STANDARDS, COMPETENCE AND QUALIFICATION

B&ES is committed to rationalisation of the industry’s procedures for
demonstrating both corporate and individual competence.

The association is also committed to encouraging the effective policing and enforcement of legislation designed to raise standards and protect the environment.

In line with these commitments, B&ES will seek to ensure that:

• the proliferation of contractor qualification schemes is seen to be burdensome, wasteful and costly to all concerned;
• core criteria are developed for determining the competence of both individuals and businesses;
• the complexity of diverse contractor qualification schemes and health and safety requirements is minimised through the development of “deemed to satisfy” arrangements;
• the Association’s own third-party member and inspection and assessment regime is developed to maximise “deemed to satisfy” opportunities;
• Engineering Services SKILLcard is further established as the personnel and qualifications register for the mechanical services sector;
• legal requirements – such as notification of “controlled services” work under the Building Regulations and the mandatory inspection of air conditioning systems –are understood, policed and energetically enforced by the appropriate agencies and authorities.