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Tips, guides and insights from real practice — electrical inspections, lightning protection, photovoltaics, occupational safety, fire protection and legislation for companies.
Occupational safety
Work categorisation: what companies report to the public health authority, by when, and what follows
Category 1 is not reported, employers classify category 2 themselves, and the public health authority decides on categories 3 and 4. See the duties and deadlines.
· 19 min read
Training
Professional Competence Examination in Electrical Engineering: Procedure, Examination Board and What to Prepare
The electrical competence exam under nařízení vlády č. 194/2022 Sb. includes written and oral parts. Learn what to check and bring.
· 18 min read
Legislation
Vyhláška 50 Is No Longer Valid: Converting the Old Sections to NV 194/2022 in 2026
What the old Vyhláška 50 sections mean today, which qualifications replace them, and what to check on certificates under NV 194/2022.
· 17 min read
Appliances & tools
Bulk appliance inspections in companies: how to prepare workplaces, shifts, and equipment lists without disrupting operations
How to prepare equipment lists, schedule workplaces in waves, and prevent downtime during bulk appliance inspections.
· 20 min read
Lightning protection
Lightning Protection for Manufacturing Halls and Industrial Sites: How the Protection Class Is Determined by Risk Analysis and What It Means for Inspections
The LPS class is based on risk analysis, not roof area. Learn what affects the calculation, inspection intervals, and site preparation.
· 21 min read
Lightning protection
New Lightning Protection Standard (ČSN EN IEC 62305 ed. 3): What Is Changing and What It Means for an Existing System
The third edition is being released in parts, while the second remains valid until 31 October 2027. Learn when edition 3 affects an existing lightning protection system.
· 18 min read
Lightning protection
Lightning protection documentation in an older building: why the inspector asks for it and how to reconstruct it
Without documentation some requirements cannot be verified and the limited scope belongs in the report. What an inspector reads from it and how to rebuild it.
· 16 min read
Occupational safety
Health and safety in the Czech branch of a foreign company: what the inspectorate wants here and how to report it to the parent
A Czech branch faces two demands: an inspection by the regional labour inspectorate under Czech law and the parent's group audit. Where they overlap and what belongs in the report.
· 21 min read
Fire protection
Fire doors, dampers and fire alarms: the annual operability check and what the record must contain
Operability checks of fire safety equipment must be done at least once a year. What this means for fire doors, dampers and fire alarms, who may do it and what belongs in the record.
· 17 min read
Photovoltaics
Battery storage inspection at a company PV plant: what gets checked, what the fire risks are and what your insurer will want
Storage is not inspected as a separate category — it is part of the electrical installation. What gets checked on batteries, the fire risks and what your insurer will want.
· 21 min read
Occupational safety
The annual OHS review under Section 108 of the Labour Code: how to turn it into a usable record
The Labour Code requires an OHS review at least once a year at every workplace. What it must cover, who may lead it, what you risk without it and why the record matters more than the walk-through.
· 19 min read
Occupational safety
Regulation 378/2001 Sb.: machinery check every 12 months
Checks of machines and tools under Section 4(2) of Regulation No. 378/2001 Sb.: the 12-month interval, who may perform them and how they differ from a revision.
· 21 min read
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