Our mission
The National Electrical Safety Board's mission is work to ensure a high level of electrical safety and to prevent interference between electrical equipment. We have the vision of safe and interference-free electricity.
To achieve this vision, we are active in three specific areas:
- Safe and correctly functioning systems and products
- Sufficient public awareness
- The right expertise among professionals and players within the industry
Who decides on our mission?
Our mission is determined by the government. The Ordinance (2007:1121) laying down instructions for the National Electrical Safety Board states that our overall goal is:
'to prevent injury and damage caused by electricity to persons and property, and to prevent interference with radio communications and economic activities in the area of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).'
We are also assigned tasks through spending authorisations and other government decisions.
This is the mission
The National Electrical Safety Board's mission is work to ensure a high level of electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, in other words to prevent interference.
We work in a range of areas such as:
- Supervising electrical systems and system custodians
- Supervising electrical installation companies and authorised electricians
- Market surveillance of electrical products
- Regulatory activities, developing regulations and general advice
- Processing applications for authorisation as an electrician
- Registering electrical installation companies
- Standardisation activities at national and international level
- Creating new knowledge with projects, analyses and investigations of electrical accidents, etc.
- Crisis and emergency activities
- Information and communication