Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 25 September 2018: The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), the entity responsible for developing quality infrastructure in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has issued more than 2000 conformity certificates for personnel in the field of internal wiring installations. This comes within the framework of the MOU signed between QCC and Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, ADDC, in July 2017, providing the approval of Abu Dhabi Distribution Company on the conformity certificate issued by the council and including it as a requirement within the procedures of electrical personnel licensing.
Under the terms of this MOU, the Council will assess applications from individuals and issue conformity certificates that meet the requirements of the conformity program. QCC has so far issued 2019 certificates for electrical personnel, including 719 trade assistants - electricians, 365 electricians, 321 technical supervisors, 175 assistant electrical engineers, 188 electrical engineers and 76 senior electrical engineers. In addition, QCC has issued 175 conformity certificates for engineers with the qualification of ‘electrical wiring regulation’.
Sultan Al Mehairi, Director of Information Service and Engagement at QCC, said, "The Council seeks, through the personnel conformity schemes in the internal wiring installations’ field , to improve the quality of services provided by individuals working in this field in accordance with the highest international standards, and in line with the Council’s role in developing the quality infrastructure in Abu Dhabi and achieving the objectives set by the Abu Dhabi plan to build a competitive and sustainable economy that is globally accessible.”
Al Muhairi added, "The Council will provide the necessary expertise to develop conformity schemes related to the services of individuals, while maintaining a periodic update to ensure that it applies to the requirements of regulators and the market.”
The Council calls upon all electrical personnel to obtain a conformity certificate, to be able to meet the accreditations requirements of Abu Dhabi Distribution Company.
The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council was established in 2009 to enable regulatory bodies in Abu Dhabi to raise the quality of exports and products traded locally, and to promote a culture of quality, industrial development, competitiveness and consumer safety by enabling regulators to develop and implement product safety, legal standards and conformity programs. The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council also sets guidelines and standards to verify that products manufactured and traded in the emirate conform to the highest standards of safety, quality and conformity.
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