Let’s Know About Electrical Contracting

Take a look around. What do you see? Electronic appliances and connections are everywhere.

Our daily life depends upon electricity. In the present time we cannot even think of an hour without them. But do we know who are these people involved in the electrical contracting business?

Let’s know about the people who are in electrical contracting business.

A business person or a business firm is known as an electrical contractor when they perform specific construction work which is related to the maintenance, installation as well as the design of an electrical system.

Generally people get confused between electrical contractor and an electrician. One must know that these two jobs are completely different and deals with different tasks. An individual person who works for an electrical contracting person or company is known as an electrician. Since, dealing with electricity isn’t an easy job, thus both electrical contractors and electricians usually hold license and insurance. This is done in order to ensure a safe and proper operation of a business and also to protect both employees as well as home or business owners from the liabilities of insurance. Electricians are free to either work for a company or individually.

There are various dimensions in electrical contracting with which the contractors have to deal. Thus, they are classified on the basis of their work.

    1.    The contractors that deal with high voltage power transmission and distribution lines are called Online or Line contractors. These contractors look after the electricity that is generated at the power plant carefully travels through a series of substations and high voltage lines before used in homes, buildings or any other places.

    2.    The electric contractors that are responsible for providing electricity to any arrangement are known as Inside electrical contractors. These contractors ensure that the electricity remains within the boundary lines of any property and also include outdoor lighting. They look after all the cabling designs, their installations as well as the main part: maintenance.

    3.   The last classification includes ‘Integrated Building Systems’ electrical contractors who work with low voltage installations. These are also known as ‘Voice/ Data/ Video’ electrical contractors. The low voltage installations include back-up power, wireless networks, climate controls, telecommunications, energy-efficient lighting, security systems and fiber optics. They ensure the long life of these electrical systems.

    Electricity is helpful but at the same time dangerous as well for our and our families lives. A safe and secure electrical contracting company ensures the right safety that we need. Therefore, choose wisely.