Titles for inspectors

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Ohio certifies inspectors and calls them Electrical Safety Inspector [ESI]. Is this a term that is consistent thruout the country ?

David
 
cpal said:
no at least not in Massachusetts, the red sox are up 3-2

Charlie
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and ..... ?

You're going to make me officially ask ?

What does Massachusetts call AHJ electrical inspectors ?

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If your question is what does Massachusetts call it's electrical inspectors, that is a complicated question. If you ask the contractors I can not post the discription. The State generally calls us wiring inspectors. We are also inspectors of wires. we are Municipal wiring inspectors Some times Code enforcing Officals and some would argue AHJ's

Charlie
 
well..... They call us......"Certified Electrical Inspectors".......Must have at least 10 years wiring experience and have passed a multitude of exams......
 
Massachusetts requires that its inspectors have industry experince and pass a written exam also.
Charlie
 
No.... I was asking what is a "subcode" electrical Inspector.....You posted that description or something that resembles that...........
 
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No.... I was asking what is a "subcode" electrical Inspector.....You posted that description or something that resembles that...........
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An Electrical Subcode Official is the official name for an electrical inspector.

I believe all the inspectors are called "Sub Code Officials" with the particular craft/trade/area designation as a prefix.

ie,
Building Subcode Official
http://webapps.dop.state.nj.us/Vats/WebAnno.aspx?FileNumber=5560

Link is to an employment opportunity aka Job Announcement.
The Job Announcement contains a link (it's a java link so I can't post it) to the Description of Job and Specification and also an application (if you need/want a job in NJ and meet the qualifications).

The Subcode Officials work under the Construction Official.
- Construction Official ("The Man")
------ Sub Code Officials (Electrical, Plumbing, Building, Zoning)
 
Florida has only one classification of inspector. It's called "standard inspector" (BN) with the particular qualifier such as electrical, plumbing, ect...

Plans examiners are the same. The classification is standard plans examiner (PX) with the particular qualifier.

The third classification is for the Building Code Administrator (BU) which is just the fancy name for the building official (CBO).

Then you have all the specialty licenses such as coastal construction, fire, energy, ect...

In my jurisdiction, we only have the electrical inspectors, electrical plans examiners, and an electrical division manager. A neighboring jurisdiction uses the classifications of Inspector I, II, III, and cheif.
 
Thanks celt and bryan....yea around Indy they are either a "wanna be" Inspector or a Certified / experienced Inspector....ya never know?
 
In New York State, there are NO qualifications required to become and electrical inspector.
The State is the AHJ and they leave it up to the local municipalities to "govern" the way electrical inspectors are "hired"... I use the term hired very loosely here.
In MY opinion this, and the fact that most of the state local municipalities do not require an electrical license to install any kind of wiring, has led to very inferior and unsafe installations. One can travel across the state line to Connecticut and see a much better state wide situation then here in NY.

There are some electrical inspectors who do not have much experience in the electrical field... they are coming from the Utility side and from the phone company:mad: :mad: :mad:

Yes I am unhappy about this... but I am not one who believes in complaining unless one is willing to try and do something about the issue, and I am in the process of dealing with this... it is frustrating and like taking baby steps... it seems no one really wants this changed:confused:
 
They don't have any special title here. They are called inspectors or electrical inspectors. State law requires only that they be licensed as journeymen or master electricians if they work for the state. If they work for a local inspections department, sometimes the local AHJ will have requirements above the state ones (e.g., minimum number of years as a licensed electrician).
 
As Charlie mentioned, in MA we are Inspector of Wires. The only requirement is that you be a licensed MA Journeyman electrician. There has been talk about certification becoming a requirement, but as of yet, there is none. In anticipation of this, I became certified by the IAEI as an electrical inspector and plan reviewer back in 1994. Didn't mean anything, but looks good on the resume.
 
Here in California:

For purposes of this article, "construction inspector"
means any person who is hired or contracted by a local agency in a
temporary or permanent capacity, for the purpose of inspecting
construction for structural, seismic safety, fire and life safety, or
building system requirements of adopted uniform codes or standards,
as applied to residential, commercial, or industrial buildings.

This text from the assembly bill which requires us to be certified by ICC or equal.

In our City "construction inspectors" are the ones who look at grading and road improvements.

The "Building Inspector" or "Senior Building Inspector" looks at construction of buildings etc.

Call yourself whatever you want, just do a good job.
 
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