There are those PE's stamping plans who are marginally qualified to take responsibility and authority for fire protection / fire safety material.
And then there are those who are not PE's, stamping plans with electronic PE seals, albeit stamping without the individual PE approval. And yet these individuals who are not PE's and are stamping with a PE seal-- are presenting entirely mechanically and electrically acceptable drawings that will work according to the state of the art. I think there should be a block-chain written for PE sign and seal. Anyone requesting or needing use of a PE sign and seal should have to send a request to this blockchain The PE should be able to approve the seal and signature for that, and only that particular job request, and all parties, dates, plans and details for said sign-andseal would be recorded, immutably into the blockchain. Such a scheme would be tamper-proof from both sides, the requesting party, the PE and yet it would be accessible for viewing by the public. All subsequent filing, additions, add-ons would be linked to the original sign-and-seal. Such a blockchain record would be immutable, "set in stone", at least until quantum computers are as available as calculators are today. This scheme does not require heavy authentification, nor would it have the volume of a monetized system, so it would not consume the energy of a monetized blockchain. But such a scheme would increase my monetized revenue stream. The life safety certification stamp blockchain would be a *one-stop data shop*. It would increase the authenticity of the sign-and-seal process. It would make the data accessible to the public, from any location on the planet. Its authenticity could not be changed (at least not until quantum computers are readily available). One could also include votes and complaints from other stakeholders regarding the quality of work, and such votes [say a 3 out of 5] could be used to trigger release of payments for service rendered. Of course this scheme applies to NICET sign-and-seal as well. Maybe, this would restart the debate over just WHO should take authority and responsibility for signing life safety documents. Which segues to another topic. I know far too many fire safety engineers that do not earn their salary, because they don't mention the likelihood of death in their life safety design, but that is a subject for another forum.... Scot Deal Excelsior Risk and Fire Engineering gms: +420 606 872 129 (GMT + 2) “Human freedom is not in our ability to make decisions. It’s in our ability to put ourselves in an environment that will lead to better outcomes.” - Dan Ariely I nearly filed a complaint on a project last year. Plumbing engineer had no > clue what he was doing. > >
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