词条 | National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting |
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|name = National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting |image = RCD Protection Consumer Dual Split-Load.jpg |size = 200px |caption = RCD circuit breaker, with NICEIC logo on the BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations |abbreviation = NICEIC |formation = 1956 |status = Voluntary body |purpose = Electrical installation training regulatory organisation |headquarters = Warwick House, Houghton Hall Park |location = Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire |region_served = UK |membership = Electricians |leader_title = Chief Executive Officer |leader_name = Emma Clancy |main_organ = |parent_organization = Certsure |affiliations = |budget = |website = http://www.niceic.com }}{{Electrical Wiring Sidebar}} The National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC) is one of several organisations which regulates the training and work of electrical enterprises in the UK. The NICEIC is one of several providers given Government approval to offer Competent Person Schemes to oversee electrical work within the electrical industry. Certsure LLP (which is owned by Electrical Safety First, a registered charity, and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), the electrotechnical industry trade body) trades under the certification brands NICEIC and ELECSA. HistoryFrom 1923, an earlier organisation, the National Register of Electrical Installation Contractors, kept a register of approved electricians. It was incorporated on 10 August 1956, and since 1 October 2005, it has been registered as The Electrical Safety Council. RegulationElectrical contractors register with the organisation to become approved contractors, meeting the NICEIC's specification of training. If work undertaken by the approved contractor is not up-to-standard, the NICEIC will correct it if necessary. Work is checked by 54 local Area Engineers. Many local authorities only give work to NICEIC-approved electricians. Most electrical items in domestic wiring are controlled from the consumer unit with its residual-current device (RCD), which since 2001 has to be installed. Homes are wired in a ring circuit. To be an approved contractor, the electrician must:
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