I'm a NICEIC Domestic Installer but on bunging my postcode into NICEIC's 'Find an Electrician' page after ticking the EICR box, my company didn't show up.
NICEIC tells me that this is quite right and if I want to do EICRs on NICEIC forms and come up in a search I need to become an Approved Contractor (with all the extra expense and time that that involves!). I am however qualified to do EICRs on unbranded forms. What nonsense is this?
This just seems to be another money making racket!
Are my fellow Domestic Installers aware of this and is it the same whichever trade body (Napit, Elecsa etc) you're a member of?
Just read the sticky 'PIRs and Competent Persons'. I think that says it all! Just never thought about it - anyone can do them - could be a good source of beer money for my 95 year old dad! He's a poet (well he thinks he is)!
If you are doing EICR's on NICEIC forms they are expected to be of a high standard. Our NIC inspector goes through at least one of my EICR's on his annual visit with a fine tooth comb. Thats why only approved contractors can use the forms....not saying we are all perfect but those who maintain an approved contractor status are more likely to meet the required standard than a DI who could easily be a Electrical Trainee.....
If you are doing EICR's on NICEIC forms they are expected to be of a high standard. Our NIC inspector goes through at least one of my EICR's on his annual visit with a fine tooth comb. Thats why only approved contractors can use the forms....not saying we are all perfect but those who maintain an approved contractor status are more likely to meet the required standard than a DI who could easily be a Electrical Trainee.....
If you are doing EICR's on NICEIC forms they are expected to be of a high standard. Our NIC inspector goes through at least one of my EICR's on his annual visit with a fine tooth comb. Thats why only approved contractors can use the forms....not saying we are all perfect but those who maintain an approved contractor status are more likely to meet the required standard than a DI who could easily be a Electrical Trainee.....
I hope you're pulling my leg! Are you suggesting that a DI who is capable of filling in an EICR form off the IET website can't fill in the NICEIC form?
On yer bike!!! I don't use NIC forms for my installs anyway. Nobody has ever commented on it. I really don't think that being an Approved Contractor is proof of anything, especially if he's a Supervisor passing off electrical work installed by plumbers!
I hope you're pulling my leg! Are you suggesting that a DI who is capable of filling in an EICR form off the IET website can't fill in the NICEIC form?
On yer bike!!! I don't use NIC forms for my installs anyway. Nobody has ever commented on it. I really don't think that being an Approved Contractor is proof of anything, especially if he's a Supervisor passing off electrical work installed by plumbers!
I didnt say it was proof of anything....but the fact remains that the requirements to be an approved contractor are higher than to be a DI....many of whom have little experience and inadequate training.
Fact is there's more to an EICR than 'filling in a form'....there are plenty of DI's who can fill in either form perfectly well but cant do the actual test and inspection to an acceptable standard.
I'll repeat...our inspector is extremely thorough with my EICR's....any approved contractor who is not up to scratch on EICR's will get found out.
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