Blog · SOHE
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
Climate Risks at Work: Who Is Most at Risk
Climate-related occupational risks vary by worker. What to assess in outdoor work, hot workplaces, shift patterns and vulnerable groups.
· 9 min read
Occupational safety
Office Risk Assessment with the OiRA Tool
OiRA Office covers ergonomics, work organisation and psychosocial risks. Learn how to verify its findings and use them in OHS.
· 9 min read
Occupational safety
ČSN EN ISO 5349-3: Czech translation from October
The Czech translation of ČSN EN ISO 5349-3 applies from 1 October 2026. Its technical content is unchanged from the English version adopted in May.
· 9 min read
Electrical inspections
Electricity meter reconnection: required documents
When meter reconnection requires an inspection report, what to prepare for the inspector, and how ČEZ, EG.D and PRE procedures differ.
· 11 min read
Electrical inspections
Expired electrical inspection: act now
What to do when an electrical inspection expires, when to shut equipment down, and how to prepare documents for the inspection technician.
· 12 min read
Lightning protection
Industrial Lightning Protection: What Else to Check
What to inspect on an industrial hall’s roof, down conductors, earthing, bonding, and SPDs, and how to prepare the documentation.
· 14 min read
Training
OSH Training Deadlines: Company Calendar
A practical guide to OSH training triggers, employer-set frequency, fire safety intervals, and the records companies need to keep.
· 13 min read
Electrical inspections
Meter cabinet inspection: breaker and tariff changes
When ČEZ Distribuce, EG.D or PRE requires an inspection document for a meter cabinet and what to prepare before changing a breaker or tariff.
· 23 min read
Appliances & tools
Space heaters and extension leads at work: checklist
Pre-heating-season checklist: heater wattage versus circuit protection, extension-lead capacity, clearance from combustibles, and 2025 HZS ČR data.
· 15 min read
Photovoltaics
PV inspection before grid connection: who is liable?
What distributors require before a PV system may run in parallel with the grid, which documents are needed, and who is responsible for them.
· 13 min read
Occupational safety
Two electrical safety roles required by § 8
Who must be appointed for electrical equipment, who may lead the work, and which records § 8 NV 190/2022 Sb. requires.
· 15 min read
Legislation
Inspection, Maintenance and Electrical Safety Inspection Rules under § 7 NV 190/2022 Sb.: the document that sets inspection intervals
What the rules under § 7 NV č. 190/2022 Sb. must contain, who prepares them, and how they determine electrical safety inspection intervals.
· 14 min read
Electrical inspections
Electrical Inspection of Machinery, or Just a Check?
A machine’s electrical equipment is not designated equipment, but its power supply, switchboard and socket are. Learn where the boundary lies.
· 17 min read
No article in this category yet.
Need inspections or workplace safety for your company?
Get in touch — we'll propose the scope and an indicative price. We operate nationwide across the Czech Republic.