Bob Cairney SELECT Technical Standards Adviser issues an updated explanatory note to the SELECT Certificate of Construction Scheme

Bob Cairney SELECT Technical Standards Adviser has issued an update to the technical advice by adding a note regarding reasonable enquiry in relation to fire detection and fire alarm work and also emergency lighting systems.

You can access the full note here T463 Updates to SELECTcerts and the Certificate of Construction

Changes to the format and production of the Certificate of Construction are being implemented in the SELECTcerts electronic certification system from Monday 9 January 2023 onwards. These are particularly relevant for Approved Bodies (AB) andApproved Certifiers of Construction (ACC) registered in SELECTsCertification of Construction Scheme who use Certification of Construction to verify compliance with Building (Scotland) Regulations for work carried out under a building warrant.

The changes are necessary as BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 includes an amended version of the Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC) which supersedes the one that is currently part of the single Certificate of Construction introduced in July 2020.

The opportunity to make a number of other changes has also been taken and follows up on suggestions for improvements to the certificate from ABs and ACCs using the scheme.