I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'jurisdiction, overlap, and delegation in USA rules.' on Mon, 20 Jan 2003: > > > >Hi John: > > >> >The electrical safety legislation seems to be a bit more complicated in >U.S. >> >compared to EU. >> >> A very great deal more complicated, because the practical requirements >> are not centralized but delegated down though the local government >> chain, and in some cases jurisdictions overlap or are not clearly >> segregated. > >I'm not at all sure what you mean by > > "the practical requirements are not centralized"
I mean that they are not uniform over the whole country, AIUI. Some AHJs stick closely to the NEC, some apply their own 'improvements', or so I have read here. > >Furthermore, in the USA, requirements are NOT > > "delegated down though the local government chain" > >Furthermore, there are NO cases where > > "jurisdictions overlap or are not clearly segregated." > >Depending on the State, building codes are set and enforced by >either the State, the County, or the City. These are the >"jurisdictions." That's what I meant by 'delegated....' > There is no jurisdictional overlap or lack >of clear segregation (at least insofar as building codes are >concerned). I'm sure I read here about different attitudes to DIY modifications at City, County and State levels, each level claiming authority - no response like 'We don't have jurisdiction; you have to ask City about that'. If that is an urban legend, I have been misled, but no-one challenged it at the time. > [snip] -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
