Is there any documentation that locations that require licenseing have fewer incidents than those without it?

Wisconsin does not require apprentice to be an licensed electrician. However our local gatekeeper collage requires this to prevent minority owned business from starting up.

I must take exception to the ratings listed for the State of Missouri. At the very least a note should be added explaining adoption of building codes, including the electrical code, is performed at the county and municipality level. City of Saint Louis (2011) and Saint Louis County (2011) are moving to adopt 2014 NEC and should be completed by this fall, as is I believe Jefferson County.

From Missouri Revised Statutes:

"Communities may incorporate by reference certain technical codes--penalty provisions, requirements--definitions.

67.280. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Code", any published compilation of rules prepared by various technical trade associations, federal agencies, this state or any agency thereof, but shall be limited to: regulations concerning the construction of buildings and continued occupancy thereof; mechanical, plumbing, and electrical construction; and fire prevention;

(2) "Community", any county, fire protection district or municipality;

(3) "County", any county in the state;

(4) "Fire protection district", any fire protection district in the state;

(5) "Municipality", any incorporated city, town or village.

2. Any community, if the community otherwise has the power under the law to adopt such an ordinance, may adopt or repeal an ordinance which incorporates by reference the provisions of any code or portions of any code, or any amendment thereof, properly identified as to date and source, without setting forth the provisions of such code in full. ..."

Montana does license engineers, but the State doesn't require plans and specifications to be stamped by the appropriate design professional. For example, plans will be accepted if an architect stamps the first page (and there are no other stamps in the set). It's common for electrical contractors to provide the "design" and include sheets in the set turned in for permit. Contractor's insurance always excludes coverage for design services, as they don't have the appropriate license for design.

For this reason, I believe Montana should lose all the engineering points.

Yup, I'm an electrical engineer. I'm also a master electrician.

Dana Lund

How does your ranking (A to F)relate to the safety of the worker or of the installation. The question is "Does the bureaucracy create any value"?. Remind yourself that the more you spend on paperwork to support the bureaucracy, the less you have to innovate and manufacture.

I don't see how Ohio can rate where it is. Other than engineers and contractors, there are no licensing requirements for anyone much less continuing education requirements.

AS of July 1 of 2015 the NEC 2014 became effective in the state of Washington

To renew a Journey-persons licenses requires a code update CEU requirement of 8 Ceu credit for renewal an Electrical Journey-person licenses.

A Journey-persons Licenses must be renewed ever 3 years upon their birthday

Utah should be significantly lower. We haven't adopted the 2014, and at this point no one knows if we will. Furthermore, the legislature is trying to mandate that we do a cost benefit analysis for each change, meaning we may be stuck on the 2011 indefinitely. Utah has gone backwards in a major way, and i would recommend lower the grade to a D.