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Slightly hypothetical question regarding qualifications

Johno12345
I have been thinking - I know this can be dangerous!


I'm charged with maintenance in our factory, I think most people would now call it Facilities Management, Although I do have tools, I am office based but will turn my hand to the odd practical job here and there.


I also think I am reasonably knowledgable regarding the wiring regulations and I am competent enough to have electricians working for me that I can understand in reasonably good detail about what's going on, 


However, I don't have any qualifications, beyond a (ridiculous) basic electrical principles course I was sent on a few years back. GCSE physics was more thorough - I said it was a box-ticking course, so I could reset MCBs!


I would like to have the qualifications that I expect electricians to have, but still only for my desk-based job, so I can speak with more confidence about what I am expecting my electricians to do. I know most have done a four-year college course, which I can't do. 


I'm always a bit anxious about signing off isolations and supervising people testing for dead, accepting repairs and new work purely because someone has said 'aye, its alright'


I'm feeling slightly short of words to explain myself fully, but I hope you get the gist. 


Any thoughts?

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    I dont sign anything to do with EICs or design or anything like that, its just our internal permit paperwork. Having read many accident reports over the years, the company often comes back as being responsible for failing to select a competent contractor. How do I know they are competent, if I don't understand what I'm checking them against? I rely on references, qualifications RAMS etc, but it would be nice to take it a bit further. 


    I know some of our contractors at least use AMTEC, but we don't use it in house, as we don't have any qualified electricians directly employed. 


    our auditors are satisfied by any EIC or MWC, not that I think they have any clue what they are looking at.
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    I dont sign anything to do with EICs or design or anything like that, its just our internal permit paperwork. Having read many accident reports over the years, the company often comes back as being responsible for failing to select a competent contractor. How do I know they are competent, if I don't understand what I'm checking them against? I rely on references, qualifications RAMS etc, but it would be nice to take it a bit further. 


    I know some of our contractors at least use AMTEC, but we don't use it in house, as we don't have any qualified electricians directly employed. 


    our auditors are satisfied by any EIC or MWC, not that I think they have any clue what they are looking at.
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