There are three routes
you can take to get this license
Depending on your background
and level of appropriate experience, you be able to obtain a license
without taking a state elevator competency exam.
National Certification (No test required)
You may be qualified for licensing as an elevator mechanic without
having to take the state elevator exam if you have earned a certificate
of completion and successfully passed the mechanic examination
of a nationally recognized training program for the elevator industry
such as the National Elevator Industry Educational Program or
the Certified Elevator Technician Program sponsored by the National
Association of Elevator Contractors.
Apprenticeship (No test required) You may be qualified for licensing as an elevator mechanic
without having to take the state elevator exam if you have earned
a certificate of completion of an elevator mechanic apprenticeship
program that meets certain standards and is registered with the
Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
Test Required
A license to perform conveyance work on material lifts may be
granted to you if you have the following qualifications:
You are employed by an elevator contractor;
You have successfully completed training provided your
employer, including any training provided by the manufacturer,
ensuring worker safety and adherence to the published operating
specifications of the conveyance manufacturer; and
After successfully completing such training, you pass a
written examination administered by L&I that is designed
to demonstrate competency with regard to conveyance work on
material lifts.
Additionally, your
employer must maintain:
A conveyance work log identifying the equipment, describing
the conveyance work performed, and identifying the person
who performed the conveyance work;
A training log describing the course of study applicable
to each conveyance and identifying each employee who has successfully
completed the required training and when such training was
completed;
A record evidencing that the employer has notified the conveyance
owner in writing that the conveyance is not designed to, is
not intended to, and should not be used to convey workers.
See RCW
70.87.240.
What you have to do
Make sure that you don't have any outstanding, unpaid infractions
with L&I or unpaid state-ordered child support payments.
Gather the supporting documentation to verify your experience and
education.
You will need to attach this information when you submit your application.
Detailed information about how to do this is included with the application
form.
Mail the following to L&I's
elevator program at the address indicated on the application form:
Application fee.
Exam fee (if needed).
Application.
Experience/education documentation.
Payment can be made using a check
or money order.
— OR —
Go
to one of L&I's 20 service locationswhere you can pay
your application fee (and exam fee if needed) using a check, money order
or credit card, and submit your application and experience/education documentation.
What L&I will do
Once your application is received, L&I staff will contact you by mail
to request additional documentation of your qualifying experience or education,
if needed.
Once L&I has your completed application and supporting documentation,
the agency will do one of the following:
Send you a license if you are eligible.
You will receive a certificate and a license card.
Notify you that you need to take an examination, as well
as when and where that exam will next be held.
Let you know that you may not take the examination until
you get additional training and/or experience.
