Notifiable work is a term used to describe particular types of electrical work that are subject to compliance with Building Regulations notification or approval.
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Notifiable work is a term used to describe particular types of electrical work that are subject to compliance with Building Regulations notification or approval.
From April 2013 electrical work in a dwelling (England), or associated with its surroundings, is notifiable to a local building control body where the work includes:
- the installation of a new circuit, whether at low voltage (typically 230 V) or extra-low voltage); or
- the replacement of a consumer unit (fusebox); or
- any alteration or addition to an existing circuit in a special location*, whether at low voltage (typically 230 V) or extra-low voltage
*A special location is a room containing a bath or shower, swimming pool or a sauna heater.
An alteration or addition to an existing circuit in a room containing a bath or shower is notifiable only where carried out in the space surrounding a bath or shower.
An alteration or addition anywhere within a room containing a swimming pool or sauna heater is notifiable.