§ 5-6-29 - Persons and work exempt.
SECTION 5-6-29
§ 5-6-29 Persons and work exempt. –(a) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) The electrical work and equipment for the generation andprimary distribution of electric current, or the secondary distribution systemup to and including the meters, where that work and equipment is an integralpart of the system owned and operated by an electric light and power company inrendering its authorized service; or to the electrical work and electricalequipment employed in connection with the manufacture and distribution of gas,where that work and equipment is an integral part of the system owned andoperated by a gas company in rendering its authorized service.
(2) The electrical work and equipment employed in connectionwith the operation of signals, or the transmission of intelligence, where thatwork and equipment is an integral part of the communication system owned andoperated by a municipality or by a telegraph or telephone company, or anycommunity antenna television system (CATV) subject to regulation under title 39by the division of public utilities or any subcontractor of a CATV system,including the work of a telephone company of installing, repairing or replacingall wiring on the load side of the last fused distribution point, and all ofthe emergency wiring installed, replaced, or repaired by a telephone company;or any community antenna television system (CATV) subject to regulation undertitle 39 by the division of public utilities or any subcontractor of such CATVsystem.
(3) The electrical work and equipment in mines, ships,railway rolling stock, or automotive equipment, or devices subject to theprovisions of chapter 33 of title 23.
(4) Any work involved in the manufacture, test, or repair ofelectrical equipment in the manufacturer's plant, but not including anyelectrical wiring other than that required for testing purposes.
(b) This chapter does not apply to installations in suitablelaboratories of exposed electrical wiring for experimental purposes only.
(c) This chapter does not forbid the installation ofelectrical work in a single-family or two-family dwelling on the immediatepremises of the dwelling by the owner of the dwelling if living on, or about tolive on, the premises.
(d) This chapter does not apply to any person who now holdsor subsequently may hold a hoisting engineer's license issued by the state andwho excavates for and installs underground conduits; provided, that hoistingengineers shall be prohibited from installing electrical wiring and/or makingthe service connection of any such electrical wires and/or cables. A city, townor such other authorized official shall issue a building permit to a licensedhoisting engineer for excavation and installation of such underground conduitsupon submission of a completed application to the appropriate buildingofficial; provided, that a building permit will not be required if the work isperformed for an electric distribution company.