What is the legal definition of an electrician?

[timbobelfast]

quite simple, really. an electrician is a plumber with a brain added.

Like you thinking Tel, BUT, what is your definition of a plumber? lol (Apart from having wet pants)

Personally I use the JIB grading system myself as a bench mark. Although a lot of other sparks would disagree.

 

[Engineer54]

JIB Grading Definitions - Electrician

Those grading definitions relate to what is or was known as ''Journeyman electrician'' working in the building and construction side of things. Industrial Maintenance Electricians would follow a somewhat different path, and does not come under the JIB's umbrella

 

[guest119]

Electrician, including Provisional Electrician - Scottish Joint Industry Board

 

[timbobelfast]

Those grading definitions relate to what is or was known as ''Journeyman electrician'' working in the building and construction side of things. Industrial Maintenance Electricians would follow a somewhat different path, and does not come under the JIB's umbrella

The JIB card I have has both electrical installation and electrical maintenance on it with the grade of Approved Electrician.

Tho I have the NVQ 3 in both installation and maintenance.

 

[Engineer54]

Think you'll find the meanings of industrial maintenance and electrical maintenance are different. Industrial electricians follow a different C&G's route as well. As far as i know, these types of electricians have never been under the JIB/SJIB's umbrella.

 

[timbobelfast]

Yes, like most rig sparks. Time severed through the shipyards. There is industrial and then heavy industrial and even then the difference here is miles apart.

I don't think there will ever be a golden rule or path the being fully qualified. To many different aspects to consider.

 

[Marvo]

I don't know if 'electrician' was ever a protected title whereas engineer was by engineering councils to some degree.

 

[MDJ]

I thought it was someone who could carry out electrical installation work under supervision to the standard expected by bs 7671, an approved electrician was always someone who could run Jobs, read drawings and supervise up to 6 electricians/mates/apprentices etc. So an electrician need only be able to carry out works under supervision, not run jobs and take responsibility, well that is how it used to be.

 

[Silly Sausage]

quite simple, really. an electrician is a plumber with a brain added.

Or an Electrician is someone who wishes that they had paid more attention at school...then they could have become an Instrument Tech! :tounge_smile::38:

 

[MDJ]

I don't know if 'electrician' was ever a protected title whereas engineer was by engineering councils to some degree.

I hate the word engineer when used by electricians and the word technician, they are both different from electrician, an engineer is a different job and it takes a lot of knowledge to be one of those, as for technician different again, the top grade on the tools.