Re: Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

1) The hassle of informing building control, and then having an inspection
2) The additional costs.
3) The pointlessness of the additional regulatory burden, when the
death/injury count is so tiny (and even then, inspections won't save most
of
those people)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wonders" <martin.wonders@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:02 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?


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> I don't see what the issue is really.
> As I understand it at the moment when you are doing any building work
> approved by planning there is a requirement for inspection
> by building control. Part P brings all major electrical work into this
> bracket, anyone can do it, you just need
> to notify building control, as you do with foundations, drains etc,
and
they
> will inspect the installation (at a cost of course).
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> Is this correct? if it is then why the fuss?
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> Cheers
>
> Martin
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 20 December 2004 12:31
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> Does this then assume that everyone must start out as incompetent ??
>
>  Gareth Cook
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> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 20/12/2004 12:30 -----
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> Hmm, interesting reading.
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> So how does one become "registered with a competent person
scheme"
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> Obviously you would need to be a qualified electricain, but what are
> the other requirments.
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> Cheers
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> Stuart
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