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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Weber" data-source="post: 47796" data-attributes="member: 114">Re: New outdoor stage laws?!?!Some countries have true national building codes as in codes that are applied nationally, however the United States leaves that up to state and local entities.&nbsp; It used to be common for state and local entities to create their own building codes with the result of greatly varying and often questionable codes.&nbsp; Thus industry organizations were formed to create model codes such as BOCA/NBC, UBC, IBC, SBC, NFPA, NEC, IFC, IPC, etc.&nbsp; However, even though they may use &quot;National&quot; in the name, those model codes actually have no legal standing nationally and or in general except as enacted and possibly revised by related legislation at a state and local level.I agree that seems to lead to a potential situation of creating a model code that a) then has to be adopted on a state and/or local level to be applicable, b) may be revised on that state and/or local level, and c) has to be enforced at that state and/or local level by parties who may have limited related knowledge and experience.The article Rob linked is all too accurate that the civil penalties may end up being determined not by culpability but rather by who has the deepest pockets.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brad Weber, post: 47796, member: 114"] Re: New outdoor stage laws?!?! Some countries have true national building codes as in codes that are applied nationally, however the United States leaves that up to state and local entities. It used to be common for state and local entities to create their own building codes with the result of greatly varying and often questionable codes. Thus industry organizations were formed to create model codes such as BOCA/NBC, UBC, IBC, SBC, NFPA, NEC, IFC, IPC, etc. However, even though they may use "National" in the name, those model codes actually have no legal standing nationally and or in general except as enacted and possibly revised by related legislation at a state and local level. I agree that seems to lead to a potential situation of creating a model code that a) then has to be adopted on a state and/or local level to be applicable, b) may be revised on that state and/or local level, and c) has to be enforced at that state and/or local level by parties who may have limited related knowledge and experience. The article Rob linked is all too accurate that the civil penalties may end up being determined not by culpability but rather by who has the deepest pockets. [/QUOTE]

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