Who Should Join EASA

EASA is an Association of firms engaged in the business of servicing electrical, electronic and/or mechanical apparatus. If your firm fits that broad set of guidelines, read the Qualifications and Conditions of Membership paragraph, subparagraph "Active", below to obtain additional information.

Maybe your firm isn't "directly" involved in the servicing sector but you still have a interest in the advancement of the industry, as a whole. If that's the case, read the Qualifications and Conditions of Membership paragraph, subparagraph "Associate", below to see if you might better fit that set of guidelines.

In addition, there are the utilities, universities, research centers and firms, consulting firms, regulatory agencies, etc., who are certainly associated with and interested in the advancement of the industry as a whole. If that's where you fit, check out the Qualifications and Conditions of Membership paragraph, subparagraph "Allied", below to verify proper alignment of your firm with those guidelines.

Finally, if you haven't found a direct match of your qualifications with any of the categories but still feel you should be qualified based on your business or professional category, please see the Become a Member paragraph for information on who to contact and by what means.

Qualifications and Conditions of Membership

The descriptions and Membership Qualifications that follow, for the individual types of membership, have been paraphrased from Association Bylaws Article III, Section 1, Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e)

Active Members

Active Members of this Association shall be firms engaged in the business of servicing electrical, electronic and/or mechanical apparatus. Members must meet the following qualifications:
Have been in business at least one year, except a newly established or acquired location of an Active member firm is eligible for Active membership regardless of its length of time in business as long as it meets all other membership requirements;
Have a sound financial condition and practice good business ethics;
Have adequate equipment and competent personnel to perform the work which it holds itself out as being capable of doing;
Have at least two full-time employees;
Have been approved for membership;

Agree to be bound by and comply with the provisions of the EASA Code of Business Practice and the Bylaws and governing Policies of the Association.

Associate Members

Associate Members of this Association shall be firms which are not eligible as Active members, as defined above. Associate members must meet the following qualifications:
Be engaged in a business with interests identified with and similar to those of the Association;
Have been in business at least one year;
Have a sound financial condition and practice good business ethics.

Allied Members

Allied Members of this Association shall be firms or individuals who have an interest in the advancement of the electrical apparatus service industry and are not eligible for Active or Associate membership. Some of the categories of firms might include utilities, regulatory agencies, consultants, design firms, energy service companies, research centers and educational institutions or firms.

Privileged Members

Privileged Members shall be persons who have rendered service to EASA and desire to remain involved with the Association.

Honorary Members

Honorary Members shall be International Past Presidents; and those Executive Vice Presidents of EASA approved by the Board of Directors.

Objects

The objects of the Association shall be:

To foster the trade, commerce and interest of those engaged in the business of servicing and marketing electrical, electronic and mechanical apparatus.
To correct trade abuses relative thereto.
To secure freedom from unjust or unlawful exaction.
To collect and disseminate information of value to members and the public.
To promote uniformity in the trade customs of those having a common interest in the industry.
To arbitrate differences between members.
To encourage friendly relations among members.
To promote voluntary standards and cooperation in order to avoid undue government intervention.
 

EASA Code of Business Practice

Membership in EASA represents an obligation to the electrical industry and the public to maintain the highest quality of business integrity, electrical ability and service. Members should, therefore, strive to conform to the following requirements.

1. A member will be financially responsible. He will be able to complete properly and make good his warranties on any job he may undertake.
2. A member will adhere to any warranties which may be adopted by EASA. He will honor any warranties he may make to a customer. He will not assume responsibilities which he cannot realistically fulfill with respect to warranties of materials furnished or services rendered.
3. A member will strive to adhere to all of the standards adopted by EASA.
4. Members will not make secret rebates or arrange special terms to one purchaser which are not granted to all other purchasers in similar circumstances.
5. A member will not misrepresent his business, products or his services.
6. A member will show due consideration for other members and for their ability. He will not attempt to harm another's business through misrepresentation or any other means which would cause loss of good will or reputation.
7. A member, his employees or an employment agency will not initiate direct contact with employees of another EASA member with the objective of enticing them to terminate their present employment. A member may advertise in magazines or newspapers and if an employee of another member's firm answers that ad by personal appearance at that member's place of business, this then would be permissible.
8. A member will adequately provide for the well-being of his employees. He will carry Workmen's Compensation Insurance as required by Law, Public Liability Insurance and such other insurance as may be necessary for the proper protection of his employees and the public.
9. A member will cooperate with fellow members to the best of his ability in sound and lawful projects or programs intended to improve the quality of the industry's service in the public interest.
10. A member will be environmentally responsible at all times and will voluntarily attempt to comply with any and all environmental laws, rules and regulations applicable to the member's business.
11. In order to increase competition by avoiding "monopolies" of basic data required for servicing and repairing electrical equipment, all Active members will promptly make available to other such members, on request and upon payment of a charge not to exceed the reasonable cost of retrieving and providing such information, mechanical and winding data for electric motors, generators, transformers and similar equipment, the exception being when a member firm is quoting on the same equipment.

Become a Member

If you wish to receive additional information, or a membership application form, you can use this link to go to our home page which contains the address, phone numbers and web address of EASA's International headquarters in St. Louis, MO. Or this link will take you directly to their website.

On the other hand, if you prefer, you can obtain addresses and phone numbers of our Chapter Officers and the Region 3, International Director directly on our Chapter Officer's page. These individuals can also help you answer your questions about membership.

Finally, we'll take you to our "Contact US!" page where you can select the individual to whom you wish to send an electronic letter.

What States Does The Mid-Atlantic Chapter Cover

The EASA Mid-Atlantic Chapter covers membership in all or portions of the following States. Go to the States Page or use one of the links below for the individual State, if you know which one you wish to explore.

If you find, during your search of our pages, that the particular firm or town is not listed, it may be that the company is not a member of EASA, they are not in our particular chapter, or they are not in the town you suspected. Try our search engine and let it see if the name your looking for exists on our website. It'll probably save you some time.

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