Do any jurisdictions require a Certified Plumbing or Mechanical Inspector to also hold or maintain a Plumbing or Mechanical License?"
Brian Hamner
11/17/2010 09:33:02 pm
Yes, There are many of Municipals in Iowa that requires that you be a licenced in both Plumbing, Mechcanical and Electrical trades. Who is there better to inspect the work, then persons that put in their four years learning the trade? It takes alot more than reading a code book, and taking a two hour test, that allows you to open the book to help pass a test.
Ron
11/17/2010 10:34:47 pm
I am not sure what number "many Municipals" are, as I am aware of very few that require a Certified Inspector to also maintain a trades License. The construction inspection workforce is a competitive and complicated profession that requires many skills and knowledge sets. Most municipalities, in the hiring stage, would look at the fact that an individual is or was licensed in a trade as one bit of evidence that person has a degree of experience and knowledge. I believe that most do not require a license to be maintained during employment as an inspector.
Jeff
11/17/2010 11:51:38 pm
Yes it does take alot more than opening a book and passing a test however I believe that the better person is one who is fair and reasonable, willing to accept alternatives, assist in working out solutions (if able to) and see all view points. In my experiances most trades people do not know their own code. Not to say that experiance in the trade isnt worth anything but usually those whom come from it are one sided and biased. They've been taught a certain way and believe that is the only way. That does no one any good. If one has being doing something wrong per code all these years they will take that to the inspection world and that doesnt benefit anyone. In my opinion the word protectionism comes to mind. Einstein was a high school drop out did this make him any less of a person or less knowledgable? The answer to that is found in history. Having a license is but one tool, certification is another having both or niether isn't all encompassing. Ability to work with and help educate plays a big role and educating goes both ways. I've learned alot from those in the trade and I know some have learned from me. Don't get me wrong nothing beats experiance the key is how that is applied. For me I believe not coming from a trade has served me well, it allows me to see the entire picture as opposed to having tunnel vision - most of the time :)
Tim
11/18/2010 09:28:39 pm
Jeff, you really need to learn to spell those big words you’re trying to use!
Jeff
11/19/2010 03:01:41 am
Yes you are absolutely right, thank you. Alot should be a lot, experience is with an e not an a, knowledgeable should have an e before the a, and niether should be neither. There are two grammer mistakes as well. Being an open minded person I will admit my mistakes, which inevitably (spelled correctly) we all make, well I do anyway. Maybe next time I will shake it up by using words like cognizance and occurrence.
JJJ
11/19/2010 03:52:00 am
Per the recent IABO inspectors' survey conducted for the P&M Board it's evident that few require a "trades' license" as a requisite for inspection employment. As it relates to the role of an inspector, I believe code knowledge is paramount with experience being subservient. That being said, experience generally wouldn't be thought of as a detriment. 8/23/2012 07:08:45 pm
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