Pete Jackson

Pete Jackson is the chief electrical inspector for the city of Bakersfield, California. Beginning his career in 1980, Pete worked up through the ranks of the electrical industry as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman and general foreman. He was co-owner of an electrical contracting firm for ten years prior to joining the Bakersfield Building Department in 2005 and holds five electrical inspector certifications through the IAEI and ICC. He instructed apprentice and journeyman electricians through the Kern County JATC for seven years. Pete holds memberships in IAEI, NFPA, ICC, IBEW and serves as an AHJ representative on over twenty Standards Technical Panels for Underwriters Laboratories.

Articles

Are Your Streetlights Grounded?

It had been raining and the sidewalk was wet. This had been one of those summer storms where the temperature outside was a balmy 78 degrees. So the children playing on the sidewalk were in short pants, some were barefoot. One of these barefoot children, eight-year-old Sarah, was chasing Eric when she slipped on the wet surface and started to fall. Sarah reached out to grasp the nearby streetlight to break her fall. But, as she touched the metal pole, she got an electric shock, causing her to pull her hands away and hit her head on the sidewalk. Luckily, she ended up with only some scrapes and bruises.
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2011