BS 10125:2014 Automotive services.
Specification for vehicle damage repair processes
From November 2014 a new British Standard for vehicle damage repair has replaced the already highly successful PAS 125.
The new British Standard is designed by the repair industry and includes:
• Competency
requirements for person
conducting repairs
conducting repairs
• The requirement to conduct repairs
in accordance with predefined repair methods
• Identifying the right equipment and
tools
• Controlling the quality of repairs
• Managing
the repairs process for continual improvement
GQA’s Head of Qualification Development and Delivery Sean
Hayes, was part of the Committee that developed the standard and so is ideally
placed to comment on the relevance of GQA’s Automotive Glazing qualifications. Sean
said “The British Standard states that individuals must be ‘currently
competent” and demonstrate this by being in possession of an industry
recognised qualification based on
National Occupational Standards (NOS). The qualifications are only recognised
for 3 years from the date of achievement for the purposes of the British
Standard so it is important that these are kept up to date. The qualifications
we developed with, and for, the Automotive Glazing industry meet all of the
requirements of the outgoing PAS 125 and the newly introduced BS 10125:2014”
GQA offers the more “traditional” Level 2 and Level 3 Automotive Glazing QCF qualifications and has also introduced a Continued Competence qualification that is used as the renewal or refresher qualification for those who hold a qualification that is over 3 years old.
A copy of BSI10125:2014 can be purchased from the BSI Website; www.bsigroup.co.uk.