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dontknowitall
I have been pondering for a few months now and having just received a trade magazine I've decided the time has come to write to a Member of Parliament. This government said there'd a bonfire of red tape but I've not noticed anything as yet.
As you know, this is a large topic and it's too big for me to tackle alone - hence me asking for contributions.
The object of this thread is to gather information on what we have to be aware of, what we must know, some of the silly rules, registration processes, planning processes (if applicable), building regulations, building inspections, regulatory bodies, etc, etc. I want to highlight the number of pages we have to read and the amount of stuff we have to know. For example the Water Regulations are something like 14 books long and there are 5 OFTEC books, each of about 100 pages. Also, what forms do you have to complete and when?
Initially I thought it a good idea to write down the various Acts of Parliament and Regulations we have to stick to but depending on the comments this might change.
I think that to strengthen my "campaign" I need to try and categorise where possible so oil isn't mixed up with gas, bathrooms and sanitary ware kept separate from heating, electricity kept separate from pipework, renewables kept separate from unvented cylinders and so on. Some Acts and Regulations will cover all areas (e.g. health and safety), but some don't.
I'm also looking for items which are, in our opinions, stupid, contradictory or just plain complicated. Costs of learning would be helpful too (e.g. cost of the one day unvented course, retraining in gas, etc) and how many days training do you have to do to learn or re-learn.
Utlimately, what I'm hoping to achieve is a question something like: "If you want your boiler serviced are you aware as to what the boilerman has to know in order to gain his qualifications and keep them?"
Feel free to say what you want and if I do start composing a letter or report I'll post it here for additions, etc. I probably won't write until nearer Christmas as I want to make the report quite comprehensive and possibly send it to a newspaper as well.
As you know, this is a large topic and it's too big for me to tackle alone - hence me asking for contributions.
The object of this thread is to gather information on what we have to be aware of, what we must know, some of the silly rules, registration processes, planning processes (if applicable), building regulations, building inspections, regulatory bodies, etc, etc. I want to highlight the number of pages we have to read and the amount of stuff we have to know. For example the Water Regulations are something like 14 books long and there are 5 OFTEC books, each of about 100 pages. Also, what forms do you have to complete and when?
Initially I thought it a good idea to write down the various Acts of Parliament and Regulations we have to stick to but depending on the comments this might change.
I think that to strengthen my "campaign" I need to try and categorise where possible so oil isn't mixed up with gas, bathrooms and sanitary ware kept separate from heating, electricity kept separate from pipework, renewables kept separate from unvented cylinders and so on. Some Acts and Regulations will cover all areas (e.g. health and safety), but some don't.
I'm also looking for items which are, in our opinions, stupid, contradictory or just plain complicated. Costs of learning would be helpful too (e.g. cost of the one day unvented course, retraining in gas, etc) and how many days training do you have to do to learn or re-learn.
Utlimately, what I'm hoping to achieve is a question something like: "If you want your boiler serviced are you aware as to what the boilerman has to know in order to gain his qualifications and keep them?"
Feel free to say what you want and if I do start composing a letter or report I'll post it here for additions, etc. I probably won't write until nearer Christmas as I want to make the report quite comprehensive and possibly send it to a newspaper as well.
