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Burying cables: what are the regulations for buried cables? | NAPIT

|Date: 10 April, 2024

Burying cables: what are the regulations for buried cables? | NAPIT

In this article, the technical experts at NAPIT examine the practice of burying cables. Two of the most c ...

In this article, the technical experts at NAPIT examine the practice of burying cables. Two of the most commonly asked questions in this industry must be: “Can I bury this cable?” and “How deep does i ...

10 April, 2024
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Codebreakers #72

|Date: 27 March, 2024

Codebreakers #72

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

27 March, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: “I’m struggling to cope with all the different requirements using my present test kit” – Is there a solution?

|Date: 27 March, 2024

Made 2 Measure: “I’m struggling to cope with all the different requirements using my present test kit” – Is there a solution?

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger a ...

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I WORK MOSTLY ON INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, ...

27 March, 2024
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Using metallic armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC

|Date: 26 March, 2024

Using metallic armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC

This article from the experts at NICEIC provides guidance on the use of the metallic armouring of a cable ...

This article from the experts at NICEIC provides guidance on the use of the metallic armouring of a cable as a circuit protective conductor (cpc), main protective bonding conductor or where practicabl ...

26 March, 2024
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The essentials of client handover documentation | NAPIT

|Date: 22 March, 2024

The essentials of client handover documentation | NAPIT

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, discusses the essentials of client handover documentation ...

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, discusses the essentials of client handover documentation. For every installation, regardless of the technology, there are requirements placed on the co ...

22 March, 2024
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do you take an insulation reading on a fire cable?

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do you take an insulation reading on a fire cable?

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers you ...

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. In the previous column (December 2023), I answer ...

22 March, 2024
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Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. WHY ARE MODERN VAPOUR-PROOF FITTINGS NOT DESIGNED ...

18 March, 2024
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Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

|Date: 13 March, 2024

Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the pro ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility, a type of TN-C-S system, which is commonly p ...

13 March, 2024
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USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

|Date: 8 March, 2024

USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistanc ...

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistance testing? Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, aims to shed some ligh ...

8 March, 2024
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Codebreakers #71

|Date: 5 March, 2024

Codebreakers #71

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

5 March, 2024
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