AHJs *******
'********* ****** ************' ** ** ******** designation **** ** **** *************, ********* governments, ********, ************, *** * ******* of ******. *** **** ********** ******** people ** ************* *********** *** ******** all **** ** *********.

*** ***** ** '**********' ****** ********* to *** *** ********* ***********. *** access *******, *** *** ** **** often ********** ** ********** *** ****** will *** ******** **** ****** ****** an *********.
*******, **** ***** ********* ***** ********* security ********** ** *** ********* ******** - *** ******** ********** ** *** equipment, ************ ** ********* (**: ******** trees), *** ** *** ******** ****** somehow ********** **** ******* ******** ******.
******* ********** '*************' ****, *** ****** job ****** ** **** *** *******. However, ******* *********, **** ********* *** interests ** *********** ***********, *****, ** local *********. **** *** ********* ** not ********** ** *******, *** ******** impacting ******** *** ******* ***** ***** and ******, ** ******* ******* **** in****** ******* *** **********.
Who *** ****?
*** **** ***** ****** ********* ** the **** ** **** *** *** performing, *** *** **** ********* ***** and ****** ******* ****, **** *** found ** *** ***** ***********:
**** ********:**** ****** *** '**** *********', **** office ** ****** **** ********* **** codes. *** ***** ** *********** ******** field ******* ** ************ ****, *** may **** ******* ******* **** ********* approval.
******** **********:**** ********* ******* **** *** **** is ********* ****** *** *********** ** written ******** *****. *** **** *** they ****** **** ************ ******** *****, but **** **** *** ***** ********** and *******.
***** **** ******, *** *********** ***********, organizations **** **** **** *** ***** in:
- ****** ***********
- *********/**********
- ****** **********
- ******* *********
- ******** ************ **********
- ********* *********
** *******, *** **** ****** ** identifying *** **** *** * ******* is ** ***** ** ****** *** owner's ************** *** *** ***** **** Chief *** ******* ***** ** *** area ** **** ****. *** **** of ****** *** ******* **** ***** lead ** ************ ** *** ****** or ******* *** ***** ** *********** are *** ** ****. ** **** areas, ***** ***** ** * ****** AHJ ** *** ******** ****, ***** there *** ** * ********** ****** of **** ** ***** *****.
**********, ******* *** ***** *********** ***, and *** *********** **** *** ******** your **** ****, ******* ** ********** part ** ******* **** *** **** right, ** ****, *** ****** ******.
Why **** ******
***** ** *****, **** **** * huge **** ** *** ******* ** security ********. *** *********** *** ***** authority ** **** **** ***** ** their *********, *** **** ***** **** authority *****. ***** **** **** ********* come ****, *** *** ** **** have **?
- **** *** ********:***** **** *** *** ** ********* experts ** ***** ****** ** **** access ******* ******, **** **** ********* knowledge ** ******** ***** ** *********** that ********* ******** ****. **** ****** will ******* * **** *******, *** instead, **** ******** **** ******** ** laws **** ********* ** * **** element.
- **** *** ***********: **** *** ***** ******** ** their ********* ***** ***** ** ******-*****, in-the-trenches **********. **** **** ** ***** a ****** *******, ** ** ********** tempered ** '****** **** ** ******'. Most **** **** *** ******* ******* from ***** ******* ******** *** ***** them *******.
- *** *** ****, **** ** *** Reward: *****, ** ** *** * matter ** ******** ** *********** **** their *****, ******* ***** ************* ** final. **** *** ***** ** ***** decisions ** *****, ****, *** ******* liabilities. **** * ****** ** **** or *********, ** *** '****' ** going ***********, *** **** **** * disaster ****** **** **** **** **** be **********.
AHJs ** ***** ************
***** ********* ** ******** **********, **** video ************ ******* **** ******* *** oversight ** ****. ******* ***** **** not ********* ** ****** **** ****** for **********, *** *** ** *** subject ** *** **** *********** ** fire ****** *** ****** ******* *******.
