The Sunday Tong's Take on Part P - Spot the Mistaks.....

[kevplumb]

far be it for me etc
but what the h*ll has corgi got do with the sparks
all the installer wants is power to the boiler
its got s*d all to do with gas
which (supposedly) is why corgi was formed

 

[pipme]

But then there is the old chestnut ... fire !!
I guess, and I bet am not far wrong here, if no direct evidence of cause is found ... then electrics are blamed, easy innit !!
I wonder if that is ever broken down into faulty install, stupid usage faulty equipment ?
Of course we teach our kids at home and school about 'user safety' do we not ???
Where will most of those kids go from school ? Uni or college, probably, away from home likely, possibly staying in poorly maintained accomodation, which btw is a national scandal ... With a love of electrical goods, a lack of sockets and a desire to keep warm = parents nightmare .. when we find the multi sockets, trailing leads under foot etc etc!!
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[kendor]

The problem people touched upon remains. There are absolutely no reliable statistics about the causes of accidents attributed to electrics. It is not possible to justify part P from accident statistics as they are frankly too flaky.

Maybe it was the high profile case a few years ago where a sparks" connected a sinktop's earth bonding to a live conductor causing death, it hit all the newspapers and may unfortunately have been one of the reasons for the crisis now.

 

[pipme]

far be it for me etc
but what the h*ll has corgi got do with the sparks
all the installer wants is power to the boiler
its got s*d all to do with gas
which (supposedly) is why corgi was formed

Woooo Hooo !!! the old hook aint fully out yet !!!
BTW Why?

far be it for me etc ...

This is the place for you to say what you want, go for it !!
BTW Found out more on blank em's you know where !

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[david and julie]

Just out of curiosity, what would happen if you formed a limited company and totally ignored all these new regulations.

The reason I say this is that the big companies have literally got away with murder for years in the UK. Directors in both the building trade and railways, have escaped prison by our lack of corporate manslaughter laws.

I have read that certain groups(who already do kitchens and bathrooms) can go on a short course to reach the required standard. Has anybody heard what they do and the cost? I don't do this type of work but thought it would be helpful to anyone who does.