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To work in the electrical construction trade in Washington, you must have a valid electrician certificate issued by L&I.

The electrical construction trade includes, but is not limited to, installing and maintaining:

All electricians must meet the experience and training requirements to qualify for examination. There are two levels of certification for electricians: general journey-level and specialty electricians. Each has different qualification requirements.

A general journey level electrician (EL01) is certified to work in commercial/industrial and all specialty electrical categories.

In general, Oregon reciprocal licenses are available to those who obtained Washington (01) general journey level electrician certificates after completing 8000-hour Apprenticeships requiring at least 576 classroom hours of education and passing Washington exams. Anyone having a master (01) general journey level electrician certificate is also eligible. If this does not describe you, you are not eligible.

For Washington licensing verification, mail your Oregon Reciprocal License Verification Form along with a completed Request for Electrical Licensing Verification (F500-128-000) and fee of $27.90 to the address shown in the top left corner of the request form. We will fill out your verification form and mail it back to you. Mail is the only option, do not send anything by email or fax.

Washington reciprocal certificates are generally available to those electricians who obtained their Oregon general journeyman electrician (J) licenses after completing 8,000-hour Apprenticeships requiring at least 576 classroom hours of education and passing Oregon exams. Anyone having an Oregon General Supervising Electrician (S) license obtained by Oregon examination is also eligible.

If this describes you, and you have never held a Washington (01) general journey level electrician certificate before, or failed to pass an exam for one in the last two years, and you are not otherwise disqualified by conditions in WAC 296-46B-942(20), you are likely eligible.

For licensing verification from Oregon, submit Part C of the Washington reciprocal application to Oregon as follows:

By mail:

Department of Consumer and Business ServicesBuilding Codes DivisionPO Box 14470 Salem, OR 97309

By fax: 503-378-2322

Oregon charges no fee to process verification requests. Once completed, the original form will be returned by mail if you do not provide instructions requesting it be returned by fax and a fax number to send it to. Please direct questions about Oregon licensing verification to: license.bcd@oregon.gov.

No other reciprocal agreements exist.

There are 14 specialty categories in the electrical construction trade, each with a specific scope of work. Depending on the specialty, there are different experience and training requirements.

The following specialties require at least 4,000 hours of work experience in a selected specialty as an electrical trainee. Trainees must be supervised by an electrician certified in the same specialty or a by journey level electrician, be supervised a minimum of 75% of the time, and complete 48 hours of basic classroom instruction.

The following specialties require at least 2,000 hours of work experience in a selected specialty as an electrical trainee. Trainees must be supervised by an electrician certified in the same specialty or a by journey level electrician, be supervised 100% of the time, and complete 24 hours of basic classroom instruction.

Depending on the date you pass the examination and your birthdate, your initial certification will be good for a minimum of 25 months up to a maximum of 36 months for journey level or specialty electricians.

Learn how you may qualify see the flowchart on this form: Out-of-State Application for Electrical Examination (F626-009-000).

Determine where you fit best. If you are not a 01 general journey level candidate, see if specialty work scopes in Chapter 296-46B-920 WAC match your experience. Apply accordingly.

Include documentation with your application proving you meet the requirements for experience and education referenced in the flowchart.

Mail everything to the address on the form in a single envelope. Include the application fee see form. There are no online payment or submission options.

Do not email anything. Use our Verify tool to keep track of your status.

Before you apply, complete your hours of approved electrical basic trainee classes 96 for (01) exams, 48 for 4000 hour specialties.

Use our Verify tool to confirm that you have enough hours of work experience on record to qualify for examination. When you do, apply online.

If you are sending affidavits at the time of application, submit them along with an In-State Application for Electrical Examination (F626-001-000) form.

Mail everything to the address on the form in a single envelope. Include application fees see forms. Use certified mail if you want to track receipt. There are no online payment or submission options.

Do not email anything. Use our Verify tool to keep track of your status.

