IETC INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL TESTING CONTRACTORS Ltd

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IETCINDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL TESTING CONTRACTORS
Ltd

• BRINGING YOU SAFELY INTO THE FUTURE

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COMPANY PROFILE

• IETC is an Irish owned Company, set up by Liam
  Colbert Peter Magill to meet the increasing
  demand for independent certification of
  electrical installations in the Industrial,
  Commercial, Public and Private Sectors. Safety of
  electricity supply is now, more than ever an
  important issue for all electrical consumers and
  subsequently we recognised the need for a Company
  specialising in the Testing and Commissioning of
  electrical installations and equipment.
• With combined experience of 35 years in all
  aspects of electrical maintenance and
  installation we have established a reputation for
  quality, excellence and timely completion of all
  projects. Throughout our careers we have both
  maintained a policy of continuous improvement
  through re-training and further education,
  keeping us directly in touch with changing and
  new technologies.
• We have worked with many established Building
  Contractors as well as Engineering Development
  Companies throughout Ireland including, ARUP,
  Varmings, Bowen Construction and OCallaghan
  Properties along with organisations such as
  Pfizer, ESB, Jurys Doyle Group and the HSE.
• IETC are members of the Register of Electrical
  Contractors of Ireland (RECI), who govern the
  current Irish electrical regulations. We are
  also members of the Association of Electrical
  Contractors of Ireland (AECI), as well as being a
  TEEU Member Company. IETC Ltd is fully insured
  for Public and Employer liability.

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Cont.

• IETC specialise in electrical testing and
  maintenance, ensuring that all your electrical
  equipment is installed to the highest standard,
  optimising energy use and improving safety. All
  employees of IETC are fully trained and certified
  to RECI standards and all have Safe pass and are
  members of the TEEU. All our services are tried
  and tested to the highest standard.
• We ensure that in completing an order, our
  customers are getting the very best in material,
  workmanship and service.

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COMPANY POLICY

• Our aim is to provide a service which enhances
  the operational excellence, efficiency and safety
  of all business customers, with innovative
  solutions from experts responsive to both
  business and environmental needs.
• We pride ourselves in meeting our clients
  specific needs from industry to commercial
  services and all our work is personally overseen
  by either Peter or Liam. As a result we are
  confident that our service is second to none.
• We are proud of our growing reputation which is
  built on expertise, experience and reliability.
  We believe in continuous improvement and that by
  providing our customers with the highest quality,
  combined with excellent service, we can continue
  to enhance our reputation.
• IETC - Bringing you Safely Into The Future

"Total Customer Satisfaction Motivates Us To
Strive For Perfection"
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IETC SERVICES

• Portable Appliance Testing
• Electrical Installation Testing
• Periodic Inspection Verification
• Fire Protection Systems
• Emergency Lighting Certification
• Emergency Lighting Design
• Verification Identification of Electrical
  Installations
• Data Testing
• Electrical Installation (Domestic, Commercial,
  Agricultural Industrial)
• The above services may be customized, to suit
  your specific business needs.
• All Testing is performed by qualified personnel
  with calibrated test equipment.
• Calibration Certificates may be viewed prior to
  Testing.

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Portable Appliance Testing ( PAT )

• We offer a complete service of Portable Appliance
  Testing (PAT), which covers all voltages from
  110v to 415v. We will call to your premises to
  carry out a full survey of all the equipment
  requiring testing, following which we will issue
  a price for the work to be undertaken. On
  instruction to proceed and prior to commencing we
  will meet with you again to ascertain that our
  plan for testing is in line with your companys
  requirements, ensuring as little inconvenience as
  possible to your ongoing business. Once this is
  approved, we will commence with the actual work.
• On completion of the full PAT, we will compile a
  list of all test results on both hard and soft
  copy, which will be issued to you along with your
  certification on receipt of payment. Appliances
  which have passed the test will be labelled with
  a Pass Label stating the appliance ID, Pass Date,
  Fuse Rating and Re-Test Date, along with the
  signature of the Engineer who has carried out the
  service. Appliances which have failed can be
  repaired by us at an agreed cost if it is
  practical to so and subsequently re-tested.
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  Pass Label Fail Label

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Why PAT Test ?

