Part P and other Building Regulations

If you carry out electrical installations dwellings in England, Scotland or Wales not only are you expected to be able to comply with the HASAWA ‘risk assessments, safe working practices etc’ the EAWR ‘demonstrated by compliance with BS7671’ but also any relevant parts of the Building Regulations for example… Part A: Structural – Depth of cases, positions and sizes of holes and notches. … Read more

Risk Assessment Basics…

Companies have a legal duty to ensure that suitable arrangements are in place to manage health and safety. Documented risk assessments must be made if the company employs 5 or more people and these records must be kept. Basically: Assess the possible risks. Determine the possible consequences. Who or what will be affected. Evaluate the … Read more

Safe Isolation Save Lives

The following safe isolation procedure could save your life. If you have no experience and/or knowledge then you can’t avoid the dangers that are present and you should not be working on any electrical circuits or equipment. If in doubt always consult a competent (electrically skilled) person. Select an approved tester (see GS38). Inspect to … Read more

Six Likely Exam Questions….

Here are 6 random questions likely to show up in your City & Guilds 2382-15 exam. I’ll won’t give you the answers but I’ll tell you where to look… BS7671 does not include requirements for Have a look at Part 1 Chapter 11 Scope this is where you’ll find what the 17th Edition applies to … Read more

Inspection & Testing – Initial Verification

“Every installation shall, during erection and on completion before being put into service, be inspected and tested to verify, so far as reasonably practicable, that the requirements of the Regulations have been met.” 610.1 “On completion of the verification, according to Regulations 610.1 to 610.5, a certificate shall be prepared.” 610.6 In plain language, every … Read more

Sockets, ring or radial?

As far as sockets are concerned what’s the best method to use? Although permitted by regulation 433.1.204 BS7671 the usual 2.5mm ring has become somewhat of a tradition, but maybe it has outlasted it’s use. Being involved in domestic periodic Inspection and Testing over the years I have noticed an alarmingly large number of so … Read more

Sundays – Good time to study.

One of my favourite study days is definitely Sunday. When going through your 17th Edition online course try to put a couple of good undisturbed hours together on a Sunday. This should help massively with your studies and if you are in no rush a couple of no-stress months made up of Sunday studies should … Read more

Inspection and Testing – Under Training!

As far as the 17th Edition Exam is concerned, Inspection and Testing is not covered massively within the C&G 2382-15 course or exam and with only 4 questions in total, it doesn’t merit too much attention at the moment. However, Inspection and Testing is in my opinion the most important skill you can have as … Read more

New On-Site Guide

Finally the new On-Site Guides have arrived and we have started to ship them out to our 17th Edition online students. Based on the latest edition of BS7671:2008+A3:2015 they are a helpful tool to studying the Wiring Regulations as well as a useful guide to have in the van. Useful bits are Section 4 and … Read more