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What would a clean-sheet set of wiring regulations look like today?

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The wiring regulations and associated legislation (on sockets etc) have developed in stages over the last hundred or so years.

As a result, the way they have developed is a product of the technological development over that time and of choices that were potentially made decades ago in very different environments.

When BS1363 socket or ring mains were developed, I doubt the people about them were considering a world with inexpensive multi-poles RCBOs, 8000 series Al alloys or the electronics of today.

So, if you could start from scratch with a new wiring regulations system to best achieve affordable, effective and safe electrical systems for installation in domestic or light commercial environments, how do you think it would differ from the status quo?

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  • I think most would agree that there is a lot going on in our industry. The pace of technological change is hard to keep up with and must be a kafkaesque task for those trying to set out a regulatory framework. Trying to cram it into one book can be advantageous in some aspects but the book is becoming so ponderous that it is driving those who the text is aimed at to seek alternative means of extracting content other than by direct reference. 
    It is evident that chat gpt is the go to for the vast majority of those at the coal face. I see it all the time in 2391 classes, even with BOB sitting on the desk in front of them, candidates would rather tap their phone than plough through an unwieldy tome. By the way, in this part of the world we also have to be up to speed with an even mightier tome, IS10101. Both might be based on the HD but if the latter fell from a scaffold and hit you on the head, the chances of survival would be slim, even with a hard hat on!
    So to answer the OP, a revised iteration would benefit from a bit of vigorous dieting.

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  • I think most would agree that there is a lot going on in our industry. The pace of technological change is hard to keep up with and must be a kafkaesque task for those trying to set out a regulatory framework. Trying to cram it into one book can be advantageous in some aspects but the book is becoming so ponderous that it is driving those who the text is aimed at to seek alternative means of extracting content other than by direct reference. 
    It is evident that chat gpt is the go to for the vast majority of those at the coal face. I see it all the time in 2391 classes, even with BOB sitting on the desk in front of them, candidates would rather tap their phone than plough through an unwieldy tome. By the way, in this part of the world we also have to be up to speed with an even mightier tome, IS10101. Both might be based on the HD but if the latter fell from a scaffold and hit you on the head, the chances of survival would be slim, even with a hard hat on!
    So to answer the OP, a revised iteration would benefit from a bit of vigorous dieting.

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