• The reason PAT should be carried out is quite
  simple. It will protect both your employees and
  customers from accidents such as electric shock
  or burns whilst also protecting against a
  potential fire hazard. Many work related
  accidents are caused by wear and tear of portable
  appliances such as damaged leads, incorrect fuse
  rating or damaged casings, to name but a few.
  Many customer related accidents are due to
  neglect in maintaining these appliances or lack
  of testing to begin with. The HSA have recently
  issued figures reporting that 25 of all
  electrically related accidents are caused by
  faulty portable appliances, which can inevitably
  result in serious injury and expensive law suits
  undertaken by either employees or customers.

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The Law

• Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act
  2007 S.I. 299, it is now a requirement under
  Irish law that all businesses are obliged to
  carry out PAT Testing on all portable appliances
  to ensure the safety and welfare of both
  employees and customers. The onus to carry out
  PAT Testing now falls entirely at the feet of the
  employer who is 100 responsible. In order to
  comply with regulations records must be kept for
  at least five years for random spot checks
  carried out by the HSA. Irish Insurers/Underwriter
  s are now requesting proof that all portable
  appliances comply with the legislation prior to
  the renewal of existing or commencement of new
  policies. From 1st November, 2007, the Safety,
  Health and Welfare at Work Act 2007 S.I. 299,
  section 81 states that an employer shall ensure
  that
• (1)(a) portable equipment is maintained in a
  manner fit for safe use and
• (c) portable equipment which is
• (i) exposed to conditions causing
  deterioration liable to result in danger,
• (ii) supplied at a voltage exceeding 125
  volts alternating current, is
• (I) visually checked by the user before use, and
• (II) periodically inspected by a competent
  person, appropriate to the
• nature, location and use of the
  equipment.
• (2) An employer shall ensure, where appropriate,
  that a competent person
• (a) tests any portable equipment described
  in paragraph (1)(c)(i) and(ii),

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How Often Should I Test ?

• All appliances fall into their own categories,
  which are listed below. From this we have
  established a set of guidelines to define how
  often you should test the different appliances.
  An annual test cycle may be extreme in some
  circumstances but may not be enough in others.
• There are seven types of equipment which are
  categorized as follows
• Portable - Equipment that can be moved
  whilst connected to a supply.
• Moveable - Not more than 18kg in mass
  and not fixed or equipment with wheel,
  castors or
• other means to facilitate
  movement in order for it to perform its intended
  use.
• Hand Held - Equipment that is held in the hand
  during operation
• Stationary - Equipment having a mass more than
  18kg and not provided with a carrying handle.
• Fixed - Equipment that is fixed
  to a support or otherwise secured.
• Built-in - Equipment installed in a
  recess providing partial enclosure but having one
  or more
• surfaces exposed.
• I.T. - Equipment containing electronic
  components for functional
• operation.
• Please see guidelines on our website on
  www.ietc.ie

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Electrical Testing Commissioning of New
Installations

• Standards and safety regulations have become more
  stringent in recent years particularly in the
  Industrial and Commercial Sectors. Prior to this
  however, many new buildings were not fully tested
  and as a result do not meet with current
  regulations. We not only insist on these
  standards but provide our customers with a
  professional and trustworthy service where
  quality and efficiency are to the fore. Many
  Contractors struggle to find reliable and
  qualified staff to carry out thorough testing and
  commissioning of their electrical installations
  thereby failing to determine that they are inline
  with current regulations. IETC not only provides
  a service which gives our customers peace of mind
  but ensures that your Company is handing over an
  installation, knowing it has been tested to the
  highest standard.
• Many electricians believe that powering up the
  circuit and verifying the operation is a
  sufficient method of testing. This is not just
  naive but down right negligent as it is highly
  dangerous and can lead to fire or in some cases
  death!
• The ETCI National Rules For Electrical
  Installations
• Chapter 61 Sub Section 610.1 states
• Every Installation, including subsequent
  alterations and extensions, during erection and
  on completion, shall be inspected and tested
  before being put into service so as to verify as
  far as is practicable that the requirements of
  these Rules have been fulfilled

