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Taken from the NIC website:
How does this affect those of us who do the electrical work for PV companies?
It is important to remember that the electrical contractor is self‐certifying that the ‘whole job’ complies with ALL relevant parts of the building regulations, for example ‐ the installation of a Solar PV system could include the structural and electrical requirements as part of the notification to the local building control. The electrical contractor is taking sole responsibility for ensuring the work is compliant with the relevant building regulation requirements as part of the self‐certification process.
To summarize, a contractor that is registered with NICEIC for full scope domestic installer will have been assessed both for their competences to carry out electrical work in compliance with the requirements of Part P and for their knowledge and appreciation of the other parts of the building regulations that are relevant to the electrical work they carry out and are therefore deemed competent to self‐certify that their work complies with the building regulations, that is all the applicable parts and not just Part P.
As an example ‐ Part A: Structural safety, Part B: Fire safety, Part C: Site preparation and damp proofing and Part P: Electrical safety, all of which may be applicable when carrying out the installation of a Solar PV system.
How does this affect those of us who do the electrical work for PV companies?