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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.
Electrical inspections
Thermal Imaging of Switchboards: What It Catches Before a Scheduled Inspection and When to Book It
Thermal imaging finds an overheating joint under load — long before it announces itself by smell or an outage. What it really sees, what it reliably misses, and when to book it.
· 18 min read
Fire protection
Emergency lighting test: intervals, scope and record
What the monthly functional test and the annual operability check under Decree No. 246/2001 Sb. cover, and what belongs in the inspection record.
· 23 min read
Lightning protection
Surge Protection in Business Premises: When You Need It and How It Relates to the Lightning Rod
A lightning rod sends the strike to earth but won't protect your server or cameras. When a company needs SPDs, what T1, T2 and T3 mean, and what gets checked during an inspection.
· 20 min read
Electrical inspections
Leasing out a warehouse or offices? A landlord's duties for inspections and fire safety
What stays with the landlord in inspections and fire safety: common areas, main wiring, lightning protection, duties with multiple tenants, contract, building inspection management.
· 13 min read
Appliances & tools
How Much Does Appliance Testing Cost: Price Per Item and How to Save
What appliance safety testing costs per item, what drives the price up and how to cut it with a ready list and a single visit. Model figures for 20, 100 and 500 items.
· 13 min read
Appliances & tools
Can We Test Appliances Ourselves: Who Is Allowed to Do It
Who may perform inspections and repeat tests of electrical appliances at work, how an employer designates and documents a person's competence, and when in-house testing beats an external technician.
· 17 min read
Photovoltaics
Solar PV Maintenance and Checks in Operation: What to Do Between Inspections
What to do with a company solar PV system between inspections: output monitoring, visual checks of connectors and mounting, panel cleaning and who on the maintenance team may touch what.
· 12 min read
Training
BOZP Training for Managers: How It Differs From Rank-and-File and How Often?
Why managers need different BOZP training than rank-and-file staff, who counts as a manager, how often to repeat it and how to prove it during a labour inspectorate check.
· 12 min read
Occupational safety
Emergency Medical Response Plan: Who Needs One, What It Contains and Where to Post It
A guide to the workplace emergency medical response plan — where the duty comes from, what it must contain, where to post it, when to update it and which mistakes surface at an inspection.
· 14 min read
Appliances & tools
Employees' Personal Appliances at Work: Who Is Liable and Do They Need Inspection?
Who is liable for a kettle or charger brought from home? An employer has two options: ban them by internal policy, or add them to the register and inspection cycle under ČSN 33 1600 ed. 2.
· 12 min read
Training
Driver Safety Training for Employees: When Is It Required and How Often?
No regulation mandates driver safety training for employees "every 2 years". Who counts as a non-professional driver, where the duty comes from, how to set the interval and document it.
· 15 min read
Training
Workplace first aid training: who needs it and how often
Workplace first aid training is required for employees designated under § 102 odst. 6 zákoníku práce (č. 262/2006 Sb.); no statutory interval applies.
· 15 min read
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