How to Check an Electrician’s Registration AND the Validity of Your CoC

Straton Electrical advise you to first of all directly ask your electrician if he/she is a registered Electrical Single Phase Tester OR an Installation Electrician OR a Master Electrician. In addition your electrician should be able to provide their registration numbers for themselves and their business.

Definitions as per the Electrical Installation Regulations, 2009:

1. Electrical Tester for Single Phase: A person who has been registered as an electrical tester for single phase in terms of regulation 11(2) for the verification and certification of the construction, testing and inspection of electrical installations supplied by a single phase electricity supply at the point of control, excluding specialised electrical installations.

2. Installation Electrician: A person who has been registered as an installation electrical tester for single phase in terms of regulation 11(2) for the verification and certification of the construction, testing and inspection of any electrical installation, excluding specialised electrical installations.

Installation work means:

a. the installation, extension, modification or repair of an electrical installation.
b. the connection of machinery at the supply terminals of such machinery; or
c. the inspection, testing and verification of electrical installations for the purpose of issuing a certificate of compliance.

3. Master Electrician: A master electrician is a person who has been registered as a master electrician in terms of regulation 11(2) for the verification and certification of the construction, testing and inspection of any electrical installation. i.e the highest electrician level.

All electrical firms need to be registered with the Department of Employment and Labour and the National Bargaining Council for the Electrical Industry.

Your chosen electrician should be able to show you three things:

1. Qualification as an electrical tester for single phase OR as an installation or master electrician
2. Current registration documents with the DoEL (Department of Employment and Labour)
3. Letter of good standing with the National Bargaining Council for the Electrical Industry which can also be obtained telephonically from any local NBCEI office here: https://nbcei.co.za/contact-us/

To verify the above, you can:

Visit and search the members of the Electrical Contractors Association of South Africa (ECA SA) – https://search.ecasa.co.za/ – and search there. PLEASE NOTE: The ECA SA is the largest voluntary association for Electrical Contractors and as such carries a lot of weight in the industry along with being more up to date than other associations.

OR

The NBCEI is a Bargaining Council as envisaged in the Act whose mission is to create and maintain industrial peace and stability in the Electrical Industry.

You can browse the lists of Firms Registered with the NBCEI here: https://nbcei.co.za/registered-employers/ or you could contact the NBCEI here: https://nbcei.co.za/contact-us/.

The Registered Firm lists are per region as below:

Region A1 and Region A2: Magesterial Districts of Alberton, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Bronkhorstspruit, Carletonville, Cullinan, Delmas, Germiston, Heidelberg, Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Krugersdorp, Kwamhlanga, Mkobola Nigel, Oberholzer, Pretoria, Randburg, Randfontein, Roodepoort, Sasolburg, Soshanguva, Soweto Springs, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Westonaria, Witbank and/en Wonderboom, Amersfoort, Balfour, Bethal, Bethal, Bocham Brits, Ermelo, Garankuwa, Highveld Ridge, Klerksdorp, , Kriel, Malamulela, Mankwe, Mhala, Middelburg (Mpumalanga), Mabatho, Mokerong, Moretele, Nelspruit, Nsikazi, Phokwani, Pietersburg,Piet Retief, Pongola, Potchefstroom, Rustenburg, Seshego, Standerton, Thabamoopa, Themba, Thohoyandou, Volksrust, Wakkerstroom and White River, Barberton, Belfast, Bloemfontein, Bloemhof, Bolobedu, Botshabelo, Carolina, Christiana, Coligny, Delareyville, Dzanani, Eerstehoek, Ellisras, Giyani, Groblersdal, Hlangani, Koster, Letaba, Lichtenburg, Lulekani, Lydenburg, Madikwe, Mapulaneng, Marico, Mbibana, Mdutjana, Messina, Moutse, Mutali, Namakgale, Naphuno, Nebo, Nkomazi, Pilgrim’s Rest 1 and 2, Phalaborwa, Potgietersrus (only the district north of the Melk River), Schweizer-Reneke, Ritavi, Sekgosese, Sekhukhuneland, Soutpansberg, Swartruggens, Thabazimbi, Ventersdorp, Vuwani, Waterberg, Waterval – Boven and Wolmaransstad, and the Municipal Area of Warmbaths, Barkly West, Bethulie, Boshof, Bothaville, Brandfort, Britstown, Bultfontein, Carnarvon, Clocolan, Colesberg, De Aar, Dewetsdorp, Edenburg, Excelsior, Fauresmith, Ficksburg, Fouriesburg, Frankfort, Fraserburg, Gordonia, Hanover, Hartswater, Hay, Heilbron, Herbert, Hoopstad, Huhudi, Jacobsdal, Jagersfontein, Kenhardt, Kimberley (outside a 20 km radius from the General Post Office), Koffiefontein, Koppies, Kudumane, Kuruman, Ladybrand, Lindley, Marquard, Noupoort, Petrusburg, Philippolis, Philipstown, Prieska, Postmasburg, Reddersburg, Reitz, Richmond (Northern Cape), Rouxville, Senekal, Smithfield, Thabanchu, Theunissen, Trompsburg, Victoria West, Viljoenskroon, Vrede, Vredefort, Vryburg, Warrenton, Wepener, Wesselsbron, Williston, Winburg and ZastronBethlehem, Harrismith, Hennenman, Kroonstad, Odendaalsrus, Parys, Ventersburg, Virginia, Welkom and Witsieshoek

