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Expo Staff Advisory Group - Volunteers Needed
Help us continue to produce valuable Expos by volunteering for the Expo Staff Advisory Group! Given the ongoing changes within the energy industry, what should the Expo of 2024 and beyond look like? All stakeholders welcome! Learn more about how to join this and other volunteer opportunities here.
Updates from Philadelphia L&I
Generator Manufacturer Representative Registration
As a reminder, the annual certification of emergency and standby power systems may be performed by an individual approved by the equipment manufacturer to perform testing and inspection.
An individual operating under a manufacturer’s approval must be registered with L&I in order to submit certifications through the eCLIPSE portal. For more information on this registration, please visit the website.
Note: This annual certification may also be performed by a licensed electrical contractor.
Philadelphia L&I Information Sessions
The Department of Licenses and Inspections is offering regular information sessions to assist stakeholders in navigating L&I processes and keeping abreast of code changes. A list of current offerings is provided below. Customers can also sign-up for this and future webinars under the “Events” section of the L&I homepage.
Change in Contractor Form
Starting April 1, 2023, property owners or their representatives requesting to remove and/or add a new contractor to their permit must submit an online request form and upload a completed change in contractor form.
Enforcement priorities – Audits & Investigations
AIU would like to call your attention to the following enforcement priorities (featuring those relevant to our members):
- In accordance with Title 9-1004, contractors who hire a subcontractor to perform work authorized by their permit, must list the subcontractor on the permit in eCLIPSE within 3 days of the commencement of any work authorized by that permit, unless that permit is for a residential building of two dwelling units or less. If the Department establishes that a contractor has failed to do this, the contractor will be cited with a violation of 9-1004(8). That citation is accompanied by a $2,000 fine.
- Subcontracting - Subcontractors must always be licensed. They must carry a valid contractor or trade license (for trade work) whenever they are working. A subcontractor is any person or business hired to perform work authorized by a permit, who is not identified on that permit’s application as the prime (or responsible) contractor.
- Worker Certification - Every worker at a Philadelphia construction site must have OSHA-10 training and carry their card with them when they’re on the job. For all demolition work and for a building more than 3 stories or 40 feet tall is being constructed, an OSHA-30 trained site safety supervisor must be on site whenever the site is active.
Violation Data Report
The Department issued $137,000 in license violation fines in February 2023. Of that total, $29,000 in fines were issued for the use of unlicensed subcontractors or failure to adequately disclose subcontractor usage and $38,000 were issued to contractors for using workers without the required OSHA training.
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