Electrical Certificate

Appointment details

A Commercial Electrical Installation Condition Report is, as it states, a report rather than a certificate. It provides an assessment of the in-service condition of an commercial electrical installation against current requirements. During the the appointment, the electrical engineer will complete an Electrical Safety Inspection to ensure that all electrical circuits on the property are in working order and safe to use. All lighting and lighting circuits will be assessed and a report on the findings will be logged. Typically a commercial EICR is a lot more in depth than a standard domestic report. For commercial properties, there may be operational limitations that the engineer will discuss with you first, such as shutting down any servers or phone lines that would impact a business. The engineer may ask for a sample rate which would detail what percent of sockets would be tested to begin with, and then should any faults occur with the sample size, the engineer may choose to increase the sample size (i.e, from 25% to 50%) to check for further faults. 

The entire onsite process can take from a few hours to a couple of days depending on the size of the property, especially for some larger commercial or industrial installations. Following the completion of the assessment, the Electrical Installation Condition Report is emailed within 2-5 business days. It is recommended that a commercial property should be tested every 5 years and installations at industrial premises should be tested at least every 3 years.

What you will need to do prior/during the appointment?

• If you are not sure about the type and the quantity of the circuits please contact the engineer
  
  
• Give permission to engineer to disconnect installation from the main electrical power supply for the inspection