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Regulatory Requirements

You should be familiar with the building regulations and ensure you hold the appropriate certificates of competence so you work lawfully.

If you’re a building services engineer then it’s a good bet that much of your work is governed by Building Regulations. Building Regulations exist to ensure the health and safety of people in and around buildings, and the energy efficiency of buildings. They are a set of requirements laid down by Parliament to ensure that building work is carried out to approved standards and apply to most new buildings and many alterations to existing buildings.

Competent person schemes were introduced by the Government to allow trades people to self-certify that their work complies with the Building Regulations as an alternative to submitting a building notice or using an approved inspector. The principles of self-certification are based on giving people who are competent in their field the ability to self-certify that their work complies with the Building Regulations without the need to submit a building notice and thus incur local authority inspections or fees.
 

If You Want To:	You Will Need:
Install or maintain a plumbing system or carry out any work on water fittings that connect to the public (mains) water supply, without getting prior permission from the local water authority	Certificate in The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999. Often referred to simply as “Water Regs”
Work on construction and building sites i.e. new housing developments	A CSCS card. This is known as your “Site Safety Card”
Service, commission or install unvented domestic hot water storage systems	To successfully complete a recognised training and assessment programme. For example the CITB Certificated Unvented Domestic Hot Water Systems course
Install, design or give advice on heating and hot water systems without the need to have someone else certify its safety	Your C&G 6084 Energy Efficiency (or equivalent) qualification
Be able to work on Gas	ACS certificates of competence in each area of gas work you intend to undertake and membership of CORGI
Understand basic electrical principles and safe isolation techniques	To undertake and obtain your Essential Electrics certificate
Carry out any electrical work in kitchens, bathrooms or outbuildings (such as putting in an electric shower, a heated towel rail, new lights or even a new socket)	The Defined Scope Part P certificate and membership of a Competent Persons scheme if you wish to self-certify the work complies with Building Regulations
Work on electrical apparatus operating up to 1000 volts in industrial/commercial and domestic premises and formally demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of current Electrical Regulations (the industry standard)	To prove that you are conversant with the format, content and the application of BS 7671: 2001 as amended by getting your City & Guilds 2381 (16th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations) certificate. The 2381 is usually an entry requirement to join a Part P Competent Persons scheme.
Lawfully work as an electrician and be allowed to test, inspect and certificate your completed domestic electrical installation works in accordance with regulations	To obtain your Domestic Installer Certificate Part P Full Scope qualification and apply for registration with an approved Part P registration provider.
Undertake portable appliance testing	To get your City & Guilds 2377 (Portable Appliance Testing) certificate.
Inspect, test and certificate both commercial and domestic electrical installation works.	City & Guilds 2391 (Inspection, Testing and Certification) certificate.