> From: John Woodgate > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:40 AM > > I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute wrote > > > >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. > > > > > >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....'
Except that there is no delegation. Rather, the case is one of supersession: municipal to county to state to federal, in that order. Generally, the "higher" level of government trumps the "lower." However, a number of complaints and court cases have been brought by the "lower" governmental bodies against "higher" levels of government for treading on their jurisdiction where they have questionable legal basis to. > 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'. I have run into something like this. The city deferred to the county in some areas (major construction issues like home remodeling) and the county deferred to the city in others (ancillary constructions like fences, storage sheds, etc.). Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com 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: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org 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"
