The general safety principles contained in Section 5 of SANS 10142-1, together with such other standards referenced from section 5.
As you know, the issuing of electrical CoCs is under the Electrical Installation Regulations (currently R242 of 2009).
If you focus on s9.2.b of this regulation, you'll see:
9. (1) No person other than a registered person may issue a certificate of compliance.
(2) A registered person may issue a certificate of compliance accompanied by the required test report only after having satisfied himself or herself by means of an inspection and test that
(a) a new electrical installation complies with the provisions of regulation 5(1) and was carried out under his or her general control; or
(b) an electrical installation which existed prior to the publication of the current edition of the health and safety standard incorporated into these Regulations in terms of regulation 5(1), complies with the general safety principles of such standard; or
(c) an electrical installation referred to in ...
Now read the opening notes to Section 5 of SANS 10142-1.
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