Region B: Magisterial Districts of Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Motherwell, Albany, Alexandria, Bathurst, Beaufort West, Calitzdorp, George, Humansdorp, Joubertina, Knysna, Ladismith, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Riversdale and Uniondale, Aberdeen, Adelaide, Albert, Aliwal North, Barkley East, Bedford, Bizana, Butterworth, Cala Cathcart, Centani, Cofimvaba St Marks(Cofimvaba), Cradock, Elliot, Elliotdale, Engcobo, Flagstaff, Fort Beaufort, Graaff-Reinet, Hankey, Herschel, Hewu, Hofmeyer, Idutywa, Indwe, Jansenville, Keiskammahoek, Kentani, King William’s Town, Kirkwood, Komga, Kwabhaca, Lady Grey, Glen Gray(Lady Frere), Libode, Lusikisiki, Maclear, Maluti, Mdantsane, Middelburg (Eastern Cape),Middledrift, Molteno, Mount Ayliff, Mount Fletcher, Mount Frere, Mpofu, Mqandul, Mthatha, Murraysburg, Ngqeleni, Nqamakwe, Ntabethhemba, Pearston, Peddie, Umzimvubu(Port St Johns), Prince Albert, Qumbu, Queenstown ,Siphaqeni, Somerset East, Sterkspruit, Sterkstroom,Steynsburg,Steytlerville, Stutterheim,Tabankulu, Tarka(Tarkastad),Tsolo,Tsomo, Venterstad, Victoria East, Willowmore, Willowvale, Wodehouse;Xhora and Zwelitsha, Umtata, Mqanduli, East London

Region C: Magisterial Districts of Camperdown, Chatsworth, Durban, Inanda, Kranskop, Lions River, Lower Tugela, Ndwedwe, New Hanover, Mapumulu, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Richmond, Umbumbulu, Umlazi, and Umvoti, inclusive of any former self governing territories located therein, Alfred, Babanango, Bergville, Danhauser, Dundee, Eshowe, Estcourt, Glencoe, Hlabisa, Impendle, Ingwavuma ,Ixopo, Kliprivier,Lower Umfolozi, Mahlabitini, Mooi River, Mount Currie, Msinga, Mtonjaneni, Mtunzini, Newcastle, Ngotshe, Nkandla, Nongoma, Nqutu, Paulpietersburg, Polela, Port Shepstone, Simdlangentsha, Ubombo, Umzinto, Underburg, Utrecht, Vryheid and Weenen, inclusive of any former self governing territories located therein; and Umzimkulu in the Eastern Cape

Region D: Magisterial Districts of Bellville ,Cape, Goodwood, Kuils River Mitchell’s Plain, Simonstown, and Wynberg, Gordon’s Bay, Malmesbury, Paarl, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Strand and Wellington, Calvinia, Clanwilliam, Hopefield, Morreesburg, Namaqualand, Piketberg, Sutherland, Vanrhynsdorp, Vredenburg and Vredendal, Bredasdorp, Caledon, Ceres, Heidelberg, Hermanus, Laingsburg, Montague, Robertson, Swellendam, Tulbagh and Worcester.

OR

The Department of Employment and Labour is the primary custodian for the registration of electrical contractors in South Africa. The Department of Employment and Labour does NOT have a searchable database of registered electricians.

Contact the DoEL here: https://www.labour.gov.za/Contacts/Pages/default.aspx

OR

Visit the website of the Electrical Conformance Board of South Africa (ECBSA) – https://electrician.org.za/ – and search for your electrician there. The ECB SA is a voluntary association for electricians in South Africa.

Enter the necessary details to perform the search. This may include the electrician’s name, registration number, or other identifying information.

VERY NB: It is always best practice to confirm your search results from official sources and verify the information provided via the phone numbers for any associations or via email.

Contact Details:

1. ECA SA Physical Address: ECA(SA) House, 91 Newton Road, Meadowdale Ext.2, Germiston, 1401 | Postal Address: PO Box 9683, Edenglen, 1613 | Telephone: (011) 392 0000 | Fax: (011) 974 9402 | Email: info@ecasa.co.za
2. NBCEI Head Office: 122 Queen Street Kensington 2094 | PO Box 31402 Braamfontein 2017 | (011) 339 2312
3. Department of Employment and Labour: Laboria House, 215 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria, 0001 | Private Bag X 117, Pretoria, 0001 | (012) 309 4000?
4. ECB NATIONAL OFFICE | Telephone: (012) 751 2290 | E-Mail: info@ecb.org.za | PO Box 912479, Silverton, Pretoria, 0127
5. The Contact details for ECA SA regional offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein, Gqeberha, Cape Town and East London are to be found on the ECA SA web site under Contact Details.

Complaints?

• The ECB has a section where you can submit a complaint here: https://electrician.org.za/contact-us/
• The ECA SA has a Certificate of Compliance complaint form here: https://ecasa.co.za/membership-2/membership-2-coc-complaint/

Quote the relevant numbers from your CoC such as CoC number, electrican and conmpany name and registration numbers given.

A CoC is a certificate issued by a qualified and registered master or installation electrician that Certifies that an installation is in compliance and in accordance with Regulation 7(1) of the Electrical Installation Regulations, 2009 at the time of the inspection.

CoC’s are issued under the aegis of the Department of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993.

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