Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing installations with surge protective devices (SPDs) and looks at requirements and considerations of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. In our everyday life, we’re surrounded by electrical equipment which may contain sensitive electronic components. Such products are vulnerable to transient overvoltages and can have their lifespan significantly reduced ...

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Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing additional fire protection, following the mandated use of Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD) in the latest Edition to the Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. Way back in 2008 the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations was released and contained a new section “532 Devices for ...

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Following the announcement from the IET and BSI, that a corrigendum to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 would come into effect, Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, provides some more detail on the changes. Under the auspices of the IET/BSI, JPEL64, the committee responsible for BS 7671, have issued a corrigendum to address issues raised ...

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Free to download and available to all NICEIC certified businesses, the NICEIC Pocket Guide App houses a bank of 35 technical reference guides, all updated to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 where relevant. Also included are handy calculators for checking Zs values, Adiabatic Equations, Conductor Resistance and Length and Design Current. Fully searchable and clearly displayed, these engaging ...

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What does the introduction of protected escape routes mean for cable routing and equipment in these areas? NAPIT’s Technical Events Manager, Paul Chaffers, examines the requirements following the publication of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. The latest update to the Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 includes significant updates to Section 422, which deals with ‘Precautions where particular risks of ...

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Richard Townsend, Technical Development Engineer at NAPIT, considers the changes in surge protection requirements with the introduction of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. Previously in BS 7671:2018+A1:2020 When surge protective devices (SPDs) took centre stage in BS 7671:2018, they became arguably one of the most significant changes in BS 7671 for some time. Although surge protection had been ...

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Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, provides an overview of the changes being introduced by BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. Now that it is here, and although we have been aware of the information that was previously released under the Draft for Public Comments (DPC) on Amendment 2, there have been significant changes to the DPC version ...

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Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA this week launched its Member-exclusive, nation-wide series of in-person CPD presentations and events: the #Project18 Amendment 2 Roadshow. The Roadshow, headline sponsored by Scolmore (full list of sponsors below), features live, interactive stage presentations and Q&A sessions that unpack and explain the major changes to the 18th Edition ...

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