Department of

Labor and Industry as a code representative, Dean was an electrical contractor, project

manager and an instructor for the constriction electrician program at Minnesota State

Technical College in Wadena.

Dean works for Minnesota DOLI between his offices in Menahga and St. Paul, and is also

active as the education chairman for the Minnesota Chapter of the IAEI, an IAEI

representative on CMP-19 for the 2014 and 2017 NEC, and NFPA 225, 501 and 501A.

He also owns and operates Northland Electrical Code Seminars, providing continuing

education opportunities to Northwestern Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota.


Agenda

• DLI

• Licensing Requirements• Site set up

• Repairs

• Inspection Requirements • Initial Inspections

• Subsequent Inspections

• Other issues….

• My Summer Vacation

Electrical SectionConstruction Codes and Licensing Division

Labor & Industry

Occupational Safety and Health – Worker’s Compensation Apprenticeship & Labor Standards

Construction Codes and Licensing Division - CCLD

Electrical

Plumbing

Residential Contractors

High Pressure Piping

Boilers

Building

Manufactured Structures

Industrialized and Modular Buildings

Elevators

Boats for Hire

Combative Sports


Labor & Industry Goals

• Increase the awareness of state laws

• Promote compliance with accepted standards of construction for safety to life and property by addressing electrical shock and fire hazards

• Encourage communication and cooperation between asphalt companies, electrical inspectors, and the department.

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Electrical Safety

• The inspection process is in place to assure compliance with accepted standards of construction for safety to life and property

• To achieve this, our inspectors use the National Electrical Code as their guide

• The NEC is a minimum standard

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The practical safeguarding of persons and property from the hazards arising from the use of electricity.


Portable Road Construction Plants - Electrical Safety

1. Licensing requirements

• Limitation on electrical work

2. Electrical inspection requirements

• Inspection fees

3. National Electrical Code requirements

• General Requirements (i.e. GFCI, Portable Cord Use, Required Disconnects and etc.)

• Proper Grounding and Bonding

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MSHA Exemption

Mining equipment that is covered by MSHA is

EXEMPT

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1937 - Mandatory Licensing

Governor Elmer Benson made

electrical licensing

mandatory statewide


Licensing Requirements

• Minnesota Statutes 326B.33 requires the installation, repair, or alteration of electrical wiring, and the correction of code violations, be done by licensed electrical contractors or their employees.

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• Asphalt Plant Employees (unless the company is a registered employer) are NOT allowed to do any on-site electrical wiring or repair on their equipment.

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• Persons other than licensed employees of electrical contractors are limited to installing the grounding electrodes and connecting the portable cords or cables that terminate in separable connectors or in permanently installed, color-coded lugs and terminal blocks.

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How Electrical Licensing Works

Electrical Contractor or Registered Employer

Registered Unlicensed Person

Registered Unlicensed Person

Master Electrician

Journeyman Electrician


326B.36 Required Inspection

• 1951- State Inspections became Mandatory…every new electrical installation in any construction,

remodeling, replacement, or repair…shall be inspected by the commissioner for compliance with accepted

standards of construction for safety to life and property.


Why Electrical Inspections?

• Assure compliance with state law

• Save lives and minimize property damage

• Check for approved electrical products and equipment

• Compliance with licensing laws

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14 Electrical Area Representatives

75 Electrical Inspectors.


Example Cords and Cord Connectors

NEC 400.9 Cords must not be spliced. (Tape cannot be used to repair the outside jacket of a cord). You can also use listed splice kits in compliance with NEC 110.14.

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Connectors

Connectors must be securely fastened to the box and must be the correct connector and size, and if broken, they must be replaced.

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What is an Initial and Subsequent Electrical Inspections?

• Initial Inspection at first set up for the year, prior to the equipment being used for the season.

• After initial inspection- subsequent stops would only need generator, grounding electrode and distribution inspections.

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How do you find an Inspector?


Inspection Fees

326B.37 Subd. 11 Inspection of transitory project.

• (a) For inspection of transitory projects including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, shows, production sites, and portable road construction plants, the inspection procedures and fees are as specified in paragraphs (b) to (i).

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Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry

443 Lafayette Road North

St. Paul, MN 55155-4342

Phone 651-284-5314

Fax 651-284-5743

1-800-342-5354

www.dli.mn.gov

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Thank You!

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