NOTE: Certification as an Elevator Mechanic is NOT a license to
perform work for which a contractor’s license is required by
the L&I or any other agency.
These requirements apply to the following
types of elevator mechanic licenses:
(Category 1) General License.
This license authorizes an elevator mechanic to perform any kind
of work on any type of equipment.
(Category 2) Commercial and Residential Wheelchair Lifts;
Dumbwaiters; and Incline Chairlifts.
(Category 3) Electric and Hand-powered manlifts; Special
Purpose Elevators; and Belt Manlifts in Industrial Sits
and Grain Terminals.
(Category 4) Temporary Personnel Hoists; Temporary Material
Hoists; Special Purpose Elevators.
(Category 8) Employees of Public Agencies Performing
Maintenance Only on their Employer’s Conveyances.
There are three routes
you can take to get these licenses
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 the above types of conveyances
may be granted to you if:
You provide acceptable proof to L&I that shows the
necessary combination of documented experience and education
credits in the applicable license category of not less
than three years' work experience in the elevator industry
performing conveyance work as verified by current and previous
employers licensed to do business in this state or as an employee
of a public agency;
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, to L&I's
elevator program at the address indicated on the application form, your
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.