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Our testing procedures are carried out as follows

• Visual Inspection
• Visual inspections must be carried out prior to
  the undertaking of any testing. The following are
  some examples of the more common faults which can
  be detected
• Incorrect polarity
• Loose connections
• Incorrect rating of fuses/MCBs/RCDs
• Damage to equipment etc.
• Most importantly a visual inspection can detect
  the presence of exposed live electrical
  conductors which could thereby prevent
  electrocution avoiding serious injury or possibly
  death. This can be seen in more detail in
• ETCI Third Edition Regulations on
  Verification Testing Chapter 61
• Continuity of Conductors
• The continuity of all protective conductors and
  equipotential bonding conductors must be verified
  next with all results recorded. These tests will
  verify that the electrical circuits are installed
  and connected correctly thereby ensuring that the
  circuits are electrically sound. All visual
  inspections on earth bonding and polarity will
  therefore be confirmed.

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Testing procedures continued...

• Insulation Resistance Test
• The insulation resistance between all conductors
  must be carried out following the continuity
  tests. All conductors will be disconnected from
  the distribution board and be tested separately
  from all other circuits. We will test between all
  Live conductors to Earth and Neutral as well as
  between Neutral and Earth. All appliances,
  lighting, or any other sensitive equipment will
  be disconnected from the circuit prior to testing
  so as not to damage any of the equipment.
• Where necessary we will test the floor and wall
  resistance to earth. Currently, installations are
  often built with metal stud partitions which are
  required to be bonded to earth as per RECI
  recommendations. As these metal partitions can
  become live under fault conditions we feel it is
  best to carry out these tests wherever
  needed.needed.
• Once the above have been completed, the power can
  then be turned on and the following tests
  undertaken
• Earth Loop Impedance
• An Earth Loop impedance test will be carried out
  on all circuits and the test results recorded.
  This test measures the fault loop impedance and
  must be carried out at the furthest point in the
  installation on each circuit.

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Testing procedures continued...

• Residual Current Device Test ( RCD Test )
• The RCD test will be carried out next to verify
  the correct operation of all RCDs and RCBOs and
  the results recorded. This test verifies the trip
  time in milliseconds and should be visually
  inspected also. The load must be disconnected
  from the circuit to ensure accurate results and
  to interrupt the normal earth leakage current
  from any equipment installed.
• Functional Tests
• If necessary, all control gear i.e. motor
  control, interlocks, drives etc. will have full
  functional tests
• carried out to verify their correct operation.
  All protective devices will be thoroughly tested
  to ensure
• safe operation.
• Phase Rotation Test
• We will test the phase rotation of all three
  phase motors in the installations being tested.
  The rotation
• Is normally in a clockwise direction, unless
  forward/reverse control is required. This will be
  confirmed
• with a phase rotation meter.
• On completion of all testing we will compile a
  list of all test results on both hard and soft
  copy which will be issued to you along with your
  certification on receipt of payment.

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Periodic Inspection Testing

• We provide all our customers with periodic or
  annual electrical inspection and verification of
  their property to provide peace of mind and
  security. This also guarantees that your
  electrical installation is maintained to the
  highest standard and all your employees are
  working in the safest environment possible.
• As an employer you are obliged to provide the
  following, under the Health, Safety Welfare at
  Work Act, S.I. 299 of 2007
• 89. An Employer Shall Ensure-
• (b) an existing electrical installation is tested
  by a competent
• person in an appropriate manner
• (i) from time to time where required having
  regard to the
• nature, location and use of the
  installation, or
• (ii) if an inspector so requires,
• a report of the test is completed by the
  competent person
• carrying out the test
• The procedure for Periodic Inspection and
  Verification is the same as that, for Testing and
  Inspection of a New Installation.
• On completion of all testing we will compile a
  list of all test results on both hard and soft
  copy which will be issued to you along with your
  certification on receipt of payment.

