Not to breathe too much life back into this debate...but I think perhaps both of you are right.
I think the difference being maintenance vs construction.
Frank is totally right, anybody who is deemed Competent can do Maintenance work in a commercial or industrial facility unless specified otherwise in the regulations (mines, marine, etc).
Only people qualified in construction (309 series) can do the other types of electrical work (excluding homeowners).
CSS only applies to maintenance work. I cannot go in and install a new machine in a plant under the CSS, I require a "permit". I can go in and change ballasts under CSS however.
The competent person is how this whole 442 series started in the first place. In the "old days" a 442 in auto could move fairly freely from one auto sector to another and be deemed competent. However that same 442 could not move into the food industry. That has changed in practice, but the regulations that set this up are pretty dated.
Cheers
Last edited by Navyguy; 03/05/10 03:53 AM.
