Give 'em a poke, hard enough to move the conductor if its actually loose - if it doesn't move, then assume its tight.

I'm thinking of all sorts here, from the little final circuits through to Sub distribution supplies, big switch fuses, switch gear and bus bar terminations. 

An EICR is just a report on one mans opinion - Are they look and feel tight - poke, poke, wiggle wiggle...........Yah I think so. Pass.

Or, "no there's definitely one conductor loose here, we better check them all with some diligence." Probably at extra cost on a return job.  

Initial verification - I'd check maybe one in ten with a torque setting if the job was high spec enough, and I know the installer has to use the torque setting too. 

I must confess though, when I'm doing the installing - and there's no specific requirement to use a torque setting from the client, I don't use a torque anything......I'm too old - I'm adamant I know that's tight enough to hold the connection, and not so tight that it'll do damage to the screws/bolts I'm tightening up .......... clearly this approach has its detractors. 

Give 'em a poke, hard enough to move the conductor if its actually loose - if it doesn't move, then assume its tight.

I'm thinking of all sorts here, from the little final circuits through to Sub distribution supplies, big switch fuses, switch gear and bus bar terminations. 

An EICR is just a report on one mans opinion - Are they look and feel tight - poke, poke, wiggle wiggle...........Yah I think so. Pass.

Or, "no there's definitely one conductor loose here, we better check them all with some diligence." Probably at extra cost on a return job.  

Initial verification - I'd check maybe one in ten with a torque setting if the job was high spec enough, and I know the installer has to use the torque setting too. 

I must confess though, when I'm doing the installing - and there's no specific requirement to use a torque setting from the client, I don't use a torque anything......I'm too old - I'm adamant I know that's tight enough to hold the connection, and not so tight that it'll do damage to the screws/bolts I'm tightening up .......... clearly this approach has its detractors.