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Need a helping hand? NICEIC and ELECSA technical helpline team are here to assist

|Date: 27 January, 2022

Need a helping hand? NICEIC and ELECSA technical helpline team are here to assist

PE gets the opportunity to put a human face to the encyclopaedic knowledge that is the NICEIC and ELECSA ...

PE gets the opportunity to put a human face to the encyclopaedic knowledge that is the NICEIC and ELECSA technical helpline team. We've all been there before – you find yourself on a job that needs to ...

27 January, 2022
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Requirements for luminaires and lighting installations | NICEIC

|Date: 22 December, 2021

Requirements for luminaires and lighting installations | NICEIC

The team at NICEIC and ELECSA look at the selection and erection of luminaires and some of the requiremen ...

The team at NICEIC and ELECSA look at the selection and erection of luminaires and some of the requirements of Section 559 covering lighting installations intended to be part of fixed electrical insta ...

22 December, 2021
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Insulation resistance testing and SPDs | NICEIC

|Date: 28 September, 2021

Insulation resistance testing and SPDs | NICEIC

This article from the NICEIC & ELECSA provides a brief summary of the types of surge protective devic ...

This article from the NICEIC & ELECSA provides a brief summary of the types of surge protective device likely to be present in an electrical installation and looks at how to carry out electrical t ...

28 September, 2021
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Surge Protection Devices – a risk assessment approach | NICEIC

|Date: 8 September, 2021

Surge Protection Devices – a risk assessment approach | NICEIC

The team at NICEIC & ELECSA take a look at the risk assessment approach given in Regulation 443.5 of ...

The team at NICEIC & ELECSA take a look at the risk assessment approach given in Regulation 443.5 of BS 7671, to determine whether surge protection devices (SPDs) should be installed. Publication ...

8 September, 2021
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Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

|Date: 5 June, 2021

Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed ...

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed to provide additional protection having a 0.25 A (250 mA) residual operating current characteri ...

5 June, 2021
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“No more shortcuts” as NICEIC updates entry criteria in line with EAS

|Date: 27 May, 2021

“No more shortcuts” as NICEIC updates entry criteria in line with EAS

'Short course' entry routes will no longer be recognised. NICEIC and ELECSA have announced changes to the ...

'Short course' entry routes will no longer be recognised. NICEIC and ELECSA have announced changes to their existing assessment processes and future enrolment criteria. The move responds to the 2020 u ...

27 May, 2021
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PRS Electrical checks, EICRs and the latest Government advice | NICEIC & ELECSA

|Date: 30 April, 2021

PRS Electrical checks, EICRs and the latest Government advice | NICEIC & ELECSA

As the final deadline for the new PRS legislation in England came into force on April 1 2021, calls to NI ...

As the final deadline for the new PRS legislation in England came into force on April 1 2021, calls to NICEIC and ELECSA’s technical helpline peaked at over 600 calls a day, a figure which is more tha ...

30 April, 2021
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“We had to create a compromise-free training experience” | NICEIC & ELECSA

|Date: 16 November, 2020

“We had to create a compromise-free training experience” | NICEIC & ELECSA

We put the questions to Neil Vincent, NICEIC & ELECSA Head of Training, as he tells us more about NIC ...

We put the questions to Neil Vincent, NICEIC & ELECSA Head of Training, as he tells us more about NICEIC/ELECSA's new Virtual Classroom Suite. Q. Why has NICEIC/ELECSA introduced 'virtual' trainin ...

16 November, 2020
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“Don’t lose sight of the future and the opportunities it holds” | NICEIC & ELECSA

|Date: 11 June, 2020

“Don’t lose sight of the future and the opportunities it holds” | NICEIC & ELECSA

John O'Neill, Director of Technical Excellence for NICEIC & ELECSA, discusses the challenges of today ...

John O'Neill, Director of Technical Excellence for NICEIC & ELECSA, discusses the challenges of today and the opportunities of tomorrow. Back in January – when COVID-19 was something happening on ...

11 June, 2020
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Armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC & ELECSA

|Date: 9 April, 2020

Armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC & ELECSA

The experts at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when utilising the metallic armouri ...

The experts at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when utilising the metallic armouring of a cable as a circuit protective conductor (cpc), main protective bonding conductor or whe ...

9 April, 2020
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