One of noticeable things is all these documents refer to "person" in the singular and takes no account of a registered company with a number of operatives any one of which could be asked to carry out an EICR without having the necessary qualifications or experienceThanks, that answers the question, but blimey............................................
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How do I find a ‘qualified and competent person’ to carry out the test?
Guidance has been produced by the electrical safety industry that covers how landlords can choose a qualified and competent inspector and tester. This includes, but is not limited to:
The electrical safety industry has established competent person schemes. Membership of these will not be compulsory to ensure there is no further pressure placed on the industry, nor undue burden placed on inspectors and testers.
When commissioning an inspection, in order to establish if a person is qualified and competent landlords can:
- check if the inspector is a member of a competent person scheme; or
- require the inspector to sign a checklist certifying their competence, including their experience, whether they have adequate insurance and hold a qualification covering the current version of the Wiring Regulations and the periodic inspection, testing and certification of electrical installations.
How can you expect landlords to compile a checklist of what qualifications, experience and insurances are required. This is just ridiculous........
One thing is clear though none of these documents set any standard for the qualification, skill and experience of any person who carries out EICR's