2006/7/10

Inspectors Deserve a Reasonable Standard of Compensation

Inspectors perform a vital function, usually within civil service. To achieve a high level of professional competence requires years of training and experience as well as ongoing education in the thousands of code provisions that are constantly being updated or modified.

2006/7/10

Wages for Inspectors are Declining Steadily

The important skills and abilities of inspectors are assets which deserve suitable compensation. Over the past few years, as the purchasing power of the dollar has diminished, most of us have realized that we are actually earning less now than we did 5 or 10 years ago.

2006/7/4

Unskilled Labor In The Building Trades

Recently, I was involved in a case where a homeowner went to the State Contractors Licensing Board about an un-licensed contractor who had performed work on his home. This resulted in a criminal prosecution of the man for diversion of funds, grand theft, and working without a license. The State was lowering the boom on this one guy.

2006/7/4

The Real Cost Of Unskilled Labor In The Building Trades

Imagine an assembly line which produces high tech components for aircraft. Instead of highly skilled and trained workers, we take people off the street and put them on that assembly line.

2006/7/1

Privatized Inspections Threaten Public Safety

Major metropolitan areas with substantial construction activity require an entire branch of government devoted to plans checking and inspections. The trend in smaller communities, however, is to privatize inspections entirely.