EnergySafe Magazine Autumn 2019, issue 53 | Page 14

Electrical news Autumn 2019 energysafe issue 53 Description of installation work By David Bibby, Compliance Officer, Electrical Installation Safety A summary of what it is used for and how filling it out correctly can ensure your installation is compliant within Regulations and Standards. Non-Prescribed COES— Auditing purposes and customer satisfaction It also provides the customer with a detailed description of the work for their own record keeping. Prescribed COES— Inspection purposes and customer satisfaction The description of work provided by the Licensed Electrical Worker (LEW) on a Non-Prescribed COES is used by ESV authorised auditors to identify what non-prescribed electrical installation work has been completed at an electrical installation. This allows the auditor to visually inspect and test the completed work for compliance and safety. If the description of work is inaccurate or incomplete, the auditor may have doubts about the electrical installation work performed and where it was completed in the installation. The description of work provided by the Licensed Electrical Worker (LEW) on a Prescribed COES is used by Licensed Electrical Inspectors (LEI) to identify what prescribed electrical installation work has been completed at an electrical installation. This allows the LEI to visually inspect and test the completed work for compliance and safety. Accurate detailed descriptions of what electrical installation work was performed, and its location in the installation, help an auditor complete the audit inspection and testing effectively. This may render the audit ineffective in its purpose, as the auditor cannot ensure: » » the electrical installation work is compliant to the legislation and pursuant standards, and » » the installation is safe to be left on supply and safe to use. Accurate, detailed descriptions of the prescribed electrical installation work performed and where it was completed in the installation, help the LEI complete the inspection and testing as required to ensure compliance. Licensed Electrical Worker (LEW) and Responsible Person (RP) Doc Section and title Standard/Clause ESA 44 Compliance and testing of electrical installation work 3. A licensed electrical installation worker must not sign a certificate of compliance in relation to any electrical installation work carried out by that worker unless the certificate— a. describes the work; and b. states that the work complies with this Act and the regulations; and c. contains any other details in relation to the work required by the regulations. ES(I)R 251 Certificates of compliance 1. For the purposes of section 44(3)(c) of the Act, a certificate of compliance must contain all the details required by the certificate of electrical safety. 2. Despite subregulation (1), detail as to the maximum demand of the installation at the time of completion of the work in amps per phase need only be completed if the work has increased the maximum demand of the installation. 3. Despite subregulation (1), detail as to the consumers mains capacity of the installation in amps need only be completed if the work has increased the maximum demand of the installation. ES(I)R 252 Details to be accurate and legible— certificate of compliance A licensed electrical installation worker must ensure that the details required by regulation 251 are complete, accurate and legible on each copy of the certificate of compliance. Penalty: 20 penalty units. Licensed Electrical Inspector (LEI) Doc Section and title Standard/Clause ESA 45 Inspection of electrical installation work 4. A licensed electrical inspector must not sign a certificate of inspection of any prescribed electrical installation work unless the certificate— a. describes the work; and b. states that the inspector has inspected the work; and c. states whether or not the work complies with this Act and the regulations; and, d. contains any other details in relation to the work required by the regulations. ES(I)R 241 Details to be accurate and legible—certificate of inspection A licensed electrical inspector must ensure that the details required by regulation 240 are complete, accurate and legible on each copy of the certificate of inspection. 14 Penalty: 20 Penalty units.