The road to examination for 2000 hour specialties requires documenting hours of work experience while supervised by an electrician 100 percent of the time.

Learn about experience requirements and how to qualify for examination: Application for a 0% Supervision Modified Electrical Training Certificate & Specialty Examination (F500-097-000).

Mail everything to the address on the form in a single envelope. Include the application fees see forms. There are no online payment or online submission options available.

After you pass your exam, we will send you a nonrenewable 0% supervision modified training certificate that allows you to work without supervision in the specialty you applied for until it expires.

Complete 24 hours of hours of approved electrical basic trainee classes. Submit an Application for a 2000 Hour Specialty Certificate (F500-098-000) when you have 2000 hours of experience.

After we record your hours, we will mail your certificate to you.

Do not email anything. Use our Verify tool to keep track of your status.

You must renew your electrician certificate every 3 years. It expires on your birthdate. Renewal fees double after expiration. Not renewable if expired more than 90 days; retest is your only option.

To change your address or renew online, you will need the following:

Fees are payable by credit/debit card or electronic check.

Before you renew, make sure you're eligible:

When not working in Washington, you can pay your renewal fee without completing education requirements. This places your certificate into inactive status until you meet education requirements or expire.

Having trouble? Contact us at ElectricalProgram@Lni.wa.gov. Please provide your certificate number and let us know what you are experiencing.

Mail a renewal letter to you that acts as your certificate for 30 days. Your card should arrive in about 30 days. Nothing will arrive if you do not have your address up to date.

Changing your address? Make sure to change it on every license or certificate you hold.

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Back in 2003, Electrical Contractor magazine wrote about an impending electrician shortage, warning that it was too late to avoid it.

Now, almost 20 years later, its clear they were right. Employers have struggled to fill electrician positions for years long before national labor shortages made headlines this past year.

But whats causing the electrician shortage, and whats changed with the COVID-19 pandemic? As we enter 2022, heres an overview of the current state of the electrician shortage and what the future may hold.

Like many economic issues, the electrician shortage is the result of a mismatch between supply and demand.

On the supply side, not enough younger electricians are entering the industry as experienced electricians are retiring. On the demand side, more electricians will be needed to meet the ever-increasing electricity needs of our nation.

From a big-picture perspective, there are three main causes behind the electrician shortage.

The first cause behind the electrician shortage is experienced electricians leaving the industry. While many of these retirements are part of the normal cycle of employment, some are premature departures.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated retirement timelines for Baby Boomers across all industries. Pew Research reported that the percent of retired people over age 55 increased in both 2020 and 2021.

On the bright side, the trend of early retirement may not last. In all age groups over age 55, the BLS projects that more people will be working in 2030 than in 2020.

However, this doesnt completely solve the problem. All Baby Boomers will be age 65 or older by 2030. Since Baby Boomers represent such a large portion of the population, their absence from the workforce will be felt more deeply than previous generations.

Electricians leaving the industry wouldnt be an issue if new electricians were rising up to replace them. Unfortunately, they arent.

One potential reason for this change is that younger generations arent as interested in skilled labor. Only 16.7% of high school and college students say they want to work in construction compared to 76.5% who want to work in technology.

Instead of attending a trade school or finding an apprenticeship, young adults are enrolling in two- or four-year colleges and universities. Members of Gen Z, the generation behind Millennials thats now entering the workforce, are more likely to enroll in college than any previous generation.

Gen Z workers also value flexible hours and remote work, and those accommodations arent always possible on tight job site schedules.

The pandemic had an interesting effect on students career ambitions, however. In a survey published in February 2021, 25 percent of Gen Z teenagers said they were more likely to attend a career and technical education school due to their experience with COVID-19.

But striking an equilibrium between retirements and new hires isnt the answer, either. We need more new electricians than the number that are leaving.

Electrical work is a growing field. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, electrician jobs are expected to grow by 9.1% from 2020 to 2030. This is higher than the 7.7% growth rate projected for all occupations.

