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Don't work to outdated wiring regulations
23 January 2013
UK electricians could be failing to comply with the latest IET Wiring Regulations, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET, formerly the IEE). The IET reports that as many as 76% of electricians
UK electricians could be failing to
comply with the latest IET Wiring
Regulations, warns
the Institution of
Engineering and
Technology (the IET,
formerly the IEE).
The IET reports that as many as 76% of electricians in the UK could be operating without a copy of the IET Wiring Regulations, 17th Edition, BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment No.1, 2011. The IET Wiring Regulations which came into effect on 1st January, are designed to promote electrical safety.
Although not statutory itself, installing to the requirements of the IET Wiring Regulations is likely to achieve compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and also meet the requirements of the Building Regulations of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Northern Ireland.
The IET reports that as many as 76% of electricians in the UK could be operating without a copy of the IET Wiring Regulations, 17th Edition, BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment No.1, 2011. The IET Wiring Regulations which came into effect on 1st January, are designed to promote electrical safety.
Although not statutory itself, installing to the requirements of the IET Wiring Regulations is likely to achieve compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and also meet the requirements of the Building Regulations of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Northern Ireland.
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