Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations (Electrical Regulations) - Softcover

The Institution Of Engineering And Technology

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849198896 ISBN 13: 9781849198899

Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2015

Synopsis

The Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations will ensure domestic installers not only comply with the requirements for electrical safety, but also with other relevant parts, including Fire Safety, Ventilation and Conservation of Energy.

Many of the changes in Amendment 3 of BS 7671:2008 (the IET Wiring Regulations) are reflected in this essential guide to the Building Regulations. These include (but are not limited to):

• Changes to definitions throughout the Regulations
• Changes to earth fault loop impedances for all protective devices
• Consumer units (to come into effect January 2016)
• Circuit-breakers used as functional switches
• Isolation of outdoor lighting
• Cables in bathrooms
• Outdoor lighting
• ELV lighting

Ensure that your work meets the new standards and improves your safety and that of homeowners by following the new guidance.

Amendment 3 published on 5 January 2015 and comes into effect on 1 July 2015. All new installations from this point must comply with Amendment 3 to BS 7671:2008.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Cook is the author/editor of many IEE guidance publications, including the On-Site Guide and several Electrician's Guides. Originally trained as an electricity distribution engineer, for most of his career he has been in electrical contracting, undertaking a variety of roles from design engineer to business manager. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849198896
• ISBN 13: 9781849198899
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 268