2015 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 21. LABOR
ARTICLE 16. REGULATION OF HEATING, VENTILATING AND COOLING WORK.
§21-16-2. Definitions.

As used in this article and the legislative rules promulgated pursuant to this article:

(a) "Perform work on a heating, ventilating and cooling system" means to install, maintain, alter, remodel or repair one or more components of a heating, ventilating and cooling system.

(b) "Heating, ventilating and cooling system" means equipment to heat, cool or ventilate residential or commercial structures, comprised of one or more of the following components:

(1) "Heating system" means a system in which heat is transmitted by radiation, conduction or convection, or a combination of any of these methods, to the air, surrounding surfaces, or both, and includes a forced air system that uses air being moved by mechanical means to transmit heat, but does not include a fireplace or woodburning stove not incorporated into or used as a primary heating system;

(2) "Ventilating system" means the natural or mechanical process of supplying air to, or removing air from, any space whether the air is conditioned or not conditioned, at a rate of airflow of more than two hundred fifty cubic feet per minute; and

(3) "Cooling system" means a system in which heat is removed from air, surrounding surfaces, or both, and includes an air- conditioning system.

(c) "HVAC Technician" means a person licensed to install, test, maintain and repair heating, ventilating and cooling systems.

(d) "HVAC Technician in Training" means a person with interest in and an aptitude for performing installation, maintenance and repair work to a heating, ventilating and cooling system as defined in this article, but who alone is not capable or authorized to perform heating, ventilating and cooling system work unless directly supervised by a HVAC technician.

(e) "License" means a valid and current license issued by the Commissioner of Labor in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(f) "Routine maintenance" means work performed on a routine schedule that includes cleaning and/or replacing filters, greasing or lubricating motor bearings, adjusting and/or replacing belts, checking system temperature, checking gas temperature, adjusting gas pressure as required, and checking voltage and amperage draw on heating, ventilating and cooling systems.

(g) "Single family dwelling" means a building which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a single residence for one or more persons.