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Scottish Govt to regulate "electrician" description

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Currently anyone can call themselves an electrician, without the need for any qualifications or competency.

The Scottish Government is gathering information and views on whether regulations should be introduced in relation to electricians. While the focus of the consultation is on domestic work carried out for individual consumers, it will also apply to commercial and industrial work.

https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/a-consultation-on-the-regulation-of-electricians/
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    So looking at everything posted so far, things really do boil down to employing or engaging with a "Competent" person! exactly as we have in Reg 16 of the EAWR 1989.

    So if its by word of mouth, previous experience of others then people engage with those that the believe gives a good service and compliant installation/job.

    Back to the old chestnut of "Proving Competence" many people prove Competence when passing their driving test but still unfortunately have or cause accidents or get caught speeding when we did all know the rules. So electrical persons/electricians/ whatever you want to call them can still obtain JIB/SJIB cards companies gain accreditation to differnt bodies but they will still or perhaps less likley than those not in the schemes still not follow what they have been trained or know what to do.


    I think this consultation will not achieve anything, nor will standards of workmanship and compliance with standards improve.
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    So looking at everything posted so far, things really do boil down to employing or engaging with a "Competent" person! exactly as we have in Reg 16 of the EAWR 1989.

    So if its by word of mouth, previous experience of others then people engage with those that the believe gives a good service and compliant installation/job.

    Back to the old chestnut of "Proving Competence" many people prove Competence when passing their driving test but still unfortunately have or cause accidents or get caught speeding when we did all know the rules. So electrical persons/electricians/ whatever you want to call them can still obtain JIB/SJIB cards companies gain accreditation to differnt bodies but they will still or perhaps less likley than those not in the schemes still not follow what they have been trained or know what to do.


    I think this consultation will not achieve anything, nor will standards of workmanship and compliance with standards improve.
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