Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements A - BS 7671: 2008 Introduction and Overview A1 Introduction to BS 7671: 2008 A2 Plan and Layout of BS 7671: 2008 A3 Overview of Major Changes B - Legal Relationship and General Requirements of BS7671: 2008 B1 Legal Requirements and Relationship B2 The Role of Standards B3 Part 3 of BS 7671: 2008, Assessment of General Characteristics C - Circuitry and Related Aspects C1 Introduction C2 Design Procedure Overview C3 Load Assessment C4 Circuitry Design C5 Sub-mains C6 Discrimination Co-ordination C7 Parallel Cables C8 Harmonics C9 Standard Circuits Designs C10 RCD Circuitry C11 Ring and Radial Final Circuits D - Selection and erection - equipment D1 Introduction and Fundamentals D2 Compliance with Standards D3 Identification of Conductors D4 EMC and Detrimental Influences D5 Wiring Systems D6 Circuit Breakers D7 RCDs D8 Other Equipment D9 Generating Sets D10 Rotating Machines D11 Plugs and Sockets, Cable Couplers D12 Water Heaters D13 Heating Conductors D14 Lighting and Luminaires D15 Safety Services D16 Ingress Protection E - Earthing And Bonding E1 Introduction E2 Earthing Arrangements E3 General Requirements of Earthing and Bonding E4 Protective Conductors E5 Armoured Cables E6 Protective Equipotential Bonding E7 High Earth Leakage Instalations F - Inspection And Testing F1 Introduction F2 Visual Inspection F3 Testing F4 Certification Paperwork G - Special Locations G1 Introduction Purpose and Principles G2 Locations Containing a Bath or Shower G3 Swimming Pools and Other Basins G4 Agricultural and Horticultural Premises G5 Caravan Parks and Camping Parks G6 Exhibitions, Shows and Stands G7 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Supply Systems G8 Mobile or Transportable Units G9 Floor and Ceiling Heating Systems Appendices

About the Author

Darrell Locke IEng MIEE ACIBSE, ECA, 34 Palace Court, London, W2 4HY. A technical manager for ECA (Electrical Contractors Association), Darrell regularly writes technical articles, bulletins and standards at national and international levels. He was chairman to Panel D of the BS 7671 committee and has been responsible for the management of a considerable amount of the text in the forthcoming standard.