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RCD protection in an IT run office

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Jolly good morning all,


I am currently carrying out an EICR for an IT based company in their head offices.

Looking at the 12way  3-phase distribution board, I can see there are multiple ‘Office Sockets’ circuits labelled up on 32amp MCB’s and not a single RCD in sight. 

To my knowledge, the use of RCD’s is perhaps not required in this type of environment, but just wanted to check your opinions.


Many thanks you’s and I hope everyone is having a splendid dayV?
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    Hahaaaa! My bad, I’ve re-read the 61008 chapter article referring to IT systems and believed it to be (Info Tech related) instead of the type of system for which it refers. I humbly bow down before you all. In my defence, it’s been a long week! 

    This was because I was researching RCD’s and risk assessing them in an IT environment, meaning computers and not the earthing arrangements! I’ll hold my hand up?


    In all honesty, the reason for me questioning this, was because it it were me installing, I would have used RCD’s. My thoughts were that of perhaps back then in the mid 90’s when it was installed, RCD’s were not aware used. 

    the system I have is all steel trunking and conduit so to eliminate the need for it??! Maybe, I dunno? You live you learn!
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    Hahaaaa! My bad, I’ve re-read the 61008 chapter article referring to IT systems and believed it to be (Info Tech related) instead of the type of system for which it refers. I humbly bow down before you all. In my defence, it’s been a long week! 

    This was because I was researching RCD’s and risk assessing them in an IT environment, meaning computers and not the earthing arrangements! I’ll hold my hand up?


    In all honesty, the reason for me questioning this, was because it it were me installing, I would have used RCD’s. My thoughts were that of perhaps back then in the mid 90’s when it was installed, RCD’s were not aware used. 

    the system I have is all steel trunking and conduit so to eliminate the need for it??! Maybe, I dunno? You live you learn!
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