If this is not true ... how is the responsible person on the site suppose to know if the person doing the work is qualified to do the they are doing on site?

As we are aware ... not all test reports and COC's are done by licensed inspectors ... is that ok ... can a labourer be dropped on site and do the repairs on a live installation and carry out the tests and provide the test results to the inspector who may not live in the same province?

Another scenario ... I go to site which is going to happen today ... my company will have a licensed registered person on site ... how do I identify the qualification of the other 3 companies will be working in the same building at the same time. What happens if they isolate part of the installation with a piece of tape over the breaker and I switch it on?

How do I know if the person has the qualification to understand correct isolation procedure? Surely the person working on what will be a live installation .. .will be at least a qualified electrician with some form of identification (as I have done ... forwarded a copy of my skill level .. the card we are issued by the DOL) ... because we are going to site to identify circuit ... which means the power will be switched on and off all day long.


It seems the more I think about this ... the more ridiculous this note sounds.

NOTE 1 In terms of South African legislation, the user or lessor is responsible for the safety of the electrical installation