The increase in demand is largely driven by an increase in devices, buildings and vehicles that rely on electricity. From 2021 to 2022 alone, total electricity consumption in the U.S. is expected to grow by 1.4%.

People are using more electricity than before, and more electricians are needed to install and maintain these electrical systems.

Not all industries are experiencing the electrician shortage in the same way. While overall demand for electricians is on the rise, some industries are growing more than others.

The construction industry employs the most electricians at about 516,600. That number is expected to grow by 9.9% between 2020 and 2030. Electrician employment in the utility industry, on the other hand, is expected shrink by 4.1%.

With these numbers, its important to note that the differences between current and projected electrician employment are not representative of a shortage.

In making projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics always assumes that the supply of electricians will meet the demand. The above numbers estimate the future demand for electricians among various industries. They dont make predictions about the supply side of the equation.

Except for utilities and a few smaller industries, well see more electrician jobs added over the next 10 years. However, the complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic means the numbers above dont tell the whole story about the electrician shortage.

The most recent BLS projections were released in September 2021 and are based on the year 2020. This makes data interpretation tricky. As we all know, 2020 wasnt a typical year by any measure.

Nationwide employment plummeted in March and April 2020. While jobs rebounded faster than expected, they hadnt fully recovered by the end of 2020. Nearly 10,000 less electricians were working at the end of 2020 compared to the previous year.

This means that a large portion of the expected growth over the next 10 years will be devoted to replacing the jobs we lost during the pandemic. In fact, when you exclude estimated increases due to pandemic recovery, the projected growth rate for all occupations drops from 7.7% to 1.7%.

In 2020, the 10-year growth rate for electrician jobs increased from 8.4% to 9.1%. The future seems crystal clear: Demand for electricians is only going up.

No one can deny that the field is growing, but when we look at pre-pandemic data, the picture gets fuzzier. Projections based on 2019 data estimated 801,400 electricians in 2029. If that growth rate had continued, the estimate for 2030 would be near 808,000 electricians.

Yet in the most recent report, the projection was only 795,700 electricians for 2030. Why did that number fall?

According to the BLS, Demand is the key determinant in explaining future jobs. So, while we dont know the exact reason, we know the pandemic impacted demand for electricians somehow.

The change was slight demand for electricians is still growing, after all but its enough to make you wonder how the pandemic may be changing the electrician shortage forever.

No matter what the future holds, the electrician shortage isnt going anywhere soon. Here are a few things you can do to cope with the repercussions:

While skilled labor shortages are an enormous problem, acting in these ways can help you reduce their impact on your business.

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Two more subcontractors face fines for violating federal workplace safety laws in connection to the February explosion of an Aspen area home that was under construction.

A plumbing, heating and cooling company in Glenwood Springs has agreed to pay $30,000 in penalties to the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration. And a Gypsum firm that specializes in VAC, electrical, water heating, and automation services faces $10,773 in fines, according to public records.

It was reported last week that two the projects general contractor and subcontractor had agreed to pay separate fine totals of $27,000 and $40,000.

The combined fines levied against all four companies now amount to $107,773.

Four workers on the project site, 173 Slalom Path Road, were hospitalized from the Feb. 3 explosion. Ambulance personnel had to remove one worker with leg injuries from the kitchen area inside the collapsed home, according to an investigation report. Four others were treated on the scene for less serious injuries. Close to 30 workers were on the site.

Investigating agencies included Aspen Fire Protection District; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Colorado Department of Fire Prevention and Control; and OSHA.

An investigation led by Benjamin Smith, deputy fire marshal for the Aspen Fire Department, concluded the explosion was accidental and originated in the homes crawl space where natural gas had built up. The explosion resulted in damage to windows, doors, flooring, and both interior and exterior walls.

The release of natural gas into the confined space below the kitchen reached the explosive range, said Smiths investigation report.

The two-level, 8,250-square-foot single-family home was one of three luxury homes under construction on Slalom Path. The homes designs called for a media lounge, wine storage, a gym, a mudroom, a powder room, a sculpture garden and other features.

