Trunker Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I am looking for a contact in South Wales who specialises in siging off curtain and lighting bars in an installation to say they are safe to use and before hand come and check the venue to make sure that the desired can be achieved. Can anyone provide me with a number? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trussmonkey Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I would have thought that would fall under the installations companies remit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I would have thought that would fall under the installations companies remit.Undoubtedly.Or is is that Trunker is planning to do the job himself, yet doesn't have the qualifications to sign it off for the school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trussmonkey Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I completely agree with you Ynot.. Personally speaking I would not like to sign off anything that I hadnt installed myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Nothing really to do with this post, but when I do things, I decide if I can do certain things and those things I sign off myself. All that is required is a statement showing the equipment was installed safely, and the weight limit for loading the lighting bars. My business insurance simply needs me to (have exercised due care and attention and carried out work in a competent manner (that's not the exact wording, but pretty close, I'm sure). It's important to collect the data on the fixings used and the individual ratings of the components. Things like Rawlbolts have very detailed specifications and application notes showing spacings and other data that can then be used to support your conclusion on the loading. Me being a little anal - I always show my drawings and calculations to the engineering firm I work with from time to time, and they always laugh because my derating is a bit over-cautious. I know my limits too - and on some jobs, I'll get them to carry out the attachments to the building structure, leaving me with mounting points that already have a load rating. I always work on the basis that if I'm not certain, then it's outside my competence and I defer to others. My colleagues from the engineering firm I use never take my word for anything until they have inspected what I have done. So if I've Rawlbolted something to a wall, they check how it was done, and the wall construction before they then add things and produce load ratings for the client. At the end of the day, the buck has to stop somewhere, and if it stops with me I have to be certain. The upshot is that I tend to use heavier hardware, thicker support cables and more of them than perhaps I need, and I'm eating into my profits in many cases - but I don't lose sleep worrying about anything I've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trunker Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 This has all been sorted now. I have found a local company in South Wales that specialises in Signing off installations. I can sign off the electrical side of things, but not got the papers to say I can sign off load baring structures. Thanks for all the info anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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