EICR AND SCHEME MEMBER?

Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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Do you have to be Part P scheme registered to perform EICR and issue report to the client?

 

Andy78

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Arms

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• May 20, 2018

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No.
GN3 lists what is expected of an inspector including relevant training and experience, an in depth knowledge of regulations, and a good knowledge of installation practices past and present in order to identify defects or potential defects.

 

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Octopus

• May 20, 2018

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What insurances do you have?

Are you SE or employed?

 

Dillb

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• May 20, 2018

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You don’t have to be a member of any sort of scam to carry out any type of electrical work.

 

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Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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Andy78 said:

No.
GN3 lists what is expected of an inspector including relevant training and experience, an in depth knowledge of regulations, and a good knowledge of installation practices past and present in order to identify defects or potential defects.

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Thanks Andy.

 

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Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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Murdoch said:

What insurances do you have?

Are you SE or employed?

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Thanks Murdoch, I don't have any insurance. (Am just making a report if the installation, why do I need an insurance and which sort of the insurance is required for this kind of procedure)
Am employed and I currently do an average of 10 EICR a week for the company, work on physical forms but I don't do the final signing on (I only do the donkey work and office enter the results and observation to soft system).
I am asking for a private work.

 

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Dillb

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• May 20, 2018

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You need professional indemnity insurance, as your giving advice.

 

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Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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Dillb said:

You need professional indemnity insurance, as your giving advice.

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Thanks Dillb, I will look into that or ask my company if they can issue report on behalf.

 

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• May 20, 2018

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Dillb said:

You need professional indemnity insurance, as your giving advice.

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PL ins is a good idea too

Then there is the small matters of telling HMRC and your vehicle insurance company .........

The test meter you are planning to use - is it yours?

 

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• May 20, 2018

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You may find on occasion that whoever the report is to be supplied to will require membership of a scheme.

 

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Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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Murdoch said:

PL ins is a good idea too

Then there is the small matters of telling HMRC and your vehicle insurance company .........

The test meter you are planning to use - is it yours?

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Yes, I will use my MFT with upto to date cal cert and I will use my push bike there as I am not planning to dismantle or install a circuit.
In your opinion are you instigating as an employee is not a good idea to do private work unless i meet requirement of a registered company?

 

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Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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spinlondon said:

You may find on occasion that whoever the report is to be supplied to will require membership of a scheme.

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Based on your reply. I therrfore need to be registered to a scheme.

 

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Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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By reading different op posts, am a bit confused especially when EICR is not a notified electrical work and is purely for the purpose of home owner/s peace of mind.
I can see Murdoch point regarding HMRC, but I might be doing it for free as the owner is my mistress. Do I still need all those stuffs apart from my competency and proper tools for the job and forms from IET link.

 

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• May 20, 2018

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A few years back (just after EICRS started) I conducted an inspection on a property the Landlord intended renting to the Local Council.
The Council refused to accept the 9 page EICR as I was not registered with the NICEIC. They changed that to registered with a Part P scheme.
The Landlord then arranged for an NICEIC registered installer to conduct an inspection (turned out to be a 1 page visual) which the Local Council accepted.
On the other hand, I did some work in an industrial unit and the Tennants insurance required the EIC be issued by an NICEIC installer. After a little chat on the phone with the insurers they were willing to accept my EIC.

 

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Gakure

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• May 20, 2018

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spinlondon said:

A few years back (just after EICRS started) I conducted an inspection on a property the Landlord intended renting to the Local Council.
The Council to accept the 9 page EICR as I was not registered with the NICEIC. They changed that to registered with a Part P scheme.
The Landlord then arranged for an NICEIC registered installer to conduct an inspection (turned out to be a 1 page visual) which the Local Council accepted.
On the other hand, I did some work in an industrial unit and the Tennants insurance required the EIC be issued by an NICEIC installer. After a little chat on the phone with the insurers they were willing to accept my EIC.

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Thanks for informative feedback.

 

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• May 20, 2018

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Just to add, I did not refund the money paid for the EICR.