Benefits of Hiring a NETA Company

An independent overview is the only method of determining the long-term usage of electrical apparatus and its suitability for the intended purpose. NETA Accredited Companies (NACs) best support the interest of the owner, as the objectivity and competency of the testing firm is as important as the competency of the individual technician. NETA Accredited Companies are belong to an association dedicated to setting and upholding world standards in electrical maintenance and acceptance testing.

Hiring a NETA Accredited Company, assures the customer that:

  • The Certified Technician performing the work has broad-based knowledge -- this person is trained to inspect, test, maintain, and calibrate all types of electrical equipment in all types of industries
  • NETA Technicians have fulfilled stringent educational and experience requirements
  • A Registered Professional Engineer will review all engineering reports
  • All tests will be performed objectively, according to NETA specifications, using calibrated instruments traceable to the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
  • The firm is a well-established, full-service electrical testing and maintenance business

NETA accredits the company as well as certifying individual technicians, thus assuring the end-user of the company's qualifications as well as the over-all competence of the individual technician. The association's bylaws are designed to ensure that its members meet stringent criteria and provide a full range of testing services. NETA also requires Continuing Technical Development for its Certified Electrical Testing Technicians (ETTs). 

The qualifications of each NETA Accredited Company and its technicians are reviewed on a regular basis. By definition, a NETA Accredited Company is a full-service, third-party, independent testing firm that certifies its technicians through uniform testing standards, maintains a calibration accuracy program, and works with a registered Professional Electrical Engineer to review all short-circuit studies, overcurrent coordination studies, and other engineering reports.

A NETA Accredited Company must perform work according to strict guidelines and standards specified by the Association. Although any employer can have qualified technicians, NETA’s stringent requirements for the testing firm protect the end user.