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Inspection & Testing

Derek Eccles

I work for a water company in the waste water capital procurement section. We engineer and purchase new waste water works for the company, employing consultants and contractors to design, build and test all of the new structures, plant and equipment. My role is project management and as the client we receive electrical inspection and testing paperwork (NICIEC) for the new works. 

I have a dregree in electrical/electronic engineering and would like some formal training, which highlights the requirement for the testing, how to interpret and check if the paperwork is correct?

Any suggestions would be most welcome - thanks in anticipation.

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    Hi Mike, thanks for getting back. 

    I recently started to look into the electrical inspection and testing side of things on our projects and yes I did get a very big surprise. Our company has an operations and maintenance (o&m) directorate who among other things, receive our NICIEC certs and continue with the periodic inspection and testing. The staff that look after this have the appropriate training and experience to know the significance of the certs and if they have been completed appropriately. When I spoke to them, I was shocked. There are so unhappy with what they have been receiving from us, they have decided to employ an independent third body to verify the certs.

    As I have said, I have a good understanding of electrical science and principles, but do not consider myself an electrician. In fact my degree course was very mathematical, which I enjoyed, and did not cover anything to do with the Wiring Regulations, which means I have always tended to shy away from such work. I contacted NICIEC organisation themselves to find out what range of courses they provided. Obviously they provide a comprehensive list, but said their courses were meant for electricians.

    I have no desire to become an electrical designer, installer or tester, but would like to have a qualification that says I understand the importance of the certificates and can check/verify their contents.

    Regards, Derek

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    Hi Mike, thanks for getting back. 

    I recently started to look into the electrical inspection and testing side of things on our projects and yes I did get a very big surprise. Our company has an operations and maintenance (o&m) directorate who among other things, receive our NICIEC certs and continue with the periodic inspection and testing. The staff that look after this have the appropriate training and experience to know the significance of the certs and if they have been completed appropriately. When I spoke to them, I was shocked. There are so unhappy with what they have been receiving from us, they have decided to employ an independent third body to verify the certs.

    As I have said, I have a good understanding of electrical science and principles, but do not consider myself an electrician. In fact my degree course was very mathematical, which I enjoyed, and did not cover anything to do with the Wiring Regulations, which means I have always tended to shy away from such work. I contacted NICIEC organisation themselves to find out what range of courses they provided. Obviously they provide a comprehensive list, but said their courses were meant for electricians.

    I have no desire to become an electrical designer, installer or tester, but would like to have a qualification that says I understand the importance of the certificates and can check/verify their contents.

    Regards, Derek

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