Electrical Engineer allowed to do Electrical work?

[willijimon]

hi,m
Have been reading in some other posts and the Electrical Safety Act 2002 that Electrical Engineers are able to carry out household electrical works? IS this true or have I misread the info? Also if this is the case, ie that electrical work can be carried out by an engineer, how does one get a cert of compliance.

Thanks

[3D Meatshield]

Engineers are incapable of getting their hands dirty.

[Plane Wrappers]

Ask you question here.
A great bunch of guys.
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[phippsj]

I do electrical wiring work in my home and I'm not an electrical engineer, so it must not be true.

[willijimon]

Thanks

[robertp17]

A little of topic but still ironic all the same:

Just in case you need a laugh:
Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one; a reassurance to those of us who fly routinely in our jobs. After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS ' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.

By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
*
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
*
P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit
*
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
*
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minutedescent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
*
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
*
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable
level.
*
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
*
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
*
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
*
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search
*
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious.
*
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
*
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
*
And the best one for last...
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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

[Pilotpete]

An EE doing electrical work, now that's scary.
Seriously, as far as doing your own work I doubt that there is any restriction, local laws vary, but AFAIK the only requirement for a license is to do commercial work, or any work done for pay, as in don't charge your neighbor to rewire his house if you're not licensed
If you do your own work on home you probably need to have it inspected when completed by the local electrical inspector (most areas, but not all), heck where I live they don't even issue a certificate of occupancy on a home.
Pete

[JoeAirPort]

I changed a light bulb once.

[Tired Old Man]

I know I wouldn't let any mechanical engineer I've ever met anywhere near my car.........

[Cracky]

	Quote: Originally Posted by JoeAirPort
	I changed a light bulb once.

yah, but you had 4 people holding the ladder underneath you walking in circles....

[Greyhoundman]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Cracky
	yah, but you had 4 people holding the ladder underneath you walking in circles....

I thought that was normal, we do it all the time at work

[Cracky]

LOL

[JoeAirPort]

[phippsj]

Actually, I'm a mechanical engineer. I don't know much about electrical. I do know that on anything electrical, if you let out the magic smoke, it won't work anymore!

Oh, we have to bring our own light bulbs to work now. They did away with free light.

[Ed Hornbuckle]

What color is electricity...