WHAT IS AN EMA LICENSE AND WHY IT MATTERS WHEN HIRING ELECTRICAL WORKERS
As a provider of EMA license renewal services in Singapore, allow us to enlighten you further what the license means and why it’s crucial when hiring electrical workers.
WHAT IS AN EMA LICENCE? An EMA license is issued by the Energy Marketing Authority (EMA) to organisations involved in the generation, retail and transmission of electricity as well as the operation of a wholesale electricty market. It is created to guarantee that homes and businesses across all industries benefit from a competitive, reliable, and safe supply of electricity. The EMA also issues licenses to workers who are deemed qualified to handle electrical works including the installation, repair and modification of electrical wirings as well as adding, replacing or extending electrical power points such as outlets and switches. They may also be hired to repair or replace control units or circuit breakers for both residential and residential applications.
There are primarily two types of electrical license which are the following:
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION LICENSE
It refers to any electrical wiring or apparatus utilized for the control and conveyance of electricity on any premises
CABLE DETECTION WORKER LICENSE
A mandatory requirement for a worker to be permitted to perform cable detection work prior to any earth work. It is intended to minimize risk of damages to cables.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH AN EMA-LICENSED COMPANY?
Because of the complexity and hazards that electrical works involved, it’s necessary to only engage a licensed electrical company or worker for most of the electrical works in your home and office. Otherwise, an electrical work performed by an unlicensed electrical company may pose risks to your safety and can likely cause damage to your property.
Thus, when hiring electrical workers, the first thing you need to require from them is their license, which should be a card that includes a photograph, name, ID number, and license number. Verify the card yourself even before hiring them. If in case you’re a business that needs an EMA license or looking to renew an expired one, RES Engineering Services is a BizSafe-certified company with more than 13 years of experience in the electrical engineering field. Besides offering LEW licensing services, we also provide a LEW preparation course dedicated to helping you secure a license.
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