DOL electrical contractor registration

[Leecatt]

Thank you bergie recieved this message From the ecbsa last week make any sense to anybody

Good Day,
We note that your Registration as an Electrical Contractor has expired.
PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW ON THE NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS.

As from 1 September 2012, the ECBSA is no longer mandated to do the registration of Electrical Contractors, this function is now being performed by the Department of Labour (DOL).

The ECBSA is now offering a Voluntary Listing to all contractors, once they have obtained their mandatory DOL registration certificates.

Currently there is NO national data base available from the DOL , which makes confirming your contractor registration extremely difficult, whereas the ECB’s Voluntary Listing will be national and can be verified on our website.

Information as supplied by the DOL:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR: BANKING DETAILS
*FNB :- ACCOUNT 6202 513 5577
*BRANCH CODE :- 25 - 31 - 45
*REFERENCE :- OHS-EIR- ……………………..( Contractor's Name)
*FEES :- R120.00 ( Annually)

The ECA has told me to ignore any correspondence from the now defunct ECB altogether

[Dave A]

The ECA has told me to ignore any correspondence from the now defunct ECB altogether

Politics can really screw things up.

The ECB is trying to stay relevant, and if the ECA woke up, can still do things to the benefit of the industry that the ECA can't do itself directly - such as maintain a list of all registered contractors. Obviously the ECA is kinda narrowed down to promoting members - which is something a little different. You can have both.

[Leecatt]

Politics can really screw things up.

The ECB is trying to stay relevant, and if the ECA woke up, can still do things to the benefit of the industry that the ECA can't do itself directly - such as maintain a list of all registered contractors. Obviously the ECA is kinda narrowed down to promoting members - which is something a little different. You can have both.

I wish someone could offer me a clear explanation of the present role of the ECB. I originally thought that their function was absorbed by the DOL and they were dissolved, obviously not.
Are they a government department?

[ians]

No ... they are just another ass. on the band wagon to try encourage contractors to part with funds.