Defect Notice
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The switchboard report that helps win the upgrade job
Run the visual checklist, record defects with photos, and give the client a clear upgrade recommendation before you leave.
The board condition, your advice, and the photo evidence stay together in one signed PDF.
- 10 guided visual checks
- Up to 3 photos per defect
- Clear upgrade recommendation
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Switchboard Report
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Good upgrade advice gets lost without a proper report
Show the client what you found, where it is, and what work you recommend.
Photos stuck in the camera roll
Attach each photo to the defect it proves so the client can follow the report without chasing separate messages.
Verbal advice that goes nowhere
Write down the board condition and recommended upgrade while the details are fresh.
No record when work is declined
Keep a signed report showing the visible condition and advice given at the inspection.
The board condition, your advice, and the photo evidence stay together in one signed PDF.
From visual check to client-ready report
Inspect, record, recommend, and sign on site.
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Same Switchboard Report paperwork goal, but built to finish at the job instead of fighting a PDF editor.
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Work through mobile-friendly sections while the job is fresh.
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Repeat details
Reuse saved details where supported and start the next job faster.
Re-enter business, licence, customer, and site details.
Check before export
Required fields, signatures and form-specific rules are validated before export.
Gaps are easy to miss until someone reviews the PDF later.
Finished output
A completed PDF on the expected template layout, ready to review.
A manually edited PDF that can be hard to keep organised.
About this form
A switchboard condition report records a visual assessment of the board, defects observed, and recommended work. It gives the client a clear job record and upgrade scope.
- Who has to complete the Switchboard Report?
- Licensed electricians and electrical contractors inspecting an existing switchboard for maintenance, repair, or upgrade work.
- When is it required?
- Use it when you need a customer-facing visual condition record. It is not a periodic verification report or compliance certificate.
- Where does the completed form go?
- Give the signed report to the client and keep a copy with the job, quote, and any follow-up work.
- Can I fill it on my phone?
- Yes. Tradie Forms guides you through each section on mobile and exports the official PDF layout when you are ready to complete.
- Will this PDF be accepted?
- Tradie Forms exports onto the official PDF layout where supported. Always preview and check the completed PDF before sending, lodging, or handing it over. Tradie Forms does not lodge or certify the form for you.
- This is a Tradie Forms designed visual assessment, not a regulator form.
- It records visible conditions only. Concealed conditions are excluded.
Template version 2026.1
What you fill in
Board details, 10 visual checks, defects, assessment, and declaration.
Business and Site
Electrician, client, job, and inspection details.
Switchboard and Checklist
Board details and 10 guided visual checks.
Defects
Each defect, its risk, recommendation, and photos.
Assessment and Declaration
Overall condition, recommended work, and signed declaration.
What gets checked before export
Tradie Forms checks these requirements against the Tradie Forms template before the PDF is ready to complete.
Work and test details
The technical details that prove what was completed or checked.
Client name, inspection date, and board location are required.
Answer all 10 checklist items and add a note for every Defect result.
Declaration and sign-off
Signatures, declarations, authorised people, and review steps.
Name, date, and signature are required before download.
Final export review
Anything else that should be checked before downloading the PDF.
Defect rows are optional, but every row added must be complete.
Overall condition and upgrade recommendation are required.
Add recommendations for a Poor or Unsafe board, or when an upgrade is recommended.
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Record the board condition, add photos, and give the client a signed PDF on site.
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