National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting

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Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire

Region served

Membership

Over 38,000 certified businesses

Managing Director

Richard Orton

Parent organization

CertsureWebsitehttp://www.niceic.com

Electrical installations
Wiring practice by region or country
North American practice United Kingdom practice
Regulation of electrical installations
BS 7671 UK wiring regulations IEC 60364 IEC international standard Canadian Electrical Code (CE Code) U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC)
Cabling and accessories
AC power plugs and sockets Cable tray Electrical conduit Mineral-insulated copper-clad cable Multiway switching Steel wire armoured cable Ring main unit Ring circuit Thermoplastic-sheathed cable
Switching and protection devices
AFCI ELCB Electrical busbar system Circuit breakers Disconnector Fuse Residual-current device Distribution board Consumer unit Electrical switch Earthing systems
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NICEIC is one of several organisations which assesses the competence of businesses undertaking electrical work in the UK. NICEIC is one of several providers given Government approval to offer Competent Person Schemes in England and Wales to oversee electrical work within the scope of Part P of the Building Regulations.

NICEIC also run certification schemes for plumbing, heating, renewables business as well as MCS and PAS certification schemes and has circa 38,000 businesses certified on its schemes, as well as being a leading industry training provider for electrical, gas, plumbing, heating, renewables qualifications.

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 brand of NICEIC.

History

From 1923, an earlier organisation, the National Register of Electrical Installation Contractors, kept a register of approved electrical contractors. It was incorporated on 10 August 1956.

Headquarters

The NICEIC is situated next to the headquarters of Costa Coffee and Whitbread, north of the main industrial estate Houghton Regis, which is near to Dunstable.

Certification

Businesses undertaking electrical work are certified by NICEIC to become Approved Contractors and/or Domestic Installers, meeting the NICEIC's scheme requirements for competence and the like kind. If work undertaken by the certified business is not up-to-standard, the NICEIC will correct it if necessary. Certified businesses are assessed by a team of local Assessors. Many local authorities only give work to NICEIC certified businesses.

To be a certified business undertaking electrical work, the business must:

Ensure work is carried out to the current edition of BS 7671; the IET Wiring Regulations
Ensure certification is issued on completion of installation work, as directed by BS 7671
Ensure work meets the requirements of the Building Regulations / Standards and the like (where relevant)
Have up-to-date copies of BS 7671
Have competence with test instruments as outlined by Part 6 ("Inspection and Testing") of BS 7671; the IET Wiring Regulations
Have public liability insurance of at least £2m.
Have professional indemnity insurance of at least £250k if certified for periodic inspection.