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BS7671 or Wiring Regulations?

UKPN
There is a guy on here asking "what is the point of the wiring regulations?" He hasnt explained his question, so I would like to expand a little.

If you pass the City and Guilds exam, you are awarded a certificate titled "BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations" The term "Wiring Regulations" is not on the sheet.

However, I note that most job requirements ask for 2391/2396/18th Wiring Regulations. Virtually no one talks in the context of " BS7671"

I am wondering if members can give me an idea how the two terms are related, who makes the decisions on "regulations" and who is accountable for those decisions. I have noted errors/confusion on various posts these last few days caused by ambiguity in those regulations and it seems the person who should be protected by these regulations (the customer) is the last to be considered.

Ever the cynic, is the term "wiring regulations" retained  for sentimental reasons or just to sell the book?

Thanks in advance.


Regards, UKPNZap


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    Dutch of the Elm:

    Hi.  


    Bringing this back to PRS Regulations, what do people interpret to be the meaning of "electrical safety standards" then?  It seems unduly optimistic that a "BS 7671:2018" could actually mean BS 7671:2002 for example.  And the requirement for the installation to comply with "electrical safety standards," whatever the determined meaning be, relates to the installation, not just the test procedure.


    Should a tester feel secure in providing a clear EICR (i.e. with no C1s or C2s) for a rental property with an electrical installation that was erected to say, BS 7671:2002, and which is missing key features of later versions of BS 7671 such as a metal consumer unit, and (maybe) AFDDs? 


     


    It's interesting that the regular inspection and testing by a competent person does not have to conform to the "electrical safety standards" ... the duty to comply with the "electrical safety standards" is left purely with the landlord as stated !


    So yes, the tester should feel secure in that - whether the landlord is happy with it is another issue, and one for the contract between the landlord and the competent person, I guess.


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    Dutch of the Elm:

    Hi.  


    Bringing this back to PRS Regulations, what do people interpret to be the meaning of "electrical safety standards" then?  It seems unduly optimistic that a "BS 7671:2018" could actually mean BS 7671:2002 for example.  And the requirement for the installation to comply with "electrical safety standards," whatever the determined meaning be, relates to the installation, not just the test procedure.


    Should a tester feel secure in providing a clear EICR (i.e. with no C1s or C2s) for a rental property with an electrical installation that was erected to say, BS 7671:2002, and which is missing key features of later versions of BS 7671 such as a metal consumer unit, and (maybe) AFDDs? 


     


    It's interesting that the regular inspection and testing by a competent person does not have to conform to the "electrical safety standards" ... the duty to comply with the "electrical safety standards" is left purely with the landlord as stated !


    So yes, the tester should feel secure in that - whether the landlord is happy with it is another issue, and one for the contract between the landlord and the competent person, I guess.


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