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Requirements for an electrical design & the EIC

Heera

Hi All

Just a quick question, is it a legal requirement the following section to be signed? The main contractor, sub-contracted a designer and the employed a installer, however hey signed all sections apart from the design section. I can't remember it being a legal requirement but the MC can sign it as a departure?

I/We being the person(s) responsible for the design of the electrical installation (as indicated by my/our signatures below), particulars of which are described above, having exercised reasonable skill and care when carrying out the design and additionally where this certificate applies to an add1t1on or alteration, the safety of the existing installation is not impaired, hereby CERTIFY that the design work for which I/we have been responsible is to the best of my/our knowledge and belief in accordance with BS 7671 :2018, amended to ….. except for the departures, if any, detailed .as follows:  

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Heera

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    I suppose that another way of putting the question is whether an EIC which is not signed by the designer (but has been signed by the constructor, and inspector and tester) is valid.

    I can certainly see a practical problem, especially is there is a long interval between design and completion of the work. Can you get the designer to come back and sign? Alternatively, should the EIC be started when the design is drawn up and then retained until the work is complete?

    I can see no legal reason why the MC should not sign, but he is then assuming responsibility for the SC's work. This does not seem very different from, say, a head of department signing for subordinates' work.

    What do the major construction companies do?

  • 0 in reply to Chris Pearson

    should the EIC be started when the design is drawn up and then retained until the work is complete?

    That makes sense to me - the EIC would be passed onto the installer and then the inspector along with the design itself.

       - Andy.

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  • 0 in reply to Chris Pearson

    should the EIC be started when the design is drawn up and then retained until the work is complete?

    That makes sense to me - the EIC would be passed onto the installer and then the inspector along with the design itself.

       - Andy.

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