Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
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In one country, some Professional Agricultural Engineers were given authority to sign and seal electrical plans associated with Agricultural Design. There is a clause in their engieering law that includes Farm Electrification and Energy Systems.
I am not happy with the way this law was enforced since I am always under the belief that all electrical designs involving farm electrification should be designed, approved and supervised by a licensed Professional Engineer. An Agricultural Engineer should only provide his approval on the premise of the Agricultural Process only and any Agricultural equipment.
I wouild like to invite any comments and suggestions from professionals regarding this practice in one part of this world.
I am not happy with the way this law was enforced since I am always under the belief that all electrical designs involving farm electrification should be designed, approved and supervised by a licensed Professional Engineer. An Agricultural Engineer should only provide his approval on the premise of the Agricultural Process only and any Agricultural equipment.
I wouild like to invite any comments and suggestions from professionals regarding this practice in one part of this world.






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RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
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RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
Maybe it boils down to an ethics and professional competency issue that you should take to your professional engineering group (or maybe the body that issues electrical permits), if you are concerned about electrical designs made by the agricultural engineers.
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RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
The IBEW is pretty well connected in Oregon. I don't like this exemption, but I will say that Oregon does actually license its electricians and provide some oversight that generally eliminates the grossly incompetent ones.
RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
RE: Electrical Design Approval From Agricultural Engineers???
I doubt there would be enough EE's, or for that matter enough interest in design if small buildings were to require an EE to design.
That said -- a farm could have a lot of rotating equipment, standby generator etc, could get complicated pretty quickly, regardless of overall service size. I need to think about this a little more!