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Should the humble EICR be improved?

Sergio Fernandez


Should the humble EICR be improved to include a tick box for a valid/in date FRA (Fire Risk Assessment) for blocks of flats for the communal area? This would be in line with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,

Some things to note might be
THE NATIONAL Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has published a position statement urging the Government to introduce more robust regulations




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  • Is that not out of scope. An EICR is about electrical safety. We take on enough liability doing EICR's without doing somebody else's job. 

    Edited to add somebody better qualified to make those judgements

    Gary

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  • Is that not out of scope. An EICR is about electrical safety. We take on enough liability doing EICR's without doing somebody else's job. 

    Edited to add somebody better qualified to make those judgements

    Gary

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  • in reply to aligarjon

    It is just a tick box and then it puts the onus back on the Owner/Responsible Person/Duty holder

  • in reply to Sergio Fernandez

    Sorry I missed the tick box thing. Still if it gets missed or mis-read for some reason it makes you liable. I personally think it has nothing to do with an EICR.  I will add that I don't inspect those sort of properties so perhaps my view is not as valid as those that do.

    Gary

  • in reply to aligarjon

    Hi Gary

    All views and opinions are valid on my posts.  This is merely an academic debate that may help in the future make our industry better and safer.  The electrical industry is so intertwined with all industries that there is always overlap. 

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