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Fire Protection IS3218

• We are in partnership with one of Irelands
  leading Fire Protection companies, Masterfire
  Protection, enabling us to bring our customers
  the most professional, reliable and advanced
  service in the country.
• Masterfire Protection is one of the leading
  suppliers within the Fire Detection Industry in
  Ireland. The organization has grown and developed
  to meet the specific needs of their customers,
  designing their systems to encompass individual
  requirements, from the particular needs of
  apartment blocks to the specific requirements of
  hotels and sensitive manufacturing
  facilities.We at IETC, now carry the latest
  equipment in fire detection, offering such
  state-of-the-art systems as air sampling for
  sophisticated detection, to a new four-stage
  voice alarm system which minimizes downtime from
  false alarms. Staying in touch with leading edge
  technology allows us to bring the most up to date
  systems into the Irish Market. The new OxyReduct
  is one such system which reduces the oxygen
  levels in a closed environment to 15 thereby
  eliminating the possibility of combustion.
• We offer a fully tailored service to any
  business or organization, from design and
  commissioning, through to certification, all with
  a comprehensive warranty for extra peace of mind.
  Once the installation is complete, we will
  provide appropriate documentation, arrange for
  on-site staff training, equipment
  demonstrations and also advise on evacuation
  procedures.
• More information can be viewed on the products by
  visiting our website at www.ietc.ie and clicking
  on the link for Masterfire Protection.
  Alternatively visit Masterfires web site at
  www.masterfireprotection.com

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Emergency Lighting IS3217

• Emergency Lighting is one of the most important
  aspects of any building no matter the size or
  nature of the business. It is a life safety
  system and must, by law, be maintained and tested
  on a regular basis as stated by the National
  Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).
• The Code of Practice for Emergency Lighting
  IS3217 1989
• There must be clear indication and safe level of
  illumination of escape routes in the event of
  failure of normal power
• In addition to the moral duty placed on the
  occupiers of buildings and employers, there are
  specific statutory duties, which require adequate
  signage and emergency lighting in buildings. Life
  safety systems in buildings and industrial plants
  are essential to the maintenance of a safe place
  of work and emergency lighting, which is one of
  the key systems, must be maintained to the
  highest levels
• Emergency Lighting is the first line of escape in
  the event of an emergency. It illuminates the
  safest way to the nearest exit and if not
  maintained can inevitably lead to accident or
  death ensuing prosecution of the premises owner
  or employer due to negligence. We at IETC can
  offer our customers full design and commissioning
  of new installations and annual testing of
  existing installations ensuring that all our
  customers have peace of mind in the knowledge
  that they have an efficient and safe emergency
  lighting system at the ready if and when
  required.

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Emergency Lighting continued.

• All Public Buildings and Businesses must label
  all emergency lighting for which they must have a
  corresponding log book and drawings. This
  information is crucial and must be available to
  the fire officer when applying for or renewing a
  license.
• So many Companies who test emergency lighting
  simply test the system and issue a report which
  includes a list of defects that require resolving
  by a qualified electrician. This will inevitably
  add to costs with the possibility of long delays
  prior to the defects being corrected. We will
  test and fix any defects found as quickly as
  possible and with little or no inconvenience
  caused.
• Existing premises may not always have a Central
  Test Unit facility in their Distribution Boards
  for testing emergency lights. We will install
  these test units to facilitate future testing
  without the inconvenience of isolating the power.
  It is now a statutory requirement under the Code
  of Practice for Emergency Lighting IS3217 1989,
  to have a Central Test Unit installed in all
  Distribution Boards.
• Each emergency lighting system should have a
  facility for simulation failure of the normal
  supply for test purposes. The facility should not
  interrupt the normal lighting supply to the area
  concerned. After the test period the emergency
  lighting system should be automatically restored
  to its normal state
• Generally a test switch with 30 minutes and 3
  hour timers to isolate only the unswitched supply
  to emergency luminaires is provided
• This facility enables the emergency lighting to
  be tested during normal working hours without any
  inconvenience to the day to day running of the
  premises in question.

