about competent persons..

[vitoboy]

electical peeps every place

on non domestic work ie non part p notifable do i really need to be part of a competent persons scam in order to cert my own work.if im a quaifed installer and my work is to 17th spec and i cert my work to show so then what the hay...no back up i know but if you do things right and have documents to show so is there really a problem.....

any thoughts..........

 

[Des 56]

No need whatsoever

No need for domestic installation either,just use the Labc route if you wish

 

[vitoboy]

labac...?

 

[ian.settle1]

labac...?

Local Authority Building Control

 

[acat]

If you dont belong to one of those scams as you put it all notifiable work must be notified to LABC before you start or asap if its an emergency they will then charge you a fortune to the point you will end up working at a loss.

Love em or hate em the cheaper alternative is join a scheme that is voluntary


Chris

 

[sparks1234]

If you dont belong to one of those scams as you put it all notifiable work must be notified to LABC before you start or asap if its an emergency they will then charge you a fortune to the point you will end up working at a loss.

Love em or hate em the cheaper alternative is join a scheme that is voluntary


Chris

Just to clarify, notifiable work is domestic, commercial / industrial works do not require any notifying, but obviously you need to be qualified or competant to carry out works. IMO a good way to show you are competant is to be qualified

 

[vitoboy]

ok..........so
im now confused!im asking about non domestic installation work.
do i need to do anything but issue an installation cert to 17th spec
do i need to notify the bulding inspector or not?
the cost diffence between the two options is err BIG

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Just to clarify, notifiable work is domestic, commercial / industrial works do not require any notifying, but obviously you need to be qualified or competant to carry out works. IMO a good way to show you are competant is to be qualified

Unless you consider the below in bold to be commercial / industrial:

1.3.2 Scope of Part P
Part P applies to electrical installations in buildings or parts of buildings compromising:

1. dwelling houses and flats;
2. dwellings and business premises that have a COMMON METERED SUPPLY - for example shops and public houses with a flat above with a common meter;
3. Common access areas in blocks of flats such as corridors and staircases;
4. Shared amenities of blocks of flats such as laundries and gymnasiums.

Part P applies also to parts of the above electrical installations:

5. in or on land associated with the buildings - for example Part P applies to fixed lighting and pond pumps in gardens;
6. in outbuildings such as sheds, detached garages and greenhouses.

Part P does not apply to:

1. business premises in the same building as dwellings with seperate metering;
2. lifts in blocks of flats.

Taken from IEE Guide to the Building Regulations.

 

[vitoboy]

ok
thanks for the help guys.i was thinking this was correct...
so with works to say a commercial unit no need to notify labc
i can just issue installation cert signed off by myself as a qualifed
installation spark.
if only you could get this type of help from labc...but i guess they
just want us to pay to notify everyting...just to be on the safe side..!