Electrical Installation Certificates EICs and Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificates MEIWCs provide you, as the person responsible for the safety of an electrical installation, with a declaration that the new installation, or alteration or addition, is safe to use at the time it was put into service.
Keeping hold of these certificates also provides a basis for any further inspection and testing, as they can help save on costly exploratory work which might otherwise be needed in future. Additionally, in the event of a claim that injury or fire was caused by an electrical installation, certificates are documentary evidence which help show that the installation had been installed to a satisfactory standard of safety. The EIC will indicate whether the electrical work that has been carried out is:.
New - where the whole installation has been installed as new, if a complete rewire has been carried out. Addition - applies if an existing installation has been modified by adding one or more new circuits. Alteration - applies where one or more existing circuits have been modified or extended for example to add a socket , or items such as a consumer unit fusebox and switching equipment have been replaced.
An EIC must be issued for all new electrical installations. It may also be required for an alteration or addition to the installation — depending upon whether or not a new circuit has been installed. Our electrical installations certification services help you to fulfill wide-ranging national and international standards and regulations. We can also help prevent power failures, ensuring the reliable operation of your facilities.
We are a leading provider of testing and inspection for electrical installations around the world. As a result, we offer you an unrivaled global network of experts, experience and technology, along with accreditations to all major standards and regulations. Electrical contractors, who register with a competent person self-certification scheme, will be able to self-certify compliance with Part P of the Building Regulations whenever they carry out 'notifiable' work.
Persons who are not registered with a self-certification scheme - including DIYers - will need to notify or submit plans to a Building Control Body BCB , unless the work is non-notifiable. These schemes are aimed at those carrying out electrical installation work as the primary activity of their business. The following defined competence self-certification schemes, aimed at those who carry out installation work only as an adjunct to or in connection with the primary activity of their business e.
Compliance with the EAS can be achieved through a mix of experience and qualifications. There are additional requirements, mostly of an administrative nature, including the provision of certificates and a complaints procedure.
These are schemes aimed at contractors who do electrical work as an adjunct to their main activity e. Third-party certification schemes allow registered competent persons to certify notifiable electrical work in dwellings, carried out by persons not registered with a self-certification scheme, or who do not wish to register their work with a Building Control Body BCB.
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