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“But then who pays the price for rewiring the house? The homeowner!” countered Mr. Smet.
“Electrical work is the dangerous part,” agreed Robert Eastham, speaking from the audience. “I can’t use names . . . but we’ve lost homes and lost lives because of short circuits caused by electrical wiring. Does Mr. Smet’s proposal solve that problem?”
With a certification program, “you’ll have more assurance that you’ll get the work done by a qualified electrician who will follow the code,” the building inspector replied.
Mr. Eastham added that safety hazards are created through ignorance by self-styled electricians who “don’t know a watt from an ampere.”
“Just because I own a pick-up truck and a hammer doesn’t make me a carpenter, and just because I own a pair of linesman’s pliers doesn’t make me an electrician,” agreed Supervisor Hubert Gilkey, who is himself a licensed contractor. “Once they’re certified, people understand how to put up a house that meets the code, a house that’s safe.” And with adoption of a local licensing program, “everybody doesn’t have to be a certified plumber or * electrician,” he said, noting that unlicensed helpers may work under a certified contractor.
“All I’m asking is the opportunity to have a public hearing on this matter,” said the building inspector.
“I have no problem with that, but the ordinance should be refined first,” said Supervisor Miller. The board set a work session on the cer
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