Certificates created as electrical testing occurs

AMEC's Power and Process Europe business, provider of engineering services to the nuclear and clean energy sectors, is using advanced test instrumentation from Seaward to improve the compliance testing of its own electrical installations. The company is using a PowerPlus 1557 combined electrical testing and certification system to ensure that new electrical installations comply with the 17th Edition wiring regulations.

The PowerPlus 1557 combines the functions of a conventional multifunction electrical installation tester with a data logger to enable test certificates to be created as testing is undertaken. It does this by storing an electronic version of the test certificate within the tester, eliminating the need for 'dummy' certificates and manual or PDA recording of test results.

Test data is automatically entered into the correct certificate fields as testing is undertaken and can be validated on-site without the need for repeat visits.