Based on the systematic fire scene examination, analysis of witness statements, fire and heat patterns, explosion effects and the application of fire / explosion dynamics, it was the unanimous opinion of the fire investigators that the fuel-air explosion originated in the south crawlspace, located adjacent to the gym and underneath the kitchen and family room, according to an investigation report from the ATF.

A plumber and electrician were in the crawl space when the explosion occurred. The plumber said he saw a flame emanate from a switch or switch plate after the electrician touched it.

The plumber told investigators the electrician was in the same room with me. All pumps in mechanical room were on. As soon as (the electrician) turned the switch off to one of the pumps I saw a flame coming from the switch he touched that caused the explosion. We were pushed back by the pressure. I was able to exit the room through the existing access facing the basement gym. As drywall was collapsing (the electrician) and I made our way out from the basement as we were screaming for everyone to get out, thats when I noticed he was bleeding from his hand. We proceeded to exit the building. I borrowed a crescent wrench from one of the workers to shut off the gas at the meter.

The investigations could not conclusively determine the cause of the ignition.

The plumber describes bleeding the gas line in the confined space as he was trying to attach the gas lines to the boilers and furnaces, the ATF report said. The combination of the natural gas atmosphere and an ignition source resulted in the explosion. The gas line valve in the basement is observed to be fully open, indicating that the gas could have been flowing. The exact ignition source cannot be proven.

Smiths report drew a similar conclusion: An unidentified ignition source came in contact with the natural gas. The air fuel mixture resulted in the explosion. It is the opinion of Aspen Fire Protection District and Deputy Fire Marshal Smith that the explosion was not suspicious.

The fined parties were cited for or violating OHSA regulations related to workers entering confined areas, like a crawl space; not having an employee evaluate the crawl space for any potential hazards; not communicating about the required permit space program; or not having properly trained employees on the site.

The general contractor, Basalt-based Brikor Associates, agreed to pay five separate fines of $8,000. Carbondale-based R&A Enterprises agreed to pay three separate fines of $9,000 to OSHA as part of an informal settlement agreement. Young Services LLC accepted five penalties totaling $30,000; and Gypsum-based Skyline Mechanical Inc. has two fine amounts pending in the amount of $10,773.

The home was owned by RBR 4 LLC and insured by Cincinnati Insurance, according to the investigation reports.

rcarroll@aspentimes.com

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Frank Lloyd Wrights Hollyhock House has opened its doors to visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic following a two-year restoration.

The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) has hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially reopen the landmark property, which is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Los Angeles.

Built in 1921 for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall, it is considered to be among the most important of Lloyd Wrights works and a prime example of the Mayan revival style which became popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

The house was added to the UNESCO list in 2019 along with seven other buildings designed by the architect.

These included Fallingwater, a 1935 riverside home in Pennsylvania which was named by the American Institute of Architects as the best all-time work of American architecture.

Hollyhock House was closed throughout the pandemic, during which time DCA staff carried out transformative restoration work on the buildings cast stone, ornate windows, woodwork and landscapes.

Hollyhock House is a prime example of the Mayan revival style which became popular in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s

Structural restoration work was also undertaken on Residence A, a smaller building on the grounds which was in a state of disrepair.

The DCA said new digital resources will now be offered to visitors, including QR codes which can be scanned to provide more details on the house and its restoration.

A harbinger of California modernism, Hollyhock House continues to inspire artists, architects, and the public at large, Hollyhock House curator Abbey Chamberlain Brach said.

Were eager to welcome visitors back inside Hollyhock House to experience firsthand Wrights dramatic expression of California, which feels as modern now as it did upon its completion 100 years ago.

The house was Lloyd Wrights first commission in Los Angeles, and was originally intended to be the centrepiece of a 36-acre arts complex which was only partially completed.

