I have posted a piece here which is also on the TT topic, but is more general and I think a new thread would be better. Your voice is heard. See below.
Farmboy, the IET may appear rather passive in the wiring regulations but this is not the case. Any defects, difficulties or suggestions for changes are looked at very carefully, and whilst we follow the IEC, CENELEC, etc. on many issues, checking what this means to UK installations is very important. If you look in the front of the BBB you will see that Graham Kenyon (who uses his own name on the Forum) is part of JPEL/64 as well as several other IET Members. The IET has a policy committee which decides the IET view on wiring regulation matters with several more of the posters here as members, chaired by Graham. The discussions on the forum provide a very useful background to the committee, and keep up with some of the installers' thoughts and problems directly, which is much more useful than a trade body view. The Regulations are a very important part of keeping the UK infrastructure both safe and up to date. The various countries have considerable freedom to control their own regulations if they wish, and you will see this if you travel around the World, although many are members of the IEC and other common bodies.
Farmboy, the IET may appear rather passive in the wiring regulations but this is not the case. Any defects, difficulties or suggestions for changes are looked at very carefully, and whilst we follow the IEC, CENELEC, etc. on many issues, checking what this means to UK installations is very important. If you look in the front of the BBB you will see that Graham Kenyon (who uses his own name on the Forum) is part of JPEL/64 as well as several other IET Members. The IET has a policy committee which decides the IET view on wiring regulation matters with several more of the posters here as members, chaired by Graham. The discussions on the forum provide a very useful background to the committee, and keep up with some of the installers' thoughts and problems directly, which is much more useful than a trade body view. The Regulations are a very important part of keeping the UK infrastructure both safe and up to date. The various countries have considerable freedom to control their own regulations if they wish, and you will see this if you travel around the World, although many are members of the IEC and other common bodies.
