Members of the committee responsible for the technical content of BS 7671, JPEL/64, are not permitted to release any further information before the publication date.ĭan Palmer, Associate Director of Committees at BSI said: “BS 7671 is one of the UK’s most important standards, providing authoritative requirements to promote electrical safety. a chapter on Prosumer’s Low Voltage Electrical Installations, in a new part, Part 8.changes to identification, labels and notices, such as for consumer units, affecting how safety information is provided to the user of the electrical installation.method for determining the requirement to provide overvoltage protection.the requirement for the fire safety design of buildings to be documented where specific conditions of external influence exist, such as protected escape routes and locations with risk of fire.a new requirement for Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs) in some AC final circuits for installations in some types of higher risk residential buildings.The IET and BSI are now urging all electrical professionals to ensure they become familiar with the changes. This essential update to the IET Wiring Regulations will form the national standard to which all new electrical installations and additions, and alterations to existing electrical installations in the UK are to comply. Amendment 2 comes into effect immediately when published on 28th March 2022 and the previous version, BS 7671:2018+A1:2020, will be withdrawn six months later.
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