The architects later Mayan revival works in the city include Ennis House, Storer House, Millard House and John Sowden House, the last of which was once owned by a prime suspect in the notorious 1947 Black Dahlia murder case.

John Sowden House, built in 1926

Ennis House, built in 1924

Fallingwater, built in 1935

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A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) led by its president Altaf Bukhari on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan in Srinagar, demanding the restoration of J&Ks statehood. They have also demanded the fast-tracking of recruitment processes for unemployed youths.

Lt Governor Sinha said that Home Minister Amit Shah has made a detailed statement on the floor of Parliament that the statehood would be restored at an appropriate time.

On the issue of recruitment processes, Sinha said that due to irregularities in the examinations of Sub Inspectors, Junior Engineers and Finance Account Assistants, the inquiry of all these three exams has been handed over to the CBI and fresh examinations will be conducted by October.

The vacancies of different posts in various government departments would be advertised in the coming two months, added the Lt Governor while interacting with the members of the delegation.

The Lt Governor also assured them that the other issues raised by the delegation will also be addressed promptly based on their merit.

He urged the members of the delegation to continue with their endeavours of public service for the welfare of the people of Jammu Kashmir.

Among those who were part of the delegation included senior vice president of JKAP Ghulam Hassan Mir; senior leader Dilawar Mir; vice presidents Ajaz Ahmed Khan, Zaffar Manhas and general secretary Rafi Ahmad Mir.

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LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) After over 70 years at its home at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, the 110-year-old vessel Battleship Texas departs Wednesday for repairs.

The tow from La Porte to Galveston will happen from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

This means parts of the San Jacinto Battleground Historic Site and parts of Independence Parkway will be closed during that time until the ship has moved past the Lynchburg Ferry, which will also be closed.

The repairs will happen at the Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair.

If you want to see the move happen there will be some viewing locations for the public. Those include Texas City Dike, Pier 21, Bayland Island, and Seawolf Park for a more up-close look.

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone to ensure the safety of the public and the vessels in the Houston Ship Channel. Water traffic will be restricted in the ship channel and the safety zone.

The only U.S. ship that survived in both World War I and World War II. In addition, its really the first ship that the Navy ever retired as a memorial or museum and is the last of the dreadnought battleships, Bruce Bramlett with Texas Battleship Foundation said.

So how much does all of this cost? $35 million.

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Greg Amundson, Gilby, North Dakota, had been sitting on the fence about making a full switch to no-till. Hed experimented with it and was growing cover crops to protect his soil from erosion. Still, switching to an all no-till system seemed risky for his location in eastern North Dakotas Red River Valley, where the soil is heavy and slow to warm in the spring.

Wind erosion is a constant threat in the valleys flat terrain. Cover crops keep Amundsons soil mostly protected from the wind, but neighboring tilled fields are left exposed to wind. While plowing snow off a road bordering such a field, Amundson hit a large snirt drift that was so hardened by dirt mixed with snow that it tossed the heavy machine crossways in the road.

Hitting that hard drift of snow mixed with dirt blown across the road from the field just changed my mind about no-till, says Amundson. I came home and told my dad, Thats it! Were doing this. Im going to make no-till work on all my land.

With twin goals of eliminating soil erosion and reducing labor, Amundson began learning more about how to fully transition to no-till. He found that his most formidable foe was a mental roadblock.

My biggest hurdle was a mental one, says Amundson. It was hard not to think about the things Id heard other area farmers say over the years: No-till wont work in the valley; itll never work.

Nevertheless, Amundson dove in to fully transitioning to no-till across all his acres. To seed sunflowers, corn, soybeans, and small grains Amundson used the no-till drill hed recently updated and the row crop planter hed tweaked so that it could handle larger amounts of residue. We upgraded the fixed row cleaners on the planter to row cleaners that we can adjust from the tractor cab, he says.

While Amundson experimented with transitioning to no-till, a local effort was underway to help farmers like him shoulder the risk of trying the new practices that would better safeguard soil against erosion.

