ADVICE FOR MEMBERS FEATURES
A message to you from Rudi
SELECT is delighted to have secured the services of renowned industry champion Professor Rudi Klein as a consultant. Here, he outlines his new role and how he aims to help Members benefi t from his extensive knowledge
By Professor Rudi Klein Barrister and SELECT consultant
F
irst, let me say that I am delighted to be working for SELECT. Over some 30 years I have got to know many of its Members and have made long and lasting friendships.
Over that period SELECT has
emerged as the leading trade body in Scotland’s construction industry and its views are regularly sought by government and other industry bodies. It was no accident that under the leadership of Managing Director Alan Wilson, so many professional and trade bodies came together as the CICV Forum to support the industry through the COVID-19 crisis. So how can I help SELECT continue
this excellent work and assist you, its Members, in some of the many issues you face every day?
Supporting the regulation crusade One of my tasks will be to support the pioneering work carried out by SELECT in seeking statutory registration of qualifi ed electricians. This has been an all-consuming campaign for SELECT which is now bearing fruit. The 2019 review by consultant
Pye Tait of the case for registration concluded that a package of measures
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was necessary. These included protection of title, licensing of fi rms and individual registration based on the Scottish Joint
Industry Board (SJIB) schemes. Given that licensing and registration schemes exist in many other jurisdictions, such as in most US states, this conclusion was entirely appropriate.
But there is now an added factor – the Building Safety Bill. This Bill is being introduced in the current session of the Westminster Parliament and is the UK’s
response to the Grenfell tragedy. The centrepiece of the Bill is the appointment of a building safety regulator to oversee measures to enhance safety in high-rise buildings. Amongst these will be improving the capabilities and competencies of trades people involved in the construction process.
A successful outcome to SELECT’s campaign for regulation of the electrical industry in Scotland will help complement the aims of the Building Safety Bill. I therefore intend to devote some of my time to helping develop and infl uence the appropriate regulatory framework, which is the subject of a current consultation.
Pushing for retentions reform I’ve campaigned for many years to reform the cash retentions system, writing many articles on the subject in
Rudi is bringing his expertise to SELECT in his new consultant role
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