I am not an advocate of AFDDs and have been at a number of meetings where they were discussed at length. I have no particular influence on JPEL/64, or the BSI or CENELEC or the IEC, although I have spent a lot of time with AFDDs and written a paper. I agree that they probably will not make a significant difference to the fire statistics, as they have not in the USA as far as I can find out. Have you looked at the front of BS7671? You can see that there are a lot of representatives on JPEL/64 who may have vested interests in selling AFDDs and possibly many other things too. The problem is not a lack of democracy but that ANY vested interests must be declared at all levels and stages. I should state that I have precisely none and my views are not necessarily those of the IET. Do you have any vested interests?
I am not an advocate of AFDDs and have been at a number of meetings where they were discussed at length. I have no particular influence on JPEL/64, or the BSI or CENELEC or the IEC, although I have spent a lot of time with AFDDs and written a paper. I agree that they probably will not make a significant difference to the fire statistics, as they have not in the USA as far as I can find out. Have you looked at the front of BS7671? You can see that there are a lot of representatives on JPEL/64 who may have vested interests in selling AFDDs and possibly many other things too. The problem is not a lack of democracy but that ANY vested interests must be declared at all levels and stages. I should state that I have precisely none and my views are not necessarily those of the IET. Do you have any vested interests?
