ROUND-UP NEWS
Have your say on amendment
Members are being invited to contribute their thoughts to a new draft for public comment (DPC) about Amendment 2 to BS 7671:2018 Requirements for Electrical Installations. After opening on 21 September,
comments can be made until Friday 11 December. To gain access, you’ll need to register interest on the BSI portal at
bit.ly/BSI-portal T ose intending to comment should
be aware that although all aspects of BS 7671:2018 and Amendment 1:2020 can be commented upon, JPEL/64 – the joint IET/BSI committee who oversee the maintenance of the standard – only intend to consider comments specifi c to the proposed changes in Amendment 2. T ese proposed changes are
identifi ed in the draft document by a sidebar in the margins. However, the DPC is not a track changed document and won’t show the wording of regulations prior to any changes being made. You’ll therefore need the current version of BS 7671:2018 and the standalone document Amendment 1:2020 for reference when considering any proposed changes in the DPC. Some signifi cant proposed changes
in Amendment 2 include: ●Removal of the exception in Regulation 411.3.3 to omit additional 30mA RCD protection where other than for an installation in a dwelling, a documented risk assessment determines that it is not necessary ●New requirements for arc fault detection devices (AFDDs) and for ‘protected escape routes’ ●Proposed changes to tests carried out on new installations. Following the DPC process, JPEL/64
and its sub committees will review all relevant comments received. It is then intended that BS 7671:2018
incorporating Amendment 1:2020 and Amendment 2:2022 will be published on 28 March 2022.
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Helping all our Members benefi t
SELECT has produced three new downloadable brochures that give details of the many services and deals now available to Members. At Your Service outlines the full
range of benefi ts now off ered by SELECT, including technical support, employment advice, welfare benefi ts, private medical insurance, health and safety advice and many more.
The second brochure, Better Safe Than Sorry, gives more in-depth information about the new professional indemnity insurance scheme being off ered exclusively to SELECT Members.
And the third new publication, Dress
To Impress, off ers an overview of our new and improved workwear service, with details of the quality clothing off ered at preferential rates for Members. Iain Mason, Director of Membership and Communications, said: “It’s vital that we keep communicating the many benefi ts of SELECT and help Members make the most of everything we have to off er.”
Professional indemnity insurance: Pages 20 & 21
Download the
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Our Technical team has added to its ongoing Member support by launching a Quick Start Guide for the popular SELECTcerts digital certifi cation system. Off ering users clear and concise advice to help fi nd
their way round the system, the guide follows the SELECTcerts operating guide, a practical 60-page digital booklet that was released in August. Email memberservices@select.
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