Light fittings and earth wires

[ians]

Which reminds me I still havent been able to find a place to register as an electrical contractor with the DOL ... it seems everyone is still closed until the 10th ... so I am sure nobody will be worried about my registration until after the 10th ... I am thinking about creating my own 2 page COC and just using the numbers from the pile of 4 page COC's.

It is a legal document ... I dont see why I cant use the number on the document ... its is not like I am making up a number ... I paid for the documents and they are registered to my name.

and you can get online COC which would be printed on a white document ... so the yellow COC is no longer an issue.

[GCE]

I am thinking about creating my own 2 page COC and just using the numbers from the pile of 4 page COC's.

It is a legal document ... I dont see why I cant use the number on the document ... its is not like I am making up a number ... I paid for the documents and they are registered to my name.

and you can get online COC which would be printed on a white document ... so the yellow COC is no longer an issue.

In attempting to answer the above it may be better to ask the question
OHSA has a definition of a COC which I have pasted below.

Is the coc unique number obtained from the chief inspector ? - As far as I am aware we cannot get the number from the chief inspector.
Has the Chief inspector appointed a person or body to issue unique numbers ? - I have not seen any gazette or instruction come from the chief inspector with an appointment .

If the above 2 answers are correct , which I am putting out there for correction , what stops me from creating my own unique number ?



"certificate of compliance" means
(a) a certificate with a unique number obtainable from the chief inspector, or a person appointed by the chief inspector, in the form of Annexure 1 J and issued by a registered person in respect of an electrical installation or part of an electrical installation; or
(b) a certificate of compliance issued under the Electrical Installation Regulations, 1992;

[ians]

Maybe all you need is annexure 1 ... the test report could be made up of multiple pages ... the more the better ... it just means the inspector actually carried out the tests and recorded them.

"certificate of compliance" means
(a) a certificate with a unique number obtainable from the chief inspector, or a person appointed by the chief inspector, in the form of Annexure 1 J and issued by a registered person in respect of an electrical installation or part of an electrical installation; or
(b) a certificate of compliance issued under the Electrical Installation Regulations, 1992;

[ians]

1982 I started working in this industry ... 9 years of training ... 31 years self employed ... I can only shake my head and smile.

Fortunately I have been slowly but surely finding the small percentage of customers who still require a quality product ... or should I say they find me on the sites I work.

Looking at the quality of products being dumped in the market ... I cant see how it can improve ... the standards are so low that you can sell rejects as SANS approved.

[ians]

Tried to contact the DOL and the ECA to renew my registration ... it seems everyone is still on holiday

[ians]

People are going to say some people cant afford the equipment or data to run an online system ... bullshyte ... what does it cost to become an inspector ... how did you pay all those expenses?

To make even more legit ... the location where the online COC is being done would reduce the office inspectors dishing out COC's from a different province