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IAEI CEO and Executive Director, and Editor-in-Chief for the IAEI News, James Carpenter was previously the chief electrical engineer, state electrical inspector for the Engineering Division of the Office of State Fire Marshal, North Carolina Department of Insurance. He had been with the department for twenty years, with twenty years electrical experience prior to coming to the state. He was a member of CMP-2 from 1987 to 2002 and was chairman for the last three cycles. He has been a member of IAEI since 1972. He is also a member of NFPA and is serving as the TCC chair and on the Standards Council. He is on the UL Electrical Council.
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In the September/October editorial, I wrote that the Dallas Morning News had reported that the city of Dallas would not cut code enforcement departments in balancing the budget. It was my impression from that article that “building inspectors—electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and building—and fire inspectors were specifically singled out as those that would NOT be cut.” [...]
Every day we hear of jurisdictions downsizing inspection departments and even, in some cases, doing away with the very services that were created to protect us and our neighbors. Will Rogers is reported once to have said, “All I know is just what I read in the newspaper.” I just read in the Dallas Morning [...]
Does everything around you seem to be moving too fast for you to keep up with? Every day we get news of global warming, conflict between nations and within nations, world economy, national economy, local economy, stock markets falling, automobile companies and banks failing, jobs being lost, governments—national, state, and local—wanting more money, and, yes, [...]
In the March/April issue of the IAEI News, I was wondering what our administrators were thinking about when they were downsizing or, in some cases, eliminating the inspection services that provide for the safety and welfare of their constituency. This time, I am wondering what we can do as inspectors, installers, designers, manufacturers, etc., to [...]
This was the opening line of the song by Buck Owens and Roy Clark on the TV show “Hee Haw.” It seems to fit in the today’s situation. With the TV newscasters and economic analysts constantly reporting on the sad state of affairs, both economic and military actions, it certainly causes us gloom, despair, and [...]
As I write this month’s editorial it is just after the annual section meetings and just before the International Board of Directors meeting, and the day after Election Day. If your candidate didn’t win, don’t be disheartened. All of us must work together to keep our country strong and growing. The same is true for [...]
Sometimes I get inspiration for this editorial from the sermon on Sunday morning. Today, as I prepared to work on this editorial, I got my inspiration from Tim Bradley, the Senior Deputy Commissioner of Insurance for the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Tim wrote an article for the North Carolina Council of Code Officials newsletter. [...]
To quote Will Rogers, “Well, all I know is just what I read in the papers…” While I was reading a Sunday edition of the Dallas Morning News, an interesting article on the recent grounding of airplanes related to airline safety captured my attention. My wife and I had recently been caught in the early [...]
May is Electrical Safety Month. Each year electrical safety is stressed during this month. This year even more emphasis should be placed on electrical safety, not only in the workplace but in our homes as well. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) reports that most deaths and injuries caused by electrical hazards are preventable. ESFI [...]
Work needed on the roof, work needed on the walls and floor where the roof leaked, AC units getting old and needing to be replaced. Carpet wearing out, stairs needing refinished, plumbing problems in the bathrooms, more space needed. These are just some of the things that IAEI faces in the not-too-distant future with the [...]
