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Understanding downstream positions of protective devices | NAPIT

|Date: 17 September, 2021

Understanding downstream positions of protective devices | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Technical Manager, Trevor Milner, discusses downstream positions of protective devices for fault ...

NAPIT’s Technical Manager, Trevor Milner, discusses downstream positions of protective devices for fault protection. Regulation 434.2 describes how fault protection may be achieved utilising downstrea ...

17 September, 2021
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Codebreakers #28

|Date: 12 September, 2021

Codebreakers #28

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 ...

12 September, 2021
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Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Should all fire alarm systems have a zone plan?

|Date: 9 September, 2021

Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Should all fire alarm systems have a zone plan?

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to f ...

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. Q. Should all fire alarm and detection systems have a zone plan and zone ...

9 September, 2021
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Surge Protection Devices – a risk assessment approach | NICEIC

|Date: 8 September, 2021

Surge Protection Devices – a risk assessment approach | NICEIC

The team at NICEIC & ELECSA take a look at the risk assessment approach given in Regulation 443.5 of ...

The team at NICEIC & ELECSA take a look at the risk assessment approach given in Regulation 443.5 of BS 7671, to determine whether surge protection devices (SPDs) should be installed. Publication ...

8 September, 2021
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Verification of automatic disconnection of supply | NICEIC

|Date: 24 July, 2021

Verification of automatic disconnection of supply | NICEIC

This article discusses the significance of the change introduced by the 18th Edition of BS 7671 to the ve ...

This article discusses the significance of the change introduced by the 18th Edition of BS 7671 to the verification required for the protective measure automatic disconnection of Supply (ADS). ADS, is ...

24 July, 2021
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Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Do fire alarm mains isolators need to be double pole isolators?

|Date: 11 June, 2021

Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Do fire alarm mains isolators need to be double pole isolators?

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to f ...

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. Q. Do fire alarm mains isolators need to be double pole isolators, and s ...

11 June, 2021
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Supply issues: Part 1 | Paul Meenan, e5

|Date: 9 June, 2021

Supply issues: Part 1 | Paul Meenan, e5

Paul Meenan CEng FIET of e5 discusses a common issue that is emerging and can be confusing for industry p ...

Paul Meenan CEng FIET of e5 discusses a common issue that is emerging and can be confusing for industry professionals. It all started in early 2019, with a report of some form of arcing/sparking being ...

9 June, 2021
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Ask Ovia: what is the difference between TP(a) and TP(b) ratings?

|Date: 6 June, 2021

Ask Ovia: what is the difference between TP(a) and TP(b) ratings?

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. These ratings relate to the fire-rating of thermopla ...

6 June, 2021
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Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

|Date: 5 June, 2021

Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed ...

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed to provide additional protection having a 0.25 A (250 mA) residual operating current characteri ...

5 June, 2021
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Is it proving hard to get the card? | Electrotechnical Certification Scheme

|Date: 30 May, 2021

Is it proving hard to get the card? | Electrotechnical Certification Scheme

David Thomas, ECS Technical Operations Manager of the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme, explains in ...

David Thomas, ECS Technical Operations Manager of the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme, explains in detail the rules and regulations around the ECS card qualification requirements and addresses s ...

30 May, 2021
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