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Overview of the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations:

• The evolution of standards for over 125 years
• The international dimension
• The European dimension
• The role of the national committees
• New work proposals
• Some of the more significant changes in the 17th Edition of BS 7671

Geoffrey Stokes, Director, Benchmark Electrical Safety Technology Ltd

The Designer's point of view

A brief overview of how the main changes impact on the design of the electrical installation, for example:

• Chapter 41 introduces changes to disconnection times
• Chapter 52 introduces changes to voltage drop in consumers’ installations
• Chapter 41 now requires sockets up to 20A for use by ordinary persons to be RCD protected-with certain exceptions
  

Geoff Cronshaw, Chief Engineer, Standards and Compliance, The IET

17th Edition from a Contractor's view

Key 17th issues affecting contractors including

• Chapter 41 – electric shock
• RCD specification and pitfalls
• Discrimination
• EMC issues
• Harmonics and neutrals

Darrell Locke - Technical Manager, Electrical Contractors’ Association

The electricity at work regulations 1989 and BS 7671: 2008

• Legal requirements from Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR)
• Relationship between EAWR and BS 7671
• Competence
• Case studies of electrical incidents

Ken Morton, HM Principal Inspector, Head of Power Systems and Ignition Hazards, Electrical and Control Corporate Topic Group

A brief overview of the main changes in Part 6 Inspection and testing and how the changes in the Regulations impact on part 6, for example:

• Chapter 41 changes – these have significant implications for those items required to be inspected in Regulation 611.3 and hence in the model form for the Schedule of Inspections given in Appendix 6.
• Testing - Changes to minimum acceptable values of insulation resistance and requirement to check phase sequence and volt drop.

Alan Wells, Head of Electrotechnical, NICEIC Group Ltd

The 17th Edition – How it affects the commercial customer.

The presentation will look at the changes and implications from the commercial customers view point specifically focusing on the following points:

• Initial and periodic inspections of competence of installations within complex buildings
• Compliance of non-permanent pre-built displays
• Managing alterations and plant renewals

Steve Haley, Engineering Manager, Selfridges & Co.