What it is
We work as a subcontractor or direct partner on testing, inspection and remedial work, follow your site rules and permits, and deliver reports in the format your client needs. Purchase orders and invoice terms are available for approved accounts.
What's included
- Agreed rates and response times
- Reporting in your format
- Invoice terms for approved accounts
Who needs it
- Facilities management companies
- Main contractors and developers
- Maintenance companies
What you'll receive
Reports and certificates per job.
How often
Ongoing.
What the rules say
Each point is labelled so you can tell what's law, what's a British Standard, and what's good practice or comes from your lease, licence or insurer.
- Legal requirementGreat Britain
Workplace systems must be maintained to prevent danger
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require electrical systems at work to be maintained, so far as reasonably practicable, to prevent danger. They don't set a fixed inspection interval: how often depends on the type of installation, its use and condition.
Sources: Electricity at Work Regulations (opens external site): Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, regulation 4; HSE maintenance guidance (opens external site): Electrical safety: maintenance
- Legal requirementEngland and WalesAwaiting professional review
Fire safety equipment must be kept working
The responsible person for non-domestic premises (and the common parts of HMOs and flats) must keep fire safety measures, including alarms and emergency lighting, in efficient working order.
- Lease, licence or insurerVaries
Your insurer or lease may set an interval
Commercial leases, insurers and some licensing bodies may require periodic EICRs at a set interval. Check your documents: these are contractual duties, not general law.
- Recommended practiceGreat Britain
Keep records that show the system is maintained
The Electricity at Work Regulations require systems to be maintained; records of inspections, tests and repairs are how duty holders show it to insurers, auditors and enforcing authorities. HSE's guidance on maintenance explains a risk-based approach.
Sources: Electricity at Work Regulations (opens external site): Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, regulation 4; HSE maintenance guidance (opens external site): Electrical safety: maintenance
Before your appointment
- Share your planned maintenance schedule and permit-to-work process.
- Give us site contacts and access arrangements.
If something's found
- Findings are reported in a format you can add to your CAFM or compliance system.
- Anything dangerous is reported to you straight away, with options to make it safe.
- Further work is quoted before we do it, so nothing is added to your bill without your agreement.
- Completed work is certified, and notified to building control where the law requires it.
What affects the price
- Scope of services and response times
- Number of sites
- Out-of-hours cover
Read more
- Commercial electrical compliance: a practical checklist
The inspections and records most commercial premises need, which are law, which are British Standards, and which come from your lease or insurer.
- Emergency lighting testing: monthly checks and annual duration tests
Who's responsible, what BS 5266-1 covers, and the routine tests most premises follow.