If you look at page 9 of the license application, you will note the following requirements:
(1) Official transcripts verifying 150 hours of required
classroom training and verification of 4,000 hours of
on-the-job experience obtained outside of Oregon.
OR
(2) Verification of 8,000 hours of on-the-job stage
experience obtained outside of Oregon, broken down
into specific work categories
I don't know where in my profile you think I listed myself as a Master Electrician, but in the production industry this is used as a job title for the supervisory electrician since no actual license (other than ESTA/ETCP certification) exists with that title. Nowhere have I made any claim to being licensed.
The Oregon stage electrician license was developed in coopration with IATSE, which had the only training programs. As they are not actively teaching those classes anymore, it is not possible to obtain the license while working in Oregon.
As far as enforcement goes, I would like to see any evidence you have of a stage electrician being prosecuted or fined in Oregon for doing electrical work within his job description without a license. Since there is no effective licensing program, there is little else we can do, than to follow applicable code, best practices and what little training is offered through IATSE. I am not saying that this is the way it should be, but that's the way it is.
If you wish to continue discussion, I suggest making another thread as we've already hijacked this one.
