Electrical Inspection & Testing
Including Landlord Electrical Safety Report
Tel: 08000 599 599
Electrical Inspection & Testing
Electrical safety is of prime
importance regardless of the
type of electrical installation.
Homes, offices, factories and
agricultural premises should all
be inspected and tested on a
regular basis.
There are many
reasons for carrying out
inspection and testing, the most
common ones are, having a new
circuit installed, having a
rewire, having a new fuse box /
consumer unit installed. The
above works would require an
Electrical Installation
Certificate, known as an
E.I.C.
An
Electrical Installation
Condition Report, or an
E.I.C.R, is another type
of electrical certificate, these
are issued when an existing
installation requires routine
inspection and testing after a
period of time.
We sometimes
issue an E.I.C.R for other
reasons, for example, following
a fire or a flood, the E.I.C.R
is to verify that the electrical
installation is safe for
continued use.
If a problem
is found during the inspection
and testing process, a
recommendation will be made for
remedial work to be carried out
within a certain amount of time.
A
Minor Electrical Installation
Works Certificate,
M.E.I.W.C, sometimes
known as a Minor Works
certificate, can be issued for
minor electrical work, such as
adding an extra socket outlet or
light fitting, or extending an
existing circuit.
There are
many limitations on what a
M.E.I.W.C can be used for.
A "Landlords
Electrical Safety Certificate"
is basically an Electrical
Installation Condition Report,
or E.I.C.R which is issued under
the "Electrical Safety Standards
in the Private Rented Sector
(England) Regulations 2020"
which came into force on 1 June
2020.
Private Landlords must ensure every electrical installation in their residential premises is inspected and tested at intervals of no more than 5 years by a qualified and competent person.
In England, Under
The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords are required to have the electrical installations in their properties inspected and tested, at least every five years, by a person who is qualified and competent. This applies to new tenancies from the 1st July 2020 and to all other tenancies from the 1st April 2021.
Why not give us a call today about your Electrical Inspection & Testing requirements?
Call us on 08000 599 599 or visit our Contact page
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