Davezawadi - I think you’re going to have to get the regs changed in order to do something about it; I too have argued - on here - ( and I’m assuming that this is along the lines of what you think - I don’t know, however, what you think) that in a typical commercial office environment - the need for RCDs is rather limited.
As the regs stand though there’s no way around the rcd requirement and absolutely no one that I know is prepared to sign off on a risk assessment that would appear to contravene the latest set of regulations - the guidance on how to satisfy the electricity at works regs.
In a building that lacks rcd protection to the desks - ask any building manager of a large commercial office when the last time someone had an actual shock at their desk. The answer - is probably never.
we all know there are some awful OLD commercial office properties out there - but rcd protection to their desks supply is the least of those properties concerns.
if you absolutely needed to have rcd protection - there’s no going back I think - a front end rcd is very poor design, but perhaps the cheapest way to do the job
Perhaps change the regs to limit the number of sockets or desks it can cover on a single rcd.
I know of one site where they often have 20- 35 desks on a single front end RCBO desk supply circuit.
how ever an RCD at each desk or every socket in the floor box is very expensive.
our ever increasing need to prevent every conceivable danger - is good for us professionals bottom line - but I believe - rather unnecessary.
Davezawadi - I think you’re going to have to get the regs changed in order to do something about it; I too have argued - on here - ( and I’m assuming that this is along the lines of what you think - I don’t know, however, what you think) that in a typical commercial office environment - the need for RCDs is rather limited.
As the regs stand though there’s no way around the rcd requirement and absolutely no one that I know is prepared to sign off on a risk assessment that would appear to contravene the latest set of regulations - the guidance on how to satisfy the electricity at works regs.
In a building that lacks rcd protection to the desks - ask any building manager of a large commercial office when the last time someone had an actual shock at their desk. The answer - is probably never.
we all know there are some awful OLD commercial office properties out there - but rcd protection to their desks supply is the least of those properties concerns.
if you absolutely needed to have rcd protection - there’s no going back I think - a front end rcd is very poor design, but perhaps the cheapest way to do the job
Perhaps change the regs to limit the number of sockets or desks it can cover on a single rcd.
I know of one site where they often have 20- 35 desks on a single front end RCBO desk supply circuit.
how ever an RCD at each desk or every socket in the floor box is very expensive.
our ever increasing need to prevent every conceivable danger - is good for us professionals bottom line - but I believe - rather unnecessary.
