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Insurance requirement for 3phase competence for a single phase building

Hamish Bell

I've just taken over the running of a community building which is single phase and is no more complex than a large 4-bedroomed bungalow in terms of space, load and number of socket outlets. The electrical test electrician currently conducting the test is qualified for single phase only. The new insurance company specifies the tester must be qualified for 3-phase. While they have a right to do this, is it reasonable and based upon a real need? Can I contest it and on what technical basis?

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    Yes well that is the other gaping hole in the net, the chap or chapess running the business has convinced the local area man that they are a good egg, but the one on the doorstep with a toolbox could be almost any trained gorilla first employed by that business any time prior to 8 o'clock this morning. Of course it may also be someone with decades of experience and/or a list of certificates and commendations as long as your arm, but unless you expect folk get in the habit of wearing their stripes and medals out to the job, the customer is none the wiser.

    And, most importantly the incredibly low accident rate does not justify a heavily regulated approach. It may sound crap, and there are  few example of some truly terrible work out there, but for most cases, it is more or less working.

    And as one who has a few qualifications from the last century, I am sensitive to the idea that in many ways the success of the last job or three may be more of a qualification than the yellowing and dusty certificates.

    Mike

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    Yes well that is the other gaping hole in the net, the chap or chapess running the business has convinced the local area man that they are a good egg, but the one on the doorstep with a toolbox could be almost any trained gorilla first employed by that business any time prior to 8 o'clock this morning. Of course it may also be someone with decades of experience and/or a list of certificates and commendations as long as your arm, but unless you expect folk get in the habit of wearing their stripes and medals out to the job, the customer is none the wiser.

    And, most importantly the incredibly low accident rate does not justify a heavily regulated approach. It may sound crap, and there are  few example of some truly terrible work out there, but for most cases, it is more or less working.

    And as one who has a few qualifications from the last century, I am sensitive to the idea that in many ways the success of the last job or three may be more of a qualification than the yellowing and dusty certificates.

    Mike

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