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Practical guidance on inspections and safety
Tips, guides and insights from real practice — electrical inspections, lightning protection, photovoltaics, occupational safety, fire protection and legislation for companies.
Occupational safety
Maximum driving time on a business trip: 4.5 hours, a 30-minute safety break, and daily records
Employees who are not professional drivers may drive for no more than 4.5 hours at a stretch. Learn what counts, the required break, and what records inspectors require.
· 15 min read
Training
Online Recertification for Electrical Professionals: The Test and Panel Interview by Video Call
Renew your § 6 or § 7 certificate without travel: take the written test in an app and attend a panel interview by video call.
· 13 min read
Photovoltaics
Periodic PV inspection after the initial inspection: when it is due and how to organise it for multiple homes at once
Annex No. 4 to nařízení vlády č. 190/2022 Sb. does not mention photovoltaics. Learn how the interval is set and how to inspect twenty homes at once.
· 15 min read
Training
Electrician Retraining and the § 6 Exam: What the Course Does and Does Not Provide
The course may lead to a qualification in the Národní soustava kvalifikací, but the § 9 exam under NV 194/2022 Sb. is a separate step.
· 13 min read
Training
Electrical qualification exam for self-employed electricians: where to take the § 6 or § 7 exam without an employer
Self-employed electricians must arrange their own exam under § 19(4) of zákon č. 250/2021 Sb. Learn who may conduct it and how to prove experience.
· 14 min read
Occupational safety
Compressor air receiver inspections: intervals and inspectors
Compressor air receiver inspections: when the vessel is regulated, which inspections and tests apply, their intervals, and who may perform them.
· 18 min read
Occupational safety
Construction Site OHS Plan 2026: Who Prepares It, Who Signs It, and When a Limited Scope Is Sufficient
From 1 November 2025, the coordinator prepares and updates the OHS plan, while the client signs it. When is a limited-scope plan enough, and when is none required?
· 15 min read
Appliances & tools
Chargers, Extension Leads and Adapters Recalled from the EU Market: How to Find Out Whether Your Company Has Them
In twelve months, 160 Safety Gate alerts covered extension leads, chargers and adapters. Learn how to identify affected equipment and respond.
· 27 min read
Training
Working with Asbestos from 1 January 2026: Training at Least Every Two Years and a Certificate for Every Trainee
From January 2026, asbestos training has a new interval, mandatory seven-item certificates and a tenfold lower exposure limit for construction firms.
· 13 min read
Occupational safety
Examination and test intervals for cranes, platforms and construction hoists under Annex 2 to NV 193/2022 Sb. — and what changes for operator medical examinations from 1 January 2026
Crane intervals depend on the crane group; platform and hoist intervals depend on the equipment type. Includes the operator medical examination change from 2026.
· 13 min read
Occupational safety
Occupational medical examinations from 1 January 2026: new grounds for extraordinary examinations, request requirements and category-based intervals
Vyhláška č. 449/2025 Sb. changed occupational medical examinations from 1 January 2026. See new triggers, request details and category deadlines.
· 13 min read
Fire protection
Fire Safety Design after the Amendment Effective 1 January 2026: Changes to Renovations, Extensions and Changes of Use
Vyhláška č. 467/2025 Sb. rewrote Section 41 and added Annex 7. See what fire safety designs must now contain, who is affected and how transition works.
· 13 min read
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