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Southern Code Seminars started in 1991 as Tulsa Code Seminars, and has been providing quality electrical training in the Oklahoma area since then. Southern Code Seminars expanded into several states and is also certified by the Arkansas Department of Labor to provide electrical training in Arkansas. Southern Code Seminars also currently provides electrical training in Tenessee, and more states are being added to our growing list of service areas. 
Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, our company is a nationally recognized, innovative consulting firm specializing in education in all facets of the electrical industry.


We provide training in the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), Electrical Safety in the Workplace (NFPA 70E), as well as spacialized training in electrical issues such as grounding and bonding, special occupancies, etc. We also provide training to help apprentice electricians prepare for the journeyman electricians examination.

Our outstanding team has the credentials and experience to help you get to where you want to go.

 
John Staires
Chairman and Founder
Mr Staires is currently the Electrical Inspections Supervisor for the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is also the current Education Director of the Oklahoma Chapter of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Section of IAEI. He has served as Past President of the Oklahoma Chapter of IAEI, and is also Past President of the Southwest Construction Codes Council. Mr. Staires has been involved in the electrical industry since 1975, serving as an electrical apprentice, journeyman electrician, electrical contractor, and electrical inspector. He is nationally certified in Electrical 1 & 2 Family Dwellings and Electrical General through the National Certification Program for Construction Codes Inspectors, and is a licensed Unlimited Electrical Inspector in the State of Oklahoma, and also holds an inactive Electrical Contractors license in Oklahoma.
Mr. Staires currently serves on Underwriters Laboratories Standards Technical Panels #5, #6, #651 & #1696
You can contact Mr. Staires directly at mailto:jstaires@southerncode.org
 
Ann Staires 
President 
 
Ann schedules seminars, performs administrative duties, and handles the day-to-day business activities of Southern Code Seminars. She has been involved with the company since 1991. Please contact Ann at 918-645-0845 with any questions concerning seminars or other services. 

You can contact Ann at mailto:astaires@southerncode.org