Electrical Inspection, Testing and Certifcation A Guide to Passing the City and Guilds 2391 Exams Second Edition by Michael Drury
The legal aspects of Statutory and Non-Statutory Regulations are probably
the least consulted and possibly the most neglected components within the
Inspection and Testing domain; whereas they should be regarded as the bedrock
of the Inspection and Testing process.
When an inspector, generally the installation electrician on relatively small
installations or as a signatory for larger installations, issues an Electrical
Installation Certificate (EIC), it is a legally binding document, whereas an
Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is, as the title of the document
implies, a report on the condition of an installation. Nevertheless both documents
will depend upon the professionalism, knowledge, experience and skills of the
inspector.
