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Commercial Test & Inspection

Helping Businesses Stay Compliant

Did you know that you are legally obliged under the Electricity at Work Act 1989 to ensure your business premises are regularly inspected and tested?

Take a look at these questions, and if you have any doubts about your compliance, just call the My Elec team on and we’ll help get you back on track

Niceic Certificate

Is your EICR certificate up to date ?

Do you have a current, in-date EICR certificate? If not — or you’re not sure — call us right away on because you’re breaching your obligations under the Electricity At Work Act 1989 which is a legal requirement for all businesses, it states you must maintain your building and the only way to show the buildings electrical systems having been maintained is by carrying out frequent electrical testing. So having a current Electrical certificate is must for all business owners, directors and managers.

Niceic Cert Pass or Fail

Is your EICR certificate Satisfactory?

If you have a current EICR certificate, is it labelled ‘satisfactory’ or Unsatisfactory? For you to be legally compliant under the Electricity at Work Act 1989, your certificate must show the status of your electrics as ‘satisfactory’ after its Electrical Installation Condition report. If it doesn’t and it is labelled Unsatisfactory, this means that Code1 and Code 2 defects have been listed in the defects schedule of your electrical Installation Condition Report - call us immediately on and we’ll pinpoint and fix what’s gone wrong.

Urgent Defects

do You Have Code 1 & 2 Defects?

Any Code 1 defects listed on your EICR certificate are very serious and require immediate attention as they pose a present danger , and there’s a risk of electrocution or electrical fire. Any Code 2 defects although not as serious, must still be addressed right away, as they point to a potentially dangerous issue with your electrical installation. Call us right now on as should anyone be injured or killed through electrocution or electrical fire, you — as the business owner, director or manager — could face prosecution and a custodial sentence – your insurance could also be void.

Recomendations

Do You Have Code 3 Defects?

Not quite as serious as Code 1 or 2 defects, any Code 3 defects on your EICR certificate are recommendations and must still be addressed before your next EICR Test date. Public buildings are generally 1year and Commercial buildings 3-5 year. These recommendations point out the installation is not necessarily dangerous, but it does not comply with the current version of the regulations, should anyone be killed or injured as a result, you would still be liable. Call us now on and let’s get a
pre-planned rectification program in place.

Why prevention is better than cure…

Our pre-planned inspection and maintenance service

As a business, you never want to find yourself sorting out NICEIC certification at the last minute, which is why the My Elec testing division have created a series of tailor made testing programmes we can put in place.

We’ll remove all the stress from this part of your compliance obligation and ensure that your premises always meet your legal requirements under the Electricity at Work Act 1989. Making short work of those nasty Code 1 or Code 2 surprises!

When you choose one of our programmes, it will be tailored to your business needs and can cover any of the following services below :-

Service We Offer

The Facts - Electricity At Work Regs 1989

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 imposes a duty of care on employers to manage their electrical systems and products so as not to cause death or injury to others. The regulations cover the design, construction, operation and maintenance of these systems. This is a statutory law, we must all comply with.

The Electricity at Work regulations came into force on 1st April 1990. To comply with them, employers must monitor the ongoing condition of their electrical systems through regular inspection and testing to ensure that the systems are safe to use. Records of the test results should be kept on site.

The regulations cover all premises and places where people work and customers have access to, including:

Public buildings such as schools, hospitals, sports and leisure centres, museums, cinemas, theatres, football, cricket and athletic grounds; Residential homes for the elderly, hotels and guesthouses; Industrial factories, farms and construction sites; and Commercial offices, shops and warehouses.