Federal Heavy Current Inspectorate

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Federal Heavy Current Inspectorate
Headquarters Fehraltorf
French name Inspection fédérale des installations à courant continued
Italian name Ispettorato federale degli impianti a corrente forte
Chief Daniel Otti (Managing Director ESTI)
Deputy Richard Amstutz
At sight DETEC
Website www.esti.admin.ch

The Federal Heavy Current Inspectorate ESTI (Inspection fédérale des installations à courant fort or Ispettorato federale degli impianti a corrente forte) is a supervisory and control authority in Switzerland and a special department of the specialist organization Electrosuisse , which was established in 1897.

The tasks arise from the contract between the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication and Electrosuisse and the contract between the Swiss Accident Insurance Agency and Electrosuisse.

The business units are

  • Plan templates
  • Low current inspectorate
  • Inspections
  • Approval safety mark
  • Market surveillance
  • Safe electricity
  • Legal Service
  • ESTI French-speaking Switzerland

The ESTI is authorized to represent Switzerland in international bodies.

The ESTI finances itself from its fees.

The ESTI keeps a list of the installation and control permits issued. The ESTI also keeps a list of the valid approvals for the S + safety symbol .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. staatskalender.admin.ch , May 10 , 2019
  2. Ordinance on the Federal Heavy Current Inspectorate of December 7, 1992 (as of January 1, 2010). (PDF; 494 kB)
  3. aikb.esti.ch ( Memento of the original dated November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / aikb.esti.ch