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WILLIAM M CULLETON: THIS WAS SPOTTED IN THE BAR OF A WELL KNOWN HOTEL IN DUBLIN! C2 PERHAPS…?
BS 7671 covers installations within the UK and some other jurisdictions, unfortunately Dublin does not fall under the requirements, therefore would not be subject to an Electrical Installation Condition Report.
The requirements in Ireland fall under National Rules for Electrical Installations ET101, where the term for the report remains as a Periodic Inspection Report and has four observation numbers:
1. Requires urgent attention.
2. Requires improvements.
3. Requires some attention.
4. Does not comply with the current National Rules for Electrical Installations.
Although this installation would not be covered by an EICR, we will consider it as if it was.
A socket-outlet has been installed at a high level, without any means of securing to the building structure. This may not attract attention, although depending on what it has been installed for, it can present a danger to those using it.
It could be used for festive or celebration periods for decorative lighting, which would involve staff plugging into an unsecured socket-outlet. This could place strain on the cables, terminations and any equipment plugged into the socket-outlet.
Therefore, the classification code would be a C3, Improvement recommended unless there was evidence of damage or loose connections to the socket-outlet or back box. In that case it would attract a C2, Potentially dangerous urgent remedial action required.
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