What is a Statement of Conformity for a body-protected area?

It is the document the installing electrician completes when a patient area is new, altered or repaired, based on the template in Appendix C of AS/NZS 3003:2018. It records whether the work was a new area, an alteration or addition, or a repair; whether the area is body-protected or cardiac-protected; the premises, the location and a description of the work with the date it was completed; and the installer’s name, company, address, signature and electrical licence number.

It also answers a short set of yes, no or not-applicable statements: that the installation was tested and verified and conforms to the Wiring Rules; that the work followed a formal specification; that the number of socket-outlets and the likely loading were discussed with clinical staff; that any isolation transformer and line isolation monitor comply with AS/NZS 4510; and that extra-low-voltage supplies were verified.

It is not the same as your state’s certificate (a Certificate of Electrical Safety in Victoria, a CCEW in New South Wales, a Certificate of Compliance in New Zealand) and it is not the routine test report. Ask for all three and keep them with the classification record; an inspector, an accreditation surveyor or a buyer of the practice will ask for them.