Part P, From the horses mouth, info I have obatined

[desrob]

part p nonsense,building regulation,all you have to be is competant,but if doing by the book and you wish to notify, notifing body will require you to have a certificate in 17th edition as a minimum,defined scope ,full scope ,waste of time and not needed,

 

[armyash]

part p nonsense,building regulation,all you have to be is competant,but if doing by the book and you wish to notify, notifing body will require you to have a certificate in 17th edition as a minimum,defined scope ,full scope ,waste of time and not needed,

do you do your own electrical work then?

 

[desrob]

yes and no....!

 

[armyash]

What do you mean desrob?

 

[Veggie Dave]

The problem with the word 'competent' is that someone who isn't competent can't possibly know that they don't know something. Competent in the building regs is defined as someone who is Part P qualified.

A friend's a spark who took over the electrical repairs at a company after their in-house maintenance man managed to give someone a slight electrical shock when he cocked up a repair. The employee complained and HSE took him to court where his defence was that while he wasn't qualified he was competent. The HSE lawyer asked him what Ohm's Law was. He didn't know, and that was the end of his defence. Found guilty.

 

[Barry98]

what did he get slap on the wrists ?

 

[Veggie Dave]

what did he get slap on the wrists ?

To be honest I never asked, all I know is the maintenance guy lost his job.

I'll give him a call later and try and find out.

 

[REDSAW]

i cant abide whingers!

 

[MuhamedAli]

good work

this is good work!