NEN 1010 completion inspection file development
A new or modified electrical installation must be inspected under NEN 1010 before it is put into use. Part 6 of the standard describes this initial verification: visual inspection, measurements and tests, recorded in a report. Appfront builds software that records the inspection per circuit and final circuit, takes measurement values in directly, tracks defects through to resolution, and compiles the handover file.
What is a handover inspection file under NEN 1010?
NEN 1010 is the standard for low-voltage installations. Part 6 describes the initial verification that a new or modified installation must undergo before it is put into use. This verification consists of a visual check, measurements and tests, such as insulation resistance, continuity of protective conductors and the operation of residual current devices. The outcome goes into a report, which forms part of the handover.
In practice, this inspection is often done on paper or in separate spreadsheets. Measurement values are retyped from the display of the test instrument, photos of defects sit on a phone, and the report is put together by hand at the end of the project. On a large project with many distribution boards, the overview gets lost: which circuits have been measured, which defects are still open, and which version of the drawing belongs to which report.
We build custom software because projects and ways of working differ from company to company. The software follows the structure of your installation, lets the inspector record what has been checked and measured for each part, and takes measurement values directly from the test instrument where possible. The handover file then builds itself as you go, instead of being assembled at the end.
Recorded per circuit
Inspection per distribution board, circuit and final circuit.
Measurements imported
Measurement values without retyping.
File ready
Report and appendices at handover.
How we build your handover inspection file under NEN 1010
We start with a completed project: how the inspection was carried out, which test instruments are used, what the report looks like, and what the client asks for in the handover file. Then we define the structure: projects, distribution boards, circuits and final circuits, and the checks and measurements for each part. We often start with on-site recording and the report, because that is where most of the retyping happens. Importing measurement values directly and tracking defects through to resolution follow after that. We then keep the software up to date as the standard or your way of working changes.
Structure, measurements and the current report.
Checks and measurements per part.
Recording, importing, defects.
Go-live, file, and maintenance.
What a handover inspection file under NEN 1010 actually does
The elements below appear in almost every completion inspection file. Which ones you need depends on your projects and measuring instruments.
Bodybuilding
Distribution boards, circuits, final circuits.
Visual inspection
Ticked off per item.
Assessments
Straight from the measuring instrument.
Deviations
With a photo, through to resolution.
Measuring equipment
With calibration date.
Completion file
Report with attachments.
Who we build a completion inspection file to NEN 1010 for
The software is intended for companies that inspect and hand over new or modified electrical installations. The larger the projects, the more it saves you.
Installation companies
Own inspection at handover. A clear overview matters.
Inspection bodies
Many projects. A standard report is the core.
Construction consortia
Multiple parties. One file is what counts.
Clients
Reviewing files. Completeness is what counts.
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This page covers the initial inspection at handover. For periodic inspections of existing installations, see our page on NEN 3140 software; for drawings and as-built revisions, our page on the electrical as-built file; and for the fitter's job sheet, our page on the fitter's job sheet. You can read about our approach on building software.
Why Appfront for your completion inspection file to NEN 1010?
Measurement values that are retyped, and a report that is only pieced together at the end of the project, cost an installer hours and lead to errors at handover. We build on that: recording during the work, measurements without retyping, and a file that is ready when the installation is.
No retyping
Measurements straight in.
Nothing forgotten
Every circuit visible.
Ready at handover
The file grows with the project.
Security and privacy for a completion inspection file to NEN 1010
The software processes data on projects, installations, inspectors and clients. Access is set up per project and role, a client only sees their own files, and every measurement and change is recorded with who made it and when.
The software runs in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily backups. We document the processing in a data processing agreement.
Frequently asked questions about a completion inspection file to NEN 1010
Questions that installers and inspectors ask before getting started.
An inspection of a new or modified low-voltage installation before it is put into use. Part 6 of NEN 1010 describes what that inspection involves: a visual check, measurements and tests, and a report of the outcome. Which edition of the standard applies to your installation depends on the project.
NEN 1010 covers the design and installation of an installation, and the initial inspection tests whether the new installation complies with it. NEN 3140 covers keeping existing installations safely in operation, with periodic inspections. We have a separate page for those periodic inspections.
Often, yes. Many installation testers can export measurements or exchange them with software. We look at which instrument you use and which route it offers in the first step. Where that isn't possible, the inspector records the value in the software, with a range check.
Every deviation gets a location in the installation, a photo, a description and a person responsible. The software tracks whether it has been resolved and retested, and shows at the end which deviations are still open before the file is closed.
Whatever you and your client agree. Usually the inspection report with the measurements per circuit, the measuring instruments used with their calibration date, the deviations and how they were resolved, the associated drawings and any declarations. The software compiles it from what was recorded during the work.
Yes, if you need it to. The inspector can record readings on a tablet or phone without a connection, and the data goes to the dossier as soon as there is coverage again. Whether you need that depends on your projects.
No. The software supports recording and reporting. The judgement on the installation stays with the competent inspector, and the requirements of the standard, the client or a certification scheme continue to apply.
The initial verification dossier without retyping?
Tell us how you inspect now, with which measuring instruments, and what your clients ask for in the handover dossier. We will show you what the software looks like.