This thread seems to be drifting towards the old argument as to whether BS 7671 is retrospective or not.
The statutory obligation is to be found in Part P of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010:
"P1. Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installations from fire or injury."
The Approved Document gives guidance:
"1.1 Electrical installations should be designed and installed in accordance with BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment No 1:2011." It might have been better to have said "... in accordance with the current edition of BS 7671."
My interpretation of "reasonable provision" is that new circuits should comply with the current edition of BS 7671; but an electrician is entitled to use professional judgement when altering or adding to an existing circuit. The use of a BS 7288 device may be, in my opinion, reasonable.
This thread seems to be drifting towards the old argument as to whether BS 7671 is retrospective or not.
The statutory obligation is to be found in Part P of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010:
"P1. Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installations from fire or injury."
The Approved Document gives guidance:
"1.1 Electrical installations should be designed and installed in accordance with BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment No 1:2011." It might have been better to have said "... in accordance with the current edition of BS 7671."
My interpretation of "reasonable provision" is that new circuits should comply with the current edition of BS 7671; but an electrician is entitled to use professional judgement when altering or adding to an existing circuit. The use of a BS 7288 device may be, in my opinion, reasonable.
