When to use the periodic inspection and testing label?

[HandySparks]

BS7671 Amdt 1, 514.12.1 says:
A notice .... shall be fixed ... upon completion of the work carried out in accordance with Chapter 61 [initial verification] or 62 [periodic inspection and testing]. "Important, This installation should be periodically inspected and tested ... Date of last inspection, Recommended date of next inspection".

Clearly, if you've just done a full EICR or a whole new installation, then the label is required. But what about a modification or addition to the instalation? What about just a couple of new circuits in an extension? What about a new CU?

At my assessment for joining ELECSA, I changed the CU in my own house. I queried the point with the assessor, who said that in this case the label was required. If I had done a full EICR prior to the CU change, I would have agreed with him; as it is, I'm not so sure.

Do you apply the label but write on it the extent of the new/changed part of the installation?

 

[spark 68]

I would apply the label in the case of a CU change, as you will have had to T&I all of the circuits you have re-connected.

I rarely fill out a formal EICR form on a CU change, unless the customer explicitly requests one, the EIC can be used in lieu for certification purposes, and in most cases the EIC has everything and more than the EICR has where a CU change has occurred.

 

[Richard Burns]

I also have doubts about when this is required.
I would say that if I am making an alteration addition to an existing installation AND the installation has an existing label then my putting on a new label would delay (unless I used the same date as the old label) an inspection of the previous circuits so I would not use a new label.
If there is no label on the existing installation then I would (except once when I forgot!) put a label on, specifying the work done.

For a CU change (where the label is now gone) or a rewire then I would say a new label is required, possibly.:rolleyes4:

 

[GaryM]

The label itself is irrelevant, what is relevant is any certificates or reports.

However, I've always thought a good idea would be an extra box on the label where you could write details of what the label refers to eg W6 and W7, whole installation etc

 

[Octopus]

Its the label which is misleading. It should be like an EIC and you should be able to state "what" you have inspected IMHO.