Providing certs, help clearing this up

[swainy101]

I work for a small fire alarm company during the week but I get quite a bit of foreigner work for myself on the weekends, some people ask for a cert and signing off when they call me but I automatically turn the work down as I have been told in the past that i cannot sign off work, I am a qualified electrician and I have got my 17th edition but what do I need to sign off a domestic install?

 

[Amp David]

Part P self cert scam in your own name

 

[Octopus]

What sort of work are YOU doing?

 

[swainy101]

I get bits of domestic work like kitchen rewires stuff like that, its usually landlords that I get asking for certs though..

 

[tazz]

deleted post after seeing it was electrical install

 

[Amp David]

You say you're doing it as weekend foreigners so the thing with notifying work is it leaves you with a paper trail.

So if they are true foreigners, as in cash in hand, then there's always a chance, very slight of getting caught out.

 

[Octopus]

How are you dealing with Part P notifications.....

 

[swainy101]

At present im not, I havent had to in the work im doing

 

[Guitarist]

At present im not, I havent had to in the work im doing

Kitchen rewires?

 

[Guest55]

oops !

 

[swainy101]

oops indeed, nope havent been notifying part P its usually cash jobs on weekends

 

[Guitarist]

oops indeed, nope havent been notifying part P its usually cash jobs on weekends

Maybe let the sparkys who have paid for part P membership have the job then when it's notifiable work. Just an idea

 

[swainy101]

Maybe you read my thread wrong, I started this thread to see what I needed to sign off an installation as I have heard different things

 

[Guest55]

Maybe let the sparkys who have paid for part P membership have the job then when it's notifiable work. Just an idea

or let the customer deal with building control notification as its their legal responsibility , not the sparks.
;-)

 

[ruston]

There is a difference between issuing an electrical certificate and self certification to conform to the building regs. If you are competent/qualified you are already able to issue an electrical certificate to conform to BS7671. To satisfy the building regs on notifiable work without paying them a notification fee you will have to join one of the self certification schemes, NICIEC NAPPIT ELECSA etc . This normally costs around £400 plus insurance ans books , calibration of instruments and an annual inspection to see if you are still up to standard (they want more money) To join you pay your dosh , they come and assess you , make sure you got all the books etc -and away you go. This is what is misnomer'd as Part P qualified.