so true Rob...
we expect the powers that be to jump outta the closet in a timely fashion
( clad in mask & cape..) and cite those nogoodnicks faster than a speeding bullet...

Yet this is not so, and the onus may well be on us.
This is due to our lack of universal consent as to what or who is 'qualified'. We have had many heated conversations throughout the electrical BB's to this end. [Linked Image from cybersoapbox.com]
Myself, i think we need to start somewhere, and have certain benchmarks seen as being qualified.
The problem is individual states do thier own thing, and the 'revenue' angle seems quite the influence.
My previous post alluded to these orginizations moving in that direction, This may be coined as 'political suicide' in some circles, and even draconian by some, yet the results may well justify the means......

IAEI
NECA
NFPA
VIECA
you get the pix.....


[This message has been edited by sparky (edited 06-17-2002).]