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REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AIMED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS
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THE RESPONSE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL THE NEW ELECTRICITY (REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 1990 NOVEMBER 2 HAS BEEN POSITIVE, THE DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR MIAO CHI, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
ADDRESSING A SEMINAR ORGANISED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS (HONG KONG CENTRE), APPLICATIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED SO FAR.
"IN THE PAST, THERE WAS NO
WORKERS UNDER WHICH BEGAN ON ELECTRICAL AND
OF
BY THE INSTITUTION MR MIAO SAID ABOUT 4,000
STATUTORY
REQUIREMENT FOR
ELECTRICAL WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT UNDER PROPER SUPERVISION.
"THIS HAS RESULTED IN SUBSTANDARD ELECTRICAL WORK AND THERE WAS DEFINITELY A LACK OF PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMERS, MR MIAO SAID.
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IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE ELECTRICAL WORK COULD ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN BY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS, THE COMPULSORY REGISTRATION SYSTEM WAS SET UP UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION, HE SAID.
THE NEW REGULATIONS ALSO REQUIRE CONSUMERS TO ENGAGE REGISTERED WORKERS THROUGH REGISTERED CONTRACTORS FOR PERFORMING ELECTRICAL WORK ON THEIR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING THE PERIODIC INSPECTIONS, TESTINGS AND CERTIFICATIONS OF SOME 80,000 INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY,
ACCORDING TO MR MIAO, THE REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS IS SCHEDULED TO START IN NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
"IN AROUND MID-1992, THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT ELECTRICAL WORK ON FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS CAN ONLY BE CARRIED OUT OR SUPERVISED BY REGISTERED CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS WILL BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT," HE SAID.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE ELECTRICITY (WIRING) REGULATIONS 1990, WHICH SET OUT THE MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, WILL ALSO COME INTO OPERATION.
OTHER SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION UNDER PREPARATION INCLUDING THE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS (SAFETY) REGULATIONS AND THE ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY VOLTAGE) REGULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ENACTED SOON.
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