Unit 101 - Industry bodies & Types of organisations

Match the type of company with the correct size.

• Partnership

• Small Company

• Limited company

• Medium Company

• Sole Trader

• Large Company

An electrician can specialise in ​ (a)   .

The​ (b)   will sign the main contract with the client to carry out the work according to the drawings and specification.

A carpenter can specialise in ​ (c)   .

The ​ (d)   will sign a contract with the main contractor to carry out ​ (e)   of the whole job.

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• alarm installation
• contractor
• staircase installation
• a specific part
• sub-contractor

​ (a)   can specialise in the installation of ​ (b)   .

A bricklayer can specialise in ​ (c)   .

A gas engineer needs to be registered with ​ (d)   .

• A plumber
• archways
• Gas Safe
• under-floor heating

Industrial plumbers will commonly use ​ (a)   in the installation of ​ (b)   .

A ​ (c)   is required to carry out PPM for ​ (d)   to avoid any unforeseen breakdowns.

• low-carbon steel
• maintenance engineer
• commercial heating systems
• commercial installations

1.    What do the following initials stand for?

• Electrical Contractors' Association

• IET

• Association of Plumbing and Heating Co

• ECA

• : Joint Industry Board

• APHC

• Institute of Engineering Technology

• JIB

What type of advice does the Joint Industry Board (JIB) offer to employers?

• Advice on grades, wages, allowances, benefits, employment advice, and industrial agreements.

• Advice on water resources, quality of service, and infrastructure.

• Advice on international standardisation of regulations and wiring regulations.

• Advice on support services to contractors and enhancing the profile of the industry.

What type of information can you find on the Joint Industry Board (JIB) website?

• Information on support services to contractors and enhancing the profile of the industry.

• Information on international standardisation of regulations and wiring regulations.

• Information on water resources, quality of service, and infrastructure.
  

• Information on grading job roles, associated wages, allowances such as holidays and sick pay, and a benefits scheme including additional sick pay, medical cover, and life cover.

What are the responsibilities of water authorities?

• To manage the distribution of electricity and gas to residential and commercial properties, ensuring the safety and reliability of the supply.

• To oversee the construction and maintenance of roadways and public transportation systems, ensuring efficient and safe travel for all users.

• To supply clean drinking water to each property and remove foul water for treatment, with the water supply transported through a national infrastructure of pipes that eventually lead to individual properties. The quality of service and the quality of water is continually monitored.

• To regulate the telecommunications industry, ensuring fair competition and the provision of high-quality services to consumers.

What role does the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) play in the electrical industry?

• It regulates the telecommunications industry, ensuring fair competition and the provision of high-quality services to consumers.

• It oversees the construction and maintenance of roadways and public transportation systems, ensuring efficient and safe travel for all users.

• It manages the distribution of electricity and gas to residential and commercial properties, ensuring the safety and reliability of the supply.

• It plays a key role in electrical installation standards and safety, offers a professional registration scheme for electricians, and helps produce the wiring regulations to BS7671, which is used every day in construction.

What role does the ECA play in the electrical industry?

• It regulates the telecommunications industry, ensuring fair competition and the provision of high-quality services to consumers.

• It manages the distribution of electricity and gas to residential and commercial properties, ensuring the safety and reliability of the supply.

• It supports electrical contractors in the trade by offering training, insurance cover, and lobbying, while building a sustainable industry and enhancing the profile of the industry.

• It oversees the construction and maintenance of roadways and public transportation systems, ensuring efficient and safe travel for all users.