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Green Electrical Certs

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Hi All 


I work for a large BMS contractor as a project manager, we take on commercial/industrial project on a regular basis. We subcontract our electrical work out to NICEIC registered contractors and expect test certificates at the end of their installation. We then send this information up the chain to be part of the larger project documentation for the client. 


Recently we have been working with a company who are sending in Green Test Certificates at the end of the installation. I know that this contractor is not registered with an accredited body in the UK..


Can anyone give me some more information on these green test certificates ? I am getting some information that states that they can be used if the contractor is working towards accreditation ?


The electrician in me is saying that this is not correct and that I should not accept anything less than a red NICEIC test certificate (or equivalent from similar accredited body)

GR-EIC-Ecerts ICM 18 (niceic.com)


CN
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    I suspect the person who told you this has an interest in boosting membership of the club.

    It is important to realise NICIEC certificates are just their own creation that is loosely based on the original IET model  as required by the wiring regs.

    There is no particular legal significance to the fact that they sell special  "members only" ones in another colour.

    And there are other trade  bodies electricians may prefer to belong to (NAPIT is probably the next biggest one.) 

    As John notes, each individual is rarely inspected.  indeed, in a large organisation, the person dealing with NICIEC registration may not do or look at  much real wiring at all, and at the same time the real workforce may come no-where near the NICIEC area rep. In many ways, demonstrating a good filing system and keeping up the subscription payments, becomes more important than actual wiring quality. (and there are some remarkably rough jobs from bigger concerns as a consequence) In some cases one man band is more likely to be reliable.


    Mike
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    I suspect the person who told you this has an interest in boosting membership of the club.

    It is important to realise NICIEC certificates are just their own creation that is loosely based on the original IET model  as required by the wiring regs.

    There is no particular legal significance to the fact that they sell special  "members only" ones in another colour.

    And there are other trade  bodies electricians may prefer to belong to (NAPIT is probably the next biggest one.) 

    As John notes, each individual is rarely inspected.  indeed, in a large organisation, the person dealing with NICIEC registration may not do or look at  much real wiring at all, and at the same time the real workforce may come no-where near the NICIEC area rep. In many ways, demonstrating a good filing system and keeping up the subscription payments, becomes more important than actual wiring quality. (and there are some remarkably rough jobs from bigger concerns as a consequence) In some cases one man band is more likely to be reliable.


    Mike
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