Legal Responsibility

[Don Pezzuto]

I have customers who have sever code violations that in my opinion present life threatning hazors to electricians working on their electrical equipment and or prsent a threat of fire. Also fine violations that could present life threatning hazard to perssons visiting their place of business.

I have notified and provided pictures of these violations to the property owners and after a week or longer no action has been taken to repair these violations. What responsibility do I have to report this issues to some authority and if I do not what is my liability.

 

[charlie b]

If you have notified the owners, then your responsibility is fulfilled. You have no obligation to report violations to the local inspectors. Even if you did, I suspect that they have no obligation to take any action. I would go so far as to guess that they have no legal authority to take any action. No inspector can walk (uninvited) into a person's house, declare that "this and so" is a code violation, and write up any kind of violation notice.

 

[petersonra]

I have customers who have sever code violations that in my opinion present life threatning hazors to electricians working on their electrical equipment and or prsent a threat of fire. Also fine violations that could present life threatning hazard to perssons visiting their place of business.

I have notified and provided pictures of these violations to the property owners and after a week or longer no action has been taken to repair these violations. What responsibility do I have to report this issues to some authority and if I do not what is my liability.

Obviously, your primary responsibility is to your employees safety. Presumably you have ordered your employees not to work on things that present a hazard to them.

You have already told the owner about the problem.

Once you have done these two things, IMO, your moral, legal, and ethical responsibilities have been met.

 

[tmyers@jatc26.org]

If you have employees working in the house, presumably they are doing electric work, does the work you are doing require a permit, if so an inspector probably can come in and say something.

On a slightly more sticky note, it has been my experience that the last electrician in a house is usually blamed for any incidents, without regards to actual responsiblity.
Just my 25 cents (inflation)
Tom

 

[petersonra]

If you have employees working in the house, presumably they are doing electric work, does the work you are doing require a permit, if so an inspector probably can come in and say something.

Since when do building inspectors have any say over workplace safety violations?

 

[satcom]

If it is a business open to the public, then it would be a public safety issue, anyone could report that issue to the public safety division, usually your local police department, a complaint can be filed, and they will usually forward it to the construction department.

A good example would be, a toy store, where the outlets are hanging out, and a child can come in contact with them.

 

[chris kennedy]

I have notified and provided pictures of these violations

Don could you post the pics. here?

 

[wireman71]

Make sure you notified them in writing and I would submit the same document to someone in charge of fire and safety for your area. Not quite sure who that person(title) would be though.