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[Cbuk2k2]

Personally I'd start by employing some guys with experience as Ex inspectors/installers. The regulations run to 1000's of pages and it's easy to misunderstand. Not questioning the electrical competence of these guys but it's alonst an entirely different trade.

 

[Dozer 73]

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Personally I'd start by employing some guys with experience as Ex inspectors/installers. The regulations run to 1000's of pages and it's easy to misunderstand. Not questioning the electrical competence of these guys but it's alonst an entirely different trade.

the company I work for are a big concern in the U.K. , also with pipeline company's in Australia and Canada , so sure they won't be entering this project half heartedly, usually we sub the instrumentation / m and e side out but have decided to build in house department to keep profits within the company (or losses) , I was just putting feelers out to see how other company's / electricians pay grade this specialist work
rsonally I'd start by employing some guys with experience as Ex inspectors/installers. The regulations run to 1000's of pages and it's easy to misunderstand. Not questioning the electrical competence of these guys but it's alonst an entirely different trade.

The company I work for are one of the big players in U.K. Also

 

[Cbuk2k2]

From personal experience it's very easy to lose your shirt. One of the hats I wear is witnessing comissining of equipment on behalf of third parties. It's quite common to have a representative of Lloyds of London or DNV present at least one independent consultant and 2 guys actually doing the loop checks etc which costs the client about £5000/day.

I was on a job about 2 years ago comissining a gas compressor. A relatively small player had provided fire and gas detection for it. It had all been installed and inspected when on about day 3 of the job the old grey beard doing the hands on bit noticed they hadn't fitted an IP washer on the 150 odd pair multi core terminated in an Exe box. The cable they had spent 3 days terminating beautifully had to be ripped out and the 10p washer fitted.

The DNV guy insisted that the fault be rectified and we repeat the past 3 days worth of checks. It was made clear that the extra £20k in labour and any other incurred costs from the over run would be back chargered to the little company that made the mistake.

Hence I tend to see using guys who do Ex work day in day out as good value.

 

[ajeebhamsa]

In Australia we are upgraded to Special Class.

The Compex here is called Hazardous Areas or EEHA.

Dear KennyKen, I am a CompEx Certified E&I Inspector since 2013 and now I am planning to migrate Australia . Is it CompEx is valid in Australia or are we need to do EEHA training certificate again ? Could you please inform me ?