I was very careful to not have an opinion in my post on the 30th. Just state the facts as anyone can find them.
Yes I think it will cause problems, and the pen pushers know it will. In fact I’m sure they will get a bit fat pay rise out of it some how, or at least an assistant.
The original post was about the value for money aspect of the IPEM. It then had gone down the route of job requirements, imposed by the pen pushers.
I think this situation we are in, is who to join if anyone. Until clear lines are drawn. There are going to be differing opinions of whether we should or not, or whether we need to or not, or indeed whether these points are in fact the same.
Refusing to comment on the situation just stifles the debate and allows the state to make a decision on the subject without a voice from us. So I must continue to voice my opinion as often in as many places as possible.
MY opinion is there should be a register and there should be different levels of equipment at which people are rated e.g. Anaesthetics, ventilation or some other denomination.
Fail the register and the person would be excluded from that category or area of work, possibly the lot, depending on the severity of the cock up.
More lines of punishment, without loss of employment. With clear levels of competency and a progression route back from the edge of losing skills to other industries.
Competency could be manufacturer certification on the equipment within a category. Or successful pass performance at an assistant level with other registered staff counter signing of sufficient aptitude.
The closest I can find to this is the VRCT system, so the value of the organisation to me is high, and the low registration cost is affordable, and in some cases claimable.
The IPEM subscribes to the Uk Spec system which is good, but this is not tailored to our industry. The information services the IPEM offer is relevant and very good and this I believe is what makes them relevant to us but weather it’s enough to cover subscription or not is the question?
