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PROPOSED ELECTRICAL LEGISLATION

The government have produced draft regulations on the periodic inspection and testing of domestic installations.

It can be found here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111191934

I have serious concerns with the proposed definition of "qualified" as it does not require anyone to have any qualifications whatsoever , so it does not do what it says on the tin. It perpetuates the current practice of any knuckle scraping half whit who does not know their amp from the elbow carrying out inspection and testing. Without setting out defined required qualifications it becomes unenforceable.

Unless an MP makes an objection as Secondary it will become law without debate. I have written to my recently Knighted MP this morning to explain my views on the proposed legislation and in particular the definition of "Qualified" that contains no requirement to have any qualifications.

Unless the government gets any objections these Regulations will become law. Only an MP can get proposed secondary legislation changed.

You may wish to join me in writing to your MP?

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0 Sparkingchip over 5 years ago

The IET have published some guidance

I believe the author is a IET Engineer I was stood talking to with John Peckham on the IET stand at the Coventry Elex show last September.

I think the references to information on EICR Codes leaves a bit to be desired, which is not particularly the authors fault because there’s not much available other than the NAPIT Codebreakers.

There is one reference that raises an eyebrow, the PAT COP doesn’t seem to be directly relevant:
Guidance on classification codes can be found in the IET On-Site Guide and Best Practice Guide (BPG) 4 on the Electrical Safety First (ESF) website. Some trade associations also provide guidance on the coding of observations made during EICR inspections.

Model EICR forms for reporting on the condition of an existing electrical installation can be found in Appendix 6 of BS 7671:2018+AMD1:2020. These can be downloaded from the IET website. Further guidance on inspection and testing can be found in Guidance on maintaining electrical equipment can be found in the IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.”

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0 Sparkingchip over 5 years ago

The IET have published some guidance

I believe the author is a IET Engineer I was stood talking to with John Peckham on the IET stand at the Coventry Elex show last September.

I think the references to information on EICR Codes leaves a bit to be desired, which is not particularly the authors fault because there’s not much available other than the NAPIT Codebreakers.

There is one reference that raises an eyebrow, the PAT COP doesn’t seem to be directly relevant:
Guidance on classification codes can be found in the IET On-Site Guide and Best Practice Guide (BPG) 4 on the Electrical Safety First (ESF) website. Some trade associations also provide guidance on the coding of observations made during EICR inspections.

Model EICR forms for reporting on the condition of an existing electrical installation can be found in Appendix 6 of BS 7671:2018+AMD1:2020. These can be downloaded from the IET website. Further guidance on inspection and testing can be found in Guidance on maintaining electrical equipment can be found in the IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.”

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