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Spot the cynic: Call to extend electrical safety checks

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What do people think of this:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61881979 

The charity Electrical Safety First (ESF) said the checks had found 7,000 faults including exposed live wiring.

Back in 2012, the ESF partnered with the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) to create Certsure, which operates ECA Certification and NICEIC competent person scheme.

Do you think this figure is likely to be higher in reality given what we know about the price war and race to the bottom which affects how inspections are done? We have all heard stories of EICRs deemed satisfactory when they shouldn't have been, of qualified supervisors not properly checking the work carried out by their subcontractors. 

Is it cynical of ESF to release these figures and lobby for more properties to be covered when it is the NICEIC competent person scheme that has been criticised for allowing for subpar checks to be carried out in the first place?

I'd be really interested to get your views....

   

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  • I used to do EICRs for a Housing Association, they were obsessed with EICRs and would get one on every change of tenancy even if the previous tenancy had only actually last for three days.

    There isn’t a problem in general with electrical installations Housing Association homes, the main exception being spotting and fixing tenants DIY work, though the one estate which was built in the 1970’s was at the point where really many homes needed rewiring, they had had replacement consumer units but everything else was on the point of being past it.

      

    Do you realise that Housing Associations don’t have to fit smoke alarms in their properties, unlike private landlords?

    That is a topic worthy of discussion.

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    Former Community Member in reply to Sparkingchip

    That was until Nov last year, but still pretty incredible it took that long!

    www.gov.uk/.../all-social-homes-required-to-have-smoke-alarms-fitted

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