OP
WayneL
I think fraud is too strong a word to use in this situation. You can take responsibility for an installation without doing the work yourself - but you first need to satisfy yourself that the design and construction were carried out correctly. This can be established by asking pertinent questions, asking to see design calculations, and performing inspection and test to satisfy yourself that it has been done correctly before you accept responsibility for the work carried out by A.N.Other.
Of course, it all depends in this particular instance on how much the relative takes the work on trust, and how much inspection and test he does. Even then, I doubt fraud charges would be appropriate. Negligence perhaps, but not fraud.
Depends how big the fire was and how many people died, I suppose.
You are negligent if you wire a socket the wrong way around.
You sign something knowing it not to be true, that's fraud.
I wouldn't sign for someone elses work unless I had seen the design spec, calcs etc, made numerous visits whilst the job was in progress - to confirm cable runs etc., and then full I & T of the installation myself - not relying on any of their results.
You see, the problem with doing this is that we are told the 'Initial Verification' starts from the minute you start the installation.....so in other words you are inspecting and testing as you go along - e.g. R1 + R2 before earth fly leads or other parallel paths are introduced, stuff like that.
My point is that it's an on going process, so I don't see how someone can pop along at the end and sign a job off as compliant and safe.