What it is
Many tests need circuits switched off. For premises that trade long hours we plan isolations in the evening, overnight or at weekends so your business isn't interrupted. Out-of-hours rates apply and are agreed in the quote.
What's included
- Planned out-of-hours visits
- Isolation planning
Who needs it
- Retail and hospitality
- Offices with critical IT
- Healthcare and care settings
What you'll receive
As per the work carried out.
How often
As needed.
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
- 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.
Before your appointment
- Agree access, alarm codes and key holders for the visit.
- Tell us which systems must stay powered.
If something's found
- You get a written report the next working day.
- 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
- Time of day and day of the week
- Length of the shutdown
- Number of engineers needed
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.