{"id":116,"date":"2014-11-15T10:49:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T10:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-regs.co.uk\/blog\/?p=116"},"modified":"2014-11-15T10:49:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-15T10:49:26","slug":"where-do-you-look-in-bs7671","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-regs.co.uk\/blog\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"Where do you look in BS7671"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, the easier way when doing your exam is to break the book &#8216;BS7671&#8217; down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Ignore the first bit of the book it&#8217;s just faff and filler, your questions will start at Part 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ch 11 &#8211; What BS761 applies to and what it doesn&#8217;t apply to and things to consider<br \/>\nCh 12 &#8211; The objectives of BS7671<br \/>\nCh 13 &#8211; Basic principles for electrical installation without the technical details these are in Parts 3 to 7<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 2: It&#8217;s a big dictionary of common terms and phrases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 3: (things you would need to consider if you were designing\/installing from scratch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ch 31 &#8211; What&#8217;s it for, how it supplied and how&#8217;s it laid out<br \/>\nCh 32 &#8211; Environmental conditions ie wet, warm etc<br \/>\nCh 33 &#8211; Any parts of the installation\/equipment that may have a detrimental effect upon other parts.<br \/>\nCh 34 &#8211; Need to and how it&#8217;s maintained throughout it&#8217;s life<br \/>\nCh 35 &#8211; Any safety services &#8211; fire alarms to supply etc<br \/>\nCh 36 &#8211; Is there anything you don&#8217;t want to go off, pop or bang<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 4: Is all about what you need to do with regards to safety within an electrical installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ch 41 &#8211; Electric shock<br \/>\nCh 42 &#8211; Heat, smoke and fire<br \/>\nCh 43 &#8211; Overcurrent \/ overload<br \/>\nCh 44 &#8211; Overvoltage \/ undervoltage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 5: Deals with the actual physical parts \/ equipment forming the electrical installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ch 51 &#8211; Labels and conductor colours<br \/>\nCh 52 &#8211; Just the wiring and any parts of the wiring ie junction boxes<br \/>\nCh 53 &#8211; Turning things off (protection, isolation, use etc) and if you can&#8217;t turn it off monitor it<br \/>\nCh 54 &#8211; Earths<br \/>\nCh 55 &#8211; &#8216;ALL&#8217; other equipment<br \/>\nCh 56 &#8211; Safety services &#8211; fire alarm feeds, UPS etc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 6: Inspection &#038; Testing of electrical installations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ch 61 &#8211; First checks on new circuits, additions and alterations<br \/>\nCh 62 &#8211; Existing installations<br \/>\nCh 63 &#8211; the certificates and reports used<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 7: Special installations or locations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Section 701 &#8211; 753 Areas or environments where there exists an increased risk of electric shock. Usually due to wet conditions or things may get knocked about a bit.<br \/>\nFrom Bathrooms to Fairgrounds. Easier to reference and there&#8217;s a common theme that runs through ie IP4X but IPX5 water jets 30mA RCD 415.1.1 where people are closest and 300mA for supplies and fire protection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appendices: (The last half of the book with only 5 Questions!) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 to 16 with 11 and 12 empty. It&#8217;s supplementary or additional information. Appendices 3, 4, and 5 probably the most useful.<br \/>\nMy advice is don&#8217;t spend too much time revising here it&#8217;s an uneconomical use of your time.<\/p>\n<p>There you go an in a nut shell what&#8217;s it all about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Full list of content is on page 3) and don&#8217;t forget <strong>Table of Tables on pages 435 and 436<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want to know more then join my 17th Edition online course <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-regs.co.uk\/information\/coursedetails.html\" title=\"17th Edition Online Course\">www.the-regs.co.uk<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, the easier way when doing your exam is to break the book &#8216;BS7671&#8217; down&#8230; Ignore the first bit of the book it&#8217;s just faff and filler, your questions will start at Part 1. 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