If you are an authorised electrician
On 1 July 2017, the current rules regulating electrical installation work came into force. If you would like a document certifying that you are an authorised electrician/electrical contractor, there is an e-service on our web site.
Note that these rules also affect your professional role as an authorised electrician/electrical contractor. For example you have to be included in a company's self-audit scheme when you carry out electrical installation work, and you are no longer required to supervise other electricians.
Authorisation types
On July, 1 2017, new authorisation (auktorisation in Swedish) replaced your existing authorisation (behörighet in Swedish). If you were an authorised electrician/electrical contractor before July, 1 2017, your authorisation were automatically converted to the new kind. Follow the links below to find out more about the authorisation types and the electrical installation work they cover.
Authorisation certificate
The letter from the National Electrical Safety Board granting authorisation is sufficient to certify that you are an authorised electrician/electrical contractor. You can also obtain an authorisation certificate from an e-service on our web site. To use the service, you will need a Swedish e-ID ("Bank-ID"). If you do not have an e-ID, contact us and we will send an authorisation certificate to you.
If you were granted authorisation before the July, 1 2017, the authorisation certification you were originally sent remains valid. If you would like an updated document showing that you now have the new kind of authorisation, you can download an authorisation certificate from our e-service.
Authorisation certificate (e-service)
Register of authorised electricians/electrical contractor
As an authorised electrician/electrical contractor you are included in the National Electrical Safety Board's register of authorised electricians. The register presents your personal details, your authorisation type, when the authorisation was granted, and whether you are registered as a compliance officer for a company. The register also reveals whether the National Electrical Safety Board has applied any sanctions regarding your authorisation.
If an authorised electrician/electrical contractor carries out electrical installation work incorrectly or behaves in a clearly inappropriate way, the National Electrical Safety Board may decide to revoke or limit the authorisation. That means it partly or completely ceases to be valid. The National Electrical Safety Board can also issue a warning.
Validity period
Your authorisation is valid until further notice.
There used to be a limited validity period. On January, 1 2016, the rules were changed so that earlier issued authorisations were granted until further notice (unlimited validity period)
Stay up-to-date
As an authorised electrician/electrical contractor, it is important to stay informed about news and changes affecting your authorisation and a visit to our web site regularly for the latest information is highly reccomended.
