Mechanical Industry

• Paths to Licensing
• License Renewal
• Maintaining Your Active License
• Bond and Insurance
• Continuing Education
• Documents and Applications
• Notice of Work in Incorporated Area Without an Inspector
• Rules / Laws
• Mechanical Committees and Boards
• Further Resources
• FAQs 
• Fueled Hearth Product Work

Paths to Licensing

New to the mechanical industry?  Get on the path to a license! Follow the steps below:

• Become a Mechanical Apprentice

• Become a Mechanical Journeyman

• Become a Mechanical Contractor

• Attain Alternate License

  • Temporary Journeyman Application for State of Emergency

License Renewal for Licensed Mechanical

• Mechanical License Renewal Application

Maintaining Your Active License

Already have a license? Follow steps below to help keep it maintained.

Journeyman

• Keep up with Continuing Education Units every 36 months

• Renew your license 

Contractor

• Keep up with Continuing Education Units every 36 months

• Renew your License

• Maintain Bond and Insurance

• Follow Apprentice Requirements

• Follow Proper Display of License

Bond and Insurance Requirements and Forms

Bond and Insurance is required to activate your Contractor license, the following must be provided to the Construction Industries Board:

• License Bond Form, Contractor Requirements and Information

• Affidavit for Mechanical (Waiver for Bond & Insurance)

Continuing Education

Complete six (6) hours of CEUs every 36 months. The following courses are offered for the mechanical industry on a month by month basis. Please see the current schedule and times to enroll.

• Mechanical CEU Courses

Documents and Applications

• Mechanical License Application

• Mechanical License Renewal

• Affidavit Verification of Citizenship

• Apprentice Application Form

• Continuing Education (CEU) Application

• CEU Complaint Form

• Ground Source Piping Application

• Mechanical Exam Information Sheet

• Medical Gas Journeyman Application

• Notification of Work Without Permit Form

• Notice of Work in Incorporated Area Without an Inspector

• Petroleum Journeyman Refinery Application

• Plan Review Request

• Temporary Journeyman Application for State of Emergency

• Variance and Appeals Application

• Schools Approved by the Mechanical Committee

• Contractor Electing to Renew as Journeyman Application

• Fueled Hearth Product Work Application

Rules and Laws

• Permanent Rules (Title 158, Ch 50)

• Mechanical Licensing Act

Mechanical Industry Committees/Boards

• Mechanical Examiners Committee

• Mechanical Hearing Board

• Mechanical Installation Code Variance And Appeals Board

Further Resources

• International Code Council (ICC)

• Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)

• Testing/Exam Information

• Notice of Work in Incorporated Area Without an Inspector

• Further Legal Decisions

Mechanical Industry FAQs

Q: What are the Continuing Education requirements?

A: All Journeymen and Contractors are required to have received six (6) hours of continuing education within the preceding thirty-six (36) months of their license expiration. Visit the Mechanical Industry page for a list of approved CEU courses under “Continuing Education”.

Q: If I fail the test when can I take it again?

A: Thirty (30) days after the first failure, and ninety (90) days after subsequent failure(s).

Q: My contractor has not provided me with the hours I have worked for him so I can prove my experience counts towards licensing. What can I do?

A. Send a written request to the contractor. Contact the CIB if the contractor fails to provide the information after written request.

Q: How can I prove my hours of experience when the contractors I have worked for are dead or out of business?

A: You may use tax records or contact your social security office and request a “Work History Report” and submit a copy of those documents with your application.

Q: What license does it take to install, replace or repair radiant-floor heating systems in a commercial building?

A. A Mechanical HVAC or a Plumbing license is allowed to install in residential homes only. Installation in a commercial building requires a Mechanical HVAC license, and if more than 500,000 Btu/h per appliance then the Mechanical HVAC license must be an Unlimited license.

Q: Is an apprentice application required every year for apprentice work?

A: Yes. In order for apprentice work experience to be counted towards licensing, it must be verifiable through apprentice registration, unless lawfully obtained while exempted.

Q: Does a licensed contractor have to sign off on the apprentice application every year?

A: Yes, the licensed contractor or approved school/training instructor has to sign the application for the apprentice every year.

Q: Does the CIB keep track of the apprentice hours worked yearly?

A: No, the licensed contractor must, and the apprentice should, keep an account of the apprentice hours worked each year.

Q: I need an application / renewal form / I did not get my renewal form.

A: The application is available for download from this website by going to “Forms/Applications” and clicking on the specific form. Forms are also available at the CIB office, or a form can be mailed to you upon request. When a licensee or registrant has a change in address or phone number, notice to the CIB is required.