Part P is law but the BS7671:2008 is a recommendation but can be taken into a court of law.
Because of Part P most domestic electricians have to be a member of an overseeing organisation who in turn insist their members follow BS7671:2008.
But all houses do not need to comply. The only leaver is the supply authority should not connect up a supply to something which does not conform with safety standards but where the original supply was simply to a double pole isolator the supply authority could be unaware of any dangers.
Second is electricity at work act but this only covers where people work.
So if an electrician did a periodic inspection report and found a whole list of faults and as soon as he left the occupier turned the power back on there would be very little that could be done.
One may be able to get child protection agency to impound their children and if some one is injured then they may be able to take the person switching the power back on to court but law wise the powers are very low.
However if the landlord switch the power back on the powers are different.
In most cases if one tells some one the electrics are dangerous they will as soon as money allows get them fixed but as to forcing someone to get them fixed one will have a hard time.
Not sure on powers of fire service?
I have seen some pity bad installations in my time. And if the boss will not allow you to fix them you have only one option and that it to leave the job.
I was employed for a very short time delivering and installing cookers. They were contractors for a gas shop of some type and with gas cookers if the wall cupboard was 1/2 inch to close the guy showing me the ropes would not even get the appliance off the van. However with electric anything seemed to go. Isolators right above cooker, no earth impedance tests, no meters to do tests, not even a mega test. And time allowed would not let you do test anyway.
I did only thing I could and quit the job. 3 days I lasted. I am sure they got someone else to do it. As far as customers were concerned must be OK fitted by an electrician. Now yes you could do something under Part P but then there were no officials who could enforce the regulations.
Although no new jobs like that there are still a load of old ones.
And I am told not sure how true. If I go into a house and see an electrical safety issue and turn off the power to heating etc. I can be taken to court for doing it as I may be endangering occupants due to the cold.
If with permission I turn off power then find a fault and refuse to re-instate it that may be OK. But can't turn off without permission of house holder. Yet on an industrial site where I find danger I can turn off the power even it the managing directors forbids it. (Although I would not try it) And if I don't remove the power I could end up in court for not turning it off.
Because of Part P most domestic electricians have to be a member of an overseeing organisation who in turn insist their members follow BS7671:2008.
But all houses do not need to comply. The only leaver is the supply authority should not connect up a supply to something which does not conform with safety standards but where the original supply was simply to a double pole isolator the supply authority could be unaware of any dangers.
Second is electricity at work act but this only covers where people work.
So if an electrician did a periodic inspection report and found a whole list of faults and as soon as he left the occupier turned the power back on there would be very little that could be done.
One may be able to get child protection agency to impound their children and if some one is injured then they may be able to take the person switching the power back on to court but law wise the powers are very low.
However if the landlord switch the power back on the powers are different.
In most cases if one tells some one the electrics are dangerous they will as soon as money allows get them fixed but as to forcing someone to get them fixed one will have a hard time.
Not sure on powers of fire service?
I have seen some pity bad installations in my time. And if the boss will not allow you to fix them you have only one option and that it to leave the job.
I was employed for a very short time delivering and installing cookers. They were contractors for a gas shop of some type and with gas cookers if the wall cupboard was 1/2 inch to close the guy showing me the ropes would not even get the appliance off the van. However with electric anything seemed to go. Isolators right above cooker, no earth impedance tests, no meters to do tests, not even a mega test. And time allowed would not let you do test anyway.
I did only thing I could and quit the job. 3 days I lasted. I am sure they got someone else to do it. As far as customers were concerned must be OK fitted by an electrician. Now yes you could do something under Part P but then there were no officials who could enforce the regulations.
Although no new jobs like that there are still a load of old ones.
And I am told not sure how true. If I go into a house and see an electrical safety issue and turn off the power to heating etc. I can be taken to court for doing it as I may be endangering occupants due to the cold.
If with permission I turn off power then find a fault and refuse to re-instate it that may be OK. But can't turn off without permission of house holder. Yet on an industrial site where I find danger I can turn off the power even it the managing directors forbids it. (Although I would not try it) And if I don't remove the power I could end up in court for not turning it off.
