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Adam Parsons
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Our company is required to have 5 year fixed electrical testing of our building, the electricians carrying out the work have certain certification for electrical competency, can you tell me exactly what certification the electrical contractor must have to carry out this work to be legal.
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Huw Thomas
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Although not required by law, you should insist that any electrical firm carrying out electrical work must a member of National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contractors (NICEIC) and that the inspecting electrician has been on the relevant courses run by the council.
There is also the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) but the NICEIC registration is much more difficult to obtain with regular work and quality inspections.
You will also find a lot of insurance companies will only accept NICEIC certificates.
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Huw Thomas
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Rob Alabaster
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SCL Group is approved by both the ECA and the NICEIC. To legally carry out periodic inspection and testing, the engineer must be 'competent', and the certification provided should show all the information required by BS7671: Guidance Note 3. This information is provided on both NICEIC and ECA standard certificates which are available only to approved contractors. Competency of an engineer can be easily demonstrated as the individual will hold a City & Guilds 2391 qualification which ensures that they have been properly trained. It is worth noting that this is an additional qualification over and above those of a standard electrician. Whilst it is not a legal requirement to use a contractor who is recognised by either of the above bodies, your Insurance Company may insist that you use such a company. Both the NICEIC and the ECA regularly audit the competency of their members to ensure that works meet with the requirements of the relevant electrical regulations and this saves them the trouble of doing it themselves.
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Rob Alabastes SCL Group
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Sally Goodman - Bureau Veritas HS&E Ltd
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Hi Adam,
I have checked with one of my colleagues and he basically enorses the answers provided by Huw Thomas and Rob Alabaster in the Forum. A competent electrician should have as a minimum an HNC or HNC and have passed the 16th Addition Wiring Regs exam.
Kind regards,
Sally
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