Electrical compliance in first world is not as good as the third world

Blaspark · Feb 19, 2019

And how does periodic testing work in South Africa? I've searched za domains for information and draw a blank apart from a few businesses selling it as a service. If you search uk domains you find hundreds of anxious sparks wondering if they should be marking down a c1 or a c2.

What's the frequency of inspections and do they actually happen?

Also if you have a problem with a spark how do you handle it? I heard the ombudsman for electrical work was shut down and now there's little effective control. Is this true?

oracle · Feb 19, 2019

To answer your questions, the best source of current information is the South African Electricians Forum, much like this one with open discussions.
Electrical Contracting Industry Forum - https://www.theforumsa.co.za/forums/forumdisplay.php/5-Electrical-Contracting-Industry-Forum

Blaspark · Feb 19, 2019

Yeah I done that. Very little content and what content I could find says certs are regularly falsified and there's no recourse for consumers.

If you keep saying that SA has better sparks/systems I'm going to keep digging because I don't believe you and I'm interested in international work.

Michael J · Feb 19, 2019

oracle said:
It's THE South Africa I'm talking about. Huge unemployment and poverty, lawlessness and crime, corrupt police etc it ticks all the boxes

I can vouch for that having spent 40 years there.

Michael J · Feb 19, 2019

Vortigern said:
Oh and by the way, it is not the land of milk and honey here. I think per thousand head of population we have more murders in London now than south africa and as to children in poverty and being raped not only here in England but many other european countries I think it is safe to say south Africa does not hold a monopoly on human tragedy. It is fairly endemic throughout the world very sadly.

You can't compare the UK with South Africa with regards to the level of poverty & crime. The London stabbings wouldn't make the local paper in SA. My son was shot through the hand during an attempted car jacking, nothing reported.