Practical Guide to the Wiring Regulations (eBook)

Geoffrey Stokes, BSc, CEng, FIEE, FCIBSE, was the Technical Regulations Manager at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, where he was deeply involved in the preparation of the 16th Edition of the Wiring Regulations. He has also worked as an electrical contractor and electrical safety consultant and has served on a number of IEC, CENELEC, IEE, BSI and CIBSE technical committees. He is currently the Principal Engineer at the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting, with special responsibilities for technical standards and publications. He was a member of the IEE Wiring Regulations Committee and, representing CIBSE, currently serves on the IEE/BSI Committee that took over the responsibilities for national, European and international standards for electrical installations. He is author of A Practical Guide to the Wiring Regulations, Third Edition (Blackwell).

Plan and terminology of BE 7671: 1992; Electricity, the law, standards and codes of practice; Scope, object and effects and fundamental requirements for safety; Assessment of general characteristics; Protection against electric shock; Protection against thermal effects; Protection against overcurrent and undervoltage; Isolation and switching; Equipment selection - common rules; Wiring systems; Switchgear, protective devices and other equipment; Protective conductors, earthing and equipotential bonding; Specialised installations; Supplies for safety services; The smaller installation; Special installations and locations; Inspection, testing, certification and reporting; Indexes.