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Exposed: Cash for logos and drive by inspections

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Inadequate inspections on the safety of wiring in buildings across England are increasing the risk of fires, E&T has found. A flawed regulatory system has sparked a race to the bottom, with some businesses profiting at the expense of the public’s safety. 

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  • What happened to the statement " When preparing an EICR the inspector does not need to know the historical details of the Wring Regulations, because the EICR is a comparison against the current edition, not earlier editions, which means you cannot always vary the codes depending on the age of the electrical installation"? It was of course easier when we had Code 4 which basically meant it doesn't comply with the current edition, but don't worry about it and Code 3 take it more seriously.

    As regards Davids' comment above "Even if the install appears new, you cannot do a "quick inspection". You might be able to save some time if the install was your work, but anything else? I certainly would not be happy with that." my classic example was doing an EICR on the same Housing Association flat three times in less than six months, having fixed all the faults that needed fixing after the first one and the flat being occupied for less than a week during that time, the Suppliers Revenue Protection Officer turned up whilst I was doing the third EICR to find out if someone had bypassed the meter because the usage was do low, then the Housing Association manager said I was too quick doing the third inspection

    Sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry, it's a good job it's now the start of the Bank Holiday weekend.

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  • What happened to the statement " When preparing an EICR the inspector does not need to know the historical details of the Wring Regulations, because the EICR is a comparison against the current edition, not earlier editions, which means you cannot always vary the codes depending on the age of the electrical installation"? It was of course easier when we had Code 4 which basically meant it doesn't comply with the current edition, but don't worry about it and Code 3 take it more seriously.

    As regards Davids' comment above "Even if the install appears new, you cannot do a "quick inspection". You might be able to save some time if the install was your work, but anything else? I certainly would not be happy with that." my classic example was doing an EICR on the same Housing Association flat three times in less than six months, having fixed all the faults that needed fixing after the first one and the flat being occupied for less than a week during that time, the Suppliers Revenue Protection Officer turned up whilst I was doing the third EICR to find out if someone had bypassed the meter because the usage was do low, then the Housing Association manager said I was too quick doing the third inspection

    Sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry, it's a good job it's now the start of the Bank Holiday weekend.

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