Electrical safety: NR-10

The Brazilian standard on the safety of people working with electricity. It has been rewritten and takes effect on 1 June 2027.

CREA-RS 211.450 engineer registered in BrazilART registered technical responsibilityCNPJ 25.268.313/0001-56Rio Grande do Sul Caxias do Sul · Porto Alegre

Why NR-10 matters

NR-10 sets out the control measures and preventive systems for the safety of everyone who interacts with electrical installations and services. It requires organised documentation, inspections of the installations, procedures, and training and authorisation of workers.

With the new text, companies have less than a year to adapt. Those who start now reach the deadline calmly; those who wait reach it with the labour inspector.

What Brazilian law says

NR-10 (Safety in electrical installations and services) is backed by arts. 179–181 of the CLT. It was rewritten by MTE Ordinance No. 737/2026, published on 1 June 2026, which takes effect on 1 June 2027. Until then, the previous text applies.

Who signs

Dario Cini, electrical engineer and occupational safety engineer, graduated from the University of Caxias do Sul, with more than 10 years of work in the industry of Rio Grande do Sul.

Professional registration: CREA-RS 211.450 (public check on the CREA-RS website).

Company: Cini Engenharia, CNPJ 25.268.313/0001-56 (check with the Brazilian Federal Revenue).

Every job is delivered with an ART, the registration of technical responsibility at CREA required by Law 6.496/1977: the name of the engineer in charge stays tied to the document.

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