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Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations 4th edition [Spiraalköide]

  • Formaat: Spiral bound, 268 pages, kõrgus x laius: 210x148 mm
  • Sari: Electrical Regulations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 18-Apr-2015
  • Kirjastus: Institution of Engineering and Technology
  • ISBN-10: 1849198896
  • ISBN-13: 9781849198899
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Spiral bound, 268 pages, kõrgus x laius: 210x148 mm
  • Sari: Electrical Regulations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 18-Apr-2015
  • Kirjastus: Institution of Engineering and Technology
  • ISBN-10: 1849198896
  • ISBN-13: 9781849198899
Teised raamatud teemal:
The Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations will ensure domestic installers not only comply with the requirements for electrical safety, but also with other relevant parts, including Fire Safety, Ventilation and Conservation of Energy.



Many of the changes in Amendment 3 of BS 7671:2008 (the IET Wiring Regulations) are reflected in this essential guide to the Building Regulations. These include (but are not limited to):







Changes to definitions throughout the Regulations Changes to earth fault loop impedances for all protective devices Consumer units (to come into effect January 2016) Circuit-breakers used as functional switches Isolation of outdoor lighting Cables in bathrooms Outdoor lighting ELV lighting



Ensure that your work meets the new standards and improves your safety and that of homeowners by following the new guidance.



Amendment 3 published on 5 January 2015 and comes into effect on 1 July 2015. All new installations from this point must comply with Amendment 3 to BS 7671:2008.
Cooperating organisations 7(2)
Preface 9(2)
Section 1 Legislation
11(18)
1.1 Health and safety
11(4)
1.2 The Building Regulations
15(4)
1.3 Approved Document P: Electrical safety -- Dwellings
19(2)
1.4 Notification to Building Control, etc.
21(4)
1.5 Notifiable work
25(2)
1.6 Non-notifiable work
27(1)
1.7 Provision of information
27(1)
1.8 Scottish Building Regulations
27(1)
1.9 Welsh Building Regulations
27(1)
1.10 Building Regulations in Northern Ireland
28(1)
Section 2 Design, selection and erection of electrical installations
29(10)
2.1 Design
29(2)
2.2 Selection of materials
31(1)
2.3 Installation
32(7)
Section 3 Mains position
39(18)
3.1 Location and accessibility
39(2)
3.2 Supply systems
41(3)
3.3 Earthing and protective equipotential bonding
44(5)
3.4 Labelling
49(3)
3.5 Installing residual current devices (RCDs)
52(5)
Section 4 Circuit specifications
57(10)
4.1 Standard circuits
57(5)
4.2 Final circuits using 13 A socket-outlets (to BS 1363-2) and fused connection units (to BS 1363-4)
62(2)
4.3 Permanently connected equipment: requirements for switching
64(1)
4.4 Cooker circuits in household or similar premises
64(1)
4.5 Water and space heating
65(1)
4.6 Lighting circuits
66(1)
Section 5 Kitchens, special installations, special locations, etc.
67(18)
5.1 Introduction
67(1)
5.2 Kitchens
68(2)
5.3 Locations containing a bath or shower
70(6)
5.4 Swimming pools, hot tubs, etc.
76(2)
5.5 Hot air saunas
78(1)
5.6 Floor and ceiling heating systems
79(1)
5.7 Outdoor lighting and power, sheds, garages and greenhouses
79(3)
5.8 Solar photovoltaic systems and small-scale embedded generators
82(1)
5.9 Builders' supplies
82(1)
5.10 Electric vehicle charging installations
83(2)
Section 6 Inspection and testing
85(30)
6.1 Introduction
85(8)
6.2 Inspection
93(8)
6.3 Testing
101(12)
6.4 Operation of residual current devices (RCDs) and residual current breakers with overcurrent protection (RCBOs)
113(2)
Section 7 Safe working
115(6)
7.1 Safety policy and risk assessment
115(1)
7.2 Pre-work survey
116(1)
7.3 Pre-work tests
117(1)
7.4 Isolation
118(1)
7.5 Defects in electrical installations
118(3)
Section 8 Maintenance
121(12)
8.1 The need for maintenance
121(1)
8.2 Domestic installations
121(1)
8.3 Purpose of periodic inspection (condition reporting)
122(1)
8.4 Electrical Installation Condition Report
122(11)
Section 9 Three-phase supplies
133(8)
9.1 Electricity distribution
133(1)
9.2 Dwellings
133(1)
9.3 Characteristics of three-phase supplies
134(2)
9.4 Fault levels
136(1)
9.5 Design
136(1)
9.6 Alternating voltage and current
136(2)
9.7 Complex power
138(1)
9.8 Single-phase a.c. equipment
139(1)
9.9 Three-phase a.c. equipment
139(2)
Section 10 Other Building Regulations
141(26)
10.1 Structure (Approved Document A)
142(3)
10.2 Fire safety (Approved Document B)
145(7)
10.3 Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture (Approved Document C)
152(1)
10.4 Resistance to the passage of sound (Approved Document E)
153(2)
10.5 Ventilation (Approved Document F: 2010 edition)
155(4)
10.6 Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings (Approved Documents L1A and LB: 2010 editions)
159(4)
10.7 Access to and use of buildings (Approved Document M)
163(4)
Section 11 Identification of conductors
167(8)
11.1 Introduction
167(2)
11.2 Addition or alteration to an existing installation
169(2)
11.3 Switch wires in a new installation or an addition or alteration to an existing installation
171(1)
11.4 Intermediate and two-way switch wires in a new installation or an addition or alteration to an existing installation
172(1)
11.5 Line conductors in a new installation or an addition or alteration to an existing installation
173(1)
11.6 Changes to cable core colour identification
173(1)
11.7 Addition or alteration to a d.c. installation
174(1)
Section 12 Scottish Building Reg
175(10)
12.1 Introduction
175(1)
12.2 Legislation
175(1)
12.3 Scottish guidance documents
176(1)
12.4 Procedures
177(3)
12.5 Electrical installations
180(1)
12.6 Guidance on electrical work not requiring a warrant
181(3)
12.7 Comparison between Scottish and English guidance documents
184(1)
Section 13 Welsh Building Regulations
185(10)
13.1 Introduction
185(1)
13.2 Approved Document P: Electrical safety -- Dwellings: 2006 edition with 2010 amendments
186(2)
13.3 Notification to Building Control
188(3)
13.4 Non-notifiable minor work
191(3)
13.5 Provision of information
194(1)
Appendix A The Electrotechnical Assessment Specification 195(32)
Appendix B Electrical installation competent person schemes 227(4)
Appendix C Building Regulations: Third Party Certification Schemes-Conditions of Authorisation 231(6)
Appendix D Approved Document B: Fire safety, Volume 1 - Dwellinghouses 237(8)
Appendix E Safety instructions 245(16)
Index 261