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RE: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication
Subject:RE: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication From:Andrew Warren <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com> To:Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Wed, 4 Apr 2012 22:29:36 +0000
Peter Neilson wrote:
> Here's how it is in North Carolina :-
>
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> North Carolina General Statutes  89C-23 Unlawful to practice
> engineering
> or land surveying without licensure; unlawful use of title or terms;
> penalties; Attorney General to be legal adviser
>
> Any person who shall practice, or offer to practice, engineering or
> land
> surveying in this State without first being licensed in accordance
> with
> the provisions of this Chapter, or any person, firm, partnership,
> organization, association, corporation, or other entity using or
> employing
> the words "engineer" or "engineering" or "professional engineer" or
> "professional engineering" or "land surveyor" or "land surveying," or
> any
> modification or derivative of those words in its name or form of
> business
> or activity except as licensed under this Chapter or in pursuit of
> activities exempted by this Chapter ...
> =======================================================
No, here's how it is in North Carolina:
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North Carolina General Statutes 89C-25
Limitations on application of Chapter
This Chapter shall not be construed to prevent or affect:
....
(4) Engaging in engineering or land surveying as an employee or assistant under the responsible charge of a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or as an employee or assistant of a nonresident professional engineer or a nonresident professional land surveyor provided for in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this section, provided that the work as an employee may not include responsible charge of design or supervision.
....
(7) The internal engineering or surveying activities of a person, firm or corporation engaged in manufacturing, processing, or producing a product, including the activities of public service corporations, public utility companies, authorities, State agencies, railroads, or membership cooperatives, or the installation and servicing of their product in the field; or research and development in connection with the manufacture of that product or their service; or of their research affiliates; or their employees in the course of their employment in connection with the manufacture, installation, or servicing of their product or service in the field, or onâtheâpremises maintenance of machinery, equipment, or apparatus incidental to the manufacture or installation of the product or service of a firm by the employees of the firm upon property owned, leased or used by the firm; inspection, maintenance and service work done by employees of the State of North Carolina, any political subdivision of the State, or any municipality including construction, installation, servicing, maintenance by regular fullâtime employees of streets, street lighting, trafficâcontrol signals, police and fire alarm systems, waterworks, steam, electric and sewage treatment and disposal plants; the services of superintendents, inspectors or foremen regularly employed by the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision of the State or a municipal corporation; provided, however, that the internal engineering or surveying activity is not a holding out to or an offer to the public of engineering or any service thereof as prohibited by this Chapter. Engineering work, not related to the foregoing exemptions, where the safety of the public is directly involved shall be under the responsible charge of a licensed professional engineer, or in accordance with standards prepared or approved by a licensed professional engineer.
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-Andrew
=== Andrew Warren - awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com
=== Synaptics, Inc - Santa Clara, CA
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