[Noisebridge-discuss] Agenda item for Tuesday: are we up to code?

[jim]

   two possible areas of code violation: 
* electrical -- one or more open junction boxes 
* ventilation -- above the kitchen area, just the 
fact of the Y there may raise an eyebrow; it's 
there to tie in the fan michael kan installed 
to vent the workshop. if we can't get around to 
tying in the output of that fan to the vent 
system, maybe bury the Y in a pile and remember 
to dig it back out. 

   my guess is that the police will not be as 
likely as the fire department to spot structural 
code stuff. 



On Sun, 2009-06-28 at 05:34 -0700, Sai Emrys wrote:
> I'd like to propose an agenda item for next meeting (which I'll be at).
> 
> Namely: are we up to code?
> 
> The reason I ask is that I just had a conversation w/ another NBer
> regarding the fact that I called SFPD and SFFD to ask for advice about
> handling the mercury spill.
> 
> While I didn't identify NB as the location - I just asked for info - I
> feel extremely leery of being in a situation where I might have cause
> to be concerned about doing so.
> 
> So, I'd like to know what in fact might be problematic about our
> space, so we can fix it. If SFPD, SFFD, or SF Code Enforcement were to
> come by someday - or for that matter, if we needed to call 'em in an
> emergency - I'd like to believe that we can be set up so that they're
> all on our side. And in the long run, it'd be nice if they can be
> educated about the stuff we do, maybe help us out in relevant
> projects, etc.
> 
> I'm well aware that hackers and law enforcement don't always... see
> eye to eye, but to the extent that we can, we should. I know that some
> of what we do is gray area, but that stuff is mostly (I think)
> non-obvious (cops don't exactly go around with spectrum analyzers and
> software forensics kits, after all). So this is primarily a hardware
> and structure question.
> 
> I also know it ain't exactly a fun question to ask (along with e.g.
> questions about our preparedness for hazmat), but hopefully it's one
> that we can simply deal with once and feel more comfortable in the
> future.
> 
> Thanks,
> - Sai
> 
> P.S. If you want a more fun question: how do you get the people who
> call you about auto warranties to not just stop, but pay you too? I
> answer that @ 5pm Tuesday. ;-)
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