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Verification Identification of Electrical
Installations

• We offer our customers an excellent service by
  providing verification and identification of all
  electrical installation. This involves carrying
  out the following procedures
• Verification of all Electrical Circuits in
  unidentified Distribution Boards
• Providing Accurate Distribution Board Schedules
• Labelling all Electrical Outlets throughout the
  building
• Providing Up To Date Accurate Electrical Drawings
  
• Labelling All Mains Cables and Providing Cable
  Schedule Chart
• This service will provide the exact information
  required to enable efficiency in all future
  maintenance work, saving time and money in the
  long run. It will further provide a safe working
  environment for all personnel using the premises,
  with the overall installation clearly marked and
  identified.
• Under the Safety, Health Welfare at Work 2007
  Regulations, S.I. 299 an employer shall ensure
  that
• (a) all electrical equipment is suitably
  identified where necessary to prevent
  danger,
• (b) all electrical equipment, other than cables
  and overhead lines, displays the makers name
  together with all ratings necessary to show that
  it is suitable for the purpose for which it is
  used, and
• (c) all electrical circuits are suitably
  identified at their source to allow those
  circuits to be safely and securely de-energised
  and isolated.

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Data Testing

• We offer our customers an excellent and efficient
  service in Data Testing. We are certified to test
  any installation no matter how big or small and
  regardless of the category cable used. Our test
  equipment allows us to test these installations
  with speed and accuracy of the highest standard.
• Many businesses are looking to optimise their
  I.T. equipment to increase productivity in the
  workplace. In order to do this, a survey of the
  existing cabling network is necessary to verify
  if it is capable of carrying the required amount
  of data, otherwise the system may not function
  correctly. The speed of data transfer, with the
  technology that businesses have, requires the
  data cabling network to be of excellent quality
  in order to gain optimum efficiency out of the
  network. If certain areas fall below this
  standard, we can install new cabling and
  re-certify the entire installation.
• The technology that businesses call for along
  with the need for speed in transferring data
  requires the data cabling network to be of the
  highest quality ensuring that your network will
  meet the demands of your growing business, well
  into the future.

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Fully qualified Electricians with combined
  experience of over 35 years in the Industry.
• Certified to British Standard PAT Testing.
• RECI Certification in Verification
  Certification.
• RECI Certification in Periodic Testing
  Inspection.
• RECI Certification in Emergency Lighting.
• ECSSA Certification in Verification
  Certification.
• Nexans Certification in Data Testing.
• Fully Certified In Occupational First Aid.
• Full Safe Pass.
• Certificates May Be Viewed On Request

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How To Contact Us

• IETC
• Independent Electrical Testing Contractors Ltd
• Caraward West
• Dromcollogher
• Co. Limerick
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail admin_at_ietc.ie
• accounts_at_ietc.ie
• Web www.ietc.ie
• Liam Colbert - Mob [phone]
• liamcolbert_at_ietc.ie
• Peter Magill Mob [phone]
• petermagill_at_ietc.ie

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USEFUL IRISH LINKS

• RECI - www.reci.ie
• AECI - www.aeci.ie
• ECSSA - www.ecssa.ie
• ETCI, Electro-Technical Council Of Ireland -
  www.etci.ie
• NSAI, Nation Safety Association of Ireland -
  www.nsai.ie
• HSA, Health Safety Authority - www.hsa.ie
• Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act 2007 -
  www.entemp.ie/publications/sis/2007/si299.pdf