Wiring Regulations

INSPECTION CERTIFICATE Based on requirements to comply with I.E.E. WIRING REGULATIONS... 

Have been visually inspected and tested in accordance with requirements of The I. E. E. Wiring Regulations and that the results are as indicated below. 

Requirements for electrical installations (BS 7671 1992). lEE Wiring Regulations, 1997. Sixteenth Edition plus amendments. ISBN 0 852-96927-9... 

Requirements for electrical installations. lEE wiring regulations sixteenth edition. Also called BS7671, see Appendix B.4 herein. 

Reqnirements for electrical installations 7 parts, 6 appendices also called the lEE wiring regulations 16th edition. 

The Institution of Electrical Engineers Regulations for electrical installations (lEE Wiring Regulations), although non-statutory, is widely recognised and accepted in the UK and compliance with these is likely to mean compliance with the relevant parts of the Electricity at Work... 

We wiii now look at one non-statutory regulation, what is sometimes called the electrician s bible , the most important set of regulations for anyone working in the electrical industry, the BS 7671 2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations, lET Wiring Regulations 17th Edition. 

The lET Wiring Regulations 17th edition requirements for electrical installations to BS 7671 2008... 

The current edition of the IET Wiring Regulations is the 3rd Amendment to the 17th edition 2015. The main reason for incorporating the IET Wiring Regulations into British Standard BS 7671 2008 was to create harmonization with European Standards. 

The IET Wiring Regulations are the electrician s bible and provide the authoritative framework of information for anyone working in the electrical industry. 

An instaiiation that meets the requirements of the lET Wiring Regulations Requirements for Eiectricai instaiiations wiii be so protected. The method most universaiiy used in the United Kingdom to provide for the safe use of electrical energy is Basic Protection and Fauit Protection, as described in Chapter 41 of the iET Reguiations. So, iet us iook at these essentiai safety elements. 

Earth electrodes connected to the earth terminal of an electric fence controller must be separate from the earthing system of any other circuit and should be situated outside the resistance area of any electrode used for protective earthing. The electric fence controller and the fence wire must be installed so that they do not come into contact with any power, telephone or radio systems, including poles. Agricultural and horticultural installations should be tested and inspected in accordance with Part 6 of the Wiring Regulations every three years. 

Make sure you know what documents are required and expected in the exam (e.g. the On Site Guide or Wiring Regulations) ... 

Updated in line with the 3rd Amendment of the 17th Edition lET Wiring Regulations, this new edition covers the City Guilds 2365-02 course. 

An electrical contractor could reasonably he expected to have exercised all diligence if the installation was wired according to the TEE Wiring Regulations fsee below) and this is confirmed in the 17th edition of Regulations 114. 

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