Originally posted by: ericmark
Like "electricman" I look back at what I have done and think there by the grace of god goes I. In my latter years I was far more into the inspection and testing but at about the same time that this all happened the builders doing my mothers wet room ran off into the Welsh hills never to be seen again. So my son and I took over the job. I informed the LABC what had happened and said we were taking over. The inspector arrived and asked about who would test my son with C&G 2391 and PLI said he would but this was rejected by inspector. He said my dads got a degree in electrical and electronic engineering can he sign it and he agreed I could sign the installation certificate. I did have a C&G 2391 but this was not told to the LABC inspector and to be frank nothing taught on my degree course helped with inspection and testing.
Work was done I filled in paper work delivered to local shire hall and after a week or so a completion certificate arrived in the post the LABC inspector never visited the house after that first visit. So in real terms he did exactly the same as the NICEIC QC guy. OK nothing went wrong but the Government example shown did seem to be just sit in your office and shuffle paper. Unlike the semi-skilled worker the LABC inspector had no idea of how good my work would be. Also since I did not design that part was left unsigned and there was a note in the exceptions that design was by building firm and items fitted by them were not covered by the certificate which included fitting a new consumer unit.
I really do feel sorry for the NICEIC QC guy he only did the same as government inspectors at the time showed was required by example.
Yes LABC still guess at what the requirements for Certifying Electrical Installations are, even after nine years of Part P and the Schemes providing training for them.
With multiple basic errors on the Certificate, I am not that sympathetic to the NICEIC QS.
It should be a warning for all QS's, there is a personal legal responsibility when they sign a Certificate, Section 7 now carries a custodial sentence.
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