using company megger

[justsouth]

Do you need your own testing equipment calibrated in your own name to be able to perform eicr's or can I use any calibrated tester?

 

[KAS1]

Very good question, depends if it's traceable if you know what I mean lol

 

[Octopus]

I'll repeat from the previous post you raised "MFT and calibration in YOUR name"

If you want to be able to sleep at night.

 

[thomas-1981]

If you were asked to prove the meter was calibrated how would you do this?

 

[Guest111]

If you were asked to prove the meter was calibrated how would you do this?

normally by producing a calibration certificate,if using company equipment they should have all the paperwork on file.

 

[Engineer54]

If you work for a decent company, it will in all probability be up to date on calibration. Calibrated equipment should have a testing lab sticker, showing date tested and often date of when next calibration due!!

 

[thomas-1981]

normally by producing a calibration certificate,if using company equipment they should have all the paperwork on file.

Yea fine if it's your tester and you have had it calibrated. But not if it's a company tester. Has the company given permission?

 

[Octopus]

And people wonder why the trade is going down the pan fast.........

 

[Guest111]

Yea fine if it's your tester and you have had it calibrated. But not if it's a company tester. Has the company given permission?

I was assuming he meant using a tester supplied by the company he works for while doing work on behalf of his company, in which case they normally hold the paperwork,after all when you get a company vehicle they dont give you the log book,mot and insurance certificate do they?

 

[Gentle Ben]

He didn't say it but what that question basically amounts to is 'can I use my employers gear to do work for my private customer?'

Technically yes, as long as it's an approved tester with a valid calibration certificate, then of course it is fit for the purpose of an EICR.

The real question is whether you should - I wouldn't like to be the OP when his boss is being sued by somebody he's never dealt with as a customer because his company's test equipment said their installation was sound!

 

[Deleted member 26818]

As there is legal requirement for instruments to be calibrated, It would stand to reason that there is no requirement for a certificate of calibration to be in your name.

 

[Knobhead]

I won’t provide test equipment for work, I expect the company to provide what I need and to have it calibrated. Many engineering companies won’t allow you to use your own gear.

 

[Gentle Ben]

I have my own set of testers (Martindale separates) and a Fluke 1652 MFT which my company supplied, both of which have been calibrated and certified by my employer, which is a bonus.

The real question isn't whether it would stand up to scrutiny it's what the likely consequences would be if his gaffer found out!

 

[Robert Turnbull]

I'm sure 99% of bosses realise there staff do private work. Its the nature of the trade.

If your boss is that tight not to let you use a tester out of work he needs his tester sticking up his --- on 500v lol

surely the main point is you know the tester is in calibration and has a certificate.

Just use it.

 

[Knobhead]

And if it gets damaged, lost or stolen?

 

[Octopus]

I'm sure 99% of bosses realise there staff do private work. Its the nature of the trade.

If your boss is that tight not to let you use a tester out of work he needs his tester sticking up his --- on 500v lol

surely the main point is you know the tester is in calibration and has a certificate.

Just use it.

So you think theft is acceptable? Are you a boss struggling to run a successful business? I don't think so.

 

[bigbaddave]

I'm sure 99% of bosses realise there staff do private work. Its the nature of the trade.

If your boss is that tight not to let you use a tester out of work he needs his tester sticking up his --- on 500v lol

surely the main point is you know the tester is in calibration and has a certificate.

Just use it.

Your the employee and not the employer right????????????

If your doing work for yourself buy your own gear.. Im not here to make other people rich..

 

[Robert Turnbull]

I am a Boss of my self sometimes others, but have worked for people before.

I like to have a good relationship with people i work with/for/for me

It obviously best to ask, and with all these things if you break/loose/damage someones property you replace it.

I've worked for people who have been more than happy for me to use there equipment on a weekend.

I just personally wouldn't say no you can't use company equipment after work. but i would hope they understood to take care of said equipment

 

[londonlec]

Every company I have ever worked for (including a local council) have let you use the van, tools and tester 'out of hours', with prior permission of course.

As long as your not competing against your employer I don't see the issue.

 

[Knobhead]

I’ve only worked for large multi-nationals (mainly chemical), every one of them has had a clause in their employee T&C’s. You were not allowed to carry out private work without permission. They were perfectly happy for me to run my own photographic and entertainment businesses, but took a dim view of anyone doing any electrical work other that domestic. If you did any private work, you provided your own equipment.