Soil erosion occurs from both wind and water in the Red River Valley because of the tillage practices farmers use to deal with the heavy soilsin an effort to dry them out and warm them up in the spring, says Lorilie Atkinson, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) soil conservationist with the Grand Forks, North Dakota, field office. Some of these soils are also saline, and when exposed by tillage, they get powdery and are easily moved by wind and water.

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Greg Amundsons years of growing cover crops in northeastern North Dakota have shown him that cover crops can indeed thrive that far north.

I have seeded cereal rye as late as the end of October and even the first of November and was able to get the cover crop started, he says. Depending on the weather, it can still grow a couple of inches when seeded that late. Even if it just germinates, itll grow readily in the spring.

When interseeding into standing corn during the growing season, Amundson likes to include flax and buckwheat in the mix. I really like flax because of the way it holds the snow, he says. By growing those two cover crop species, were also trying to release nutrients in the soil that dont necessarily show up in a soil test.

To help farmers implement conservation practices, the NRCS engaged several partners to launch in 2019 the Grand Forks County Prairie Project. Partnering with the NRCS are the:

The Prairie Project secured funding through the NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The funds originate from the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which offers cost-sharing to farmers across the country who are willing to adopt conservation practices such as no-till and growing cover crops.

In part, the Prairie Project RCPP funding is earmarked to provide financial and technical assistance to farmers planning to implement conservation practices.

Our main goal is to help farmers get a cover on the soil and to build soil structure, says Atkinson. Adopting no-till and planting cover crops are key to that process. The concern farmers have about switching to no-till is that were so far north that the soil wont dry out and be ready for seeding in the spring.

But when cover crops are combined with no-till, the cover crops use moisture in both fall and spring, helping the soil to dry out for seeding, she says. The roots of the cover crop build soil health and structure, giving the soil better trafficability for farm implements in spring and fall, or after heavy rains.

The funding provided by the Prairie Project to qualifying applicants is dispersed as a per-acre payment. The payments are intended to reduce the risk involved when farmers adopt a new practice or system, says Atkinson.

New farming practices supported by the Prairie Project include no-till residue management, the planting of a cover crop or a conservation cover, and forage and biomass planting. The Prairie Project also supports conservation practices for livestock producers.

Through the Prairie Project Amundson received an RCPP contract to use no-till to convert back to crop production land that was being retired from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This was the first time Id done that, and the RCPP helped me stomach the risk of doing it, he says.

Amundsonterminated the old Conservation Reserve Program grass stand with herbicide in the fall and no-till planted soybeans into the residue the next spring.

He terminated the old CRP grass stand with herbicide in the fall and no-till planted soybeans into the residue the next spring. The following spring, he no-tilled sunflowers into the soybean stubble. He was satisfied with both crops.

The RCPP contract helped me over the mental hurdle of wondering whether or not no-till would work in that conversion, he says. Now I would do it again, no questions asked.

A second RCPP contract is supporting Amundsons efforts to build soil structure, organic matter, and trafficability on a new quarter of land thats been prone to wind erosion, he says. The financial assistance through the program has helped me try to grow a cover crop on land thats high risk.

After acquiring the new land, he no-till planted corn. When the corn reached the V4 leaf stage, he used a home-built interseeder to plant a cover crop mix of cereal rye, flax, buckwheat, and radishes. After harvesting the corn, the cover crop grew vigorously.

In his fields that have a longer history of both no-till and cover crops, Amundson has seen benefits multiply.

Trafficability is improving, he says. Weve had success in wet springs with getting our crops seeded, and weve had good emergence. Some of our yields might be lower than they would be with tillage, but I know our profitability per acre has improved.

This is a constantly changing system that we tweak every year, and our soil structure is still improving, he says. This is a journey, but theres no turning back for me. I wont go back to full tillage."

Greg Amundson218/791-2009amundsonfarms@polarcomm.comtwitter: @ndrockfarmer

Lorilie Atkinson701/765-3680lorilie.atkinson@usda.gov

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