OE-2 License Exam Review

OE-2 OPERATING STATIONARY ENGINEER:SCOPE OF WORK:

The holder of this license may perform operation related work. “Operation” means a work discipline that employs technical knowledge and expertise in the manipulation, adjustment, control and monitoring of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and boilers, with sufficient technical knowledge, as determined by the commissioner, and includes (i) heating systems with a steam or water boiler maximum operating pressure greater than fifteen pounds per square inch gauge, or air conditioning or refrigeration systems with an aggregate of more than fifty horsepower or kilowatt equivalency of fifty horsepower or of two hundred pounds of refrigerant.

This license also permits incidental maintenance, directly on or adjacent to such operating equipment, including daily blow downs, sample and adjust chemical treatment, clean fuel filters, change fuel nozzle, clean strainers and changing of existing fuel types. Refrigeration plant operators may clean condenser water strainers, sample and adjust chemical treatment and perform absorber air purges. This license does not permit any replacement or revisions to existing piping of any system type. Such person may only perform such work while in the employ of properly licensed contractor or as an employee of a building owner for work on the premises owned or leased by such employer.

Focused on the Connecticut exam. IMTI's license review courses are code reviews for the Connecticut license examinations; the required material for each class is drawn from the books allowed in the CT state examination, and each review sheet also lists the additional books you may bring into the exam. Its message to candidates: "Don't fail your state license exam!! Prepare with us!!"

Certified, licensed instructors. All IMTI instructors have been certified by NCCER to have a thorough knowledge of the instructional materials and how they should be used, in addition to having a State of Connecticut trade license with five years experience.

A long record in license preparation. IMTI was founded in 1985 as Electrical Educators. One graduate, Joseph Cabral (retired Pump Station Foreman, City of Waterbury Water Department), writes that when he found IMTI it was offering weekend courses to prepare students for the state plumbing exam, and that "the quality of the coursework, the structure of the program and the guidance of the experienced instructors" helped him pass the next time he took it.

Bookstore on site. Classes and the Construction Training Bookstore (CTBI) share the 233 Mill Street building in Waterbury, and breakfast and lunch are included on review weekends.

Register by selecting a course date and adding the course to the cart on the IMTI website, or call the office at 203-753-7910.

The school's OE-2 course flyer lists a one-day class from 8:00am – 5:00pm at IMTI (minimum of 5 people to hold a class). No dates are currently scheduled: please contact IMTI to be added to the wait list.

The OE-2 License Exam Review course fee is $500, payable to IMTI.

Books are not included: books are payable to Construction Training Bookstore Inc. (CTBI), prices are subject to change without notice, and shipping and tax are extra.

Required material for IMTI's class (from the school's review sheet).

• Code of Federal Regulations – CFR 29 Part 1926 (OSHA) Latest Edition ($40.00)
• Boiler Operator’s Exam Prep Guide ($79.00)

This review course prepares you for the Connecticut OE-2 state license examination. IMTI’s review sheets say: “Don’t fail your state license exam!! Prepare with us!!” (general review sheets); the OE-2 flyer says: “Don’t Fail Your Operating Stationary Engineer Exam – Prepare With IMTI!”

OE-2 Operating Stationary Engineer — scope of work as published by IMTI: The holder of this license may perform operation related work. “Operation” means a work discipline that employs technical knowledge and expertise in the manipulation, adjustment, control and monitoring of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and boilers, with sufficient technical knowledge, as determined by the commissioner, and includes (i) heating systems with a steam or water boiler maximum operating pressure greater than fifteen pounds per square inch gauge, or air conditioning or refrigeration systems with an aggregate of more than fifty horsepower or kilowatt equivalency of fifty horsepower or of two hundred pounds of refrigerant. This license also permits incidental maintenance, directly on or adjacent to such operating equipment, including daily blow downs, sample and adjust chemical treatment, clean fuel filters, change fuel nozzle, clean strainers and changing of existing fuel types. Refrigeration plant operators may clean condenser water strainers, sample and adjust chemical treatment and perform absorber air purges. This license does not permit any replacement or revisions to existing piping of any system type. Such person may only perform such work while in the employ of properly licensed contractor or as an employee of a building owner for work on the premises owned or leased by such employer.

The class. This license exam preparation course provides 8 hours of instruction and study skills for the Connecticut OE-2 Operating Stationary Engineer examination, held at IMTI, 233 Mill St., Waterbury, CT. The most recent review sheet lists an 8:00am to 5:00pm class.

Dates. The upcoming date is to be determined; contact IMTI to be added to the waitlist. A minimum of 5 students is required to hold a class, and IMTI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule classes due to lack of attendance or weather conditions.

Required material. Code of Federal Regulations, CFR 29 Part 1926 (OSHA), latest edition, and the Boiler Operator's Exam Prep Guide. Note that the only book allowed into the exam is the OSHA book; books are payable to CTBI.