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EAWR and BS 7671: can one help the other? | Paul Skyrme

|Date: 8 September, 2023

EAWR and BS 7671: can one help the other? | Paul Skyrme

In this article, produced for PE before his recent passing, the late Paul Skyrme looks at the relationshi ...

In this article, produced for PE before his recent passing, the late Paul Skyrme looks at the relationship between the Electricity at Work Regulations and BS 7671. This article intends to explain the ...

8 September, 2023
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Overvoltage Protection: the latest update | Electrium

|Date: 7 September, 2023

Overvoltage Protection: the latest update | Electrium

Electrium provides a brief overview of one specific update in the Corrigendum: overvoltage protection. It ...

Electrium provides a brief overview of one specific update in the Corrigendum: overvoltage protection. It’s now well documented that the IET has updated certain requirements in Section 443 of BS 7671 ...

7 September, 2023
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A surge in complexity: the importance of surge protection in complex installations | NAPIT

|Date: 5 September, 2023

A surge in complexity: the importance of surge protection in complex installations | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Principal Technical Author, Richard Townsend, looks at the importance of surge protection in comp ...

NAPIT’s Principal Technical Author, Richard Townsend, looks at the importance of surge protection in complex installations. What is a complex installation? When we talk about complex installations, we ...

5 September, 2023
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What is LS0H cable? | C.K Tools

|Date: 4 September, 2023

What is LS0H cable? | C.K Tools

Brinley Buckley-Roberts, Brand Manager at Carl Kammerling International, answers a common contractor quer ...

Brinley Buckley-Roberts, Brand Manager at Carl Kammerling International, answers a common contractor query related to the use of LS0H cable. Q. I find myself working with LS0H cable on a more regular ...

4 September, 2023
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Ask Ovia: How often do you update your product listings and are your catalogues available in hard-copy versions?

|Date: 22 August, 2023

Ask Ovia: How often do you update your product listings and are your catalogues available in hard-copy versions?

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. HOW OFTEN DO YOU UPDATE YOUR PRODUCT LISTINGS AND ...

22 August, 2023
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Selectivity requirements for distribution circuits – don’t be con-fused | NAPIT

|Date: 10 July, 2023

Selectivity requirements for distribution circuits – don’t be con-fused | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Principal Technical Author, Richard Townsend, takes a closer look at selectivity requirements for ...

NAPIT’s Principal Technical Author, Richard Townsend, takes a closer look at selectivity requirements for distribution circuits. One question that I have been asked numerous times over the years is: “ ...

10 July, 2023
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: Does a fire alarm system installed into a suspended ceiling have to have a back box/be in an enclosure?

|Date: 30 June, 2023

Dr Zzeus Q&A: Does a fire alarm system installed into a suspended ceiling have to have a back box/be in an enclosure?

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

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, will answer your questions related to fire safety compliance. Q. I’ve been asked to commission a fire alar ...

30 June, 2023
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Made 2 Measure: How can i work out which fuse or breaker is protecting the circuit when the labelling is unclear?

|Date: 21 June, 2023

Made 2 Measure: How can i work out which fuse or breaker is protecting the circuit when the labelling is unclear?

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 OFTEN SEEM TO BE WORKING ON INSTAL ...

21 June, 2023
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What is power factor? | Chauvin Arnoux

|Date: 12 June, 2023

What is power factor? | Chauvin Arnoux

Are your clients paying for electricity they don’t use? Chauvin Arnoux UK’s Julian Grant discusses power ...

Are your clients paying for electricity they don’t use? Chauvin Arnoux UK’s Julian Grant discusses power factor, what it is and why you should be constantly monitoring and correcting it. While busines ...

12 June, 2023
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Codebreakers #60

|Date: 29 May, 2023

Codebreakers #60

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 ...

29 May, 2023
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