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Unravelling the mysteries of unidirectional and bidirectional protective devices

|Date: 12 March, 2025

Unravelling the mysteries of unidirectional and bidirectional protective devices

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, seeks to unravel the mysteries of ...

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, seeks to unravel the mysteries of unidirectional and bidirectional protective devices. With the introduction of Amendment 3 of B ...

12 March, 2025
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IET and BSI urges electrical industry to have its say on Amendment 4

|Date: 31 July, 2024

IET and BSI urges electrical industry to have its say on Amendment 4

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and BSI are calling on the electrical industry to hav ...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and BSI are calling on the electrical industry to have its say on an amendment to the current BS 7671:2018 Amendment 2 (2022) + Amendment 3 (2024), ...

31 July, 2024
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Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 – Draft for Public Consultation (DPC): Dispelling The Myths

|Date: 31 May, 2024

Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 – Draft for Public Consultation (DPC): Dispelling The Myths

With less than a week to go until the DPC for Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 closes, Mark Coles, Head o ...

With less than a week to go until the DPC for Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 closes, Mark Coles, Head of Technical Regulations at the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), gives an upda ...

31 May, 2024
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What Impact Has Amendment 3 Had On Fire Safety?

|Date: 6 September, 2017

What Impact Has Amendment 3 Had On Fire Safety?

Following on from the second anniversary of its introduction, Paul Ruddick, founder of D-Line Cable Manag ...

Following on from the second anniversary of its introduction, Paul Ruddick, founder of D-Line Cable Management, explains why Amendment 3 has had a positive impact on fire-safety. Back in July 2015 the ...

6 September, 2017
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Fixmart Showing Their Steel

|Date: 15 March, 2017

Fixmart Showing Their Steel

Carl Ghinn, Managing Director at Fixmart, explains why the introduction of Amendment 3 has led to an upsu ...

Carl Ghinn, Managing Director at Fixmart, explains why the introduction of Amendment 3 has led to an upsurge in the use of non-plastic ﬁxings. This year marks the second anniversary since the publicat ...

15 March, 2017
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What is “Accessible” in BS 7671?

|Date: 13 October, 2016

What is “Accessible” in BS 7671?

Sarah Burrows of WAGO breaks down the confusion surrounding the term “accessible” in the BS 7671 regulati ...

Sarah Burrows of WAGO breaks down the confusion surrounding the term “accessible” in the BS 7671 regulation. BS 7671 states that “a junction box with screw terminals must be accessible” so that connec ...

13 October, 2016
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Wylex Amendment 3 Range

|Date: 30 June, 2016

Wylex Amendment 3 Range

Amendment 3 was a hot topic after new requirements came into effect on 1st January 2016. But Electrium is ...

Amendment 3 was a hot topic after new requirements came into effect on 1st January 2016. But Electrium is warning ‘it’s not all just about Consumer Units’, as it introduces several additions to its Wy ...

30 June, 2016
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Doepke RCD Basics

|Date: 28 April, 2016

Doepke RCD Basics

Chaz Andrews, Doepke UK Technical Manager, explains why it’s important to select the correct Type of RCD ...

Chaz Andrews, Doepke UK Technical Manager, explains why it’s important to select the correct Type of RCD – Amendment 3 BS7671 – and identifies some of the basic terms. The term “Type” when related to ...

28 April, 2016
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IET Amendment 3 Seminars

|Date: 3 March, 2016

IET Amendment 3 Seminars

Join the IET in Stevenage for the last in the series of Amendment 3. The IET has announced the last in th ...

Join the IET in Stevenage for the last in the series of Amendment 3. The IET has announced the last in the series of Amendment 3 update seminars to take place at their headquarters in Stevenage on 17 ...

3 March, 2016
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Wylex Wants to Further Enhance Safety

|Date: 9 February, 2016

Wylex Wants to Further Enhance Safety

David Garrett, Head of Product Management for Wylex, has some interesting views on Amendment 3 to the Wir ...

David Garrett, Head of Product Management for Wylex, has some interesting views on Amendment 3 to the Wiring Regulations. Since the launch of ‘Amendment 3 Consumer Units’, installers and speciﬁers hav ...

9 February, 2016
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