*******, ** **** *** ******** ** video, ** ** ** ******* *** UL *********** ** ******* *** ******* methods ** **** ******** ************** *** not ***********. *** ********** ** ******* vary, *** ****** **** *** ***** are:
- ********** *****: ** *** **** ****** *** cameras, *** ******* ** *** ******* safety (**: ***-**************)
- ********** ****: ******* **** ****** ******** *** voltage *********
AHJs ** ****** *******
*******, *** ***********, ********, *** ******* for ****** ******* ** * *** concern. ***** **** ****** *** ***** injury, ****, *** **** ***** ** building ********* ** ********* **********, **** typically ******** ***** ********* *** ********** of *** ******* * **** **************.
** ********* ** *********** ********* ***** *** ****** ******* Tutorial,*** ***** ****** ****** *******, ************* ****, *** *** ****** ************, *** **** ** *** *** is ********** **** ********** ** ***** requires ******** *** ********* ****** ******* participation.
Practical ********
*** ********** ** *********** *** ****** up * ******* ** **** ******** to ********** ****, *********:
- **** *****:**** ****** ***** ****/****** ************** ** the ***** **** *******, *** ** some ***** ***** **** ** *** top-ranking ***** ******* ** *** '**** Chief'. *** ***** ** '****-**** **. ****-******' ** ******** ** **** ** these ************.
- ********** ******* ** ******:*** **** ********, *** ****** **** is *** *** ** ********, *** any ********* **** ******* ****** ********** is ***********. *** *******, **** ***** often **** * **** *********** ** a ***** ** ********* ********* ****** than *', ******* ** ***** ********* with ******** ******** ** *** ****** line.
- ******** ** ***********:***** ********* *********** **** ******** ***** in * ********. ******* '***-***' **** the **** ** *********** ***** **** others ** ****, ******* *** '***** AHJ' ********.
- ******* *********:*** * ********* ******* ********, *** activity ********* *** ******* ** *********** (regardless ** *******) ******** ******** ******** from *** *********, *** ******** * defined **** **** ** ********* ******, laborer ********** ******, *** ****** ********* before ********** ****.
- ********* ***** *********: **** *** **** *****, *** code ********* ***** ******** ************** ** signing *** ** ********* ******* ** part ** ***** ***. ******* *** local *********, *** ******* **** ************** in *** ****** ** ****** ************* can ***** ***** *** ************* ****** the ****** ** **** *************.
Take *** ***** ****
*** **** ******** ** ******* **** AHJs ** ** ** *** ***** to ***** *** *** ********.
**** *** ********** ********** ** *** volume ** **** **** ****** ** monitoring, *** **** *** *** ****** patient ** ************* **** **** *** indirectly ******** ** **** *******.
** *** ******** ** '****** *** permission, ****** **** ***********', ******** ********* and ********** *** *** *** *********** of ** *** ****** ********** ****, rather **** ******** *** ****** *** being '******' *****.
*** **** **** *** ***** ** the ************ ** '*********' ****** **** 'reactive', *** *** *** *** **** offer *********** ** ******** **** ******* the ********* ** ****** *******.
[****: **** **** *** ************* ******* in **** ***** *** ******** *********** in ****.]
Comments (10)
Jerry Wilkins
At some point in the not so distant future we will see the AHJ or LAHJ taking responsibility for NFPA-3000.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
So, here’s the AHJ joke of the day. I will state clearly I respect and work with them as I recommend anyone do.
Build the relationship.
“What’s the difference between an AHJ and God? One of them knows they are God, the other one acts like it.”
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Norm Lanum
I always add to my notes...."...and to the satisfaction of the authority having jurisdiction."
Sometimes, even when code is followed to the letter, an AHJ may still be finicky.
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Ng Choy Mei
Definitely higher cost involved with AHJ but worthwhile
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Mark Jones
I have told my employees and fellow industry professionals this about 1 zillion times in 35 years. No one ever listens. For some reason, they are afraid of the AHJ. If you include them upfront, you will have far fewer issues in life. I have never had an AHJ tell me no. We find ways to make it happen, within the code.
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Mark Jones
Oh I have had inspectors to tell me "you can't do that", but that is not "NO". If you get to them early, before you submit your plans for approval, you will save yourself a lot of headaches and time. After we have talked it through and I submit, I have never heard the word no. I have also never had an inspector to tell me no, submit it and let me look at it.
I have met a few that were as ornery as me for sure.
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