DOL and AIA

[Isetech]

Which customer is going to be that stupid to actually call the AIA,

pay again for the AIA to check the installation that they have already paid in full,

then take the list of so called non compliant items, get quotes from another electrical contractor who will charge them again to fix all the items listed.

Unfortunately there are these people amongst us

I suppose it creates employment in the elctrical industry, just because the customers are so gullible, and nobody is prepared to challenge the electrical industry why not ride them we can

[GCE]

Which customer is going to be that stupid to actually call the AIA,

pay again for the AIA to check the installation that they have already paid in full,

then take the list of so called non compliant items, get quotes from another electrical contractor who will charge them again to fix all the items listed.

Unfortunately there are these people amongst us

I suppose it creates employment in the elctrical industry, just because the customers are so gullible, and nobody is prepared to challenge the electrical industry why not ride them we can

In the cases that I am aware of , where an AIA was called out , the contractor that was taken to task had to pay the AIA and rectify that faults and pay for a return trip for the AIA , It cost the contractor a whole lot extra which comes back to answer your previous question

So why are we bothering with all these silly rules, regulations and COC's

[Isetech]

If you get caught, like I a have said in the past, its a numbers game, you do 350 installation and get caught for 1, no big deal. You really have to mess up to get caught, starting with the document, fill out the document correctly and you are 90% home free

These challenges that we experience, always start with the document, like the site we are dealing with at the moment, there are 2 COC's, the initial and the other one (the problem)

The initial is filled out correctly, with all the information required, section 3 is completed, is actually correct, I couldn't tell you, just the layout, the information details on the document would give no reason to question it.

The solar one, I didn't even get past page 1 and any fool could see that the registered person has no idea what he is doing, crossing out section and writing N/A well that was the giveaway, then when I saw "no tester" the sad part, he is an IE and not just a single phase tester, you would think he should know better. I would bet that he has not even visited the site, if he did he should take notes of the installation and labeling.

I did a bit of research into the company who did the installation (not the same as the one who signed the COC), they have done a lot of installations around our area, it could explain why they have not returned to our site yet. I thinking about putting a notice out for people who used this company to forward a copy of their COC to me so that I can check if they need to get them to fix the non compliant items and issue a valid COC.

If you have a COC that has section 3 crossed out with N/A or "no tester", I would strongly suggest you post a copy of it on this forum, just remember to cross out the names addresses and ID numbers etc and document number, just post the test report, or post it on one of the user groups, there are more installers stalking those groups than users, and boy they be quick to point if your installation is correct or the COC is valid.

By the way, it is your responsibility to keep the original document, if you dont have a copy, best you get one.

In the cases that I am aware of , where an AIA was called out , the contractor that was taken to task had to pay the AIA and rectify that faults and pay for a return trip for the AIA , It cost the contractor a whole lot extra which comes back to answer your previous question