Benefits of using an
NICEIC-registered Contractor
The NICEIC has been
assessing the technical competence of contractors for over 50 years.
Their aim is to protect everyone who uses electricity from unsafe
electrical installations in their homes, places of work and leisure.
To achieve this, they maintain a register of electrical contractors
that they assess as complying with the various standards, codes of
practice and Scheme rules.
Contractor assessment
covers a representative sample of the contractors work, their
premises, documentation, equipment, and the competence of their key
supervisory staff. Once contractors become registered with NICEIC,
they are re-assessed on a regular basis to ensure continued
compliance.
Enrolment with NICEIC
is voluntary, but electrical contractors that are competent and
conscientious about the service they offer customers would consider it
a priority to enrol. Over 20,000 contractors are registered by NICEIC,
covering the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland.
It is believed that
approximately 90% of Local Authorities in the UK restrict work to
NICEIC Approved Contractors on safety grounds and householders can be
assured that all work undertaken by an NICEIC-registered contractor
will be safe.
The main benefits of
using a contractor registered by NICEIC include:
Safety and competence
Contractors registered
by NICEIC are assessed on a regular basis to ensure that they are
competent and capable of meeting the relevant technical and safety
standards, codes of practice and rules of the Schemes they are
registered to. Each Scheme has a defined set of competence criteria
that contractors must meet to achieve and maintain registration.
Compliance with
building regulations
Contractors registered
to NICEIC Building Regulations Schemes are authorised to self-certify
their work without hindrance from Local Authority Building Control.
This saves you both time and money when undertaking work that requires
notification under the Building Regulations.
Insurance Backed
Warranty
The NICEIC Insurance
Backed Warranty covers work undertaken by contractors registered to
the NICEIC Domestic Installer Scheme that is notifiable to Building
Control. The purpose of the Warranty is to protect consumers should
any work be found not to comply with the Building Regulations under
circumstances where the contractor is no longer in business to
undertake the necessary remedial work.
The financial limit
placed on the remedial work is £25,000 in respect of any one
installation per period of insurance and the warranty is valid for a
period of six years from the date of completion of the original work.
Independent
Complaints Procedure
NICEIC operates an
independent complaints procedure governing the technical standards of
electrical installation of its Approved Contractor and Domestic
Installer Schemes. If the electrical work of a registered contractor
is found to be below the accepted technical standard, NICEIC requires
the contractor to correct the work, at no additional cost to the
customer. NICEIC is concerned solely with the safety and technical
standard of the electrical work carried out by Approved Contractors,
and the standard of certification and periodic inspection reports
which Approved Contractors are responsible for producing.
Guarantee of
Standards Scheme
NICEIC expects its
registered contractors to provide a quality service to their customers
and, therefore, endeavour to resolve all complaints about the
technical standard of their electrical work. If a customer and an
Approved Contractor are unable to resolve an alleged deficiency in the
technical standard of electrical work, the customer can make a formal
complaint to NICEIC. |
