An organization, office or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. The AHJ may be the build [..]

The organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.

The organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment, an installation, or procedure.

An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. 

Where public safety is primary, the “Authority Having Jurisdiction” may be a federal, state, local or other regional institution, department or individual. Some examples are a fire chief, fire marshal [..]

The organization, office or individual responsible for approving equipment, an installation or a procedure. The AHJ is typically the local Fire Marshal.

The agency or agent responsible for enforcing the code or standard.

The building authority for the area, generally a city or county building department, including its inspectors.*

An individual or organization that enforces codes and standards in a particular area, typically via plan review, granting permits, and performing inspections.

(or AHJ): organization or agency with legal authority over a given type of incident (e.g, fire, EMS, SAR, arson, HAZMAT); may change or overlap as incident changes, as where fire becomes arson investigation once danger is over, or Motor Vehicle Accident becomes police business after vehicle extrication, fire, and HAZMAT issues are complete.