To support the release of the latest Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (October 2024), The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP) has worked with the EAS Management Committee to update the ...

Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) are set to be become increasingly important for lighting brands as more specifiers and clients demand environmental data for luminaires and other equipment. In this ...

Heat Pumps (HP) producing leakage currents above 1kHz, will not be compatible with Type B RCDs that are only manufactured to meet the lowest requirement of BSEN62423 i.e. operation up to 1kHz. Type B ...

To comply with Regulation 522.8.14, no wiring system should penetrate an element of construction that is intended to be load bearing unless the load bearing ability of the element remains satisfactory ...

Regulation 521.10.1 of BS 7671 requires that non-sheathed cables (ie. ‘singles’) for fixed wiring can only be installed in cable trunking if the trunking provides ...

BS 7671 requires that a socket-outlet on a wall or similar structure is mounted at a sufficient height above the floor or any working surface to minimize the risk of mechanical damage to the ...

The Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) has announced changes to the EDA Data Services Board, the group responsible for the strategic direction of the EDATA data pool and elected by the 27 ...

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 expand on the rules regarding electrical safety in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. As with the HASAWA, employers are given duties and responsibilities ...

The diagram in this article provides guidance for checking the continuity of ring final circuit conductors for compliance with Regulation 612.2.2. This should be viewed as step two to the post: ...

The key thing to remember when selecting the type of circuit for an electrical installation is the requirements stated in the IET Wiring Regulations. The best way to ...

Circuit protection, at its simplest, is the intentional addition of a ‘weak link’ in an electrical circuit. This link will be broken in the event of a fault – whether that’s high temperature, ...

As the nation is gripped by hit TV show The Traitors, experts warn a traitor could be lurking under your nose. AI images reimagine inconspicuous household gadgets as treacherous goods. Product safety ...