The Electrical and Elevator Board assists BCD's administrator to determine where and by whom electrical installations are allowed to be performed and where electrical products are sold, assuring the public persons making electrical installations are qualified by experience and training, assuring the public electrical installations made and electrical products sold meet minimum safety standards, administering and enforcing the Electrical Safety Law and providing for a statewide uniform method of calculating permit fees and standardized permit application forms.

Also, the board assists BCD to provide minimum safety standards for the installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of elevators, ensure compliance with minimum safety standards, and provide for the administration and enforcement of the Elevator Safety Law.

Members are appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the state senate.

The Electrical and Elevator Board has 15 members with four-year terms to include the following representation:

• A fire and casualty underwriter

• Industrial plants

• Power and light industry

• Elevator manufacturing

• Electrical equipment manufacturing

• An electrical equipment supplier

• Two journeyman electricians

• An electrical inspector

• Two electrical contractors

• A municipal building official

• A journeyman elevator installer

• A public member

• An owner or manager of a commercial office building