What each country asks for domestic electrical work, and the standard in each one.
| Country | To work on site (cards and training) | Trade standard or requirement |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | CSCS; CITB · CSCS: Which card? CITB HS&E test | BS 7671 (IET Wiring Regulations); Approved Document P (electrical safety in dwellings) · IET – BS 7671 GOV.UK – Part P |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 7th General Collective Agreement for the Construction Sector · 7th Construction Sector Agreement (BOE) Fundación Laboral de la Construcción: approved providers | REBT: Low Voltage Electrotechnical Regulation (Royal Decree 842/2002) · BOE |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work · Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (Irish Statute Book) Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, S.I. No. 291 of 2013 (Irish Statute Book) | Home electrical work is done by a Registered Electrical Contractor who issues a completion certificate · Safe Electric |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Decree-Law 273/2003; Law 102/2009 · Decree-Law 273/2003: safety and health on temporary or mobile construction sites (Diário da República) Law 102/2009: legal framework for promoting safety and health at work (Diário da República) | Pending verification |
| 🇫🇷 France | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Legislative Decree 81/2008, Consolidated Act on health and safety at work · Legislative Decree 81 of 9 April 2008: Consolidated Act on health and safety at work (Testo Unico), coordinated edition by the National Labour Inspectorate (INL) | DM 37/2008 (installations in buildings) · Gazzetta Ufficiale |
| 🇺🇸 United States | Pending verification | NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code, NEC) · NFPA |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Ontario Regulation 213/91 · Ontario Regulation 213/91: Construction Projects (Ontario e-Laws) | Pending verification |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Work Health and Safety Act 2011, Arts. 44(1), 44(2), 241, Schedule 3 cl. 7.1(e)-(f); Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, reg. 5 · Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Commonwealth) Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Commonwealth) | AS/NZS 3000 (Wiring Rules) · Standards Australia |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulation · Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulation (ministerial decision, HRSD (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (Saudi Arabia))) | Pending verification |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | Oman Labour Law · Royal Decree 53/2023 Issuing the Labour Law (English translation by decree.om; official Arabic text on qanoon.om) | Pending verification |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Resolución 4272 de 2021 · Resolución 4272 de 2021 (Alcaldía de Bogotá, Sisjur) | Pending verification |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Ministerial Agreement MDT-2025-122 · Ministerial Agreement MDT-2025-122 (Ministry of Labour, PDF (Portable Document Format)) | Pending verification |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | NTS-003 · NTS-003/17 Work at height (PDF: Portable Document Format) Decree-Law 16998 (text, Lexivox) | Pending verification |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | Decreto Supremo 011-2019-TR, articles 15, 33, 41 and 51 · Supreme Decree 011-2019-TR: construction OSH regulations (gob.pe) | Pending verification |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | NOM-03 · NOM-031-STPS-2011: Construction safety and health conditions (DOF: Mexico's official gazette) | Pending verification |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Decreto 522-06, article 9.3; Decreto 522-06, article 9.6 · Decree 522-06: Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (Ministry of Labour) | Pending verification |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Acuerdo STSS-053-04 · General Regulations on Preventive Measures for Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases (Agreement STSS-053-04, Ministry of Labour) | Pending verification |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Acuerdo Gubernativo 229-2014, article 420; Acuerdo Gubernativo 229-2014, articles 464, 477, 512 and 518 · Government Agreement 229-2014 as amended by 33-2016 and 57-2022: Occupational Health and Safety Regulations | Pending verification |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Ley 618, articles 19 and 20; Ley 618, articles 32, 197, 233, 243 and 319 · Law 618, General Law on Occupational Hygiene and Safety (consolidated text, National Assembly) | Pending verification |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Decreto 911/96, articles 11, 14, 16, 166, 182, 189 and 209 · Decree 911/96: Hygiene and safety regulations for the construction industry (InfoLEG) | Pending verification |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Ley 16.744 sobre accidentes del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales, Artículo 66° · Law 16,744 on work accidents and occupational diseases (BCN: Chile's National Congress Library) | Pending verification |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Decreto 14.390/92, Art. 100°; Decreto 14.390/92, Art. 278° inc. 11 y 12 · Decree 14,390/92: General Technical Regulations on Occupational Safety, Hygiene and Medicine (Ministry of Health) | Pending verification |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Decreto 125/014, Article 5; Decreto 125/014, Article 4.5 · Decree 125/014: safety and hygiene in the construction industry (IMPO: Uruguay's official legal publisher) | Pending verification |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | Ley 116, Código de Trabajo, articles 2, 39, 41, 66, 67, 142 and 144 · Law 116, Labour Code (Official Gazette Extraordinary 29/2014) | Pending verification |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Decreto Ejecutivo 2 de 2008, ARTICULO 18; Decreto Ejecutivo 2 de 2008, ARTICULO 30 · Executive Decree 2 of 2008: safety, health and hygiene in the construction industry (Official Gazette) | Pending verification |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | Ley 4/2021, Ley General de Trabajo, articles 49.22, 60.1 and 49.19 · Law 4/2021, General Labour Law (FAOLEX: the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's legal database) | Pending verification |
“Pending verification” = not yet checked on an official source; we do not guess. The cards column comes from the Country regulations comparator. Before working in another country, confirm with the official source: rules change.