Each contractor to whom a permit is issued pursuant to this chapter shall have the following responsibilities.
(A) Duties. Each plumbing and electrical contractor, whether possessing a valid appropriate master or qualified individual certification, or employing an individual who possesses either the master or qualified individual certification, shall at all times be responsible for the proper supervision and inspection of the work and to perform the work in compliance with the approved construction documents and technical codes.
(B) Competent Employees. No person shall engage in the installation, alteration, or construction of any plumbing or electrical work, devices, fixtures, appliances or equipment inside or outside of any building without possessing the appropriate category of business license and possessing or employing an individual with the appropriate master or qualified person certification issued or approved by Clark County. The contractor is responsible to hire competent employees to perform all work.
(1) Master or Qualified Employees. The contractor is responsible to employ at least one master or qualified individual of the appropriate category to perform the duties of a master or qualified individual for any permits requested. Upon written request by the building official, the contractor shall provide a written listing of master plumber(s), master electrician(s), plumbing qualified individuals, electrical qualified individuals, and other employees performing plumbing or electrical work with their respective certification qualification control numbers and issuing agency, by each job or permit in effect.
(2) Supervision on Site. For every building construction job site, at which there is plumbing or electrical work being performed under a permitted scope of work, the contractor shall have one or more of the following persons present during work hours in a supervisory capacity for the permitted work:
(a) Plumbing Work.
(1) A master plumber or plumbing qualified individual; or
(2) A journeyman plumber.
(b) Electrical Work.
(1) A master electrician or electrical qualified individual; or
(2) A journeyman electrician.
(Ord. 3618 § 2 (part), 2008)