EnergySafe Magazine Spring 2015, issue 41 | Page 16

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Electrical
news

Prescribed electrical installation
work: your questions answered
supply to the installation.
This does not mean inspection will be
in two to four days as has been quoted to
members of the public. This is covered in
the following sections of the Electrical Safety
Act and Regulations, which quite clearly
provide guidelines for these procedures.

By John Stolk, Compliance and
Enforcement Officer
ESV’s Electrical Technical Assistance
Line has recently received a number
of questions relating to inspection
and connection of consumer mains
and prescribed electrical work.
Registered electrical contractors and
licensed electrical workers need to be
aware of the requirements to have prescribed
work inspected before it is energised
or re-energised following the installation,
repair or upgrade of the prescribed parts
of the electrical installation.
This means the inspection of the
work is required to be performed by an
independent, licensed electrical inspector
prior to energising/re-energising the

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