Glossary
Public premises (local de pública concurrencia)
Premises open to the public, such as a bar, shop, academy or customer office, whose electrical installation is governed by ITC-BT-28 of the REBT. They require emergency lighting, extra protection and periodic OCA inspections.
What public premises are
A local de pública concurrencia is any space the public enters: bars, restaurants, shops, academies, gyms, clinics or customer service offices. Because in a fault or fire there may be many people who do not know the layout, the Low Voltage Regulations give them their own instruction, ITC-BT-28, with stricter requirements than a home.
What ITC-BT-28 requires
- Emergency and signage lighting so the premises can be evacuated if the power fails.
- Fire-retardant, low-smoke cables, so a fault does not fill the place with toxic smoke.
- A board with well-distributed protection, so one fault does not black out the whole premises.
- Back-up supplies (emergency, standby or duplicate) where the capacity or activity requires them.
- Technical documents: often an electrical project signed by an engineer instead of a technical design report.
OCA inspection every 5 years
These premises have an initial inspection before opening and a periodic inspection every 5 years by an authorised inspection body (ITC-BT-05). Any faults found must be fixed within the deadline. The electrical paperwork is also part of the opening licence file or the responsible declaration (declaración responsable) to the town hall.
Opening or refitting premises
Before signing a lease, have an electrician check whether the existing installation complies or what needs adapting. Legalising the electrics of premises costs, as a guide, 600 to 3,000 euros plus VAT depending on power and use. See shops and offices, business opening licence and emergency lighting in Seville, Spain.
Related services
Shops and offices
An electrical contractor in Seville, Spain for shops and offices: fuse board, lighting, sockets, air conditioning lines, emergency lighting and boletín, with the electrical documents the opening licence requires. For shops, offices, clinics, academies and franchises, including international companies setting up in the city.
Emergency lighting
We carry out emergency lighting installation in Seville, Spain for shops, offices, garages and communities of owners: self-contained lights that switch on when the mains fails and illuminated exit signs, with the levels required by ITC-BT-28 and the Spanish Building Code, and with the paperwork an inspector will ask for.
OCA inspection
An OCA electrical inspection in Seville, Spain is compulsory for large residential buildings, garages, swimming pools and premises open to the public. We prepare the installation before the inspector arrives, attend the visit with them and put right the defects they point out, so you get a favourable certificate.
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