Hi,
Hope you are all well and thanks in advance for your replies.
I came across an issue with the Inspection schedule for an EICR last week. When a measured value of PFC is higher than the protective device KA value installed within the Distribution board, I would flag a C2 observation (I think the classification of the observation is a different post....). I would add this to the C2 to the inspection schedule on item 5.7. My issue is the regulation number highlighted after the text for item 5.7. It is 411.3 which is the section for "Requirements for fault protection" I don't feel this really covers the observation. I would use regulation 434.5.1 which gives clear detail on the requirements for the "characteristics of a fault current protective device". I have had a look in GN3 and section 3.9.1 (Checklist of items that require inspection), this uses regulation 434.5 against the fault protection item.
Now, my question is, would you add the C2 observation to the inspection schedule and use regulation number 411.3 or would you leave the item off the inspection schedule and just record the observation using regulation 434.5.1? Or the final option, which is the one I went for, add the C2 to the inspection schedule but use regulation 434.5.1 on the observation
Hope that makes sense! I just wanted to get a feel for what other Inspectors are doing out in the field.
Cheers
Matt
