The Authority having jurisdiction is a federal, local state, other regional department, or an individual such as a fire chief, fire marshal, chief of a fire prevention bureau (or labor department or health department), facility manager, clinical engineer, biomedical equipment manager, biomedical equipment technician, or other individual having statutory authority over the department, area, and/or property. For insurance purposes, the “authority having jurisdiction” may be an insurance inspection department or rating bureau, or other representative of an insurance company.