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Should EICR (Electrical Instalation Condition Report) be stored nationally or locally in a digital format in a similar way to an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)?

Sergio Fernandez

Should EICR (Electrical Instalation Condition Report) be stored nationally or locally in a digital format in a similar way to an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)?

This would allow for people and companies to look up the information rather than it being hidden away.  Knowledable people could then have a chance to look at the results or at the previous results to make comparisons and have some historical imformation on the site.  Furthermore it would allow for the information to be checked at a later date should the requirement arise.  (Grenfell Tower inquiry is a casing point)  It has come to light that some of the EICR may not be wholly accurate. 

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  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    I fear he is optimistic

    "Somebody must hold the electrical testing certificates for these properties. I do not expect the Government to hold them but somebody does"

    Why should they  unless they are told they have to ? The lights come on and socket  work perfectly well without a written record.  Customer sees no use in keeping the paperwork, except maybe the top sheet saying 'pass' and the contractor won't want it after the warranty period has expired and in some cases won't even be in business.
    The DNO's I agree seem to struggle with the records of their own bits following merging of electricity boards and then privatisation back again, and operate on a time line  that is very different to the indoor stuff - 'new' is anything less than about 30 years in some parts round here, and the general approach is either to quote a book value 'assume 0.3 ohms' or to say  something like 'we need to come and look at it, then we can tell you what and where that cable it is'.

    Which is safe and reliable, but not the slick semi-automated sort of record keeping  visualised the honourable Lord Rooker. ;-)

    Mike.

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