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The report is read by the person paying for it, who is usually not an electrician.
Drawing attention to the danger is not enough. It has to be set out so they understand what to do
| Do | Do not |
|---|---|
| Say what was found, where, and what the risk is | Bury it in technical shorthand |
| Say what needs doing, and how soon | Write it as though it were a legal notice |
| Agree a timescale and record it | Leave “urgent” undefined |
✋If a C1 cannot be left: isolate the affected part, tell them verbally and in writing without delay, and keep the trail. Email after the phone call.
If the client refuses to have it put right — a missing blank they will not pay £20 to fix — the report goes down as unsatisfactory, and the situation is reported onward: your own company, and the local authority or DNO as appropriate. It does not simply get dropped.
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