[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Old Westbury 11-21-2011 by L.L. No. 5-2011. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Old Westbury finds that
there is an inherent danger in the installation and use of electrical
energy throughout the Village. This chapter is enacted to regulate
the inspection of installation and alteration of wiring of electric
light, heat or power and signal systems operating on 50 volts or more
in all real property within the Village of Old Westbury and to allow
inspections by outside certified electrical inspection services.
Electrical inspections shall be made by an approved inspection
agency and shall be done so with the intent that such approval be
in the interests of public safety and in accordance with the latest
edition of the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code, the
National Electrical Code, NFPA, the Nassau County Fire Marshal's
office, LIPA Red Book standards and all applicable promulgated codes.
The Superintendent of Buildings shall approve an inspection
agency upon the submission of evidence acceptable to the Superintendent
of Buildings that such agency's chief electrical inspector and
electrical inspectors possess the following qualifications:
A.
The chief electrical inspector must meet two or more of the following
requirements:
(1)
Be an electrician who satisfies the minimum requirements for a master
electrician's license in Nassau County, with a minimum of seven
years' field experience working for or as a licensed electrician.
(2)
Hold certifications and certificates in the field of electrical inspections
from the International Association of Electrical Inspectors for one-
and two-family dwellings, general and plan review, or equal, as determined
by the Superintendent of Buildings for the Village of Old Westbury.
(3)
Be a New York State licensed professional engineer with at least
five years of field experience in the supervision and design of electrical
installations.
(4)
Hold a certificate of competency, or equal, as determined by the
Superintendent of Buildings for the Village of Old Westbury, from
a nationally recognized and accredited electrical inspection testing
agency or organization.
B.
Electrical inspectors must meet two or more of the following requirements:
(1)
Be a New York State licensed professional engineer with two years'
experience in the electrical industry.
(2)
Be an electrician that satisfies the minimum requirements for a master
electrician's license in Nassau County, or has worked for a licensed
master electrician for at least three years.
(3)
Holds certifications from the International Association of Electrical
Inspectors in one- and two-family dwellings, general or equal, as
determined by the Superintendent of Buildings for the Village of Old
Westbury.
A chief electrical inspector must be an officer of the inspection
agency and must have a supervisory position to all inspectors. If
the designated chief electrical inspector leaves such inspection agency,
all inspections will be suspended until another approved designee
meets the qualifications and is approved by the Superintendent of
Buildings.
Electrical inspectors must report to the chief electrical inspector.
Neither the chief electrical inspector nor any electrical inspector(s)
may hold an active electrician's license or other accreditation
which may be determined as conflicting with the interest and independence
of the approved inspection agency as it relates to an unbiased ability
to serve the public interest. Any such license/accreditation shall
be made inactive while the inspector is employed by the inspection
agency.
The chief electrical inspector and electrical inspectors shall
belong to a nationally recognized and chartered trade association
with continuing education courses and certification programs. Proof
of membership and continuing education for each inspector shall be
submitted annually to the Superintendent of Buildings.
Any inspections of Village facilities and buildings shall be
performed by the inspection agency without charge to the Village.
A.
An approved inspection agency must maintain:
(1)
General liability for electrical inspections: $3,000,000 per occurrence.
(2)
Excess general liability for electrical inspections: $7,000,000 per
occurrence.
(3)
Total general liability: $10,000,000.
(4)
Professional liability: $3,000,000 per occurrence.
(5)
Automobile liability: $1,000,000.
(6)
Workers' compensation and disability: insurances, satisfactory
to the Superintendent of Buildings.
B.
The Village of Old Westbury must be named as the certificate holder
and as additional insured on all polices with a fifteen-day notice
of cancellation.
Should the requirements above not be met at any time, the inspection
agency shall immediately cease performing inspections. Before resuming
inspections, the Superintendent of Buildings shall determine if it
complies with the requirements to continue as an approved inspection
agency.
