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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.
Lightning protection
Lightning Protection System According to ČSN EN 62305: When It Is Required and What It Must Meet
The current standard for lightning protection systems is ČSN EN 62305. When you need a lightning protection system, how risk analysis works, what an LPS consists of, and what LPL classes mean.
· 17 min read
Photovoltaics
Rooftop PV Systems for Businesses: Inspection, Fire Safety, Lightning Protection, and Insurance
What to address for a company's rooftop PV: initial and periodic inspections, shutdown under Decree 114/2023 (up to 50 kW), lightning protection, insurance and subsidies.
· 12 min read
Electrical inspections
Electrical Inspections in Offices, Administrative Buildings, and HOAs
Which inspections an office, administrative building or HOA needs: wiring, lightning protection, appliances, emergency lighting. Intervals, who is responsible, and the risks.
· 13 min read
Electrical inspections
Initial Electrical Inspection: When It Is Mandatory and What You Need for Building Approval
Initial electrical inspection before commissioning, after a renovation, and for final building approval or a change of use. What it covers, who may issue it, and the risks of skipping it.
· 12 min read
Photovoltaics
Fire Safety of Rooftop PV Systems: Shutdown, Disconnection, and Prevention
Fire safety of rooftop PV systems according to Decree 114/2023 Coll.: switch, disconnection, safe DC voltage, rapid shutdown, inspection, and connector checks.
· 12 min read
Training
How to Obtain Electrical Qualifications in 2026: The Procedure under NV 194/2022 (+ Exam Dates in Brno)
How to gain electrical qualifications under NV 194/2022: education, experience, exams and certificate validity.
· 24 min read
Electrical inspections
Essentials of an Inspection Report: What It Must Contain
Essentials of an inspection report according to ČSN 33 1500: mandatory data, measurements, conclusion, certified electrical inspector's signature, and warning signs of a poor report.
· 13 min read
Training
Electrical Certificate Renewal: Intervals and Re-examination
When to handle electrical certificate renewal, how long an electrician's and certified electrical inspector's certificate is valid, and the risks of expiration.
· 12 min read
Electrical inspections
2027 Inspection Plan: Electrical, OHS and Fire Safety Deadlines
An overview of common inspection intervals – electrical, LPS, PV, appliances, fire extinguishers and training – plus how to build your 2027 inspection plan.
· 10 min read
Fire protection
Fire and Insurance: When Claims Are Reduced
What an insurer checks after a fire, when it may proportionally reduce the payout under Section 2800 of the Civil Code, and how to keep your fire safety records and extinguisher checks in order.
· 14 min read
Electrical inspections
Relocating Your Business or Taking Over a Facility? Inspection and Documentation Checklist Before Moving In
Taking over new premises? What to request from the landlord, which inspections must be valid, and what OHS and fire safety documentation to have from day one – a practical checklist.
· 12 min read
Training
Professional competence in electrical engineering: who is allowed to work on electrical systems in a company (end of Decree 50)
Who may work on electrical equipment after Decree 50/1978 was repealed: instructed vs. qualified person, electrical technician, certified inspector. Validity of certificates and employer duties.
· 11 min read
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