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Changes that Introduce a Shock Risk

|Date: 15 November, 2018

Changes that Introduce a Shock Risk

NAPIT’s Bill Allan offers more information about the electrical contractor’s responsibility in the event ...

NAPIT’s Bill Allan offers more information about the electrical contractor’s responsibility in the event that changes to a property have introduced a risk of shock. It is common for electrical contrac ...

15 November, 2018
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Introduction To The 18th Edition Of BS 7671

|Date: 14 November, 2018

Introduction To The 18th Edition Of BS 7671

The 18th Edition of BS 7671 was issued on 1st July 2018 and comes into full eﬀect on the 1st January 2019 ...

The 18th Edition of BS 7671 was issued on 1st July 2018 and comes into full eﬀect on the 1st January 2019. This article from the experts at NICEIC looks at some of the changes incorporated. Disconnect ...

14 November, 2018
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Will We See SPD As ‘Standard’?

|Date: 9 November, 2018

Will We See SPD As ‘Standard’?

Paul Dawson from electrical accessories and consumables specialist, Niglon, discusses why the 18th Editio ...

Paul Dawson from electrical accessories and consumables specialist, Niglon, discusses why the 18th Edition regulations should mean we see SPDs installed as standard across domestic and commercial proj ...

9 November, 2018
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Armoured Cable Supplies to Outbuildings

|Date: 9 November, 2018

Armoured Cable Supplies to Outbuildings

ELECSA consistently receives enquiries relating to supplies to detached outbuildings of domestic premises ...

ELECSA consistently receives enquiries relating to supplies to detached outbuildings of domestic premises, such as garages, sheds or home-oﬃces. This article addresses the questions which typically ar ...

9 November, 2018
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Why Certify A LAN Cabling Installation?

|Date: 8 November, 2018

Why Certify A LAN Cabling Installation?

LAN cable certifiers are the go-to method of testing twisted pair cabling. But why do installers need to ...

LAN cable certifiers are the go-to method of testing twisted pair cabling. But why do installers need to certify cabling? And what is the difference between a certifier and other types of LAN testers? ...

8 November, 2018
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Beyond Escape Routes: New Requirements of the 18th Edition

|Date: 7 November, 2018

Beyond Escape Routes: New Requirements of the 18th Edition

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at the ECA, looks at the fire safety ramifications of rece ...

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at the ECA, looks at the fire safety ramifications of recent changes to the 18th Edition regulations. The recently released 18th Edition regulations have ...

7 November, 2018
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What is a Cable Safe Zone?

|Date: 23 October, 2018

What is a Cable Safe Zone?

Mark Longley MIET, a tutor at Trade Skills 4U, offers essential guidance to help keep cable installations ...

Mark Longley MIET, a tutor at Trade Skills 4U, offers essential guidance to help keep cable installations safe. Put simply, a cable safe zone is a space in which a cable can be installed in such a pos ...

23 October, 2018
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Residual Current Devices – Where Should They Be Used?

|Date: 19 October, 2018

Residual Current Devices – Where Should They Be Used?

Best practice guidance and advice from the experts at NICEIC. RCD is a generic term that covers a range o ...

Best practice guidance and advice from the experts at NICEIC. RCD is a generic term that covers a range of residual current devices including RCBOs and RCCBs. Primarily an RCD is selected so that its ...

19 October, 2018
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Paperwork: What You Should Be Aware Of

|Date: 15 October, 2018

Paperwork: What You Should Be Aware Of

NAPIT’s Don Holmes identifies some essential items of paperwork that contractors should be aware of, as r ...

NAPIT’s Don Holmes identifies some essential items of paperwork that contractors should be aware of, as required by industry regulations. ...

15 October, 2018
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Made 2 Measure: Loop Testing of RCBO/RCD Circuits

|Date: 10 October, 2018

Made 2 Measure: Loop Testing of RCBO/RCD Circuits

The technical team at Megger answer this month’s reader query. YOU ASKED: I’ve been working in a college ...

The technical team at Megger answer this month’s reader query. YOU ASKED: I’ve been working in a college recently where supplies to the lab benches are protected by RCBOs with a 10ma earth leakage tri ...

10 October, 2018
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