NICEIC useful facts and statements

NICEIC has been the UK’s independent voluntary electrical regulatory body for 50 years (founded in 1956)

• Every year, 12,500 fires in UK homes are caused by faulty electrics
• Every year, 10 people die and 750 people are seriously injured because of faulty electrics
• 10 fatal and 2,000 non-fatal electric shock accidents in the home each year and around 19 fatal and 880 non-fatal shock accidents a year in the workplace.
• Over 19,000 businesses are registered with the NICEIC
• Businesses registered with the NICEIC carry out work in accordance with the national safety standard BS 7671 (the IEE Wiring Regulations) and other codes of practice. They are assessed by the NICEIC every year.
• Domestic Installers registered with the NICEIC can self-certify that their electrical work complies with Part P of the Building Regulations, the new electrical safety legislation introduced by government in January 2005
• Approximately 90% of local authorities in the UK are believed to restrict work to NICEIC Approved Contractors on safety grounds
• Approved Contractors and Domestic Installers are required to issue a safety certificate for all their electrical work to confirm that the installation has been designed, constructed, inspected and tested in accordance with the national electrical safety standard, BS 7671 – Requirements for Electrical Installations.
• The NICEIC operates a complaints procedure and guarantee of standards scheme.
• You can check whether a firm is registered with the NICEIC on www.niceic.com or by calling the consumer helpline on 0870 013 0381.
• Enrolment with the NICEIC is voluntary, but we regard it as a badge of competency and professionalism for the service and have made it a priority to enrol
• COMPANY NAME DEMONSTRATES COMITTMENT TO QUALITY ELECTRICAL WORK WITH NICEIC APPROVAL
• Company Name is pleased to announce that it has successfully undergone assessment with leading voluntary electrical safety regulator NICEIC, and is now an Approved
• Contractor/Domestic Installer. This means that Company Name has demonstrated its ability to competently inspect and test electrical installations, and carry out work that complies with Building Regulations and meets national safety standards.
• Firstname Surname of Company Name, who will have to undergo annual inspections by the NICEIC to ensure the firm continues to meet standards said: “ABC Electrics prides itself on providing a quality service to customers, and our approval by the NICEIC demonstrates our commitment to carrying out electrical work to a high standard.”
• All householders having work carried out by Company Name will receive a certificate with a traceable serial number, which confirms the work has been carried out in accordance with national safety standard BS 7671 (IEE Wiring Regulations).

• For electrical work that must comply with Part P of the Building Regulations, a building notification certificate will be sent to the householder within 30 days of the work being completed. For further information about Company Name visit www.companyname.com. Or to find out about the standards that NICEIC Approved Contractors /Domestic Installers work to visit www.niceic.com.